general internet news - 16 July

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

Hi all.

I don't think this came through originally!

Cheers
David

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CENSORSHIP & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: Children 'want chatrooms closed'
Children would like internet chatrooms closed down to
protect them from potential abusers, a report says.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection asked 110 10
to 18-year-olds about their concerns and safety fears.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3893117.stm

us: Huron-East taking a “good first step” in blocking
child porn on the internet
Huron East’s plans to attempt to require internet
service providers in the municipality to block child
porn is a “great first step,” says Detective-Inspector
Angie Howe, of the OPP’s Child Pornography Section.

http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/story.php?id=109150

uk: Howard plea on internet child porn
Tory leader Michael Howard has called for greater
international co-operation to combat the "darker and
sinister" side of the internet used by paedophiles.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,1271,-4313178,00.html

http://www.express.co.uk/story.html?story=8&r=108988908835111618

au: Anti-PM website faces legal action
A CONTROVERSIAL political website may be deregistered
if the group behind it does not properly identify
itself. The johnhowardlies.com website, which was
temporarily taken down today to be revamped, publishes
what it claims are lies told by Prime Minister John
Howard and what it says are the facts about Mr
Howard's lies.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10148078%255E1702,00.html

cn: Internet forums axed in wake of crackdown
A series of national internet forums have been
cancelled as advertisers and sponsors shied away from
an area which is experiencing tighter government
controls.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=12761

Vietnam jails cyber dissident
A Vietnamese court has sentenced a 73-year-old former
colonel to 19 months in prison for using the Internet
to criticise government policies as Hanoi expands a
crackdown on cyber dissidents.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5666864

http://news.com.com/Net+dissident+jailed+for+19+months/2100-1028_3-5269272.html
Vietnamesischer Internet-Dissident zu Haftstrafe
verurteilt
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/49089

Congressman, actor preach safety to YMCA
Talk to parents before going out or accepting anything
from anyone. Know when it's not OK to be touched and
know it is okay to say no.
 http://web.baytownsun.com/story.lasso?wcd=16945

Resistance is Futile. Your e-Mail Is Being Watched.
You can stop staring at the ceiling each night,
wondering. A new study has confirmed what many a
cubicle dweller has long suspected: Many companies,
maybe even yours, are monitoring outgoing e-mails.
 http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3379841

nl: Amsterdam Appeals Court upholds decision requiring
ISP to disclose personal data
The Appeals Court of Amsterdam has largely upheld the
verdict by a judge at the District Court of Haarlem on
11 September, 2003, against Lycos, in which the
internet service provider (ISP) is required to
disclose personal data on one of Lycos’ subscribers to
a third-party.
 http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2295

ca: Ontario laments reversal of firings over e-mail
porn
Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources is not happy
about an arbitrator's ruling requiring the ministry to
rehire six workers fired three years ago for
exchanging e-mails with pornographic content at work.

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040713.wxporn0713/BNStory/National/

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ONLINE CRIME & ILLEGAL CONTENT
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au: Sydney woman accused of robbing Net friend
Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman at Bondi
Junction for allegedly tying up and robbing a man she
met over the Internet.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/13/1089484331350.html

au: Sydney woman accused of robbing Net friend
Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman at Bondi
Junction for allegedly tying up and robbing a man she
met over the Internet.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/13/1089484331350.html

uk: Child porn judge spared jail term
A former circuit judge who pleaded guilty to child
pornography charges has been spared a jail sentence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/dorset/3889049.stm

58% SKorean internet users illegally download films
About one-fourth of Internet users in an eight-country
survey admit to illegally downloading movies, but the
percentage is more that twice as high in South Korea,
according to an industry survey.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/12/1089484273974.html

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/436233?format=html

uk: Banks to block illegal website payments
British banks have been advised not to do business
with legally or ethically dubious websites.
 http://www.vnunet.com/news/1156629

us: More firms keep an eye on outgoing e-mail
More businesses, already battling spam and viruses,
are watching for outbound e-mail that contains
sensitive information or breaks laws.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-07-13-email_x.htm

us: Woman Is Arrested in 2nd Pimping Case
A woman who is awaiting trial with her husband for
allegedly running an Internet prostitution ring out of
their home when they lived in Redondo Beach was
arrested Monday on suspicion of pimping, authorities
said.

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-pimping14jul14,1,4916456.story

Fighting cyberterrorism: expert's opinion
Alexei Chistyakov, Head of the World Anticriminal and
Antiterrorist Forum in Ukraine, was interviewed by
CCRC. "International terrorism is put as one of main
challenges of the present days, posing direct danger
not only to the international community, but also to
Ukraine. Many people say that the world has radically
changed after terrorist attacks on the USA,
antiterrorist campaign in Afghanistan. I believe it is
more correct to establish not the fact of changes in
the whole world, but quality modifications of social
consciousness on this matter.
 http://crime-research.org/news/15.07.2004/491/

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SPAM
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Spam reveals its darker side
Spam is subtly shifting from nuisance to illegality,
says a new report from security firm Clearswift.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3893363.stm

Report from UN Spam Meeting in Geneva
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held
an ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam from 7
to 9 July 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting
was focused around various topics including: Scope of
the problem, Technical solutions, Consumer protection
and awareness, Legislation and enforcement, and
International cooperation. The following is a report
by William J. Drake, Senior Associate International
Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development in
Geneva.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/650_0_1_0_C/

http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/2004/07/12.html#a710

World regulators agree to tackle spam
Net regulators from across the globe have promised to
do everything they can to stem the flood of spam that
is making e-mail increasingly arduous.

http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1901&Page=1&pagePos=14

Report from UN Spam Meeting in Geneva
The ITU held an ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on
Countering Spam from 7 to 9 July 2004, in Geneva,
Switzerland. The meeting was focused around various
topics including: Scope of the problem, Technical
solutions, Consumer protection and awareness,
Legislation and enforcement, and International
cooperation. The following is a report by William J.
Drake, Senior Associate International Centre for Trade
and Sustainable Development in Geneva.
 http://www.circleid.com/article/650_0_1_0_C/

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INTERNET USE
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ICT policy advocacy workshop in July to kick-start
policy actions in Africa
APC will hold a five-day ICT (information and
communication technology) policy advocacy workshop in
Nairobi starting July 19.  The workshop intends to
galvanise the growing interest there is in ICT policy
into a network of policy advocates working in their
home countries. It will be the first of two regional
ICT policy advocacy workshops, the second being held
in Dakar, Senegal later this year. "Through the
workshop, we hope to kick start concerted policy
actions at the national level," says APC executive
director, Anriette Esterhuysen. "There's a lot of
interest and concern and a lot of expertise out there
but not enough collaborative action. We want to do
more than just build capacity."

http://africa.rights.apc.org/news-content.shtml?x=21956

Online nasties haunt managers
VIRUSES, worms and other online bogies have infected
global management consciousness, with security topping
the list of critical issues in a report on computer
network strategy.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10138688%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

North Korea opens pilot web portal, glitches remain
Reclusive North Korea has been testing its first web
portal for the past month, but so far visitors have
not been able to access the entertainment, shopping
and free email facilities it promises.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/15/1089694459444.html

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5664917

British Military: iPods Pose Security Risk
Music fans, beware: Britain's Ministry of Defense has
become the latest organization to add the iPod to its
list of high-tech security risks.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=5653399

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/07/13/britain.mod.reut/index.html
iPod-Nutzer ohne Hausverbot aber sensibilisiert

http://www.newsbyte.ch/start.cfm?gruppe=news&rubrik=alle&startid=60923&action=1

Five million emails take down website...
An aggrieved teenager, sacked from his £120-per-week
job, has taken revenge on his bosses by bombarding
them with five million emails, effectively crippling
their website.
 http://crime-research.org/news/14.07.2004/490

eu: Commission investigates claims new media being
squeezed out of content distribution
The European Commission is to investigate accusations
of new media firms being prevented from delivering
content to consumers by larger, more established media
concerns.
 http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2308

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WSIS
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Poor Human Rights Record Threatens WSIS Tunis
The poor human rights record of the host of WSIS 11,
Tunisia, threatens the conference, Vanguard can
reveal.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200407140557.html

Next WSIS Called 'Crucial Event' by Tunisian Leader
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali called the World
Summit on the Information Society to be hosted by
Tunisia next year "an event of crucial importance that
confirms Tunisia's influence and the respect and
support with which its initiatives are met on the
international scene."
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200407121546.html

EU defines action to create a worldwide information
society
The European Commission’s view on how to translate
principles agreed by UN Member States in Geneva in
December 2003 into action to create a worldwide
information society are set out in a new Commission
Communication.

http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1396

eu: Towards a global partnership in the information
society: Translating principles into actions (RAPID)
The European Commission?s view on how to translate
principles agreed by UN Member States in Geneva in
December 2003 into action to create a worldwide
information society are set out in a Commission
Communication. This Communication outlines priorities
and proposes actions for the second phase of the World
Summit on Information Society (WSIS), which will flesh
out a plan of action agreed in Geneva and is to
culminate in a WSIS summit meeting in Tunis from 16 to
18 November 2005. Future WSIS work should focus on
creating the right policy environment for information
society technology applications to flourish,
accelerating the take-up of proven applications, e.g.
for e-government, e-health, and e-learning, and
promoting research in this area. Unfinished work from
Geneva on internet governance and financing measures
to bridge the digital divide must also be completed.

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/898&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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P2P booming as users swap large files
Data collected from a six-month study of Internet
traffic shows that the exchange of films and software
is booming, and that the vast majority of peer-to-peer
traffic is made up of files larger than 100MB.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39153399,00.htm

Canadian music industry files music-swapping appeal
The Canadian Recording Industry Association, which
represents the country's major music producers, filed
an appeal Monday hoping to overturn a decision last
March which protected the identities of people who
copy music on-line.

http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040712.gtappeal0712/BNStory/Technology/
 http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5266337.html

Internet download figures skyrocket
Internet users download twice as many films, games and
music as they did a year ago, despite a big crackdown
on the activity, according to a study.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=5657319

Films 'fuel online file-sharing'
File-sharing is booming, with large files such as
films becoming as popular as music downloads, say
experts.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3890527.stm

Download revolution
With the proliferation of high-speed internet
connections a new dawn of distribution becomes a
reality for anything that can be rendered into digital
form.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1260735,00.html

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MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Japanese Demand Microsoft Drop Provision
Japan's anti-monopoly agency demanded on Tuesday that
Microsoft Corp. drop a clause from contracts with
Japanese electronics makers, wording it suspects
allows the U.S. software giant to unlawfully
appropriate patented technology.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/9140731.htm

The second browser war
Is Microsoft's dominance of the browser market about
to end?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1260994,00.html

Bill Gates Predicts Demise of DVD Format Within a
Decade
In an interview with a German newspaper, Microsoft
founder Bill Gates predicted that DVDs would be
obsolete within ten years – at the latest.

http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=108828

Microsoft warns of critical flaws
Windows users are being urged to update their PCs
after critical flaws were found in some Microsoft
programs.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3895909.stm

Apple triples profit as sales of iPod soar
Apple Computer, the maker of iMac computers and iPod
digital music players, said third-quarter profit more
than tripled as iPod sales surged.
 http://iht.com/articles/529505.html

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CHILD PROTECTION ARRESTS
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nz: Man jailed for child porn on computer
A Riwaka man found with more than 550 child
pornography files on his computer has been sentenced
to eight months in prison.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2971893a11,00.html

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3578287

au: EXPOSED The Thirroul man who had 22,000 child sex
images on his computer
A THIRROUL man convicted of possessing child
pornography after raids in 10 countries will remain on
a sex offenders register for the next eight years.

http://www.illawarramercury.com/articles/2004/07/13/1089484334329.html

au: Porn downloads put man on sex offender register
A Wollongong man has been placed on a sex offenders'
register following an international child Internet
porn police operation.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200407/s1152702.htm

at: Austrian Bishop Urged to Resign Over Explicit
Photos
Pressure mounted Wednesday for the resignation of an
embattled Roman Catholic bishop over the discovery at
a seminary of a huge collection of child pornography
and photos of candidates for the priesthood engaging
in gay sex.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50161-2004Jul14.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4310595,00.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-07-13-seminary-porn_x.htm

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/9139566.htm?1c

uk: Internet porn arrests reach 46
Operation Baglan is targeting child pornography on the
web
Forty six people have now been arrested after a series
of raids in Greater Manchester over alleged child
pornography offences.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/3895987.stm


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/3892701.stm
 http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=806122004

uk: Child porn teacher spared prison
A former teacher at Eton College who admitted
downloading child porn has been spared a jail
sentence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/3893257.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1261190,00.html

uk: Judge spared jail sentence over child porn on
computer
A Crown Court judge caught by an American
investigation into child pornography on the internet
escaped a prison sentence yesterday after admitting
downloading indecent images of young boys.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=540662

http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/Full_Story/did-sgQxWn7hRLTBIsg0aewFBADppk.asp

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3578403

ca: Madoc Man Charged with Distribution of Child
Pornography
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Child
Pornography Section (Project "P") and the Central
Hastings Detachment, have charged a 55 year old Madoc
man following a child pornography investigation.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2004/14/c2972.html

it: 23 CHARGED AS POLICE UNCOVERS PAEDOPHILE NETWORK
An investigation carried out by the Tax Police in
Cuneo has led to the discovery of an online network of
paedophiles, with 23 people charged as a result. As
part of the investigation, police seized over two
million child-pornography files.

http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200407131813-1209-RT1-CRO-0-NF50,NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia

us: Child pornography case set for trial Aug. 24
The case of a Rhinelander man accused of possession of
child pornography is yet to be resolved.

http://rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/07/14/news/local_news/news1.txt

us: Belding city manager charged with possessing child
pornography
After a nearly two-and-a-half month investigation, the
city manager of Belding is now charged with possessing
child pornography.

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2032930&nav=0RceOjfc

http://www.detnews.com/2004/technology/0407/15/technology-211653.htm
 http://crime-research.org/news/15.07.2004/493/

us: Man arrested on child pornography charges
A Henrico County man was arrested Monday on child
pornography charges, authorities said.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--brf-pornographyar0712jul12,0,157815.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

us: Ex-sheriff French pleads guilty to child
pornography
Former Pierce County Sheriff Mark French pleaded
guilty Monday to one charge of possessing child
pornography and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, most
of which he will serve on electronic home monitoring.

http://www.tribnet.com/news/breaking/story/5291752p-5228999c.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001978318_websheriff13.html

us: Pen Argyl Man Pleads Guilty To Sending Child Porn
On Internet
A Northampton County man who police say had more than
1,000 images of child pornography on his computer has
acknowledged sending child pornography over the
Internet.
 http://www.nbc10.com/news/3528271/detail.html
 http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2036608

us: Upper Darby man faces 3,000 counts of child porn
found on computer
Police recovered 20,000 pornographic images, 3,098 of
which depict children partially or fully nude in
sexually provocative positions or in various sexual
activities with other children and adults, from the
computer component, as documented in the arrest
affidavit.

http://www.delcotimes.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1675&dept_id=18171&newsid=12332168&PAG=461&rfi=9

us: Internet Records Led Investigators To Couple's
Child Porn
The Patriot Act -- the controversial federal law to
fight domestic terrorism -- helped authorities in
their investigation and prosecution of suspected
Central Kentucky child molester Terry Adkins and his
wife, according to a report issued this week by the
U.S. Justice Department.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/legislature/9158087.htm

us: Norwalk Man Gets 10 Years In Child Porn Case
A Norwalk man has been sentenced to ten years in
prison in a child pornography case.

http://1010wins.com/topstories/winstopstories_story_195075858.html

us: Child Porn Charges
A youth hockey coach faces charges for child
pornography possession and reproduction. 34-year-old
Michael Bodine was indicted in Henrico County court
Tuesday.

http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=2031271&nav=0RcxOiv9

us: Man pleads innocent to child-pornography charges
A 43-year-old Port Huron man will be back in court
July 20 after pleading innocent Monday during an
arraignment on 25 felony charges related to child
pornography.
 http://www.thetimesherald.com/news/stories/20040714/localnews/842422.html

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