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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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eu: Information Day on Safer Internet plus programme
On Monday 13 June an Information Day will be held for
the first call for proposals of the Safer Internet
plus programme. Subject to the completion of all the
necessary procedures, it is intended to launch a call
in June 2005 with a deadline for proposals in October
2005. A plenary session of the Safer Internet Forum
will take place on Tueasday 14 June 2005. The meeting
will focus on "Child safety and mobile phones". This
issue has become important with the increased use of
mobile phones by children, and the launch of 3G mobile
services.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm
South Korean swingers in net porn bust
More than 150 South Korean swingers found themselves
taking a short break from trans-marital rumpy-pumpy
yesterday after police busted the owner and users of a
wife-swapping website for alleged violation of
pornography laws. The caged libertines are suspected
of posting nude photographs of themselves on the "Bubu
Plus" website - operated from the southern city of
Pusan. It is alleged to have attracted 5,000 paying
members purely by word of mouth.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/23/korea_porn_bust/
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7978869
tw/cn: Lift Internet bans says Wu to Beijing
The Mainland Affairs Council boss says Beijing should
lift its bans on Taiwanese websites so that Chinese
people can better understand the country
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=22002
cn: China clamps down on campus bulletin boards
China has blocked off-campus Internet users from
accessing several bulletin boards operated by
universities as part of a government clampdown on
outspoken domestic Web sites.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5628463.html
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7966150
cn: Cyberdissident Zhang Lin formally charged
Reporters Without Borders expresses deep concern at
the news that pro-democrat activist and cyberdissident
Zhang Lin is formally charged with "attempting to
subvert state power". He faces a heavy jail sentence
and is due to be tried within the next two months.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12562
us: Utah enacts net porn law
Utah's governor has defied criticism from technology
firms and free speech activists to sign into law a
bill designed to protect children from Internet
pornography.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/22/utah_filtering_law/
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5629067.html
http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=220856
us: Is it Net assistance . . . or cyberstalking?
A Cambridge start-up is offering a service it says
gives a measure of control over the personal data the
Internet disgorges, giving new meaning to a practice
commonly termed ''ego surfing" or ''Googling
yourself."
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/03/21/is_it_net_assistance____or_cyberstalking
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10727
http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0503/22/tech-123020.htm
us: Point. Click. Cyberbully - Schoolyard bulllies get
nastier online
When Joanne had a row with a longtime friend last
year, she had no idea it would spill into cyberspace.
But what started as a spat at a teenage sleepover
swiftly escalated into a three-month harangue of
threatening e-mails and defacement of her Web log. "It
was a nonstop nightmare," says Joanne, 14, a freshman
at a private high school in Southern California. "I
dreaded going on my computer."
http://desertsunonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050321/BUSINESS/503210305/1003
us: Cool girls target bullies
Manissa Mathurin has never been bullied in school;
she'd be the one to pick on others. But the
16-year-old Spring Valley High School sophomore
realized one day last week that her behavior had to
change when her 10-year-old sister came home from
school crying.
http://thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050320/NEWS03/503200321/1017
us: Cyber-Bullying Growing
Cyber-bullying, when kids pick on other kids on the
Internet, is a very real phenomenon. A recent study
found more than 40 percent of students claim to have
been bullied online.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/21/earlyshow/living/caught/main681867.shtml
us: Keeping kids safe in cyberspace: Hudson technology
director to discuss Internet dangers tonight
With ever younger kids surfing the Net, it's time to
teach them the ABCs of safely navigating cyberspace,
according to the schools' technology director Ellen
Schuck.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=93887
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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eu: Cybercrime 'must be taken seriously'
EURIM has said that crimes committed online need to be
taken as seriously as they would be offline, in a call
for an overhaul of laws relating to computer-related
crime
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39192416,00.htm
nz: Internet crime soars by over 350pc
Theft of confidential financial information on the
internet is growing rapidly, according to a report by
security specialists Symantec released today.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10116509
uk: Experts evolve new techniques to solve cyber crime
Electronic crime detection experts are working with
police and forensic detectives in a Scotland
university to establish new techniques to detect cyber
crime, especially child pornography.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=88473
AFP sues Google over content
News agency AFP has claimed search engine Google
breached its copyright by reproducing its pictures and
articles.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1442718,00.html
EFF appeals Apple fan site ruling
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday that
it has appealed a court ruling that could force Apple
Computer fan sites to give up their confidential
sources to the company.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5630864.html
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POLICY
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us: Cyberlaw in the Supreme Court - 30/4/05
On March 29, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear
arguments in two cases that together will greatly
determine how government can and will regulate the
Internet in the future, and the impact that the public
interest will have on the development of cyberlaw over
the next decade. ... At Cyberlaw in the Supreme Court,
the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and
Society will convene a discussion of these cases,
their broader implications, and what effect the
pending Supreme Court decisions could have on the
public interest.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/supreme/
au: No new spyware legislation needed
Australia does not need new legislation to deal with
the growing spyware problem, the federal government
says.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39185506,00.htm
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12628907%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
ca: Cybertip.ca Issues Public Alert (news release)
Cybertip.ca, Industry Canada SchoolNet and Justice
Manitoba teamed up with the RCMP/Winnipeg Police
Service Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit to
issue a public alert about the misuse of webcams that
leads to the sexual exploitation of adolescent girls.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2005/22/c7579.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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What price for 'trusted PC security'?
You can now buy "trusted computers", but can we really
trust the PC vendors?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4360793.stm
Do computers help with children's education?
Debate is raging over whether computers and Internet
access are harmful or beneficial to children's
education, with two surveys providing contradictory
results.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39185500,00.htm
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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au: Kazaa - Sharman, others plead innocence
P2P software provider Sharman Networks and associated
parties have collectively denied copyright
infringement accusations directed against them by
recording companies.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39185689,00.htm
au: Closing Arguments Begin in Kazaa Trial
The owners of global file-sharing company Kazaa told a
court Wednesday they should not be held liable for
copyright infringements by network users because the
company cannot control how the software is used after
it is downloaded.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AUSTRALIA_KAZAA_TRIAL
au: Kazaa - When the music stops (reg req'd)
The internet world is focusing on Sydney this week as
a landmark record industry case draws to a close,
writes Garth Montgomery. A shadow is following Kevin
Bermeister. He can't see his pursuer, but he knows
someone is there. Half-walking, half-running from the
Queen Square court district towards Martin Place,
Bermeister scans Phillip Street's reflection in shop
windows.
http://smh.com.au/news/Technology/Music-download-test-case/2005/03/22/1111254028074.html
au: Kazaa 'built on piracy' (reg req'd)
The internet file-sharing service Kazaa was not akin
to community radio and there was no "bill of rights"
giving the community a voice because it was built on
piracy, the Federal Court has heard.
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Kazaa-built-on-piracy/2005/03/23/1111525205604.html
au: Daily Dispatch (Opinion) - Kazaagate Day 17
Bermeister’s mate revealed as directing Sharman funds
and telling Hemming where she’ll live. Music industry
barrister is forced to consider a heavy habit of cigar
smoking to harden up his pipes. Bermeister turns up to
court with a cardboard cut out gangster. And Dispatch
fruitlessly talks to Bermeister but amuses himself
anyway.
http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/F783BE4F47F3710FCA256FCC007F0448
us: P2P: Music's Death Knell or Boon?
Technology optimists and pessimists duke it out at the
South by Southwest conference. While some music
insiders have high hopes for new revenue streams,
others say peer-to-peer song sharing continues to
wreak havoc.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,66959,00.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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US$1.85 billion Ask Jeeves sale agreed
InterActiveCorp's US$1.85 billion offer has been
accepted, and it thinks that the search engine 'has
the potential to become one of the great brands on the
Internet and beyond'.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39185489,00.htm
Yahoo ups free email storage to 1 gigabyte
Yahoo says it will soon begin giving users of its free
Web e-mail service 1 gigabyte of storage, four times
more than it now offers, amid intense competition.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7981890
http://news.com.com/Yahoo+bolsters+e-mail+storage+to+1GB/2100-1032_3-5630773.html
fr: France to launch online book project to rival that
of Google
President Chirac has orderd his culture minister and
the head of France's national library to draft plans
for the internet distribution of European works of
literature, intended to compete with a similar project
from Google, which the President believes will favour
English-language works.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=6837
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Police launch child porn raids
POLICE have recovered more than 250,000 child abuse
images and charged 29 people as a result of a
week-long operation targeting child pornography which
culminated in a series of raids on homes on the
Sunshine Coast yesterday.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12622523-421,00.html
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1328183.htm
au: Public servant pleads guilty to child porn charges
A 45-year-old Northern Territory public servant has
pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in the
Darwin Magistrates Court.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1330419.htm
au: Hearing set for child porn
A CHILD pornography charge against a former Albury
schoolteacher is listed for hearing in Albury Court on
June 30.
http://www.bordermail.com.au/newsflow/pageitem?page_id=921672
au: Merredin man on child porn charge
POLICE have arrested and charged a Merredin man with
possession of child pornography.
http://merredin.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&story_id=380588
au: Step-father jailed for sexually abusing twins
A 35-year-old man who sexually abused his twin
step-children has been jailed for 10 years and five
months.
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1329199.htm
nz: Lawyer fined for pornography possession
Former Huntly lawyer Mike Meyrick has been fined $3000
for possessing pornography on his computer and floppy
disks.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10116619
nz/us: Child-porn addict found with help of US Customs
A Christchurch microbiologist has been fined after he
was caught in a United States pornography sting.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10116472
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=48712
ca: Four P.E.I. men charged with possessing child porn
Four men, including a veteran member of the
Charlottetown police force, were charged Monday with
possession of child pornography.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1111500239227_34/
http://www.canada.com/maritimes/news/story.html?id=fccae31b-b0b8-43cb-8ccd-ea07e9dc826b
gr: Boy, 15, caught for child porn
A 15-year-old boy from Athens is to be charged with
possessing computer software containing images of
child pornography and distributing it over the
Internet, police said on Saturday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100012_21/03/2005_54265
us: Christian Radio DJ Arrested On Child Pornography
Charges
Chris Ruleman was arrested by the FBI’s violent crimes
task force Friday morning. The agency’s investigation
showed Ruleman downloaded and possessed child
pornography.
http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/9950.asp
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/News2005/mar05/mar21/1_mon/news8monday.html
us: Rockford tip leads to N.C. porn inquiry
A tip from Rockford police has led to an investigation
into possible child pornography activity in suburban
Raleigh, N.C.
http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050323/NEWS0107/503230306/1004
us: Police search man's home
Detectives searched the home of a Presbyterian youth
minister in connection with the electronic
transmission of child pornography, according to a
recently returned search warrant.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2244380p-8624376c.html
us: School Employee Indicted On Child Pornography
Charges
A Marshall ISD employee is now charged with 3 counts
of indecency with a child in addition to 18 other
charges involving child pornography.
http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=3112523
us: Bellevue man pleads guilty to child porn
A Bellevue man accused of having sex with a
14-year-old girl he met through the Internet pleaded
guilty in federal court to possessing child
pornography.
http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3113593
us: Roanoke Rapids man linked to child porn
A Roanoke Rapids man has been charged with conspiring
to produce child pornography that depicts a
grandfather having sex with his 10-year-old
granddaughter.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2244389p-8624441c.html
us: Sentencing of convicted child pornographer starts
A former Lee County High School teacher convicted of
child pornography will soon find out how long he'll
spend in prison. His sentencing hearing got underway
Tuesday, but his lawyers are already planning to ask
for a new trial.
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=3112518
us: Williamsburg Man Faces Child Pornography Charge
A member of the Coast Guard is behind bars for the
second time on child pornography charges
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3101449
us: Windham Man Appears In Court On Child Porn Charges
A Windham man charged with 145 counts of dissemination
and possession of child pornography made his first
court appearance Tuesday afternoon.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/4308201/detail.html
us: Child Pornography Suspect Arrested
John Maggert was arrested by Federal Marshals at a
house in Elkhart, Indiana Tuesday morning.
http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/10000.asp
us: Child porn conviction
A 44-year-old Grafton man was sentenced to two years
of probation Tuesday for possessing child pornography.
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2005/March_05/03212005_05.asp
us: Homeless Man Charged With Possessing Child
Pornography
Albany police have charged a homeless man with
possessing child pornography, after some pictures were
found under his bed at a homeless shelter.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/local/local_news.asp?selection=article_31054
us: Man faces dozen pornography charges after computer
searched
A Vicksburg man faces 12 counts of possessing child
pornography after photographic images were discovered
on a computer he had taken to be repaired.
http://www.dailycitizen.com/articles/2005/03/21/news/porncharges.txt
us: Bellevue man pleads guilty to child porn
A Bellevue man accused of having sex with a
14-year-old girl he met through the Internet pleaded
guilty in federal court to possessing child
pornography.
http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3113593
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