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general internet news - Mar 10
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: It makes no sense to try to censor
Well, hooray for the Advertising Standards Authority.
This week the watchdog decided that a TV advert that
encouraged young people to rampage through city
centres committing random acts of violence could not
be shown before the 9pm watershed. Good on them, that
army recruitment ad was beginning to make me feel
inadequate. "Be the best" indeed. I jest, of course.
In fact the adverts that have so upset the ASA are for
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - easily the most
violent computer game since Grand Theft Auto: Vice
City. Apparently the ads included "general scenes of
violence and the use of guns" as well as a
"threatening atmosphere" and as such have attracted a
staggering eight complaints.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1432243,00.html
us: ASU porn computing policies unlikely to change
Despite two reported incidents of people viewing
sexual images of children at ASU libraries in
February, no changes are planned for the libraries'
computing policies.
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2005/03/08/news/692349
us: Keep your kids safe online
If you’re a parent of a teenager who spends a lot of
time on the Internet, get ready for some disturbing
statistics.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050307/LIVING01/50305013/1027
es: Joven detenido por amenaza de colgar fotos de una
chica desnuda en Internet
La Guardia Civil de la provincia de Sevilla ha sido la
encargada de investigar y detener al joven, que ha
sido puesto a disposición judicial.
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/111028143615605.shtml
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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uk: BBC investigates Doctor Who leak
The BBC is investigating how an episode of the new
Doctor Who series ended up on the internet three weeks
before the show is due to begin on BBC One.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4328329.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1432807,00.html
au: Police and banks launch Internet fraud awareness
campaign
Increasing internet fraud has prompted federal police
and banks to launch a national education program
warning online bankers to protect their personal
information.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39183807,00.htm
au: Australia Government to Outlaw Internet Suicides
Australia's government plans to outlaw inciting,
promoting or teaching people how to commit suicide on
the Internet, but Justice Minister Chris Ellison said
on Tuesday the laws were not a bid to spark a
euthanasia debate.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050308/wr_nm/australia_suicide_dc_1
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10114232
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=7842426
uk: Online child porn investigation costs police £15m
The cost of forensically examining the computers
seized during the UK police's Operation Ore
investigation into online child pornography will total
£15m, according to the National Crime Squad (NCS).
http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39128445,00.htm
us: Teen convicted under Internet piracy law
An Arizona university student is believed to be the
first person in the country to be convicted of a crime
under state laws for illegally downloading music and
movies from the Internet, prosecutors and activists
say.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2005-03-07-az-teen-downloader-convicted_x.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15117-2005Mar7.html
German ISP told to cough up customer's details
German ISPs may have to provide customer data to law
enforcement agencies without a court order. The latest
issue of the German specialist journal New Law Weekly
cites a ruling by the District Court in Stuttgart, in
which telecom giant T-Online was asked to hand over
details of an unknown customer who was suspected of
trading porn. All the police had was an IP address.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/08/german_isp_ruling/
Dutch ISP sues state to recover tapping costs (reg
req'd)
A Dutch internet services provider has filed suit
against the government to recover costs it said it
incurred to install client-tapping technology.
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Dutch-ISP-sues-state-to-recover-tapping-costs/2005/03/08/1110160765755.html
nz: 3 minutes to get your cash
A New Zealand computer hacker has accessed the private
bank accounts of dozens of unsuspecting Kiwis, showing
how easy it is to break into our internet banking
system.
http://crime-research.org/news/09.03.2005/1018/
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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au: Sins of the SIM card
Technology is driving what would seem to be an
inevitable market in mobile porn and gambling services
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2005/03/08/1110160827951.html
No web sex please, we're British
UK men make some of the world's most faithful
partners, with only one per cent visiting dating
websites in search of extramarital liaisons, research
has claimed.
http://www.vnu.co.uk/news/1161695
China fights children's addiction to games on the
internet
CHINA is to open a centre for children addicted to
playing games on the internet in an effort to tackle a
problem that affects millions of youngsters.
http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=257132005
Singapore Tops U.S. as Best Info Technology User
Singapore has overtaken the United States as the
world's best user of information and communications
technology, with three Scandinavian nations close
behind, according to a survey issued on Wednesday.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7849510
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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au: Kazaagate Day 16: part 1
There’s a perfectly legit reason why Kevin Bermeister
and Nikki Hemming are shifting assets. With any luck
we’ll hear it. There’s also a step by step recipe for
how to set up a company within a company within a
trust, with a beneficiary who doesn’t need to be
notified. Kazaagate is back on game.
http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/5B3845E64422BD17CA256FBF0003E19E
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/08/kazaa_australia_lawsuit/
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Man sentenced for possessing child pornography
A Sydney man has been fined and placed on a good
behaviour bond for possessing child pornography.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1319727.htm
au: Child porn charge is adjourned
A FORMER Albury schoolteacher has had a charge of
possessing child pornography adjourned until March 22.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/newsflow/pageitem?page_id=911318
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050309/21/tf0d.html
au: Child porn earns community correction order
A Queensland man who was found with almost 9,000 child
pornography images on his computer has been sentenced
to a 12-month intensive correction order to be served
in the community.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/050307/21/te1j.html
au: Prison sentence for possession of child porn
The amount of child pornography material found in a
Lithgow home was among the worst of the hundreds of
raids carried out in a Federal and State police
campaign across Australia last year.
http://lithgow.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=376322
ca: Quebec father found guilty of sexually assaulting
his young daughter
A man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting
his four-year-old daughter and distributing child
pornography on the Internet.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050308/ca_pr_on_na/crime_child_porn_1
ca: Conviction in porn, sex-assault case
A man was found guilty yesterday of sexually
assaulting his four-year-old daughter and distributing
child pornography on the Internet. The 31-year-old man
will remain behind bars until sentencing arguments are
heard in May.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2005/03/09/954980-sun.html
us: Nolocal Scoutsin porn case
About 35 parents, meeting privately with Boy Scout
leaders last night, were assured that no Scouts were
involved in the child-pornography allegations on which
an assistant scoutmaster was charged Friday.
http://www.lowellsun.com/front/ci_2600733
us: Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography
A San Jose man who has taught at various Bay Area
schools over the past 10 years turned himself in to
police Tuesday on an alleged charge of possessing
child pornography, according to a Los Altos police
spokesman.
http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=3050013&nav=5D7lXFof
us: Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography
The Clinton man accused of hosting alcohol and drug
parties for teenagers where sexual situations were
video taped , appeared in federal court.
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2005/03/08/news/692349
http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050308/NEWS01/50308004/1002/NEWS01
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/11082088.htm
us: Red Hill man on probation for child pornography
A Red Hill man who prosecutors said was unaware he was
being sent child pornography will serve five years of
probation.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b5_2smithmar07,0,3319347.story
us: Man Pleads No Contest In Child Rape, Pornography
Case
An Olmsted Falls man accused of preying on several
young girls over 20 years pleaded no contest Tuesday
to 47 counts.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050308/lo_wews/2618217
us: Man faces sex assault, child porn charges
A preliminary hearing date is pending for a
41-year-old Manawa man charged with 11 counts of
sexual assault and 14 counts of possession of child
pornography.
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_20130529.shtml
us: KY Man Could Get 25 Years if Convicted of Child
Porn
A Madisonville, Kentucky man is indicted on child
exploitation and pornography charges.
http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=3048390&nav=3w6oXF2R
us: Child porn charge for local man
A 53-year-old Chilliwack man was arrested by RCMP
officers last week and charged with possession of
child pornography.
http://theprogress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=39&cat=23&id=387841&more=
us: Man Admits Guilt to Child Porn Charges
An Elkton man faces 195 years in prison after pleading
guilty Monday to 20 counts of possessing child
pornography.
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050308/Area_porn.asp
us: Norwich student charged with possessing child
pornography
A Norwich University student could spend up to seven
years in jail for downloading explicit images of young
children engaged in sex acts.
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050308/NEWS/503080319/1003
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