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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Technology, Security and Privacy: The Fear of
Frankenstein, the Mythology of Privacy and the Lessons
of King Ludd By Kim A. Taipale
Abstract: This article suggests that the current
public debate that pits security and privacy as
dichotomous rivals to be traded one for another in a
zero-sum game is based on a general misunderstanding
and apprehension of technology on the one hand and a
mythology of privacy that conflates secrecy with
autonomy on the other. Further, political strategies
premised on outlawing particular technologies or
techniques or seeking to constrain technology through
laws alone are second-best -- and ultimately futile --
strategies that will result in little security and
brittle privacy protection.
http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue15.pdf
(page 4)
Full report at
http://www.ijclp.org/Cy_2004/pdf/Taipale_ijclp-paper.pdf
(for full report)
Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and
Legal Analysis By Angie A. Welborn and Henry Cohen
Legislative, Attorneys American Law Division
Introduction: Two prominent television events in the
past two years placed increased attention on the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its
broadcast indecency regulations. The airing of the
2003 Golden Globe Awards and the subsequent ruling of
the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, coupled with the
controversy surrounding the 2004 Super Bowl half-time
show, have brought broadcast indecency to the
forefront of the congressional agenda. During the 108
th Congress, several bills were introduced to increase
the penalties imposed for broadcast indecency and
prohibit the broadcast of certain words and phrases
though none of the legislation was enacted. In
addition, both the House and Senate held hearings on
broadcast indecency. Similar legislation has been
introduced in the 109 th Congress. This report
provides background on the two events in question,
discusses the legal evolution of the FCC’s indecency
regulations, and provides an overview of how the
current regulations have been applied and pending
legislation. The final section of the report considers
whether prohibiting the broadcast of “indecent” words
regardless of context would violate the First
Amendment.
http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue15.pdf
(page 9)
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/44236.pdf
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Govt oversteps on net ban: Nitschke
FEDERAL parliament is going beyond its legal powers in
its bid to ban suicide-related material on the
internet, voluntary euthanasia activist Philip
Nitschke said.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12782498%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39187436,00.htm
uk: Asbo call over jokes about the Pope
Man who published jokes about Pope's death on spoof
village website is threatened with antisocial
behaviour order.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Society/societyguardian/story/0,7843,1455597,00.html
ph: LETTER Child pornography
Letter from Elizabeth Protacio-de Castro, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor and Head Psychosocial Trauma and
Human Rights Program Center for Integrative and
Development Studies, University of the Philippines:
Let me respond to your editorial on April 7 (The
Economics of Child Pornography). First, the study on
child pornography was basically a rapid appraisal and
review of the issue. It was not our objective to look
into the economics of child pornography. My comment on
prostitution as a multimillion-dollar industry was
based on a review of literature from a previous
research that we did on children in the sex industry,
which provided the background information for this
study on child pornography.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/apr/09/yehey/opinion/20050409opi8.html
ph: EDITORIAL response to above letter: The economics
of child pornography
We assume that Ms. Elizabeth Protacio de Castro, the
chief author of a report for Unicef on child
pornography in the Philippines, knows whereof she
speaks.
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/apr/07/yehey/opinion/mainopi.html
ph: ISPs not doing enough to curb child porn --
research center
LOCAL Internet service providers or ISPs can a play a
crucial role in curbing child pornography in the
Philippines, but they proved "uncooperative" when
approached by a research center commissioned by the
United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to write a
book on this tech-savvy crime.
http://news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=32735
ca: Microsoft joins police in child-porn battle
Toronto Police and Microsoft have unveiled a new
computer system designed to track down internet
distributors of child pornography.
http://ottawa.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ot-cets2005040708
http://webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050408MicrosoftTeamsUpWithPoliceForcesToTargetChildPornography.html
http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3186211
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2335.html
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/News/2005/04/10/990419-sun.html
http://toronto.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=to-microsoft20050407
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/business/technology/11336620.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/08/tech/main686710.shtml
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=652253
http://wired.com/news/business/0,1367,67169,00.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CANADA_CHILD_PORN_TRACKER
http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=222554
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2005-04-08-software-police-aid_x.htm
ca: Online dangers lurk
As a longtime computer industry worker, Joseph
Sgandurra figured he knew all the risks lurking in
cyber land. But after being trained a year ago for the
national Be Web Aware program, which teaches parents
about online dangers, he conceded that even he needed
help.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/Business/2005/04/10/990148-sun.html
us: Texas AG warns children of Internet risks
Children and their parents should be more aware of
sexual predators lurking online, said Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott as he unveiled the second phase of
a program to prevent cybercrimes against young
Internet users.
http://mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14315638
Cyberbullying By: Donna J. Williams, MLHR, Management
Development Specialist
"Today’s youth are equipped with and proficient in
using electronic communication devices that far
surpass the now obsolete pagers and analog cell
phones. Digital cell phones, camera cell phones, text
messages, electronic mail, instant messages, online
journals, polling sites and chat rooms are the norm.
Parents want accessibility to their children,
particularly for safety considerations, and school
districts have consented to student possession and use
with some restrictions.
http://www.odr.info/more.php?id=1489_0_1_0_M
us: School bullies find a new playground
Twelve-year-old Jennifer was a typical sixth-grader.
She liked to play soccer. She got good grades. And she
liked to IM (instant-message) her friends.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/298461p-255094c.html
us: Teen suspended (from school) for Web site
'Bad Dog' allowed students to bypass Internet filter
http://www.politechbot.com/2005/04/05/student-suspended-for
cn: Beijing enforces the party line
In a surprisingly broad and deep targeting of thought
and expression here, authorities across China have
shut or drastically curtailed college Internet message
boards — a powerful vehicle for free exchange, and one
used far more by non-students than students.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-04-05-beijing-sites_x.htm
Workshop on Social Web Content Filtering and Semantic
Web: A WWW2005 Workshop (14th Int. WWW Conference, May
2005, Japan)
The World Wide Web allows anyone on the network to
access a much wider variety of content than any
previous information distribution mechanism. There are
so many Web sites about every subject imaginable, and
about subjects that were entirely unknown or alien to
readers before encountering them in the Web. The
inclusive nature of the World Wide Web can complicate
effective site navigation and bring users in contact
with materials they find offensive or inappropriate.
Content filtering is an information seeking process in
which contents are selected to satisfy a relatively
stable and specific information need. There are two
dominant approaches to tackle the problem of content
filtering: content-based filtering and social
information filtering. Content based filtering has
limitation and social information filtering is
developed as a complementary technique to address the
limitations. Social information filtering finds
potentially interesting contents by taking account of
other people with similar taste.
http://swcf2005.tom.sfc.keio.ac.jp/
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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ca/us: AdScam leak on web
AN AMERICAN website has breached the publication ban
protecting a Montreal ad exec's explosive and damning
testimony at the AdScam inquiry. The U.S. blogger
raised the ire of the Gomery commission this weekend
by publishing extracts from testimony given in secret
by Jean Brault last Thursday.
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2005/04/04/981891-sun.html
fr: Former Yahoo chief cleared in Nazi case
A Paris appeals court on Wednesday cleared former
Yahoo president Timothy Koogle of charges that he
justified crimes against humanity by permitting the
sale of Nazi objects on Yahoo's auction site.
http://news.com.com/Former+Yahoo+chief+cleared+in+Nazi+case/2100-1030_3-5658757.html
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-yahoo7apr07,1,3120459.story
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11326488.htm
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=exyahooceosnaz1112877205
Ex-presidente de Yahoo! absuelto por el caso de venta
objetos nazis
http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/111294999048007.shtml
uk: Online criminals challenge police
The net has not just changed the way that businesses
work, it has done the same for organised crime too, a
leading E-crime police officer has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4420325.stm
us: 13 News Entities Tackle Apple on Confidentiality
More than a dozen news organizations are trying to
stop Apple Computer Inc. from forcing online
publishers to identify sources of confidential
information on company products.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-sbriefs9.3apr09,1,1042917.story
us: TO CATCH A CYBER THIEF: FBI Agent Talks About His
Travels to Distant Shores to Stop Internet Scams
Supervisory Special Agent Dale Miskell: "During every
arrest, we drew huge crowds—people wondering what was
going on and why a U.S. law enforcement officer was
there."
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/april05/cyberthief040405.htm
de: Court decision in music industry vs. heise online
In the legal dispute between eight companies from the
music industry and German publisher Heise
Zeitschriften Verlag, the first-instance district
court of Munich I has just presented its written
ruling. The matter in dispute was a report by heise
online on a new version of software to make copies of
DVDs. In the original version, this report not only
took a critical view of software vendor Slysoft's
claims, but also provided a link to the company's web
site.
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/58315
us: Sheriff praises crime initiatives
The legislation, which was sent to Gov. Kathleen
Sebelius, also would increase the statute of
limitations for most crimes from two years to five
years. The bill also increases the sentence for
indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated
indecent solicitation of a child under 14 to make
prison time a greater certainty. Also, prosecutors can
charge those possessing child pornography images with
a crime for each image.
http://www.tonganoxiemirror.com/section/local/story/7639
us: California Senate committee votes to ban online
hunting
A state Senate committee voted Tuesday to ban what one
lawmaker calls "video target practice using live
animals."
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11317290.htm
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POLICY
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uk: British government to set up new commission to
regulate Internet gambling
The British government said Friday it was setting up a
new commission to regulate gambling, including bets
made on the Internet.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/04-08-2005/5f4b00069a38ec5e.html
uk: Election sparks calls for cybercrime minister
The future of cybercrime fighting in the UK is up in
the air, as next month's election could derail the
creation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39194001,00.htm
UK cyberpolice unit gets new chief
The police have appointed a detective with expertise
in online paedophilia investigations to take over the
running of the high-tech crime division of the UK's
National Crime Squad (NCS).
http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39129322,00.htm
Internet gambling ban: both sides claim WTO appeal win
The US can maintain restrictions on internet gambling,
but its laws must change because they discriminate
against foreign operators. That was the result of a
closely-watched appeal ruling from the World Trade
Organisation yesterday.
http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=internetgamblingba1112963207
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/WTO-revises-online-gambling-ruling/2005/04/08/1112815703791.html
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SPAM
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us: Nine-Year Sentence for Spammer
Jeremy Jaynes becomes the first junk e-mailer to face
hard time, but the judge agrees to postpone the
sentence until an appeal can determine any outstanding
constitutional questions.
http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,67172,00.html
http://nytimes.com/2005/04/09/technology/09spam.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPAM_SENTENCING
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4426949.stm
US still leads global spam list
More than a third of all spam e-mails originate in the
US, according to a survey by security firm Sophos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4420161.stm
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12791070%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
au: Alleged spammer raided
THE communications regulator has executed a search
warrant at the Perth premises of company alleged to
have sent tens of millions of unsolicited emails.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12782831%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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What If Every Kid Had a Computer?
In Wired magazine: The MIT Media Lab's plan for a $100
laptop could unleash a worldwide wave of innovation.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/view.html?pg=2
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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uk: Parents of net music thieves to be fined £4000
Parents whose children illegally swap music over the
internet could be fined at least £4,000 following a
landmark legal settlement.
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&targetRule=10&xml=/connected/2005/03/09/ecrfile05.xml
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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InternetNZ recruiting new Executive Director
InternetNZ is seeking an Executive Director, and
advertisements have appeared today seeking applicants
for the role.
http://internetnz.net.nz/vacancy/index.html
Will the Next Version of Windows Be Worth the Wait?
When Windows 95 was introduced ten years ago,
customers readily upgraded their operating systems,
but will they acquiesce so easily this time?
http://nytimes.com/2005/04/10/business/yourmoney/10digi.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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uk: Net porn fiend posed as teenage girl
CROYDON warehouseman Steven Russell pretended to be a
teenage girl in order to e-mail young women, a court
heard on Tuesday.
http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0225croydon/tm_objectid=15378327&method=full&siteid=53340&headline=net-porn-fiend-posed-as-teenage-girl-name_page.html
uk: Worldwide web closes on child porn pervert
A CHILD porn internet pervert is facing jail after
b.coming only the fifth person in Britain to be
convicted of having filthy images obtained in another
country.
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/huntingdon/2005/04/08/bab1e827-7f33-4ecc-b6ee-e79a646c5753.lpf
us: Questions Raised By School Board Child Porn
Allegations
Questions are being asked about why it took so long to
remove a Miami-Dade County School Board employee who
is under investigation for child pornography.
http://www.local10.com/news/4362200/detail.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wisn/20050408/lo_wplg/2663063
us: Child Porn Investigation In Miami-Dade School
District
Local 10 has learned that there is a child pornography
investigation going on in the Miami-Dade County Public
School District.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wplg/20050408/lo_wplg/2661343
us: Washington man accused in child-sex case
A Washington man was arraigned Friday on charges
stemming from his alleged rape of two children and
dealings in child pornography.
http://www.observer-reporter.com/283029959469191.bsp
us: Man faces 110 counts in child pornography case
A Caledonia man was charged with 110 felony counts on
Friday for sexually explicit photos he took of an
11-year-old girl.
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2005/04/09/local/iq_3476318.txt
us: Marion man sentenced for possession of child
pornography
A 40-year-old Marion man has been sentenced to 12 1/2
years in federal prison for possession of child
pornography and receipt of child pornography.
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3187457
us: Rochester man charged with distributing child
pornography online
A 20-year-old Rochester man is accused of trafficking
in child pornography online. The federal charge filed
Thursday against Richard Petix carries a maximum
penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine
upon conviction.
http://www.10nbc.com/index.asp?template=item&story_id=14577
http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=3182269
us: Man charged with possessing child pornography
A 29-year-old Superior man faces felony charges after
his ex-girlfriend discovered child pornography on the
computer they shared.
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/11332691.htm
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/11327025.htm
us: Former teacher charged with child pornography
A former New Bern middle school teacher has been
charged with interstate transportation of child
pornography.
http://newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=20863
http://www.wxii12.com/news/4359559/detail.html
us: 21-year-old pleads to counts of trading child porn
online
The parents of a former LSU student sat Friday in
federal court in Baton Rouge and watched as their
21-year-old son pleaded guilty to trading child
pornography online.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/041005/new_trading001.shtml
us: Dispatcher facing child pornography charges
A 35-year-old Virginia State Police dispatcher with
the Wytheville division has been charged with
possessing child pornography and contributing to the
delinquency of a minor. Steven Scott Musser of
Hillsville was arrested March 22, following an
investigation by the state police.
http://wythenews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=SVE/MGArticle/SVE_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782016537
us: Police find suspected child porn on town
official's computer
Police say they found what appears to be child
pornography on a computer that belongs to an East
Bridgewater town official.
http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_32338
us: Man found guilty on child porn charges
A Middlesboro man has been found guilty in federal
court on child pornography charges.
http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/articles/2005/04/09/news/958porn.txt
us: Man Throws Away Evidence of Child Pornography
Forty-six year old David Keith Rubin was arrested
Wednesday for child pornography after a three week
investigation from the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=12263
us: Springfield Home Searched For Child Pornography
Federal agents served a search warrant Wednesday at a
Clark County home in a search for child pornography.
http://www.whiotv.com/news/4353646/detail.html
us: Man gets two years in child-sex plea
A 19-year-old who took explicit photos of his
15-year-old girlfriend was sentenced to two years in
prison Friday after pleading guilty to sexual assault
of a child and child pornography charges.
http://www.theeagle.com/region/localregional/040905davis.php
us: Car salesman arraigned on child pornography
charges
A Lynn man, formerly of Swampscott, who allegedly
postedon the Internet, was arraigned in Lynn District
Court Friday.
http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/news/view.bg?articleid=8794
us: Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Child
Porn
A local man will spend the next nine years in prison
after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=35239
us: Federal authorities drop pornography charges
against priest
Federal prosecutors says they will NOT pursue child
pornography charges against an Arnaudville priest.
http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3183867
us: Greece Man Faces Child Porn Charges
A Greece man faces federal charges related to child
pornography.
http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=25995&rnews_story_type=18
us: Owens prof's porn case under review
The Wood County prosecutor's office has started
reviewing the case of an Owens Community College
computer professor who allegedly downloaded child
pornography onto a college computer.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050409/NEWS21/504090398
us: Former Cardozo HS Teacher Sentenced In Sex Crime
Case
A former Cardozo High School social studies teacher
was sentenced to six months in jail last week and must
give up his teaching license as the result of an
Internet
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14303027
us: Plea deal in child sex case
A Seabrook man who was scheduled to go to trial this
week on charges of traveling to Oregon to have sex
with a 15-year-old girl he met on the Internet has
changed his plea to guilty.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/hampton/04082005/news/35884.htm
us: Anthem resident allegedly tries to lure child
online
The sheriff's office has arrested an Anthem resident
for allegedly trying to lure a child on the Internet.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0406az-predator06-ON.html
us: Firefighter nabbed in child-sex sting
A volunteer with the city fire department was arrested
March 22 after undercover police caught the man
allegedly trying to set up a sexual encounter with a
preteen girl outside Fredericksburg.
http://www.vagazette.com/news/va-news3_040605apr06,0,1804790.story
us: Man enters guilty plea to having child porn
A Monroe man found to have bought child pornography
over the Internet pleaded guilty yesterday in return
for a recommendation that he serve no more than six
months behind bars.
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/04/06/brf836.htm
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