general internet news - 4 June

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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CENSORSHIP & REGULATION
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zw: Mugabe introduces new curbs on internet
Robert Mugabe accused of attempting to censor Zimbabwe's
email traffic after his government ordered service
providers to stop 'malicious' correspondence.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,1230292,00.html
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200406020476.html

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/Zimbabwe/0,,2-11-259_1536371,00.html

Cafes, mobiles on Chinese hitlist
China has closed 16,000 internet cafes in the past three
months and ramped up its campaign against mobile phone
fuelled crime, the country's state media has reported.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9731850%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

China cracks down on high-tech crime
New technologies like cellphones and the Internet have
meant a boom in crime in China, and the authorities are now
taking steps to curb high-tech crime, state media said
today.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/02/1086058902670.html

China censors online video games
China is tightening controls on online video games. It has
set up a censorship committee to monitor games following
the banning of a Swedish game called Hearts of Iron, which
portrayed Manchuria, Tibet and Xinjiang as independent
nations.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3766023.stm

cn: Is Liu Xiaobo in prison ?
Chinese Internet rights campaigner Liu Xiaobo, who has been
under house arrest, may have been sent to prison. He has
not answered phone calls to his home since 28 May and
nothing has been heard from him.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10466
Apenas iniciado, el juicio de Du Daobin ya no es equitativo
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10430
Liu Xiaobo emprisonné ?
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10465

cn: Fifteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre
- The use of the term "4 June" (Liu Si) is still banned in
the press and on the Internet
The Chinese army bloodily crushed the country's democratic
movement on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on 4 June 1989.
Fifteen years later, repression continues of journalists
and Internet users who denounce the massacre. Reporters
Without Borders calls for an end to censorship about these
events.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10509
Décimoquinto aniversario de la matanza de la Plaza de
Tiananmen
 http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=21
Quinzième anniversaire du massacre de la place Tiananmen
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10507

Online-Spiele brauchen den Segen der chinesischen Regierung
Online- und mobile Spiele müssen in China künftig geprüft
werden, damit sie dort verkauft werden dürfen. Das meldet
die chinesische Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua. Dadurch sollen
vor allem Minderjährige geschützt werden, heißt es. Spiele,
die bereits verkauft werden, müssen bis September eine
Genehmigung beim Kulturministerium einholen. Ungenehmigte
Produkte werden vom Markt entfernt.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/47879

in: Indian Government Orders Blocking of "Inflammatory"
Website
Government officials in Mumbai, India ordered Indian ISP to
block the website, HinduUnity.org, for allegedly
inflammatory, anti-Islamic material.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=295

us: Library to filter kids' computers, maybe adults' too
The Salt Lake City Library will add filters to computers
used by children. And, if there is enough money, librarians
will allow adults to decide whether they want their
Internet filtered. The city's library board voted
unanimously Wednesday to change its Internet policy.
Before, the policy didn't call for filters, although
librarians monitored people's use to make sure they weren't
looking at pornographic sites. It will cost about $20,000
to add a filtering system to children's computers --
something Library Director Nancy Tessman said is doable.
 http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Jun/06032004/utah/172296.asp

us: Web terror case heads for jury in Idaho
The jury got the case Tuesday in the trial of a Saudi
Arabian graduate student accused of using his Internet
expertise to rally support for terrorism.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-06-02-hussayen-to-jury_x.htm

"It's About The Communication, Learning": ASACP at INHOPE
Saying her group was received very graciously once again,
Adult Sites Against Child Pornography (ASACP) executive
director Joan Irvine said her second annual trip to the
Internet Hotline Providers in Europe (INHOPE) conference in
Rome last month continued a positive dialogue between
Europe's child protection hotlines and the U.S.-based
child-porn fighting Website.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=105746

ie: Ireland launches code of practice of practice for
mobile services
In addition, a parental guide to mobile phone services, a
content-filtering trial and a national registrar of 3G
users have been announced.
 http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=1947

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ONLINE CRIME & ILLEGAL CONTENT
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jp: Internet blamed over Japan school killing
Japanese media have turned to the Internet as a culprit in
the shocking killing of a 12-year-old girl by her classmate
this week, as trouble over messages posted on a Web site
emerged as a possible motive.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5331247

uk: Child porn arrest judge retires
A senior Crown Court judge who was arrested over child
pornography allegations is to retire early on grounds of
ill health on Wednesday.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3768007.stm

au: Man charged over net incitement
A SYDNEY has been charged over terrorism activities on the
internet. Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the
34-year-old man, who allegedly published documents inciting
terrorism on the internet, was charged with one count of
collecting or making documents likely to facilitate
terrorist acts.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9724213%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

us: No Verdict in Student's Internet Terrorism Case
Jurors in Boise completed their first day of deliberations
without reaching a verdict in the case of a University of
Idaho graduate student accused of fostering terrorism on
the Internet.

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-na-briefs3.3jun03,1,5730417.story

au: ASIC warns of new e-mail scam
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
has issued a warning to consumers to be wary of a new
e-mail scam that’s in circulation that invites users to
participate in a "work from home" money transfer scheme.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39149506,00.htm

uk: Child porn arrest judge retires
A senior Crown Court judge who was arrested over child
pornography allegations is to retire early on grounds of
ill health on Wednesday.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3768007.stm

uk: The web's wise guys
Organised crime is thriving online but many victims want to
keep schtum.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1229875,00.html

ie: Judge Curtin launches legal action
The judge acquitted of possessing child pornography
launched legal proceedings tonight against the State, the
Attorney General and the Garda Commissioner.
 http://breaking.examiner.ie/2004/06/01/story150413.html

ie: Govt to table motion establishing Curtin inquiry
The Government’s efforts to remove Circuit Court Judge
Brian Curtin from the bench are due to continue today.

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=122743075&p=yzz74389x&n=122743961

Attacks on sites dilute trust in Net
A dramatic acceleration of Web attacks against e-commerce
sites is beginning to erode consumers' trust in the
Internet. Security experts point to mounting evidence of a
shift toward malicious Web activity with a for-profit
motive:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-06-02-webattack_x.htm

Phishers Put Surfers on the Hook
Trolling for credit card numbers with phony websites and
e-mails is becoming more and more popular, but enforcement
is still playing catch-up.
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,63605,00.html

ie: Firms not acting quickly enough to guard against net
porn in workplace
FIRMS are not acting quickly enough to protect themselves
against the legal minefield caused by employees who
download or access pornography on the internet.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/Full_Story/did-sgfC-vuVOGeDwsgHuTLc4nqWo2.asp

I Know You Surf for Porn
Cash'n'Carrion We thought that the outsouced IT staff who
last week found porn on the PC of Bank of Ireland supremo
Michael Soden might like to have a whip-round and get him a
nice leaving present.
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/03/new_it_mugs/

us: Net scammer, using best-selling fraud, gets 33 months
A Connecticut man was sentenced to 33 months in federal
prison Tuesday for orchestrating an Internet scam
remarkably similar to one outlined in a best-selling legal
thriller.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-06-02-bestseller-fraud_x.htm

us: U.S. Steps Up Push Against Online Casinos by Seizing
Cash
United States marshals have been cracking down on Internet
gambling. Federal prosecutors contend that online gambling
sites are illegal, but the offshore casinos featured on the
sites fall outside their jurisdiction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/31/technology/31gambling.html

es: Detenido por publicar en la Red datos sexuales de sus
ex jefes y ex compañeros
Antonio C.M., que cuenta con 38 años de edad, en un plan de
venganza y probable resentimiento, decidió crear páginas en
Internet en las que publicar datos de contenido sexual en
los que incluía información a cerca de sus jefes y
compañeros de la empresa de la que fue despedido.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/108625501076780.shtml

es: ACPI alerta contra los pedófilos en las piscinas
La Asociación Acción Contra la Pornografía Infantil (ACPI),
mediante comunicado, alerta que está en crecimiento la
práctica denominada "morphing" entre los pedófilos.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/108616816292588.shtml

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CHILD PROTECTION
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nl: Child porn suspects appear in court
A lawyer for the public prosecutor urged Arnhem Court on
Wednesday to impose an eight-year jail term and TBS
detention with compulsory psychiatric treatment on two men
charged with being members of a child pornography network.

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=8129

ca: Nurse denied bail in child porn case
A male nurse arrested on child pornography charges was
denied bail at a brief court appearance here yesterday.
Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Scott Faichnie, 33, watched
with little emotion as justice of the peace Suzanne Haddad
read her decision.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/06/02/482222.html

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1086127321862&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968705899037

uk: CCFC exec accused of possessing child porn
A SENIOR Cardiff City executive has been accused of
possessing child pornography.

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14292936%26method=full%26siteid=50082%26headline=ccfc%2dexec%2daccused%2dof%2dpossessing%2dchild%2dporn-name_page.html

us: Bauxite man gets three years in prison for possessing
child pornography
Clovis Tucker, 40, of Bauxite was convicted this week of
possessing child pornography and sentenced to three years
in state prison, Prosecuting Attorney Robert Herzfeld said.

http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2004/06/02/news/50onews.txt

us: Child porn charge in Olathe
An Olathe man was charged Wednesday after police uncovered
a cache of child pornography hidden in a motel room toilet
tank.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8823155.htm?1c

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krkansascity/20040603/lo_krkansascity/childpornchargeinolathe

us: Accused child pornographer enters not guilty plea
Police say they confiscated child pornography, guns and
drugs from the home and business of a Palm Desert man
Friday night.

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=1913951&nav=9ptCNc49

us: Brookfield Man Faces Child Porn Charges
A Brookfield man is due in court Wednesday to face child
pornography, drugs and weapons charges.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/3372116/detail.html
 http://www.gazetteextra.com/childporn060204.asp

us: Pastor Charged With Child Porn
A part-time minister appeared in a Genesee County Court
Tuesday on pornography charges.

http://www.rnews.com/Story.cfm?ID=18629&rnews_story_type=18

us: Simms indicted on sex-related charge from 1983
A Wellsville man accused of multiple counts related to his
alleged possession of child pornography has also been
indicted on a sex-related charge from 1983 involving a then
7-year-old girl.

http://www.reviewonline.com/news/story/062202004_new00simms060204.asp

us: Child porn suspect will be arraigned on drug, weapons
charges
Sheriff's deputies continue to investigate what they call
one of the largest child porn cases right here in the
valley. They say they confiscated thousands of pictures of
young girls from the home of a local businessman.

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=1910489&nav=9ptCNZzV

us: Police Officer Facing Child Porn Charges Fired
Elizabethtown police have fired an officer who faces
indecent exposure and child pornography charges.
 http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1905885

us: Welcome to the new pedophile playground
It’s possibly a mother’s worst dream. To find out someone
has sexually abused her child. For Lisa Prewitt, that
nightmare is now a reality. Her 8-year-old son was sexually
abused by a man he had come to trust. In April, Kentucky
State Police arrested Robert Barron Greis and charged him
with distributing pornography over the Internet.
 http://louisville.snitch.com/2004/06/02/pedophile

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PRIVACY
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kr: Citizens' privacy bill proposed by ministry
With the increased awareness for privacy protection of
citizens, the Ministry of Government Administration and
Home Affairs has prepared a draft to restrict public
institutions' collection of certain personal information.
The bill, which was approved in a cabinet meeting
yesterday, will become law beginning next year, if approved
by the National Assembly.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200406/01/200406012346104609900090409041.html

au: Privacy under siege
NIGHTMARE scenarios of citizens living under total
surveillance are not so far-fetched, the former Privacy
Commissioner says.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9712989%5e16681%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

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SPAM
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Tightening the net on spam operators
Despite laws outlawing it, spam is everywhere and growing.
Saul Hansell reports on the detective work being used to
fight it.
 http://afr.com/articles/2004/06/01/1086058846208.html

us: When Software Fails to Stop Spam, It's Time to Bring In
the Detectives
The fight against spam has turned from software engineers
who try to identify and block spam to private
investigators, prosecutors and law enforcement agents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/31/technology/31spam.html

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INTERNET USE
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fr: Le Pen is mightier on the net
For the French National Front, online discussion forums are
becoming the perfect propaganda tool.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,11882,1229822,00.html

hr: Pop star red-faced over Web sex pics
A top Croatian pop star has appealed to the public to
return or destroy private pictures of her enjoying a lusty
sex romp which appeared on the Internet this week.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5323510

uk: Company websites fail disabled people
The websites of almost two thirds of the UK's top 100 firms
fail to meet even the most basic recognised standard of
accessibility to disabled people, according to a report
published today.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1229589,00.html

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MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Microsoft gets set to file EU appeal
The software powerhouse plans to file next week its formal
appeal of a European Union ruling that the company violated
antitrust law and should be fined and made to curtail its
business practices.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5224908.html

Korgo worm takes phishing to new level
A new Windows worm, that goes by the name Korgo, is able to
auto-infect unpatched systems with a keylogging trojan,
steal online banking information, and secretly transmit
data back to its creators.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/03/1086203543424.html

NZ joins the super-speed club
New Zealand universities and research institutes are about
to join an exclusive international club through the
Government's commitment to the development.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3570239
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