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general internet news - Mar 21
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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us: Use of Internet filters by parents of teens up
sharply in U.S. homes
American families with teenagers have sharply
increased their use of Internet filters to block
access to inappropriate online content, according to a
study released Thursday. Nonetheless, children and
their parents say that teens still behave online in
ways that parents would not approve of.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11168475.htm
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RESTRICTING_KIDS_ONLINE
http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/security/article.php/3490976
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Parents-limit-childrens-internet-use/2005/03/18/1111085975256.html
us: Protecting Teens Online (Pew Internet & American
Life Project report)
54% of parents with teenagers use internet filters – a
big jump from 2000. Yet both teens and parents believe
that youth do things online that their parents would
not like.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/152/report_display.asp
uk: Child porn site blocks supported
UK net users would strongly back service providers if
they tracked visitors to child porn websites,
according to a Mori survey.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4354065.stm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/child_abuse_net_survey/
British Public back radical measures to fight child
abuse content online (news release)
The British public has declared unflinching support
for ISPs in the fight to eliminate the scourge of
child pornography on the web.
http://iwf.org.uk/media/news.118.htm
au: Bloggers, spammers face clampdown
Bloggers and spammers could be forced to put their
names to political commentary in a bid to close a
loophole in the nation's electoral laws.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Bloggers-spammers-face-clampdown/2005/03/16/1110649206720.html
Jamaica To Host International Conference On Children &
The Internet (news release)
A special one-day conference to review the impact that
the Internet is having on children and young people
will be held in Jamaica on 31 March 2005
http://www.childnet-int.org/news/articles/17mar05.html
uk: Watchdog threatens premium rate service providers
Premium rate regulator ICSTIS has warned premium rate
service providers that it will be making more frequent
use of the Emergency Procedure in the ICSTIS Code of
Practice to combat an increase in breaches of the
Code.
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=watchdogthreatensp1110970757
ae: Internet Filtering in the United Arab Emirates
The OpenNet Initiative announces the release of its
study documenting Internet filtering in the United
Arab Emirates. ONI tested over 8000 Web sites in the
past six months, finding that UAE blocks material
viewed as culturally inappropriate or offensive to the
state's perception of Islam. The study notes that UAE
relies on American software (SmartFilter) to implement
its filtering, and points out that UAE's system
suffers from considerable overblocking that prevents
its citizens from accessing content unrelated to the
state's expressed goals.
http://www.opennetinitiative.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=42
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=692
cn: Notes on Internet Filtering in China
Berkman affiliate Benjamen Walker writes here about a
panel presentation he made last week at the SXSW
conference. Walker, a radio producer, was recently in
China working on a radio piece on the Berkman Center's
OpenNet Initiative project. While there, he noted
"five misconceptions about the great firewall of
China," which he presented at the conference. Walker
writes that Internet censorship is, indeed, very
present in China. However, it's important to realize
that "the majority of this censorship takes place at
the user level. Of course this is due to the fact that
there are very real nasty consequences if the
officials get involved - but still, if we are
interested in studying how this system works, then the
very real self-censoring must be taken into account."
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/home?wid=10&func=viewSubmission&sid=696
cn: Non-students barred from chat room
Against the wishes of Tsinghua University,
non-students -- even alumni -- will not be able to
participate in the campus chat room, as Propaganda
Department increases Internet monitoring
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=21935
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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Agence France Presse sues Google over news site
Agence France Presse has sued Google, alleging the Web
search leader includes AFP's photos, news headlines
and stories on its news site without permission.
http://news.com.com/Agence+France+Presse+sues+Google+over+news+site/2100-1030_3-5626341.html
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7949650
Google France loses appeal in AdWords trademark
dispute
Google's French subsidiary has lost its appeal against
an October 2003 court judgment ordering it not to
display advertisements alongside searches related to a
French travel agent's trademarks.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/17/HNgooglefranceadwords_1.html
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=googlefranceloses1111069873
au: Chatroom used to fire soccer riot
MEMBERS of Melbourne's Croatian community used the
internet to incite the riot that erupted at a Sydney
soccer match at the weekend, which led to a clubhouse
being raked with gunfire this week.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12567533%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
au: BitTorrent hubs close after ISP raid
The music industry's anti-piracy unit claims 50
file-sharing hubs in Australia closed down this week
following its raid on Internet service provider
Swiftel Communications for alleged copyright
infringement issues.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39185110,00.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/17/oz_torrent_closures/
UK man threatened with BitTorrent lawsuit
American movie studios are getting tough with Brits
who are involved with BitTorrent sites, but they may
have a fight on their hands
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39191958,00.htm
uk/il: Police foil hi-tech bank robbery bid
Israeli police are investigating with British forces
an attempted robbery of 219 million pounds at the
London offices of the Japanese bank Sumitomo.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7936007
us: Jail time for cyberstalker
A former employee of a Schaumburg electronics store
received a four-year prison sentence Thursday for
harassing a customer whose e-mail address and cell
phone number he stole off a computer she had in for
repair.
http://www.dailyherald.com/search/main_story.asp?intid=38429121
http://news.newkerala.com/world-news/?action=fullnews&id=87578
us: Wireless Internet opens new path for thieves
The spread of the wireless data technology known as
Wi-Fi has reshaped the way millions of Americans go
online, letting them tap into high-speed Internet
connections effortlessly at home and in many public
places.
http://news.com.com/Wireless+Internet+opens+new+path+for+thieves/2100-1009_3-5626703.html
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/19/technology/19wifi.html
Online crims now make big bucks from malware
IT’S hard to imagine Tony Soprano plotting extortion
and money laundering with a group of geeks but that’s
exactly what is happening on the international stage
with cybercrime.
http://reseller.co.nz/Reseller/Reseller.nsf/0/147A3E42F0E95DC9CC256FC6000906A8
ng: Cyber Crime: EFCC Goes Tough On Erring Proprietors
IN an apparent move to check the increasing rate of
internet fraud, the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) yesterday declared that it would
start arresting Cyber Cafe operators uncounted
internet fraudsters.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200503180888.html
ke: Major ICT Law to Be Unveiled
Kenya's ICT Policy will be in place ahead of a major
information technology event scheduled for May 2005.
Information and Communications permanent secretary,
James Rege said: "We'll finalized the ICT Policy by
the time WSIS and the Fair comes to Nairobi."
http://allafrica.com/stories/200503160881.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Phone porn set for spike
MOBILE phone users around the world spent $US400
million ($504 million) on pornographic pictures and
video in 2004.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12583149%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7932217
Behind the digital divide
Development: Much is made of the “digital divide”
between rich and poor. What do people on the ground
think about it?
http://economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?Story_id=3714058
us: Report: U.S. Internet Usage Thins Out
Fewer Americans spend time online now compared to the
same time last year, prompting calls by one research
firm to make the Web more "stimulating."
http://internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3491366
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5625735.html
Cell phone porn set for sales spike
Mobile phone users around the world spent $400 million
on pornographic pictures and video in 2004, an amount
that is expected to rise to $5 billion by 2010,
despite the tiny screen sizes, a survey found on
Thursday.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-5622471.html
France to develop Google 'rival'
France is spearheading a project to make European
literary works available online in an effort to
counter growing US cultural dominance worldwide.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4358871.stm
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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au: BitTorrent hubs close after ISP raid
The Australian music industry's antipiracy unit said
that 50 file-sharing hubs were closed down this week
following a raid on Internet service provider Swiftel
Communications.
http://news.com.com/BitTorrent+hubs+close+after+ISP+raid/2100-1030_3-5625768.html
P2P and Private Copying
With the appeal of the BMG v. Doe case scheduled for
next month, it is interesting to see developments in
Europe this week that also seek to protect individual
file sharers who download for personal, non-commercial
purposes.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca
Sweden to introduce tougher download laws
The Swedish government has proposed changes to the
country's copyright law which would make it illegal to
download, as well as distribute, music and films on
the internet without the copyright owner's permission.
http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=1122&date=20050317
us: As File Sharing Nears High Court, Net Specialists
Worry (reg req'd, sub req'd in a week)
The pro-technology camp is growing increasingly
anxious as the bitter debate over computer file
sharing heads toward the Supreme Court.
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/17/technology/17soft.html
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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EU warns on Microsoft behaviour
Microsoft seems to be falling short in its compliance
with anti-trust sanctions, the European Commission
says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4360577.stm
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39191837,00.htm
http://iht.com/articles/2005/03/17/yourmoney/msft.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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es: Hundreds targeted over child porn
More than 500 people are being targeted in an
international operation to fight child pornography,
Spanish police say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4354573.stm
http://english.people.com.cn/200503/18/eng20050318_177361.html
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10115876
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=620989
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3641D313-4874-41FA-83C1-4B1614E1EFEF.htm
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7920006
au: Former SES controller pleads guilty to child sex
charges
A Cobar man will be sentenced in Dubbo Court in May
after pleading guilty to six child sex charges.
http://abc.net.au/news/items/200503/1325290.htm
uk: Teacher quizzed over child porn
A TEACHER at Highdown School has been suspended after
being investigated by police about child pornography.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/story.asp?intid=11641
ca: Police volunteer faces child porn charges
A man arrested last week on child pornography charges
was a volunteer with the Halifax Regional Police youth
cadet program, the force said Wednesday.
http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2005/03/17/f154.raw.html
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1111021287199_60
http://www.canada.com/maritimes/news/story.html?id=48e4e61b-00d7-41c8-a1ba-43d1a5fb7fe9
it: Nueva operación contra la pornografía infantil en
Italia
Ante la noticia publicada ayer sobre la operación
contra pederastas dirigida por la Guardia Civil en
varios países y que se saldo con 500 detenciones, nos
encontramos con una nueva noticia de una operación
iniciada en Italia y en la que se han detenido cientos
de personas en 65 países.
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/111106075338106.shtml
us: Christian Radio DJ Arrested On Child Pornography
Charges
The agency’s investigation showed Ruleman downloaded
and possessed child pornography.
http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/9950.asp
http://tennessean.com/local/archives/05/03/67159826.shtml?Element_ID=67159826
us: Child Porn Found on Rectory Computer
A priest from Scranton is charged with having child
pornography on a computer at a church rectory.
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=3091446
us: He surfs to conquer - N.H. detective goes online
to nab child predators
Detective James F. McLaughlin remembers a former con
who had just served 10 years in Illinois for violently
raping a number of prepubescent boys.
http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_2612444
us: Saxtons River man faces child porn charge
An 18-year-old man was arrested on charges of child
pornography possession and promoting the recording of
a sexual act.
http://www.reformer.com/Stories/0,1413,102~8862~2769488,00.html
us: West Mifflin man in child porn case to spend
almost six years in prison
A West Mifflin man prosecuted on child pornography
charges stemming from the investigation of a woman
accused of selling her toddler for sex was sentenced
yesterday to nearly six years in federal prison.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05077/473417.stm
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/4298043/detail.html
us: Bishop apologizes in case of priest with child
pornography
The Catholic bishop of Rochester says he and the
diocese "erred very badly" in the case of a priest
accused of having child pornography.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_31031
http://rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050318/NEWS01/50318002/1007/
http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=25455&rnews_story_type=18
us: Child Porn Arrest
A southern Indiana man arrested for child pornography.
http://www.wthitv.com/newsdet.asp?id=8153
us: School computer technician charged in child porn
case
A Marshall Independent School District employee has
been indicted on child pornography charges that
include allegations he took pictures of a 3-year-old
child being molested.
http://www.ktbs.com/news-detail.html?cityid=1&hid=25835
us: 22-year-old pleads no contest to child pornography
charges
In as few of words as possible, 22-year-old Matthew
Strickling pleaded no contest Tuesday in 8th Circuit
Court to one count of possession of child pornography
stemming from a late-September investigation wherein
police found more than 1,000 images of children
engaged in sexual activity on his computer.
http://www.sentinel-standard.com/articles/2005/03/16/news/03news.txt
us: Man Sentenced for Child Porn Conviction
A man will spend nearly six years in prison, and the
rest of his life on parole, for a child pornography
conviction.
http://kdka.com/local/local_story_077113610.html
us: Teenager Arrested on Child Porn Charges
A Vermont teenager faces several charges related to
child pornography.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3095409
us: Leesville man arrested on child pornography
charges
A Leesville man was arrested last week on charges of
possessing child pornography.
http://www.leesvilledailyleader.com/articles/2005/03/15/news/news3.txt
us: Police: Teacher, Father Were Making Child Porn
In what investigators are calling one of the biggest
child pornography cases they have ever seen, a man who
teaches at a Metairie elementary school surrendered to
police Tuesday on warrants charging him with more than
2,000 counts of possession of sexually explicit images
involving children.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050316/lo_wdsu/2627864
us: Panhandle School Volunteer Charged With Child Porn
Authorities say there's no evidence an 80-year-old man
charged with possessing child pornography has had any
inappropriate relationships with children at an
elementary school where he did volunteer work.
http://www.local10.com/news/4291732/detail.html
http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=3086297
us: Larsen man faces child porn charges
A man investigated by the sheriff’s department last
year expressed relief it wasn’t looking for his
Internet music downloads before disclosing his cache
of child pornography, a criminal complaint states.
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_20268424.shtml
us: Local men used Internet to lure teens, arrange
clandestine meetings
Residents of The Woodlands expressed concern after two
local men were charged with allegedly meeting
teenagers on the Internet for sex.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1574&dept_id=532533&newsid=14165735&PAG=461&rfi=9
us: Pittsburgh - Crescent man indicted
A Crescent Township man was indicted Wednesday by a
federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges he induced
a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14165273
us: MINNEAPOLIS MAN INDICTED FOR PRODUCING,
DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORN (news release)
As a result of an investigation initiated by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special
agents, a Minneapolis man was indicted by a federal
grand jury Monday for producing and distributing child
pornography.
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/distrib031705.htm
us: SAN DIEGO MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD SEX TOURISM
AND PRODUCTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (news release)
A retired auditor is facing 17 years in prison after
pleading guilty here in U.S. District Court to charges
that he traveled to the Philippines to have sex with
disadvantaged teenage boys, whom prosecutors say he
paid with food, clothing, and money.
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/datanpred031505.htm
us: Police: Man sent child porn online
A Lynn Township man was charged Tuesday with
disseminating child pornography through his e-mail
address.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3_5pornmar16,0,7409067.story
us: Child porn found after wife tells police
A Pepper Pike man faces multiple child pornography
charges Saturday.
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=31958
us: Man arrested on child porn charges
Albany police detectives arrested 21-year-old Aaron
Grumm Thursday night after they received a call from
the First Lutheran Church's homeless shelter.
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=122725&SecID=33
http://www.wrgb.com/news/local/local_news.asp?selection=article_31054
us: Federal child porn charges for Tucson man
John DeSantis was indicted Wednesday by a federal
grand jury. The indictment was sought by the U.S.
attorney for Arizona in U.S. District Court.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=local&story_id=031905a9__childporn
us: Hartland karate instructor charged with child porn
possession
A Hartland karate instructor will appear in Milwaukee
County Circuit Court next month after police allegedly
found child pornography of boys as young as 2 years
old on a computer at his studio, according to court
records.
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2005/March_05/03182005_04.asp
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