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CENSORSHIP & CONTENT REGULATION
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nz: ISPs saved from negative effects of censorship
Bill
Providers won't be liable for distributing
objectionable material unless they are aware of its
content, says amendment
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/7694612C969ACFBDCC256F07000D8853
au: Squad to hit online pedophiles
A SPECIAL strike team to infiltrate and prosecute
organised pedophile rings would be created by a
re-elected Coalition government to deal with the
estimated one in five children who had been approached
online by a stranger.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10680732%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html
http://crime-research.org/news/06.09.2004/616/
au: Howard promises $30m to target child porn (reg
req'd)
Prime Minister John Howard has announced the
government would spend $30 million over five years to
tackle child pornography and abuse.
http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/06/1094322687783.html
uk: Scotland launches crackdown on web paedophiles
Paedophiles who 'groom' children with the intention of
meeting and abusing them will face up to 10 years in
jail, under legislation announced by Scotland's first
minister, Jack McConnell.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1299000,00.html
China gets tough on internet porn
China has introduced tough new penalties against those
responsible for internet and mobile phone pornography.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3630400.stm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39165624,00.htm
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=6154527
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,10693645%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Penará China difusión de pornografía en la red
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/noticia_supl.html?id_articulo=15787&tabla=articulos
http://newsbyte.ch/start.cfm?gruppe=news&rubrik=alle&startid=62294&action=1
us: Porn In The U.S.A.
Selling sex is one of the oldest businesses in the
world, and right now, business has never been better.
http://news4colorado.com/entertainmentstories/entertainment_story_249201229.html
de: Altersfeststellung im Internet
Bestimmte Inhalte sind für Kinder oder Jugendliche
ungeeignet. Allerdings ist es im Internet nicht ohne
weiteres möglich, das Alter eines Anwenders
festzustellen.
http://newsbyte.ch/start.cfm?gruppe=news&rubrik=alle&startid=62291&action=1
Erfurter Initiative vergibt Siegel für gute
Kinder-Internetseiten
Der Erfurter Verein Netcode vergibt am 17. November
erstmals bundesweit ein Qualitätssiegel für
Internetseiten, die sich an Kinder richten. Anbieter
von Internetseiten, die etwa auf
Jugendschutzbestimmungen und einen kindgerechten
Inhalt achten, könnten sich um das Zertifikat
bewerben, teilt Netcode mit. Das Siegel soll Eltern
zeigen, welche Seiten für ihre Kinder geeignet sind.
Netcode wurde 2002 auf Initiative der Stadt und der
Kirchen gegründet, um Kinder vor Gewalt im Internet zu
schützen.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/50685
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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us: Ag department warns farmers of Internet scam
There's a new twist to an old scam that has been
occurring on the Internet for years, and it targets
the agricultural community.
http://zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1614&dept_id=516605&newsid=12861081&PAG=461&rfi=9
us: John Ashcroft's Remarks on Operation Web Snare
Every day, more than half a billion people around the
world log on to the Internet to buy and sell goods, to
exchange ideas, and to communicate promising
opportunities and innovative solutions.
http://crime-research.org/news/08.09.2004/622/
Staying ahead of cyber crooks
A man carries his cellphone into a crowded subway
station. Turning it on, he sends a text message -- and
immediately, every wireless device on the platform
contains a virus. Like the true meaning of the word,
this electronic plague is on its way to afflict
phones, laptops, PDAs and wireless equipment across
the city.
http://canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySun/Business/2004/09/05/616444.html
A porn trap to steer clear of
COMMENTARY -- Have you performed an exhaustive
sector-level check of every nook and cranny of your
hard drive recently? If not, you may want to. An ugly
trend in pornography is developing and no, it's not
the porn itself. It has to do with the disciplining,
firing, and in some cases even criminal prosecution of
employees on the grounds that they're downloading
pornography.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5344831.html
Appeals court slams garage door DMCA claim
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the
maker of a universal garage door remote did not
violate the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA,
putting the brakes on one of the more adventuresome
interpretations of the controversial copyright law.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/02/garage_door_dmca_appeal/
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POLICY
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uk: Net calls get their own area code
The telecoms watchdog Ofcom is considering how to
regulate firms that let you make calls via the net.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3630888.stm
Zambia set to pass cybercrime law
An Internet crime bill in Zambia, which includes
provisions that could see convicted hackers facing
sentences of up to 25 years in jail, has caused some
controversy in the country's IT community but is
expected to become law soon.
http://idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/0/BCF4433791E6F94D48256F07000F96A8
sg: Bullies face high-tech wrath in Singapore
Singapore has a high-tech solution for an age-old
problem: school bullying.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6163610
System alert: web meltdown
Just when you thought it was safe to do all your
business online comes another warning that the
internet is about to crash.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=559232
us: Adult Internet Mobilizes To Get Out The Vote
A small host of adult Internet companies is pushing to
get out the vote come November.
http://www.avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=189112
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SPAM
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au: ALP's Net Harbour spam assault quietened
The federal Opposition has reiterated its claim that
the Prime Minister, John Howard and other coalition
politicians breached the spirit of the Spam Act in the
Net Harbour incident despite the spam watchdog last
week seemingly clearing them of any legal concerns.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39158371,00.htm
Spammers exploit anti-spam trap
Some spammers are getting their messages through using
techniques designed to spot and stop them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3631350.stm
License To Spam?
Domain names are easy to obtain and cheap to buy,
making them disposable commodities that will lead to
the next generation of spamming techniques, say
experts. "There will always be creative, innovative,
dishonest people," says Jerald Murphy of the Meta
Group.
http://crm-daily.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=License-To-Spam-&story_id=26795
cn: Spam Makes Up Half of All Emails in China -Expert
Unsolicited Internet messages account for more than
half of all e-mails received in China, an
international "spam" expert said on Monday, urging the
Chinese government to take forceful action against
junk mail.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=6158555
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1094471462907B232
de: domainfactory setzt "menschliche SPAM-Filter" ein
Der Münchner Qualitäts-Webhoster domainfactory setzt
als vermutlich erster Provider weltweit ab sofort auch
Mitarbeiter zur SPAM-Erkennung ein. Wenn ein Kunde
dies ausdrücklich wünscht, lesen die Mitarbeiter
anonymisierte Kopien der eingehenden Mails. Damit soll
die Trefferquote der automatisierten Filterung weiter
verbessert werden. Die von domainfactory beauftragte
Anwaltskanzlei hält das Vorgehen für unbedenklich.
http://www.webhostlist.de/provider/news/1831/
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INTERNET USE
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us: Email users clean up their act
Work email is tending to be used more for actual work
than it was previously, according to new figures from
MessageLabs
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/employment/0,39020648,39165882,00.htm
us: Porn at work problem persists
A new survey released last week suggests viewing and
transmission of pornography at work continue to be a
big problem for both companies and employees. The
study, conducted by Queen's University in Belfast for
porn-filtering firm SurfControl, says one-third of
workers admitted passing along porn at some time — and
half of all workers said they'd been exposed to
sexually explicit material by co-workers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5899345/
uk: Brits are nation of computer buffs - just don't
mention the porn…
Research published by the British Computer Society
(BCS) suggests that the UK now boasts a decent level
of IT literacy but that a quarter of the population
are still trapped on the wrong side of the digital
divide.
http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39123740,00.htm
UK citizens like their PCs, but are afraid of
complexity says BCS survey
New results from a British Computer Society survey
into the UK's computing habits reveal that Britain has
become a country of computer buffs, with about three
quarters of the adult population able to demonstrate
some experience through access to a computer at home
or work; while 80 per cent of us now believe that
computers have made a positive contribution to our
lives.
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1701
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=britsarecomputerb1094563131
http://www.bcs.org/bcs/news/pressreleases/2004/september/itsurvey2004.htm
(news release)
Lower costs prompt UK Internet boom
The number of newcomers to the Internet in Britain has
surged this year to its highest level since the dotcom
heyday of 2001, according to a study.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6156469
Cyberspace gets an area code
It's not London (020), and it doesn't much resemble
Birmingham (0121). People visit it from Glasgow (0141)
and go surfing it in Ipswich (01473). So what is that
place with the phone prefix 056?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1298821,00.html
New online threat to classified ad operators
"M" is looking for a sexy, Australian "hottie" she
shared an "amazing time" with in a dormitory shower at
Berkeley University in California 10 years ago. And
she has put an advertisement on Craigslist's new
Sydney website to find him. Craigslist is a free
online site for classified advertisements that began
as a community bulletin board a decade ago in San
Francisco. Today it operates in 57 cities around the
world and has attracted online auction giant eBay as
an investor.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/08/1094530666945.html
Online Gaming Revenue to Quadruple
The multibillion dollar industry grows up amidst
advertising revenue and an influx of new players.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/big_picture/applications/article.php/3403931
Broadband to boom in new EU countries, Yankee says
Rapid growth expected due to political will,
competition and prosperity
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/81F1FB7AFAF89F4BCC256F080014F7F0
Wireless will rival cable and broadband, Intel claims
An emerging wireless communications technology called
WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed
internet connections, will rival DSL and cable as the
preferred way to connect homes and businesses to the
internet, Intel has said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3589994
Long-Range Wireless Chip Delivered by Intel (reg
req'd)
Intel Corp. said it had provided customers with a chip
that handles long-range wireless communications from
up to 30 miles away.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-rup8.1sep08,1,5572798.story
Intel set to penetrate Korea with WiMAX
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/09/08/200409080038.asp
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Maths holy grail could bring disaster for internet
Mathematicians could be on the verge of solving two
separate million dollar problems. If they are right -
still a big if - and somebody really has cracked the
so-called Riemann hypothesis, financial disaster might
follow. Suddenly all cryptic codes could be breakable.
No internet transaction would be safe.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1298812,00.html
http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157891
uk: Met Office unveils supercomputer
The Met Office is celebrating 150 years by unveiling a
new supercomputer which will transform forecasting.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3636300.stm
Internet's Speed Increases As It Turns 35 Years Old
As the Internet turned 35 last week, Web speed-demons
claimed a new record for how fast data can be
transmitted over computer networks, announcing they
had sent the equivalent of a big fat DVD movie file
from Switzerland to California in a few seconds.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61089-2004Sep4.html
It All Started With a Good Cup of Coffee (reg req'd)
Ten years ago last Wednesday, Cafe Cyberia, billed as
the world's first Internet cafe, opened in the West
End of London.
http://nytimes.com/2004/09/06/technology/06cafe.html
The World Of Microsoft
Is it headed for a fall or will it continue to stomp
on competition? Here's a look at its challenges and
outlook.
http://forbes.com/2004/08/30/cx_ld_0830msft.html
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PROTECTION OF MINORS
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za: Artist caught with child porn goes for treatment
An artist and estate agent who was arrested for being
in the possession of child pornography will only be
sentenced after he has received psychiatric treatment.
http://www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=665&fArticleId=2216848
uk: Jail for man 'held to ransom' over child porn
images
A man whose wife was said to have held him to ransom
over child pornography she had found on his computer
has been jailed by a Judge at Warwick Crown Court.
http://www.warwicktoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=693&ArticleID=851270
uk: Judge 'appalled' at child porn porn site
More than 1,000 pornographic pictures of children were
found on an alleged paedophile's computer after police
raided his home, the High Court has heard.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3635246.stm
uk: Child porn boss shopped by sacked secretary
A SACKED secretary took revenge on one of Scotland's
top accountants by exposing his large stash of child
porn, a court heard today.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lo/news/5030356.html
us: Tri-State Man Facing Child Sex Charges
A Pike County man is accused of child exploitation.
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=2269414&nav=3w6oQekZ
us: Police arrest man for possession of child porn
High-tech sleuthing and old-fashioned police work were
brought together in an investigation that resulted in
the arrest Friday of a rural Farmington man for
suspected possession of child pornography, according
to Sheriff Dan Bullock.
http://www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2004/09/07/community/news3.txt
us: Former Bus Driver Pleaded Guilty To Child
Pornography
A former bus driver for Durham Transportation pleaded
guilty Wednesday morning to downloading child
pornography.
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=2248623
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