general internet news - Apr 26

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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au: Internet safety needs highlighted as cyber survey
reveals kids online younger and longer
NetAlert and the Australian Broadcasting Authority
(ABA) have found that children are online younger and
longer with the growth of broadband in a joint report
released today. The report also found that while
Australian parents and children are overwhelmingly
positive about the benefits of the Internet, nearly
forty per cent of parents said that their children
have had a negative experience when using the Internet
at home.

http://www.aba.gov.au/abanews/news_releases/2005/34nr05.htm

http://netalert.net.au/02012-Internet-Safety-Needs-Highlighted-as-Cyber-Survey-Reveals-Kids-Online-Younger-and-Longer.asp
 http://www.aba.gov.au/store/pdfrtf/kidsonline.pdf
(report)

http://www.netalert.net.au/02010-kidsonline@home---Internet-use-in-Australia-homes---April-2005.pdf
(report)

au: Internet Industry Welcomes Latest Findings on
Internet Risk Attitudes
The Internet Industry Association has welcomed the
findings of the "kidsonline@home" research which was
released by the Minister for Communications, IT and
the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan today.
 http://www.iia.net.au/news/010405.html

au: One in six kids see net porn
ALMOST one in six children as young as eight who use
the internet have been exposed to online pornography,
most frequently through pop-up advertisements.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15056445%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html

au: One in five kids accessing Internet porn, study
finds
A new study on how children use the Internet has found
that almost one in five have been exposed to
pornography or chatted to a stranger online.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1351364.htm

http://theage.com.au/news/National/Children-exposed-to-online-adult-content/2005/04/22/1114152320796.html

http://smh.com.au/news/National/Children-exposed-to-online-adult-content/2005/04/22/1114152320796.html

http://smh.com.au/news/National/Online-stranger-danger-facing-childrens/2005/04/22/1114028532458.html
 http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1351364.htm

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15050309-1702,00.html

au: Internet threat concerns parents
PARENTS of internet-savvy children, aged between eight
and 13, are growing increasingly worried about their
offspring being exposed to pornography and unsolicited
messages from weirdos and spammers.

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15057920%255E2682,00.html

nz: Police Internet scandal a warning to others
The Internet Safety Group is welcoming the police
action over Internet pornography within its own ranks.
 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=49637

za: Task Team to Fight Child Porn Online
SA's private sector is to join forces with
non-government organisations (NGOs) and law
enforcement agencies to create a task force to fight
child pornography on the Internet.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200504200726.html

Children's organisations across the world call for
action on Internet Safety
Today children's organizations in 67 countries are
uniting to call on the world's leading Internet and
high tech companies to take responsibility for
ensuring children's safety online.
 http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/552

ca: Cyber-bullying the bane of wired generation
One in four students in Grade 7 report being victims
of cyber-bullying, according to a new Canadian study.

http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=4296136b-08fa-4def-9c32-f57568dff95f

ca: Child protectors given honour
The Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) was the
recipient of a prestigious award yesterday during a
ceremony at RCMP headquarters in Winnipeg. Past and
present members of the RCMP-Winnipeg police unit were
presented with the Commissioner's Commendation Unit
Ensign for innovative and unique service and bravery.
It's an award given twice before: to those who worked
the Swiss Air disaster and the Gustafsen Lake
standoff.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2005/04/21/1006514-sun.html

kr: 631 caught for distributing pornography via
Internet
Police caught more than 600 people for distributing
pornography and sex trade brokering through the
Internet or mobile phones.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=23300

us: FTC Seeks Comment on Children’s Online Privacy
Rule
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment
on its implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA) through the Children’s Online
Privacy Protection Rule. The FTC also is seeking
additional comment on the COPPA Rule’s sliding scale
approach to obtaining parental consent, which takes
into account how information gathered from children
will be used.
 http://ftc.gov/opa/2005/04/coppacomments.htm

us: Watchdogs Seek Out The Web's Bad Side
A. Aaron Weisburd slogged up to his attic at 5 a.m. to
begin another day combing through tips he had received
about possible pro-terrorist activity on the Internet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/24/AR2005042401473.html

us: More teens unfazed by pornography
Mike Clark said he was a little kid when he saw his
first sexy pop-up ad on the Internet, and somewhat
older when he saw his first sexy pop-up that he
understood. First X-rated spam? Let's see -- when did
he first learn to use e-mail? First videogame with
sexy images? Probably the first time he played Grand
Theft Auto. First glimpse of online pornography?

http://www.harktheherald.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=53417

us: Speaker targets kids, Internet
Detective Mike Sullivan with the Naperville Police
Department says most of the time parents aren't really
aware of what can go on with their children and the
computer.
 http://www.whig.com/362751464568130.php

us: Watching for predators
It’s a murky place full of sexual solicitations, false
identities and a cascade of pornographic material.
According to officials at the district attorney’s
office, Internet chat rooms can be a dangerous place
for children, and too many parents aren’t aware their
kids frequent them.

http://cnjonline.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=storyfull.html&id=10827

us: Internet virus sleuths live for thrill of chase
Ero Carrera is watching the computer screen in a San
Jose, Calif., lab as he tracks a new computer virus,
one targeting cell phones, slowly circling the globe.

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/nation/11441110.htm

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/nation/11441110.htm

us: Bullies invade cyber space
School bullies don't just lurk on playgrounds, linger
near the back seats of buses and hover by lockers
anymore.

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/cape/041905BULLYAPRIL19.cfm

us: States, school districts and parents grapple with
bullying issue
It’s not just fisticuffs on the playground anymore: As
experts and parents come to grips with the fact school
yard bullying can do more profound damage than what
was once thought, bullying techniques continue to
evolve. But differences in the laws between New
Hampshire and Maine - and differing policies among
school districts in both states - may mean that not
all students throughout the Seacoast receive the same
anti-bullying message.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/04242005/accent/38863.htm

us: Library anti-porn plan to be refined
Allegheny County Library Association officials agreed
Wednesday to ensure that the 44 public libraries in
the county have the most recent Internet pornography
filters and to ask police to train librarians on when
inappropriate computer use and other misbehavior
merits calling the cops.

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/s_326431.html

Civil liberties groups unite against a surveillance
society
Civil liberties groups have launched the International
Campaign Against Mass Surveillance, calling on all
national governments and intergovernmental
organisations to abandon anti-terror efforts based on
mass surveillance.

http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=civillibertiesgrou1114086814

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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nz: Police culture highlighted again after Internet
porn
The Government does not believe the Commission of
Inquiry into police conduct needs to be widened to
include the issue of Internet pornography.
 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=49635

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15048501%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://smh.com.au/news/World/NZ-police-cop-sexually-explicit-emailss/2005/04/21/1114028473305.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/22/coppers_love_porn/

Third meeting of Working Group on Internet Governance
focuses on Internet use, spam, other key public policy
issues (news release)
The third meeting of the Working Group on Internet
Governance, which met at the United Nations Office in
Geneva 18 to 20 April 2005, made headway on assessing
the adequacy of present governance arrangements and
started looking at possible recommendations for future
action.  Discussions focused on key public policy
issues related to the use of the Internet, such as
spam, network security and cybercrime, as well as on
issues related to the administration of Internet names
and addresses and the root-server system.
 http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/pi1647.doc.htm

au: AFP raid closes online chemists
AN illegal pharmaceutical distribution and global
money-laundering syndicate has been closed down after
Australian Federal Police raided properties in Perth
as part of an international crackdown.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,15044661%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

20 arrested in crackdown on Internet pharmacies
Twenty people in the United States and abroad were
arrested on charges they ran Internet pharmacies that
illegally shipped narcotics, steroids and amphetamines
to teenagers and other buyers around the world

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/20/internet.drugs.ap/index.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/21/dea_drugs_bust/

in: Dirty e-mail jokes can land you in jail
The next time you send a dirty joke to a friend in
office, watch it. You could land up in jail or pay a
fine of Rs 1 lakh. Under the IT Act, 2000, your little
missive comes under the offence of 'publishing of
information which is obscene in electronic form'.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=23297

us: Grandmother Tracks Internet Predators
When 44-year-old Steven G. Willard discovered
FancyDancer 14 on the Internet, she was just what he
was looking for -- young, lonely and open to his
advances.

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2005/04/24/news/rogers/01zelpha.txt

us: Slain Marine's E-Mail Raises Legal Issues
Yahoo Inc. may have resolved its dispute with a family
over accessing the e-mail account of a Marine killed
in Iraq, but legal experts say such conflicts are
bound to be more common as e-mail becomes a crucial
component of our lives.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MARINE_KILLED_E_MAIL

http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050422.gtyahooapr22/BNStory/Technology/

us: Internet-based hunting banned
California state senators approved a bill on Thursday
that would ban hunters from killing animals over the
Internet.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=8258505

China detains Internet user for Japan protest plot
Chinese police have detained an Internet surfer for
trying to organise an anti-Japanese protest in the
eastern city of Nanjing on the upcoming Labour Day
holiday, state media said.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=8278730

in: Fraudster sells Indian PM's residence on Web site
India's intelligence department is investigating
reports that a fraudster sold an American businessman
the prime minister's residence in the heart of New
Delhi recently.

http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=8281165

de: German cannibal to face retrial
The German man jailed for killing and eating a person
he met over the internet is to face a retrial.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4472593.stm

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POLICY
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nz: Peter Macaulay's time as Executive Director draws
to a close
Statement by Peter Macaulay to InternetNZ members on
his time at InternetNZ.
 http://internetnz.net.nz/news/2005-04-19.htm

us: Missouri's Anti-Porn Bill Faces Opposition
The Missouri House of Representatives' Committee on
Local Government was in session early this morning,
and the main topic on the agenda was SB32, the omnibus
anti-porn.

http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=223914

Online gambling a new arena for U.S.-EU trade
conflicts
It's not Vegas, baby, but the freewheeling world of
Internet gambling is a $7.5 billion business that is
expected to more than double over the next five years.

http://iht.com/articles/2005/04/24/business/gamble25.php

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nz: Expert: Workplace porn widespread
A forensic expert says inappropriate material on
computers is a widespread problem in corporate New
Zealand and the amount of material found on the police
computer system is less than the average

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/515545?format=html

uk: Priceless thinking at the BBC
If the big multimedia organisations get their way,
control of intellectual property will become even
tighter

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1468834,00.html

Study: Denmark the most 'e-ready' nation
Denmark tops a list of nations ranked by "e-readiness.
The United States ranked No. 2, moving up from sixth
place last year. Other countries that made big gains
were Slovakia and Switzerland. And in the
Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong is the leader, according to
the study.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-5678293.html

The Blind Struggle As Gadgets Proliferate
As technology has evolved, it's become lighter,
smaller and more portable. For most people, that makes
it more convenient. For millions of blind and
vision-impaired people, it's anything but.
 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VISION_TECH

uk: The blind leading the blind
With pressure and guidance from the visually impaired,
web designers are slowly improving internet access

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1466742,00.html

Pope Receives More Than 56,000 E-Mails
Pope Benedict XVI received 56,191 e-mails in the first
48 hours that his address was operational, the Vatican
said.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VATICAN_POPES_E_MAIL

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-04-21-pope-mail_x.htm

Papal e-mail address goes on sale
A journalism student from Dublin is hoping to sell an
e-mail address for Pope Benedict XVI on eBay in a bid
to slightly reduce his student loan.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4466691.stm

eBay 'most popular brand' online
eBay is the top brand name on the net, according to
calculations by net monitoring company Envisional.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4468745.stm

Emails 'pose threat to IQ'
The distractions of constant emails, text and phone
messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration
than taking cannabis, according to a survey of
befuddled volunteers.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1465973,00.html

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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"Music Is Driving Growth In Digital Commerce", John
Kennedy, CEO and Chairman IFPI, Speech at ETNO
(European Telecommunications Network Operators'
Association) Conference: Any content, Any platform,
Any time, Anywhere
We are at an extraordinarily exciting moment in the
development of the digital music business. The
landscape for our industry in Europe has transformed
in little more than a year. Twelve months ago,
legitimate digital music in Europe was a niche
proposition - today it is moving into the mainstream
of consumer life.

http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/inthemedia14.html

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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us: Microsoft Comes Under Fire for Reversal on Gay
Rights Bill (reg req'd, free for a short time)
Critics accused Microsoft of bowing to pressure from a
prominent evangelical church located near the
company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters.
 http://nytimes.com/2005/04/22/national/22gay.html

Yesterday's papers
Is Rupert Murdoch right to predict the end of
newspapers as we now know them?

http://economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3896039

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Man with 70,000 child pornography images avoids
jail
A Canberra man has been given a suspended jail term
after pleading guilty to possessing more than 70,000
images of child pornography.
 http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1350827.htm

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15028314-1248,00.html

nz: Scientist fined in child porn case
A Christchurch scientist has been fined in connection
with last month's nationwide internet child
pornography bust.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?mode=headlines&c_id=1&ObjectID=10116472

ca: Ex-boyfriend, nude photos create Web calamity for
girl
Although child-pornography charges have been laid,
police can't get the anonymous webmaster to remove the
photos

http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050422.gtteen22/BNStory/Technology/

ca: Nurse sentenced on child-porn charges
A nurse who used to work with cancer patients at the
Hospital for Sick Children has pleaded guilty to child
pornography charges.

http://toronto.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=to-nurse20050420

uk: Paedophile 'monster' jailed
A self-confessed paedophile "monster" and a former
Boys' Brigade leader have been jailed after admitting
a string of child sex attacks and internet pornography
offences.
 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050422/344/fgw8o.html

http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=15432788&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=-monster--paedophiles-caged-name_page.html

gr: Child porn blitz nets 28 suspects
An operation that Greek police began in February, as
part of an EU-wide crackdown on child pornography, led
to 28 people being charged with distributing indecent
images, many of which were also produced in the
country, officers said yesterday.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100014_21/04/2005_55467

http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Greece-charges-28-over-child-porn/2005/04/21/1114028458259.html

us: Russellville man given 5 year jail term in child
smut case
A Russellville man is headed to federal prison on
child pornography charges. Prosecutors in Birmingham
said 31-year-old Jimmy Ray Tompkins had one of the
largest collections of child pornography seized in the
northern district of Alabama in 2003.
 http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=3246363

us: More Details Emerge in Firefighter Arrest for
Child Porn
Thirty-year-old Mark Cummings appeared in court
Thursday morning charged with four counts of
possessing child pornography. A judge entered a plea
of not guilty for him.
 http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=3244321

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/4403777/detail.html

us: Guerrieri given 21 years on child porn charges
A 45-year-old Great Falls man convicted of possessing
and distributing more than 600 images of child
pornography was sentenced to more than 21 years in
federal prison Thursday.

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050422/NEWS01/504220323/1002

us: Feds say bus driver is threat
A Lee County school-bus driver remains locked up on
child-pornography charges, and federal investigators
say he must be kept behind bars to protect the public.

http://news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050422/NEWS0104/504220443/1002/NEWS01

us: Galliano Man Guilty Of Trafficking In Child Porn
A federal grand jury on Wednesday convicted a Galliano
man of receiving, possessing and transporting child
pornography.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wdiv/20050420/lo_wdsu/2679417

us: Alcorn County man sentenced in child porn case
A federal district judge has sentenced a Corinth man
to 30 years in prison for possessing child
pornography.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/11454684.htm

us: Man gets 180 days in county jail for child porn
An Aberdeen man will spend six months in jail and a
decade on probation after admitting he possessed child
pornography.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11450362.htm

us: Pa. Priest Expected To Plead Guilty To Child Abuse
The Schuylkill County district attorney said a priest
who was found to have a large amount of child
pornography is expected to plead guilty next week.

http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4402028/detail.html

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_1priestsexapr21,0,7191912.story

us: Prosecutors defend police motive that led to child
porn arrest
Defense attorney Kathleen Colton called it an arrest
premised on "trickery" and "deceit." Prosecutors said
good police work led to child pornography charges
against Robert Prinzing of St. Charles.

http://www.kcchronicle.com/SportsSection/299290112516142.php

us: 'Monster' Molester Sentenced To 7 Life Sentences
The man that Olmsted Falls man police and prosecutors
call a monster and serial pedophile was sentenced in
court Thursday to seven consecutive life sentences for
several counts of child pornography, sexual assault
and kidnapping.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050421/lo_wews/2681084

us: BUFFALO AREA MAN SENTENCED IN CHILD PORN CASE
The owner of a New York landscaping business has been
sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special
agents discovered child pornography on his computer.

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/buffalo042005.htm

us: Sentencing in Orange child pornography case
Jeffrey James, 43, a former Orange resident was
sentenced to 27 months imprisonment for receiving and
possessing child pornography on his computer, Friday,
before Chief U.S. District Judge Thad Heartfield.

http://www.orangeleader.com/articles/2005/04/24/news/news1.txt

us: Bellows Falls trustee faces child porn charge
Police arrested a village trustee Thursday and charged
him with possession of child pornography.

http://rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050422/NEWS/504220430/0/FRONTPAGE

us: Child porn distributor sent to prison
A federal judge has sentenced a Great Falls man to
more than 21 years in prison for possessing and
distributing child pornography over the Internet.

http://billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/23/build/state/70-porn-distributor.inc

us: Child Porn Indictment  	 
An Olney man indicted on two counts of possession of
child pornography charges.
 http://www.wthitv.com/newsdet.asp?id=8491

us: Gymnastics Instructor Pleads Guilty in Child Porn
Case
A one-time gymnastics instructor pleaded guilty to
child pornography charges - and his troubles aren't
over yet.
 http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0405/222832.html

us: More Details Emerge in Firefighter Arrest for
Child Porn
Thirty-year-old Mark Cummings appeared in court
Thursday morning charged with four counts of
possessing child pornography. A judge entered a plea
of not guilty for him.
 http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=3244321

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