general internet news - 16 August

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

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CENSORSHIP & CONTENT REGULATION
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Iranian Government Blocks Porn and Politics
A new study from the Open Net Initiative has mapped
out a broad range of Internet censorship by the
government of Iran. Last year, a spokesperson for
Iran's culture ministry told CNN that he had no
knowledge of censorship for religious or political
websites.  But the ONI report indicates that blocking
occurs across a range of blogs, political sites,
commercial sites, and proxy or annonymizing sites,
though clear patterns of censorship are difficult to
identify. For example, the Persian page of Voice of
America is blocked inside Iran but the English version
of VoA is accessible. Read more in the latest News
Bulletin from the Open Net Initiative for more
information.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=406

mv: President Gayoom cuts off Internet links with
outside world
Reporters Without Borders expressed outrage today at
Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's action in
cutting the entire country off from the Internet in
the wake of demonstrations against his regime over the
past two days. "This grave and irresponsible step is
unprecedented anywhere in the world and President
Gayoom has embarked on a spiral of repression that is
extremely worrying," it said.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=11137

cn: Confirmada en la apelación la sentencia de Du
Daobin
El ciberdisidente Du Daobin, que el 11 de junio de
2004 fue condenado a tres años de cárcel precedidos de
un período de cuatro años de residencia vigilada, ha
visto su condena confirmada en la apelación, dos meses
más tarde. Reporteros sin Fronteras está indignada por
la sentencia, que coloca al intelectual chino bajo la
amenaza de una auténtica espada de Damocles.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10597

uk: Fear and loathing on the internet
Websites expressing extreme or racist views have
increased dramatically. Nick Ryan on plans to crack
down.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1280992,00.html

Internet-Related Safety Tips for Teens
Everyone and especially teens need to be aware that
there can be dangers related to using the Internet.
Here are some safety tips for teens which will help
them "stay safe" while using the Internet.

http://zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1614&dept_id=516925&newsid=12667941&PAG=461&rfi=9

Video games accused of insidious racism
The screen crackles with criminality as a gang of
urban predators itch for a kill. The scene erupts into
automatic-weapons fire in a drive-by nightmare of
screaming car engines, senseless death and destruction
set to a rap soundtrack.
 http://iht.com/articles/533701.html

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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Interpol take on child porn database
An Irish database of child pornography, which helped
catch scores of paedophiles around the world, has
found its perfect home at Interpol, its founder
claimed tonight.

http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=113841794&p=yy384z5xx&n=113842554

http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=186689
	
Phishing scams: They're the new viruses
Phishing scams are now so prolific in terms of their
rapid dissemination that they are outstripping viruses
in the severity of their outbreak.

http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39123084,00.htm

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POLICY
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uk: Ofcom publishes The Communications Market 2004
report (news release)
Ofcom has today published The Communications Market
2004, its report on key trends within the radio,
television and telecommunications sectors in 2003-4.
The Communications Market report will be published
annually. It collates data from numerous sources
including Ofcom's own research and provides an
interpretation of emerging trends within each sector
as well as an analysis of new developments common to
the communications market as a whole.

http://ofcom.org.uk/media_office/latest_news/nr_20040811

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SPAM
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OECD forms anti-spam task force
The Task Force has been given two years to study
existing and emerging anti-spam strategies across all
sectors; develop and promote an anti-spam "tool-kit"
focused on practical anti-spam strategies,
arrangements and solutions; and devise a public
awareness strategy in order to support global efforts
to combat spam.
 http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2586

http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/13/1092340434022.html
OECD gründet Task Force gegen Spam
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/50056

http://newsbyte.ch/start.cfm?gruppe=news&rubrik=alle&startid=61659&action=1

us: FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Can-Spam Rules -
Comments Will be Accepted Until September 13, 2004
(news release)
The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal
Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking
public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial
electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took
effect January 1, 2004, requires that the Commission
issue regulations “defining the relevant criteria to
facilitate the determination of the primary purpose of
an electronic mail message.” In this Federal Register
Notice, the FTC introduces proposed criteria to
facilitate the determination of when an e-mail message
has a commercial primary purpose, and seeks comments
in response to this proposal.
 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/08/canspamfrn.htm

us: FCC says no to wireless spam
The FCC, citing the CAN-SPAM Act, this week has
approved rules that will prohibit sending unsolicited
marketing messages through any wireless subscriber
messaging services, including wireless phones and
other devices without a consumer opt-in to receiving
those messages.
 http://publish.com/news/1500-Publish%20News.html

Computer users suffer 'new spam'
People are fed-up with what is being called "second
degree spam", e-mails from companies about products
they are not interested in, says a survey.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3270793.stm

uk: E-mail scam targets police chief
The head of Wiltshire Police fraud squad has issued a
warning about a sophisticated e-mail scam - after his
own work address was targeted.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/3559482.stm

Microsoft touts 'Sender ID' to fight spam, scams
Microsoft on Thursday is holding a summit with members
of the E-Mail Service Provider Coalition to address
the use of Sender ID technology as a standard to fight
spam and phishing.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-5307339.html

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INTERNET USE
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Koreans join Web's '30-million club'
The number of Koreans who use the Internet passed the
30 million-mark last month, representing 68.2 percent
of the nation's 45 million people aged 6 or older.

http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39123068,00.htm

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/08/11/200408110034.asp

Korean Internet use creates a digital divide
The Internet is taking off in a big way in Korea - but
not if you're a country girl
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39163144,00.htm

http://news.com.com/South+Korea+leads+the+way/2009-1034_3-5261393.html

cn: China's Internet users touch 87m
The number of Chinese people surfing the Internet has
touched a ecord 87 million by June this year,
witnessing a near 28 per cent rise, latest survey
results show.
 http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13541839

uk: Britons embrace digital lifestyle
Britons are spending more time than ever using digital
goods, like mobile phones, DVD players and the net,
says a comprehensive Ofcom report.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3558216.stm

uk: Time spent online soars
Britons with broadband are spending 16 hours a week
online, according to Ofcom.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39163259,00.htm

uk: BBC trials TV on your PC
The BBC is testing technology to allow fans of its TV
shows to download and watch programmes on their home
PCs.
 http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157302

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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ca: A blueprint for better copyright law
Imagine an Ontario government initiative that
responded to rising concern over speeding on
provincial highways by installing hundreds of
automated radar guns to identify cars that failed to
obey the speed limit. Rather than sending a speeding
ticket to those caught by the system, however, the
government instead sent a bailiff to confiscate the
car keys so that the alleged speeding car could no
longer be used. ... While such as scenario may seem
far-fetched, it is the offline equivalent of the
Canadian Recording Industry Association's latest
proposal in its battle against music file sharing on
the information highway.
 http://geistnoticeandtermination.notlong.com/

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1092003010458&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851

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RESEARCH ARTICLES
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Just Whenu Thought it was All Over, Gator's Kin Pops
Up and Slides Out of Dangerous Waters (for the most
part): A Review of 2 Online Pop-up Advertisers and 4
Internet Law Decisions by Jason Allen Cody
This Article provides a brief overview of online
pop-up advertising and then reviews four decisions
involving the legality of online pop-up advertising
schemes. In short, it summarizes the current state of
Internet law regarding pop-up advertising.

http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/techjournal/articles/Vol7,Cody.pdf

http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/downloads/secao/Vol7,Cody.pdf

Internet @ Europe: Overcoming institutional
fragmentation and policy failure by Raymund Werle
After providing a short sketch of the evolution of the
Internet in the USA and an overview over the present
state of its diffusion and utilization in Europe and
the USA, I examine why it took so long before European
policy makers realized the Internet's potential for
innovation and economic growth. The central
institutional obstacles to the Internet will be
identified and policy failures evolving from this
backdrop will be illustrated. I will then show that it
required radical institutional change to open a window
of opportunity for the Internet and unleash its
dynamic potential. The last section – followed by a
short conclusion – illustrates the contours of a new
European Internet policy emerging from a changing
institutional setting and a new user-oriented strategy
to promote the Internet as the electronic backbone of
a European information society. 
 http://eiop.or.at/eiop/texte/2001-007.htm
 http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/downloads/secao/Doc5.doc

The New Federal Spam Law Your're Likely not in
Compliance by Jacob C. Reinbolt
While the new law contains a number of ambiguities and
uncertainties, certain steps can be taken by
legitimate commercial business to try to comply with
the law. Those steps are highlighted below as
"Compliance Points."
 http://www.procopio.com/publications/art_spam.htm
 http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/downloads/secao/THE NEW
FEDERAL SPAM LAW.doc

CyberInsecurity: The Cost of Monopoly - How the
Dominance of Microsoft's Product Poses a Risk to
Security by Dan Geer, Rebecca Bace, Peter Gutmann,
Perry Metzger, Charles P. Pfleeger, John S.
Quarterman, Bruce Schneier
The threats to international security posed by Windows
are significant, and must be addressed quickly. We
discuss here in turn the problem in principle,
Microsoft and its actions in relation to those
principles, and the social and economic implications
for risk management and policy. The points to be made
are enumerated at the outset of each section, and then
discussed.

http://www.cbeji.com.br/br/downloads/secao/cyberinsecurity1.pdf

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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InternetNZ set to become 'more proactive' – Davidson
The code of practice for ISPs is top of InternetNZ
president Keith Davidson’s agenda for the coming year.
“I look forward to standing here 365 days from now and
saying we have a robust code,” he told the society’s
annual general meeting on July 30.

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/6899FEC5CCC5E6FACC256EED001B84CA

Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers
Microsoft has taken steps to stop its security update
for Windows being shared on file-swapping networks.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3561430.stm

Gmail Trademark in Dispute
While news of the beta launch of Gmail, Google's free
Webmail service, thrilled the public, it sent a few
companies running to the U.S. Patent & Trademark
Office to stake their claims.
 http://internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3394361
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5309485.html

China will dominate future technology standards
JUST IN CASE you hadn't noticed, China is making great
strides in the high tech industry. This is probably
because it's got a long term plan and isn't hidebound
by quarterly results like US firms are.
 http://theinquirer.net/?article=17827

au: Big outage hits Telstra ADSL
TELSTRA'S ADSL broadband service has been hit with a
massive outage, leaving thousands of customers of
Telstra's BigPond service and 11 other service
providers unable to log on.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10419863%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers
Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key
security update via net-based file- sharing systems.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3561430.stm

uk: Ruling raps broadband definition
The UK's ad watchdog rules over which net connections
can be described as full speed broadband.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3563320.stm

On the same wavelength
Governments and industries are bracing themselves for
the possibility that radio interference will become a
thing of the past

http://economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3084475

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CHILD PROTECTION ARRESTS
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au: Internet sex predator jailed
A man who had sex with young girls he met after
contacting them through internet chat rooms was jailed
for 12 months in Brisbane today.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/12/1092102571181.html

uk: Soham officer jailed for porn lie
Soham detective Brian Stevens is convicted of
concocting an alibi for laptop pornography charges.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cambridgeshire/3555396.stm

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=551314

http://channel4.com/news/news_story.jsp?storyId=833831

uk: Man faces jail sentence after admitting to child
pornography collection
A man was warned he faces a jail sentence after he
admitted having a collection of child pornography.

http://www.leamingtonspatoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=691&ArticleID=837011

uk: Wife found child porn on husband's computer
Leamington man James Robert Carvell has pleaded guilty
to 21 charges of making child pornography.

http://www.leamingtonspatoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=691&ArticleID=838794

at: Seminary Closed Amidst Pornography Scandal  	 
A papal emissary conducting an investigation into
suspected homosexuality and child pornography at an
Austrian seminary has ordered its closure following
revelations of sexual misconduct.

http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_1296970_1_A,00.html

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=551282

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/08/12/international1216EDT0564.DTL
 http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200408/s1175774.htm

ca: Child porn charges laid against man
A local man is facing two child pornography-related
charges following a joint police investigation.

http://haltonsearch.com/hr/bp/story/2132157p-2470098c.html

ca: Porn charge sparks warning
A man who thought he was meeting a young girl he met
over the Internet instead came face-to-face with a
London police detective. On July 21, the undercover
vice squad officer was probing Internet chat rooms
often used by young people, police said yesterday.

http://canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/08/13/580157.html

ca: OPP Charge Longlac Man with Child Pornography
(news release)
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Child
Pornography Section (Project "P"), and Electronic
Crime Section in conjunction with the Ontario
Provincial Police Greenstone Detachment, have charged
a 34 year old Longlac man following a child
pornography investigation.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2004/11/c0553.html

ca: OPP Charge Thunder Bay Man with Child
PornographyMembers of the Ontario Provincial (news
release)
Police, Child Pornography Section (Project "P"), and
Electronic Crime Section in conjunction with the
Thunder Bay Police Service, have charged a 51 year old
Thunder Bay man following a child pornography
investigation.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2004/11/c0555.html

ca: Corunna Man Charged with Distribution of Child
Pornography (news release)
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Child
Pornography Section (Project "P"), e-Crime Section and
the Lambton County OPP Detachment, have charged a 23
year old Corunna man following a child pornography
investigation.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2004/11/c0447.html

Ukrainian child porn ring
In the centre of Kiev, Ukraine, a porn studio
disguised as a child model agency has been acting
during several years. Parents whose daughters were
victims still can't believe that their kids were used
as usual porn actresses.
 http://crime-research.org/news/13.08.2004/561/

us: Coach in child-sex case faces more charges
Authorities filed more charges Thursday against a high
school football coach who is accused of sexually
assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=local&Story=6504001

us: Man admits molesting Valley girls, police say
A sexual predator is back behind bars today, after
parole officers found diaries and photographs
detailing sexual exploits with Valley girls in his
motel room, authorities said.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0813childsex13.html

us: Ex-priest sentenced in child porn case
A former Morgan City priest was sentenced Thursday to
10 years in prison on a federal child pornography
charge — his second pornography conviction.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/899B7401-C30B-48FE-9B8E-516909EE8515.shtml
 http://katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2169822

us: Man arrested in child pornography seizure from
home computer
A 41-year-old Harlem man was arrested Friday and
charged with five counts of child pornography after
police seized 5,000 child pornography images from a
home computer, police said.
 http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/9402618.htm

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=22821

us: Indiana County man charged with child pornography
An Indiana County man already charged with sexually
assaulting 15 girls is now indicted by a federal grand
jury on child pornography charges.
 http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2164476

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krpittsburgh/20040812/lo_krpittsburgh/juryindictsmaninchildporncase

us: Indiana County man held on child porn charges
An Indiana County man was ordered held without bond
Thursday by a federal magistrate on charges of
producing child pornography and the sexual
exploitation of girls as young as 3.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_208032.html

us: N.J. Doctor Convicted On Child Porn Charge
A former high-ranking doctor at Overlook Hospital
faces up to five years in prison.

http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2972

us: Man Arrested In Internet Sting
A New Jersey man out on bail for child pornography was
arrested for allegedly trying to lure a boy over the
Internet to the Philadelphia International Airport.

http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_223152734.html

us: SJ cybersleuth leads to child abuse arrest in New
Jersey
Cross-country cooperation between a San Jose cybercop
and New Jersey police led to the arrest Monday of a
40-year-old man who allegedly tried to lure the
officer, posing online as a 12-year-old boy, to the
Garden State for sex.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/9365864.htm?1c

us: Aberdeen man pleads guilty to child porn
An Aberdeen man could be spending the next decade in
prison after pleading guilty to one count of
possession of child pornography.

http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9391338.htm

us: Warwick man arrested for child porn, child
molestation
A Warwick man has been arrested on child molestation
and child pornography charges.

http://www.wpri.com/Global/story.asp?S=2169843&nav=F2DOPpet

us: Man charged with using Web to lure boy
A 40-year-old Pittsgrove man who was released on bail
in April after being accused of possessing child
pornography was arrested this week on charges he lured
a minor through the Internet.

http://thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040812/NEWS01/408120316/1002

http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/local/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1092215750190040.xml

us: Man facing luring charges after arrest in Maple
Shade
A Salem County man who was free on bail after being
arrested for possessing child pornography in April was
charged with attempting to lure a 12-year-old boy he
met on the Internet, police said.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-08112004-346225.html

ca/us: Girls lured for illicit sex
A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man faces more than 700
charges of having sex with a dozen young girls across
North America, including one Kingston teen. A U.S.
federal grand jury indicted Steven Edward Kline of
Bellefonte, Pa., on four federal charges related to
producing child pornography and travelling across the
border to have sex with a minor on Thursday.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2004/08/14/582186.html

us: More charges filed against foster parent in child
porn case
Authorities have filed additional charges against a
foster parent already charged with sexual assault on a
child and making and possessing child pornography.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1638&u_sid=1175498

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