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ph: Law vs online child porn to be lobbied
anew--sources
PROPONENTS of a law protecting children from online
pornography are looking for renewed support from
lawmakers after it failed approval in the last
Congress.
http://www.inq7.net/inf/2004/jul/07/inf_1-1.htm
us: You've Got Mail (and Court Says Others Can Read
It)
Last week a federal appeals court ruled that federal
wiretap laws do not apply to e-mail messages if they
are stored, even for a millisecond, on the computers
of Internet providers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/06/technology/06net.html
us: Court Creates Snoopers' Heaven
A recent federal ruling clearing a rare-book dealer
could make it legal for e-mail and phone service
providers to read e-mail or listen to voicemail
messages of customers.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64094,00.html
us: Violent Video Games Under Attack
Legislators and activists who want some titles kept
out of kids' hands are on the warpath again against
the video-game industry. Game makers, however, seem to
thumb their noses and amp up the virtual gore.
http://www.wired.com/news/games/0,2101,64101,00.html
Push to let S Koreans see North's websites
South Koreans allowed to access North Korean Web sites
without governmental permission.
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=12585
uk: So why does Vodafone filter block Sky News?
Vodafone's new mobile content filtering system,
designed to stop children accessing Web nasties with
their mobiles, raises more questions than it answers.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/06/voda_filter_chaos/
vn: A mockery of justice for cyberdissidents
Reporters Without Borders has slammed the forthcoming
trials of cyberdissidents Tran Khue and Pham Que Duong
(photo) on 9 and 14 July respectively as a mockery of
justice. The two men, who have been imprisoned without
trial since December 2002 for articles posted on the
Internet, are both charged with "abuse of democratic
rights with the aim of harming the interests of the
State".
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10908
75 % besuchen Porno-Sites am Arbeitsplatz
Studie - In einer gemeinsamen E-Mail-Umfrage stellen
das Sicherheitsunternehmen SonicWALL und der
Web-Filter-Anbieter Cerberian fest, dass drei Viertel
aller Arbeitnehmer an ihrem Arbeitsplatz - zufällig
oder beabsichtigt - Porno-Websites besuchen.
http://www.newsbyte.ch/start.cfm?gruppe=news&rubrik=alle&startid=60699&action=1
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ONLINE CRIME & ILLEGAL CONTENT
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au: Cybercriminals: Always one step ahead
In June 2003, the financial sector was jolted by a
worm called Bugbear.b, which preyed on more than 1,300
banks around the world. Australia's big four -- ANZ,
Commonwealth, National and Westpac -- were part of the
hit list.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39152544,00.htm
us: Internet Crimes Against Children--The War on Child
Pornography
The sexual victimization of children is overwhelming
in magnitude, yet largely unrecognized and
underreported. The second in a series of articles on
Internet Crimes Against Children.
http://www-3.officialspin.com/main.php?action=recent&rid=1621
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SPAM
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UN seeks spam mandate
THE United Nations aims to bring the international
junk email "epidemic" under control within two years
by standardising legislation around the world in order
to make it easier to prosecute spammers.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10066694%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://www.sapinfo.net/public/en/news.php4/Category-28813c6138d029be8/page/0/article/Article-1236240ebc593173e6/en/articleStatistic
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31015-2004Jul6.html
Harte Linie der UNO gegen Spam
In den Kampf gegen Spam schaltet sich nun auch die UNO
immer stärker ein. "Wir haben es mit einer Epidemie zu
tun, die wie unter Kontrolle bringen müssen", sagte
Robert Horton, oberster Telekom-Regulator in
Australien, auf einer Konferenz der International
Telecommunications Union.
http://www.orf.at/index.html?url=http%3A//www.orf.at/ticker/151403.html%3Ftmp%3D14873
Spam could drive millions from Internet
Millions of users may abandon the Internet and phone
messaging systems unless governments and software
companies join forces to block the spread of spam, say
key figures in an anti-spam drive.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5600350
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2964829a28,00.html
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INTERNET USE
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Britons still don't trust the Web - but it's all in
the mind
Survey: Almost half of the UK's Internet users have an
'irrational fear' of the Internet, which can be
overcome with reassurance from e-tailers and credit
card companies.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39159687,00.htm
uk: BBC closes 5 websites as review criticises online
activity
A government review that has partially supported
commercial criticism of the broadcaster’s online
presence has resulted in the BBC saying it will shut
down five of its websites and enter into negotiations
with regional newspapers, offering closer
collaboration with newspaper chains and possible
syndication of local news stories.
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2245
BBC may pull back from mobile, PDA content provision
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2251
ca: Employees on the Internet: What to watch for
A Canadian software provider offers advice for
enterprises that want to improve online behaviour
management. The City of Ottawa explains why
productivity may be least of its concerns.
http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&lid=1&sid=56038&adBanner=eBusiness
us: Knowing Their Politics by the Software They Use
In a campaign season of polarization, when Republicans
and Democrats seem far apart on issues like Iraq, the
economy and leadership style, it is perhaps not
surprising that the parties find themselves on
different sides in the politics of software as well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/05/technology/05systems.html
us: Bush and Kerry sites 'not secure'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3861255.stm
A brief history of Wi-Fi
Wireless networking: Few people have a kind word to
say about telecoms regulators. But the success of
Wi-Fi shows what can be achieved when regulators and
technologists work together.
http://economist.com/science/tq/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2724397
Studie: Besitzer von Webseiten im Internet sind meist
introvertiert
"Wer sich auf seiner persönlichen Homepage im Internet
präsentiert, ist nicht automatisch auch
selbstbewusst", schreiben Psychologen der Technischen
Universität Chemnitz. Mit anderen Worten: Besitzer
privater Webseiten im Internet sind offenbar
introvertierter als ihre Zeitgenossen ohne eigenen
Internetauftritt. Zu diesem Ergebnis kamen die
Wissenschaftler im Rahmen der Studie Selbstdarsteller
oder Menschen wie du und ich? gekommen. Etwa 300
Besitzer von Homepages wurden von den Chemnitzern
befragt, teilte die Universität heute mit. Nach
Angaben der Forscher sind deren Betreiber im sozialen
Umgang eher unsicher und können schlechter mit Kritik
umgehen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/48917
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MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Australian government offers open-source guide
Under a policy of 'informed neutrality', federal and
state government departments are to receive
information about assessing open-source software
products.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39159783,00.htm
Microsoft meets EU judge to discuss sanctions
The Court of First Instance is to consider the
software giant's appeal to put its sanctions on hold.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39159777,00.htm
Court throws out Microsoft win on keyboard patents
A federal appellate court says a lower court erred in
invalidating two patents for ergonomic computer
keyboards, dealing a blow to Microsoft, which fought
to have them invalidated after being sued by the
holder of those patents.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5599926
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CHILD PROTECTION ARRESTS
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uk: robation for child porn offender
A man who was caught with "distressing" child porn
images on his home computer has been ordered to carry
out community service.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3870341.stm
ie: Child porn collector gets two-year suspended
sentence
An Englishman caught at his home in Cork with
thousands of pornographic images of children was given
a two-year suspended jail sentence today after it was
claimed that he had undergone psychiatric counselling
and was no longer a risk to others in the community.
http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=109975032&p=yx9975738&n=109975792
us: Pedophiles still taking Internet bait Wisconsin
Milwaukee-area law enforcers have made 14arrests this
year over computer sex crimes.
http://www.teamamberalert.net/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2451
us: Newspaper Editor Faces Child Pornography Charges
A newspaper editor was arraigned on 12 charges of
child pornography Tuesday after police searched his
computer following a lengthy investigation.
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/3496973/detail.html
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=40392
us: Ex-treasurer of firefighters group sentenced on
child porn charge
A West Covina firefighter was sentenced Tuesday for
stealing money from a firefighters' group to pay for
visits to online child pornography sites.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/9094963.htm?1c
http://www.sgvtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,205~12220~2256741,00.html
us: Youth Group Leader Arrested For Child Pornography
FBI agents arrested Russel Earl Miller on Thursday,
after finding child pornography pictures in his North
Carolina Home.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=20913
us: Merrill man faces child porn charge
A 33-year-old Merrill man will appear in Lincoln
County Circuit Court today to face charges of child
enticement, sexual exploitation of a child, possession
of child pornography and distribution of
methamphetamines to a minor.
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhlocal/292467149371056.shtml
us: Louisiana juvenile prison official faces child
pornography counts
A juvenile prison school administrator arrested for
alleged possession of child pornography images told
investigators he had printed the materials from the
Internet years ago and forgotten they were in his
home, police said.
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040703/APN/407030761
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