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general internet news - May 19
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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se: Filter prevents access to child porn
Several Swedish Internet providers yesterday
introduced a filter aimed at preventing Internet users
from accessing websites depicting child pornography.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/5/18/world/10984278&sec=world
se: Telenor and Swedish National Criminal
Investigation Department to introduce Internet child
porn filter
Tuesday, Telenor and the Swedish National Criminal
Investigation Department introduced a child
pornography filter for the Internet. The filter will
block access to Internet sites containing material
that involves sexual abuse of children.
http://presse.telenor.no/PR/200505/994781_5.html
nz: Phone-bully pupils targeting teachers
Forget about throwing darts, the latest classroom
craze is "teacher baiting" - pupils deliberately
enrage their teachers and record their responses on
cellphones.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3280838a11275,00.html
Children need better on-line protection, AOL says
Children are getting easy access to computers at home,
but many parents aren't taking safety precautions,
America Online study says
http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050517.gtaolmay17/BNStory/Technology/
uk: Bad news from Tesco - [not on internet censorship,
but on how censorship of the media can occur by big
business]
Superstores' hunger for control of magazine and
newspaper delivery gnaws at the ankles of democracy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,1485471,00.html
cn: A Clampdown in China [reg req'd, free for one week
- article not on internet censorship, but deals with
aspects of censorship in China]
The most important person in the world right now may
be Hu Jintao, and we're beginning to get a better
sense of what kind of a leader he is: disappointing.
http://nytimes.com/2005/05/17/opinion/17kristoff.html
Gay website not explicit, says operator
Gay activists are puzzled by China's decision to ban a
popular website devoted to providing information and
support to the country's large homosexual population.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1116403740358B255
us: Experts Say New Hampshire Must Get Serious About
Internet Safety Education
i-SAFE America, a leading non-profit Internet safety
foundation, warns schools and parents that the level
of Internet safety education they offer students may
not be sufficient. This year, students from New
Hampshire represent only .003% of the over 550,000
students immersed in i-SAFE's innovative curriculum
nationwide.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=86862
us: Parents, do you know what your child is doing
online?
At 12 years old, Grace Weitz knows a thing or two
about the Internet. She uses the computer at home and
at Southside Boys & Girls Club where she first took a
computer class and the test that taught her how to be
more safe when roaming the Web.
http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?Web/page.mv+1+local+534614
ca: Cyber-bullying complaints on the rise
Police and school board officials in the Halifax
region say they're responding to more complaints than
last year about students being threatened online.
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ns-cyberbullying20050516
http://nb.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nb-cyberbully20050516
us: Cyberbullies: Bullying Goes High Tech
I hate you! You are so ugly! You are a geek! These
nasty messages are not just boucing around school
hallways these days, they're bouncing around on the
Internet. And if you think your child has never seen
cyberbullying, think again.
http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=3356219
ir: Imprisoned blogger goes on hunger-strike
Reporters Without Borders today called on bloggers
throughout the world to post messages in support of
Iranian blogger Mojtaba Saminejad, who has been in
prison since 12 February and who began a hunger-strike
on 14 May. "The life of this young blogger is in
danger as he is being held in a prison where several
detainees have died or have been injured in violence
between inmates," it said.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12564
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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au: A typology of online child pornography offending
The Internet has increased the range, volume and
accessibility of sexually abusive imagery, including
child pornography. Child pornography depicts the
sexual or sexualised physical abuse of children under
16 years of age. Australia has joined many other
nations in an international effort to combat this
multi-faceted global menace that combines both heavily
networked and highly individualised criminal
behaviour. This paper examines the typology of online
child pornography offending, as well as law
enforcement responses to the problem. This work is a
result of a collaborative program between the
Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian
High Tech Crime Centre.
http://www.crime-research.org/articles/1236/
uk: Online stores come under attack
Cyber criminals are turning their attention to the
programs that run many online shops, say experts.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4541119.stm
ca: Calgary police honoured for Web work
The Calgary police service has been honoured for its
on-line crime-fighting crusades by the Friends of
Simon Wiesenthal Centre For Holocaust Studies, a
Canadian human-rights organization dedicated to
tolerance.
http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050517.gtcalgary0517/BNStory/Technology
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POLICY
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us: New rules to crack down on child pornography
Producers of sexually explicit material must be able
to prove the subjects depicted in their photographs
and films are adults, according to new government
regulations approved Tuesday by Attorney General
Alberto Gonzales.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/17/childporn.regs/index.html
us: Blogging Through The Tulips
Ordinarily, the U.S. Federal Elections Commission is
preparing to hire some extra mailroom staff about now.
But since the overwhelming majority of responses to
the current invitation to public comment are likely to
arrive electronically, there probably won't be many
mail sacks to heave up to the boardroom. At issue is
the question of political blogs, or Web logs. Should
they be regulated, and how? Above all, should they be
subject to the spending caps inherent in campaign
finance legislation?
http://forbes.com/2005/05/16/cx_sm_0516blogs.html
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SPAM
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au: Spam emails increase business productivity costs
(news release)
A significant increase in the volume of spam sent
across the internet in the last few years is leading
to additional productivity costs for businesses, the
Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology,
Dr Toni Makkai said.
http://www.aic.gov.au/media/2005/20050517.html
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi294.html
(report)
au: Government slams proposed spyware legislation
The office of the Minister for Communication,
Information Technology and the Arts, Helen Coonan, has
slammed the Democrats' recently-released Spyware Bill,
saying "new legislation was not required."
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39192359,00.htm
us: Spyware Wars
Congress has spyware in its sights. The very thought
of it gives me goose bumps, and not in a good way.
http://forbes.com/2005/05/13/cx_ah_0513diglife.html
German hate-spam spread by Sober virus
Another variant of the Sober virus, which spreads hate
messages in German and English, appeared over the
weekend. Security firms are warning that they have
received hundreds of thousands of e-mails generated by
Sober.Q in its first 24 hours.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39191987,00.htm
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=8507062
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COMPUTER_VIRUS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4552197.stm
Computer virus may be aimed at German election
Computers infected with the so-called Sober.q Trojan
horse unwittingly sent thousands of spam e-mails
bearing links to the Web site of the National
Democratic Party.
http://iht.com/articles/2005/05/17/business/virus.php
jp: Adult site spammer nabbed for crashing server
A spammer who caused a communications malfunction when
hundreds of thousands of e-mails with unknown
addresses were sent back to the server he was using
has been arrested, police said.
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20050517p2a00m0dm011001c.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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au: Taxman hot on the heels of Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton has beaten the tax man to become the
second most searched-for term on MSN Search in
Australia during January to April 2005, one spot ahead
of the Australian Taxation office, and six spots ahead
of her nearest celebrity rival, Anna Nicole Smith.
http://oceania.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=32403
eu: 47% of EU25 used internet in first quarter of 2004
– report
In the EU25, 47 per cent of individuals aged from 16
to 74 used the internet during the first quarter of
2004. More men used the internet than women, and more
young people than old. At the beginning of 2004, 89
per cent of enterprises were using the internet, and
over half of enterprises had a broadband connection,
according to a report released by Eurostat, the
statistical office of the European Communities.
http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=7894
eu: EU disgorges internet stats
The Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark and Finland
had the highest density of net use for both
residential and business punters.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/16/net_stats/
http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Swedes-top-European-net-users/2005/05/16/1116095887232.html
OECD: Online computer and video games
This study analyses changing value chains and business
models, prospects and challenges in the computer and
video game industry, and explores barriers to
development and the policy framework.
http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,2340,en_2649_34223_34885488_1_1_1_1,00.html
OECD: Mobile content
This study analyses development of value chains and
business models in mobile digital content, the drivers
for content dissemination in mobile networks and
identifies policy issues.
http://www.oecd.org/document/57/0,2340,en_2649_34223_34886585_1_1_1_1,00.html
OECD: Digital delivery in distribution and logistics
This study outlines developments and challenges in the
adoption of digital delivery and e-business in
distribution and logistics. The ICT interface between
distribution and logistics and other industries is a
major determinant of the evolution and impacts of
e-business and digital delivery across the economy.
http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,2340,en_2649_34223_34884628_1_1_1_1,00.html
uk: BBC's world of endless repeats
Five thousand households are to become willing guinea
pigs for a new experiment that the BBC expects to
revolutionise the way we watch television.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1485586,00.html
us: U. of Iowa to Offer Pornography Course
Jay Clarkson has had no trouble getting students at
the University of Iowa to sign up for his fall class
examining pornography in popular culture.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/17/national/a181856D59.DTL
http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1051376
http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3356927
http://www.theiowachannel.com/education/4499399/detail.html
us: Dangers lurking behind e-mails, chatrooms and
instant messages
Internet pedophiles are increasingly adopting
counter-intelligence techniques to protect themselves
from being traced (National Criminal Intelligence
Service, 8/21/03).
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/exeter/05172005/currents/42803.htm
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/hampton/05172005/currents/42847.htm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Netscape 8 launch 'imminent'
Rumour has it that the latest version of AOL's
venerable browser is about to be released
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39198919,00.htm
IE 7 to take a cue from Firefox
Microsoft has confirmed that its upcoming version of
Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing, a
feature made popular by competitors Opera Software and
Firefox.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5710357.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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us: Hook man faces 200 counts of child pornography
A borough man residing with his wife and three foster
children was charged with 200 counts each of
possession of child pornography and dissemination of
the illegal images.
http://delcotimes.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14538369
us: Teacher Charged With Having Child Pornography
A Bemidji High School teacher has been charged with
possessing child pornography on his school computer.
http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_135212539.html
us: Man pleads guilty to child porn charges
Martin Harmon, set to go to trial next week for
second-degree rape and facing further prosecution on
11 counts of possessing child pornography, entered
into a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty to two of the
pornography charges Tuesday in 7th Circuit Court.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/05/18/news/local/news07.txt
us: Pierre man gets 24 years for having child porn
A Pierre man is going to prison on a 24-year sentence
for having child pornography. Jeromy Marrs, 27,
pleaded guilty in March to three counts of possession.
He was arrested after his roommate tipped off
authorities.
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/11670254.htm
us: Austin detective indicted on child porn charges
An Austin Police Department detective has been
indicted on child pornography charges, federal
prosecutors announced.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/metropolitan/3186435
http://www.dailysentinel.com/hp/content/gen/ap/TX_Detective_Child_Porn.html
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=3357554
http://www.myplainview.com/APTexas/parsed/stories/D8A55S900.shtml
us: Police Examine Fire Station Computer With Child
Porn Images
Police are looking into the discovery of child
pornography images allegedly found on a Dallas fire
station computer.
http://www.nbc5i.com/community/4497390/detail.html
http://newscenter.ninn.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10585
us: Web Worker Arrested For Child Pornography
A suburban man was arrested Friday after a seven-month
investigation led police to him. Police say a Web site
for child models was a front for child pornography.
The site appeared to promote careers for girls, but
instead police found illegal images on computers.
http://www.nbc5.com/news/4497975/detail.html
us: Pierre Man Gets 24 Years For Having Child Porn
A Pierre man is going to prison on a 24-year sentence
for having child pornography.
http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail4514.cfm?ID=22,39763
us: Child porn costs actor 7 1/4 years
A Fort Wayne actor known in several states for his
impersonation of George Washington at historical
events was sentenced Tuesday to 87 months in federal
prison for admitting he had received a digital image
of child pornography.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/11666697.htm
us: Plea deal in the works for priest charged with
downloading child porn
A local priest charged with downloading child
pornography could be close to making a plea agreement.
Father Michael Volino was back in federal court
Monday morning. Volino has admitted to possessing and
receiving child porn over the internet.
http://www.10nbc.com/index.asp?template=item&story_id=14957
us: Bemidji Teacher Charged with Child Porn Possession
A Bemidji High School teacher has been charged with
possessing child pornography on his school computer.
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=97073
us: Police: Sexual predator caught
A Norton, Mass., man, who police say is a dangerous
sexual predator wanted across the country on more than
200 cases of child pornography and other offenses, was
ordered held on $500,000 cash or surety bail
yesterday.
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=54898
us: Guilty Plea To Charges Of Child Pornography in
Belmont County
Posted 5/13/2005 05:53 AM
Pictures found on a Belmont County man's computer.
William Schlagg pleads not guilty to twelve charges of
possessing child pornography in Belmont County. Police
say Schlagg did not take the pictures himself, but
they were found on his computer.
http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=2784
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