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general internet news - November 4
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Global force to police net
AUSTRALIAN police will join officers from America's
FBI, and British and Canadian forces in a global fight
against internet-based crime, focusing initially on
child pornography.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11256662%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
http://www.hellopacific.com/news/general/show/news/2004/11/03/03reg13.html
au: UK top cop calls for online policing presence
The head of the United Kingdom's National Crime Squad
says police need to be present on the Internet to
crack down on child pornography.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1232451.htm
au: Parents face porn claim risk, says MP
PARENTS sending family pictures over the Internet
could be accused of child pornography under planned
new laws, the State Government has been warned.
http://crime-research.org/news/03.11.2004/765/
za: Cops intent on cracking down on child porn
Easy access to the Internet is leading to an alarming
increase in the downloading of child pornography.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20041102035102523C598379
uk: Child porn fight 'lacks funding'
More money and technology are needed to catch and
prosecute net paedophiles and protect child victims of
cybercrimes, say children's charities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3972763.stm
us: PROJECT UNCENSORED: The new library internet
filters solve nothing. So why have them?
WANNA USE THE internet at the library? Guess
what—you're censored. Except you're not. Start to surf
the net at the Brooklyn Public Library, and the screen
says: "Please choose filtered or unfiltered access by
clicking the appropriate button." To comply with the
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), the library
has installed filtering software "designed,"—um,
designed however poorly—to block visual depictions of
obscenity and child pornography.
http://www.nypress.com/17/44/news&columns/NormanOder.cfm
uk: Child porn fight 'lacks funding'
More money and technology are needed to catch and
prosecute net paedophiles and protect child victims of
cybercrimes, say children's charities.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3972763.stm
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=improvechildsafety1099403320
uk: Goggins - There is no shortfall in online child
protection funding
The Government has sharply rejected suggestions that
it has not provided sufficient funding for the fight
against child pornography and abuse.
http://politics.co.uk/domestic-policy/goggins-there-no-shortfall-in-online-child-protection-funding-$3772631.htm
uk: Internet Watch Foundation - International effort
needed to fight child pornography
The Internet Watch Foundation today welcomed calls for
more resources to fight child pornography and
paedophilia, but stressed the importance of
international co-operation to tackle child abuse.
http://politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/internet-watch-foundation-international-effort-needed-fight-child-pornography-$3774941.htm
uk: Goggins - Improved police performance must come
before funding
Home Office Minister Paul Goggins said he was
"surprised" by claims from ACPO and children's
charities that internet policing needed more funding.
Claiming that the Home Office "could not have worked
more closely" with charities and the police, he
maintained it would have to see improved performance
from the police before more funding was made
available.
http://politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/goggins-improved-police-performance-must-come-before-funding-$3772221.htm
uk: CHIS - Internet policing must be a bigger priority
The Children's Charities Coalition for Internet Safety
has today called for policing of the internet to be
made "a significantly bigger priority" to ensure the
internet is as safe as possible for children. The
coalition is made up of a number of charities
including the NSPCC, NCH, Barnardo's and ChildLine.
http://politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/chis-internet-policing-must-be-bigger-priority-$3772200.htm
uk: ACPO - New technology needed to fight internet
child crime
Stuart Hyde, Association of Chief Police Officers
spokesman on internet child abuse, said today the
internet had created new challenges for the police,
and new technology and funding was needed to deal with
them.
http://politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/acpo-new-technology-needed-fight-internet-child-crime-$3772182.htm
http://crime-research.org/news/02.11.2004/762/
us: Parents must step in to stop Internet bullying
For parents, there's always something new to worry
about, particularly where children and the Internet
are concerned.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2879255
us: Heavy Price for Free Speech
In the massively multiplayer world, the concept of
free speech is a difficult one to tackle, especially
when online worlds cross political borders.
http://wired.com/news/games/0,2101,65532,00.html
Online Safety: Users Talk the Talk, Don't Walk the
Walk
The perception gap: Internet users think they're safe,
but ignore fundamental security precautions.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/big_picture/applications/article.php/3426951
China closes 1,600 Internet cafes
China has closed 1,600 Internet cafes and fined
operators a total of $12 million for letting children
play violent games and for other violations, the
government said.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-01-china-cafes_x.htm
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/AD973CA7F9D6A4BECC256F40001CFADD
http://wired.com/news/business/0,1367,65548,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/01/china_net_crackdown/
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6667230
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20041102-105344-7555r.htm
ir: Iran's judiciary orders conservative-run news
website to close
Iran's hardline judiciary ordered the conservative-run
news website Baztab to close after receiving
complaints that the site was "publishing false news,"
contrary to Iran's security guidelines, student news
agency ISNA reported.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041101/323/f5q0h.html
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Iran-shuts-conservativerun-news-site/2004/11/02/1099262820451.html
Bangsoy: Pornography and child abuse
IT DOESN'T take a great mind to search and conclude
that pornography is one evil factor why child sexual
abuse happens. A children's song that goes, "oh be
careful little eyes what you see" holds more truth
than all the rationalizations and denials of adults on
the valid connection of pornography and child sexual
abuse and other kinds of sexual perversions.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bag/2004/11/03/oped/annabelle.bangsoy.html
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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Russian Gal Seeking Comrade? No, It's an Internet Scam
(reg req'd)
Using fake names and snapshots of young Russian women,
a new crop of online swindlers is luring Western
victims into highly successful confidence games.
http://nytimes.com/2004/11/03/international/europe/03love.html
Illegal Internet Access – the Most Popular Internet
Crime in Russia
For 10 months 2004 Kurganski Branch Joint Stock
Company "UralSviazInform” received 21 complaints from
Internet users about the fact of queerly quick
spending prepaid Internet services. After verification
14 complaints were reported to the police where
criminal investigation was initiated.
http://crime-research.org/news/02.11.2004/760/
UK COURT ASSERTS NET JURISDICTION OVER GOV.
SCHWARZENEGGER (from BNA Internet Law News)
The UK Court, Queen's Bench Division, has asserted
jurisdiction over an Internet libel suit launched
against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The
suit arises from an article in the LA Times available
online that discussed alleged sexual harassment. The
court applied last month's Lewis v. King decision in
determining that an "internet publication takes place
in any jurisdiction where the relevant words are read
or downloaded." Case name is Richardson v.
Schwarzenegger.
us: Man gets probation for Internet stalking
A South Carolina man who pleaded guilty to two counts
of breaking a federal Internet stalking law has been
sentenced to five years of probation, 500 hours of
community service and more than $12,000 (U.S.) in
restitution.
http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041102.gtstalknov2/BNStory/Technology/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041102.gtstalknov2/BNStory/Technology
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2004-10-29-net-stalker-chided_x.htm
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INTERNET USE
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IE Dominance Threatened by the Fox
In addition to showing a penchant for alternatives to
Internet Explorer, the latest data also suggest that
Mozilla is becoming the preferred option for those
seeking to abandon Microsoft. Other browsers, such as
Opera and Apple's Safari, combined account for just 1
percent of the total market.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/37798.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39172299,00.htm
Firefox donations hit $250,000
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5434911.html
US blogger fired by her airline
The US airline attendant suspended over postings on
her blog, or online diary, has been fired by her
employers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3974081.stm
Canada Eyes Internet Pharmacy Sales to US
Canada may have to toughen up rules on Internet
pharmacies' sales of medicines to the United States,
Industry Minister David Emerson said on Friday, amid
public concerns of shortages or price spikes despite
controls.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=6664623
'Fasting online' a hit with Muslim users
The fast-growing pool of websites providing users with
Ramadan e-cards, spiritual guidance and praying tips
is proving to be stiff competition for Arab television
stations during the holy month of Ramadan.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1099288800301B213
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WSIS
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Online Consultations on Financial Mechanisms Start
Today
The Task Force on Financial Mechanisms (TFFM) was
decided at the summit in 2003 and finally set up on 4
October 2004 in New York. As civil society
participation in the Task Force is extremely limited,
and the TFFM staff at UNDP is already working on the
final report, there are only few chances for open
discussion and consultation. Two are coming up in the
next few weeks: The UN ICT Task Force and Global Forum
in November in Berlin, and an online consultation on
financing mechanisms that has started today.
http://www.worldsummit2005.de/en/web/683.htm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Germans Use Nokia Phones in Wireless Ticket Trial
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on
Tuesday its phones would be used in a project to test
wireless public transport fares in Hanau, near
Frankfurt in Germany, beginning early next year.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=6686622
The Personal Internet Communicator for Developing
Economies
50x15 is AMD's initiative to enable affordable
Internet access and computing capabilities for 50
percent of the world population by the year 2015. With
world population estimated to reach 7.2 billion people
in 2015, and current Internet penetration
approximately 10 percent, there is tremendous
potential for 50x15 on a global scale to bring
billions of people into the digital age.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/2004/11/02.html#a743
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: IT expert pleads guilty on porn
A SELF-EMPLOYED computer technician has admitted
amassing what is believed to be the country's biggest
child pornography library, including 350,000 images of
young girls that were stashed in his suburban Perth
home.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11271448%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://abc.net.au/perth/news/200411/s1233113.htm
au: Second cop charged over child porn
A second serving New South Wales police officer has
been charged with possession of child pornography as a
result of the nationwide Operation Auxin
investigation.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1233194.htm
http://au.news.yahoo.com/041101/21/rgsy.html
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11264719%255E1702,00.html
http://smh.com.au/news/Web-of-Abuse/Second-detective-charged-over-child-porn/2004/11/02/1099362127204.html
au: No charges for Vic teacher over pornography claims
Victoria Police say they will not charge a teacher who
was recently at the centre of speculation over child
pornography.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1232424.htm
http://au.news.yahoo.com/041101/21/rgt5.html
za: Cops intent on cracking down on child porn
Easy access to the Internet is leading to an alarming
increase in the downloading of child pornography.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20041102035102523C598379
uk: Web paedophile jailed for four years
A 35 year-old computer consultant was today sentenced
to four years imprisonment after he admitted
downloading more than 96,000 paedophilic images and
movies from the net. Ian Baldock, 35, from St
Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, pleaded guilty to 13
counts of distribution of indecent images of children
and 32 counts of making indecent images of children.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/01/wonderland_man_jailed_again/
ie: Man says he downloaded child pornography out of
'curiousity'
A man who downloaded child pornography from the
internet out of what he claimed was curiosity, has
been remanded on bail for sentence early next year.
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=122839764&p=yzz84x47x
ie: Guilty plea in child pornography case
A Dutch national living in West Cork has pleaded
guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possessing
thousands of images of child pornography on his home
computers.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1102/daamsf.html
us: Air Force Sergeant Gets 35 Years for Child Porn
A Cannon Air Force Base staff sergeant has been
sentenced to 35 years in prison for child pornography.
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/251699nm11-02-04.htm
us: New Bedford priest faces child porn investigation
A New Bedford priest who allegedly stored child
pornography on his personal computer was recently
placed on leave from his parish while authorities
investigate the electronic obscenities, officials from
the Catholic Diocese of Fall River and the Bristol
district attorney's office said yesterday.
http://boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/11/02/new_bedford_priest_faces_child_porn_investigation/
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/2004/11/02/news/50onews.txt
us: E-Town Man Indicted On Child Porn Charges
An Elizabethtown man has been indicted by a federal
grand jury on several counts of child pornography.
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=2511742&nav=0RZFSfKj
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=2511004&nav=3w6oSexq
us: Priest Placed On Leave Amidst Child Porn Probe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River said Monday
it had placed a New Bedford priest on administrative
leave amid an investigation that prosecutors said
involved child pornography allegations.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/3882339/detail.html
us: Child sex abuse, porn net man 16 years
A former South Tucson police officer was sentenced to
16 years in prison and lifelong probation after
pleading guilty to child sex-abuse and pornography
charges.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=110204a5_ngan
http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=2510995
us: Amherst man arraigned on child porn charges
An Amherst man has been released without bail after
pleading innocent to a federal charge of possession of
child pornography.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_23727
us: New Bedford priest placed on leave amid child porn
investigation
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River has placed a
New Bedford priest on administrative leave amid a
child pornography investigation.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_23703
us: Priest quizzed in kiddie porn case
A New Bedford priest is under investigation for
receiving child pornography after Catholic leaders
from the Diocese of Fall River told authorities kiddie
porn was found on a computer.
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=52068
us: Former Albia man gets 10 years for making child
pornography
A former Albia man has been sentenced to 10 years in
prison for making child pornography.
http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2499784
us: CAP chief is target of child-porn probe
Search warrant reveals police investigating longtime
head of social services agency here. Documents allege
he sent a computer image of a child engaged in sex to
an undercover cop.
http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/news/local/4/9460
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