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general internet news - Mar 31
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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id: Government vows to come down hard on pornography
After hearing a report about group masturbation among
elementary school students, President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono said the government would soon take extreme
steps to stamp out pornography.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050329.A06
us: Internet pornography filters urged at all
libraries
In early February, a pair of 12-year-old girls sat
down at a computer terminal in Bethel Park Library to
review some schoolwork. At the same time, a man
sitting next to them viewed nude women wrestling on a
Yahoo chat room.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05089/479667.stm
ca: "There is no safe place" - cyber bullying
School kids are heading back after spring break. But
can they get any relief from the taunts sent through
the technology meant to protect them?
http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050326.gtcyberbully28/BNStory/Technology/
uk: Under the skin of adult media
Most clients wouldn't touch porn with a bargepole, yet
it offers an affluent, young audience. Steve Hemsley
meets the sales force determined to rid adult media of
its seedy stereotypes
http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/folder2005/Mar03/29/undertheskinofadultmedia
uk: Stronger warnings for UK video games
The UK computer games industry has agreed to improve
the warnings on adult video games in order to increase
parental awareness of the types of games being played
by their children, the Government announced on
Saturday.
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=strongerwarningsfo1112087723
uk: Ryanair draws first blood in battle over pilots'
web attack
Pilots' leaders have accused Ryanair of an
extraordinary attack on free speech in a high court
battle over a website that contains anonymous
criticisms of the airline by some of its employees.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1448262,00.html
us: Public's help is key to combating online child
pornography, police say
Law enforcement's best weapon to fight Internet child
pornography is public cooperation, a Broome County
Sheriff's Office detective said Tuesday.
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/news/stories/ne033005s157175.shtml
za: 3G phones may expose kids to paedophiles
Parents have been warned to be cautious with hi-tech
cellphones which may expose children to undesirable
influences, according to the National Internet
Advisory Committee.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1112159162598B252
ir: Pregnant blogger Najmeh Oumidparvar freed after 24
days in prison
Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that
Najmeh Oumidparvar, who was arrested on 2 March for
defending her detained husband, fellow blogger Mohamad
Reza Nasab Abdolahi, was released after 24 days in
detention on 26 March. She said her husband is in good
health.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12655
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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kr: Three Internet Portals Indicted for Circulating
Pornography
The prosecutor’s office is stepping up to regulate
pornographic material that is being circulated widely
on the Internet.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005032835878
kr: Crackdown Starts on Online Pornography
The prosecution has launched a massive crackdown on
Web search engines for posting obscene video content
on their Web sites.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200503/kt2005032719251511980.htm
int: Over 2500 phishing sites active
A total of 2625 active phishing sites were reported in
February, the Anti Phishing Working Group has
reported, making for an average monthly growth rate of
26 percent since last July.
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Over-2500-phishing-sites-active/2005/03/30/1111862444309.html
int: ISPs join to 'fingerprint' Internet attacks
Leading global telecommunications companies, ISPs, and
network operators will begin sharing information on
Internet attacks as members of a new group called the
"Fingerprint Sharing Alliance," according to a
published statement from the new group.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/03/28/HNfingerprintattacks_1.html
us: Report: Cybersecurity regs would be tricky
Some lawmakers, concerned about the nation's
vulnerability to cybercrime and possible
cyberterrorism, are considering whether a larger
federal government role in dealing with the problem is
feasible.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2005-03-28-cybersecurity-regs-report_x.htm
bg: Crackdown on porn rings
THE past few weeks have seen a crackdown on several
illegal operations producing internet pornography,
including child pornography.
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/crackdown-on-porn-rings/id_11045/catid_5
us: Lawmaker Aims To Outlaw Hunting, Killing Animals
Online
Shoot To Kill Real Animals Using Your Computer Mouse
For $300
http://www.channel3000.com/technology/4316659/detail.html
us: Growing Number of Lawsuits Could Hurt Google's Ad
Revenue
Fabrice Dariot's travel agency, Bourse des Vols,
boasts a terrace lined with potted plants and sweeping
views of 17th-century apartments in the center of the
city.
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/27/technology/27cnd-google.html
http://iht.com/articles/2005/03/27/business/google28.html
us: Report: Cybersecurity regs would be tricky
Some lawmakers, concerned about the nation's
vulnerability to cybercrime and possible
cyberterrorism, are considering whether a larger
federal government role in dealing with the problem is
feasible.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2005-03-28-cybersecurity-regs-report_x.htm
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POLICY
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au: Calling bullies' bluff
INDEPENDENT school principal Barbara Stone has
criticised the Government's crackdown on mobile
phones, claiming it will not help prevent
cyber-bullying.
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1260&storyid=2874597
nz: ISP draft code of practice released
Non-profit Internet society InternetNZ has released a
draft of its revamped code-of-practice for Internet
service providers, putting it out for public comment.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3229133a28,00.html
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SPAM
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nz: Pushing online boundaries
Anti-spam legislation expected early next year has a
new business partnership treading carefully as it
pushes the boundaries of online marketing.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10117484
us/uk: Politicians form transatlantic spam alliance
The US Congressional Internet Caucus, the body charged
with educating US lawmakers about the Internet and
fostering its growth, is teaming up with its UK
counterpart to tackle spam.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39186149,00.htm
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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ph: Rapid rise of Internet use in the Philippines,
e-commerce to follow: IDC
Internet users in the Philippines are projected to
increase by more than 69 percent to 20 million by
2007, a market intelligence firm covering the
information technology industry said.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050330/wl_asia_afp/philippinesiteconomy_050330073649
ee: Interest in phone sex lines droops off
Owners of erotic telephone chat services in Estonia
are complaining of drooping customer interest, which
even up-front advertising has been unable to revive, a
report in the Eesti Paevaleht daily newspaper said on
Tuesday.
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Interest-in-phone-sex-lines-droops-off/2005/03/30/1111862432053.html
uk: BBC's online radio streams ahead
The number of people listening to BBC radio shows on
the internet has grown by a quarter in the past month.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4391163.stm
Power-hungry PCs cost users dear
A study of the electricity consumed by electrical
devices shows people could save money by switching
off.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4393453.stm
uk: First UK homes go digital TV only
Television viewers in two Welsh villages make history
by becoming the first in the UK to lose their analogue
signal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4390579.stm
us: Dow Jones foresees more paid Web sites
More U.S. publishers likely will try to wean readers
off free Internet versions of their newspapers by
starting to charge online subscription fees, says a
Dow Jones executive.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=8026938
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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us: Lively Debate as Justices Address File Sharing
The Supreme Court showdown in the Grokster case
between old-fashioned entertainment and new-fangled
technology found the justices responsive to the
software maker.
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/30/technology/30bizcourt.html
(reg req'd)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8684-2005Mar29.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCOTUS_FILE_SHARING
http://iht.com/articles/2005/03/29/business/grok-4909183.html
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,67010,00.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Microsoft to Implement EU-Mandated Windows Changes
Microsoft will implement all of the major changes to
its new stripped-down version of Windows requested by
the European Commission, the software giant said on
Tuesday.
http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8025224
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=microsoftrenamesme1112088062
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Man on child porn charges remanded
A MERREDIN man charged with child pornography offences
has appeared in the Merredin Court of Petty Sessions.
http://merredin.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&story_id=382030
us: Raleigh Man Charged With Cyber-Stalking
Police say Gary Kathuria wrote threatening e-mails to
his boss and her children.
http://www.wral.com/news/4325717/detail.html
us: Boy Scouts Executive Surrenders in Fort Worth on a
Child Pornography Charge
The longtime program director of the Boy Scouts of
America and chairman of its Youth Protection Task
Force has surrendered on a federal charge of receiving
and distributing child pornography on the Internet,
the United States attorney's office in Fort Worth said
Tuesday.
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/30/national/30scout.html
(reg req'd)
http://nytimes.com/2005/03/29/national/29cnd-scout.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/03/28/daily17.html
http://www.kxtv.com/storyfull10.asp?id=10006
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-03-29-scout-leader-porn_x.htm
http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2629753
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12698911%255E1702,00.html
us: Apex Man Faces Child Pornography Charges
An Apex man was arrested Tuesday on multiple child
pornography charges, police said.
http://www.nbc17.com/news/4328161/detail.html
us: Man gets 18 months for having child pornography
A 61-year-old Muncie man who was caught with child
pornography on his home computer received an 18-month
sentence Monday.
http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/2/037143-9062-002.html
us: St. Johns County Man Busted For Child Porn
A St. Johns County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon
on a second-degree felony charge of sexual performance
by a child with intent to promote. Police apprehended
Jeramy Lee Graham, 30, after a six-week investigation
revealed he had stored child pornography on a computer
he once owned.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050330/lo_wjxt/2648426
us: Geneva Man Jailed for Child Porn
A Geneva man will serve six years in prison on child
pornography charges.
http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=25739
us: Man sentenced on child porn charges
A 54-year-old Ashland man was sentenced Tuesday to 65
years in prison on child pornography convictions.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2005/March/30/LNlist7.htm
us: Man sentenced to six years in prison for child
porn
A central New York man who was part of a group that
traded child pornography was sentenced today to 6
years in prison for distributing and receiving sexual
images of children.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_31673
us: Birthday Present Turns To Child Porn Bust
A local father says he bought a computer for his
daughter's birthday and found images of young children
having sex on it.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=34758
us: Ashland man gets 65 years in child pornography
case
A 54-year-old Ashland man was sentenced today to 65
years in prison after he admitted to taking sexually
explicit photos of two 8-year-old girls and storing
them on his home computer.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/rss/11259166.htm
us: High court won't hear judge's child porn case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the
appeal of a former California judge accused of storing
child pornography on his court computer.
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/11256961.htm
us: Police: Sex Assault Suspect Planned Pornography
Site
A man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old
boy was planning to start a pornography site,
investigators told Local 2 Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kgtv/20050328/lo_kprc/2646438
us: Pair plead not guilty to computer child porn
charges
Two men who allegedly believed they were chatting
online with a 13-year-old girl pleaded not guilty
Monday to computer child pornography charges.
http://nwanews.com/story.php?paper=bcdr§ion=News&storyid=18878
us: FBI Web bust nets Slidell man
A 37-year-old Slidell man was arrested Sunday for his
alleged attempt to lure a 13-year-old boy he met
online for a sexual encounter, authorities said.
http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2005/03/29/news/news02.txt
us: Child Pornography Found on Lubbock Man's Computer
A search of one Lubbock man's computer revealed
explicit movies and pictures of boys involved in
sexual activities. 45-year-old Charles Ladd Taylor is
charged with possession of child pornography.
Authorities do not believe any of the boys are from
Lubbock.
http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=3141218
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