general internet news - 5 September

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

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uk: Let's put internet porn on a new top shelf 
"There is something about the subject of porn that
causes people to leave their brains at home before
pronouncing on it." This article examines the
controversy over attitudes to porn, including .xxx.

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1562532,00.html

uk: Zentek policing the net for cyber abuse
Former police officers are helping a Bolton firm crack
down on computer crime. Visits to porn sites on school
computers and examples of cyber-bullying are among the
shocking abuse of the internet and email uncovered by
investigators at Zentek Forensic.

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/men/business/s/172/172078_zentek_policing_the_net_for_cyber_abuse.html

ca: Child Pornography Reports Continue to Climb
Cybertip.ca today released its results for the second
quarter of operation as Canada's national tipline for
reporting online child sexual exploitation showing
another big jump in reports by the public.

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2005/01/c5237.html

us: Web Sexual Expression Imperiled
Bush?s Department of Justice Makes Clear It Is Aiming
at Obscenity: Lavina is a tiny community in eastern
Montana about 30 miles north of Billings. There is a
gas station, a post office, and that?s about it. It
was in the post office where a 65-year-old man got
caught committing a crime that would send him to jail
for more than two years. His name is Thomas Lambert,
and he as well as co-conspirators Sanford Wasserman
and Gary Robinson were prosecuted and convicted of a
federal crime, distributing obscenity.

http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn-435/websexualexpression.html

ph: Loi warns on kids? use of computers, cellphones
Sen. Luisa "Loi" Estrada yesterday urged parents to
exercise their parental responsibility against laxity
in their children?s use of computers and cellular
phones with built-in cameras identified by experts as
"powerful and stimulating forces" that are stoking the
flames of child prostitution and juvenile pornography.
 http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN2005090443523.html

jp: Japan's ISPs to intervene on potential suicides
Japan's communications industry and Internet service
providers are planning to give police information on
people who post messages suggesting they may be close
to committing suicide.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5843443.html

us: Counteracting Cyber Stalkers
Parents may not realize how common cyber crime is. The
National Youth Internet Safety Survey, released in
2001 by the Crimes Against Children Research Center in
New Hampshire, showed that one in five kids ages 10 to
17 have been sexually solicited online - but most of
those incidents went unreported by the children and
teens. In order to keep children safe and out of
trouble, parents need to understand what they're up
against - and enforce basic cyber-safety rules.

http://www.southflorida.com/sfparenting/sfe-sfp-cyber-safe,0,7651831.story

uk: Supervise your kids online as software is not
enough
Most parental control software aimed at protecting
children online is far from foolproof and human
supervision is recommended, according to Computing
Which? The consumer magazine tested six popular
parental control packages.
 http://out-law.com/page-6076

vn: Vietnam urged to free cyber-dissidents (reg req'd)
International press watchdog Reporters Without Borders
has called on Vietnam to free three cyber-dissidents
to mark the communist nation's 60th anniversary
celebrations tomorrow.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/vietnam-urged-to-free-cyberdissidents/2005/09/01/1125302674115.html

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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au/nz: Anti-racist website attacked (reg req'd)
An Australian anti-racist website came under a
sustained distributed denial of service earlier this
week and the people who run the site suspect the
perpetrators may be from across the Tasman.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/antiracist-website-attacked/2005/09/02/1125302722125.html

us: Warnings of Katrina e-mail scams
Computer users are being urged to be on guard for a
bogus e-mail that pretends to offer news updates about
Hurricane Katrina as a means to infect their PCs.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4209182.stm
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5845695.html

http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/NEWS/508310305

kr: South Korea discusses Google security concerns
South Korea is raising concerns with the U.S.
government over a service offered by Internet company
Google that displays satellite photos of sites across
the globe, the president's office said Wednesday.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/12521676.htm

us: Working to keep kids safe
Convicted sex offenders living in Bedford County are
about to get a lot more attention. With Republican
gubernatorial hopeful Jerry Kilgore at his side,
Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown announced Tuesday
the creation of Operation Child Sexual Offender
Registration and Tracking.

http://newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA%2FMGArticle%2FLNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784771095

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us: Senate considers tax on Internet pornography
A bill designed to protect children from Internet
pornography and to support law enforcement and other
efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related
crimes against children has been introduced in the
United States Senate. S 1507, which sets forth the
proposed Internet and Safety and Child Protection Act
of 2005, is sponsored by Senator Blanche Lincoln (AR).

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/ericjsinrod/2005-08-31-internet-porn-tax_x.htm

au: Australian workplace spying law takes force in
October
Landmark legislation to prevent employers from spying
on employees will come into force in New South Wales
at the beginning of October.

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/AEEAC7567AEFB3FFCC25706E0019F1FC

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au: Time to Spring Clean Your Computer: National
Internet Body Launches Campaign to Counter Spyware
The Internet Industry Association today launched a
national campaign to help rid the nation's computers
from the danger of spyware. The IIA campaign is
directed at all Australian internet users - corporate,
small business and home users alike.
 http://www.iia.net.au/news/050901.html

au: NetAlert supports IIA Anti-Spyware Initiative
(news release)

http://www.netalert.net.au/02520-NetAlert-supports-IIA-Anti-Spyware-Initiative.asp

uk: Britain revealed as world spam capital
The spamming problem has become so serious that the
Cabinet Office recently held a summit to discuss ways
of protecting vital national infrastructure

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1763901,00.html

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cn: Online chat rooms in China hire naked girls to
attract internet users
A number of underground online chat rooms in China are
hiring young girls to host pornographic video chat
sessions, a Chinese newspaper reported. Pornography is
strictly prohibited in China.

http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=5256&slug=PORNO

cn: Net culture taking hold
THE rapid growth in the number of people accessing the
Internet in China brings in much money and creates
much-needed employment.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/3/asia/11941938&sec=asia

us: Craigslist Versus Katrina 
Local community websites have sprung into action to
assist hurricane Katrina survivors with everything
from blankets to offers of shelter in their homes.
 http://www.wired.com/news/planet/0,2782,68720,00.html

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FILE SHARING
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us: Study: eDonkey tops in file-sharing
EDonkey, a popular software program for sharing video
and other large files over the Internet, now accounts
for the biggest slice of online file-sharing,
according to a study comparing the top four
file-swapping programs.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/09/02/edonkey.file.sharing.ap/index.html

US: RIAA sues 754 more file swappers
The recording industry on Wednesday filed its latest
round of copyright infringement lawsuits, targeting
754 people it claims used online file-sharing networks
to illegally trade in songs.

http://news.com.com/RIAA+sues+754+more+file+swappers/2110-1027_3-5845136.html

kr: Court Blocks Free File-Sharing Services
A local court Wednesday ruled in favor of the music
industry in a dispute with Internet companies
providing file-swapping services, touching off a
heated debate on balancing consumer rights and
intellectual property.

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200508/kt2005083117362711960.htm

Big bang as Net piracy hits Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones have become the latest band to fall
victims to Internet piracy.

http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1125661680475B216

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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eu: Europe warms to globalisation 10:44AM
Europe 'should not look at globalisation in the way
the rabbit looks to the snake' and should embrace the
changes to media and information wrought by
technologies like the Internet. The remarks were made
by Viviane Reding, the European Commission
commissioner responsible for Information Society and
Media at yesterday's European Forum. In her speech,
Reding admitted that the freedom afforded by the
Internet can be abused to distribute child pornography
around the world and that satellite TV can be abused
to circulate hate speech and terrorist propaganda. At
the same time, electronic commerce can be abused for
financial transactions promoting criminal activities
around the globe, or for illegal 'phishing' activities
on online bank accounts.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/76961/europe-warms-to-globalisation.html

Yahoo IM users get more than they bargained for
If you're one of the tens of millions of Yahoo users
asked to upgrade your instant-messaging software this
week, be on your toes: The update can open the door to
unwanted PC houseguests--and setting changes--by
default.

http://news.com.com/Yahoo+IM+users+get+more+than+they+bargained+for/2100-1032_3-5845886.html

us: Why the Internet Isn't the Death of the Post
Office (reg req'd; free for short period)
Even in this age of technology many Americans still
look forward to discovering what each day's mail might
hold.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/technology/04techno.html

Microsoft, Google trade salvos in legal battle over
top executive
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer vowed to "kill" Internet
search leader Google in an obscenity-laced tirade, and
Google chased a prized Microsoft executive "like
wolves," according to documents filed in an
increasingly bitter legal battle between the rivals.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/09-03-2005/c24e00279fe072a4.html
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5846243.html

Steve Ballmer: "I'm going to f***ing kill Google"
Microsoft und Google treffen sich vor Gericht -
Softwarekonzern wirft Vize-Präsidenten Wissenstransfer
vor
 http://derstandard.at/?ressort=Microsoft

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au: Qld raids over chatrooms
AN operation targeting internet use to commit child
sex offences has resulted in nine arrests across
Queensland.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16467543%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

br: Police arrest three men on child pornography
charges in Brazil
Brazilian police continued their nationwide crackdown
on pedophiles with the arrest Wednesday of three men
on charges of exchanging child pornography on the
Internet, authorities said.
 http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/09/01/62071.html

za: Cape man allegedly paid for child porn with credit
card
Credit card payments by Camp's Bay businessman Andrew
Stofberg, allegedly for child pornography, formed part
of an international investigation by the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cape Town
Magistrate's Court heard on Thursday.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=249827

za: Cape man allegedly paid for child porn with credit
card
Credit card payments by Camp's Bay businessman Andrew
Stofberg, allegedly for child pornography, formed part
of an international investigation by the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cape Town
Magistrate's Court heard.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=249827

us: Soccer coach charged with possession of child
pornography
A West Des Moines soccer coach and Boy Scout volunteer
has been charged with possession of child pornography.
 http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3803457

http://www.gazetteonline.com/2005/09/03/Home/News/soccercoachchildporn.htm

us: Police say man had 3,000 child porn images
A 34-year-old Bensalem man was charged Thursday with
nearly 4,000 counts of distributing or possessing
child pornography, according to police.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-09032005-536316.html

us: Child-pornography charge filed against math
teacher
A Willingboro High School math teacher from Gloucester
County was charged with possession and distribution of
child pornography last week after employees at an
electronics store found illicit images on his computer
hard drive, police said.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-08312005-534829.html

us: Guilty plea entered for possessing child porn
A 52-year-old Fort Wayne man admitted Friday in Allen
Superior Court to possessing child pornography.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/12553511.htm

us: Sex offender gets 11 years for child porn
A Pacific Grove man has been sentenced to 11 years in
prison for possession of child pornography with a
prior conviction for the same offense, possession of
stolen property, and failure to register as a sex
offender.

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/12553333.htm

us: Batavia man pleads innocent to child porn
A Batavia man pleaded innocent Friday to multiple
child pornography charges relating to an incident with
a 15-year-old girl.

http://www.kcchronicle.com/SportsSection/299873170331988.php

us: Computer techs report child porn
A convicted child molester was being held without bond
Thursday after technicians found 1,000 pornographic
pictures of children on his damaged computer and
notified police.

http://www.ajc.com/wireless/content/metro/gwinnett/0905/02porn.html

us: Minnedosa man faces charge for child porn
A 59-year-old man faces child pornography charges
after he was arrested by the Integrated Child
Exploitation (ICE) in his Minnedosa home.
 http://www.brandonsun.com/story.php?story_id=2545

us: Senior citizen pleads guilty to one count of
possessing child porn
A Fallon senior citizen who faced 95 counts of
possessing child pornography entered into a plea
bargain agreement with the Churchill County District
Attorney's Office that reduced the charges to one
count.

http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20050902/News/109020014/

us: Man faces 15 to life on child porn charges
An Indiana County man who produced child pornography
and molested four children under the age of 6 faces 15
years to life in prison.

http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/s_370000.html
 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05245/564393.stm

us: Iowa boy scout volunteer faces porn charges
A West Des Moines soccer coach and Boy Scout volunteer
downloaded child pornography on his computer and
exchanged it with others on the Internet, federal
authorities alleged Friday.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/NEWS01/509030346/

us: Carlisle man arrested on rape, child porn charges
Investigation of a complaint received by the Lonoke
County sheriff?s office has resulted in the arrest of
a Carlisle man. According to a press release from the
sheriff?s office, James Lynn Carter, 25, of Carlisle,
was arrrested Friday pending charges of rape and
possession of child pornography. Carter is a member of
the armed forces and a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts.

http://www.carlisleindependent.com/Pages/08-31-05/Carlisle%20man%20arrested.html

us: Child Porn Found?
A West Des Moines man is in jail, facing child
pornography charges. Police pulled over Mark Barber's
car after they say he was taking pictures of little
kids at Raccoon River Park.
 http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3791981

us: Internet child porn distributor charged (news
release)
The Law News Network - R. Alexander Acosta, United
States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,
Michael S. Clemens, Special Agent in Charge, United
States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jesús Torres,
Special Agent in Charge, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric
L. Bradshaw announced today the sentencing of
defendant, Michael Kelly Johnson, for his
participation in a conspiracy to distribute child
pornography over the internet.

http://lawfuel.com/index.php?page=press_releases&handler=focus&pressreleaseid=4172

us: Coach admits sending child porn
A basketball coach accused of disseminating child
pornography on the Internet admitted to police that he
sent and received the illegal photographs during the
months that he was coaching students at South Salem
High School, according to a jail document released
Thursday.

http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050902/NEWS/509020356

us: NORTH DAKOTA MAN SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING CHILD
PORN (news release)
A former resident of Dickinson, N.D., was sentenced to
prison today for possessing child pornography, and is
required to pay almost $45,000 in fines and
restitution, the result of an investigation conducted
by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and
the Dickinson Police Department.

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/050902bismarck.htm

us: Man faces porn counts
State police arrested a Walker Valley man yesterday on
child pornography charges.

http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/09/01/brf163.htm

us: Internet sex sting brings three-year sentence
A 42-year-old Auburn man has been sentenced to three
years in treatment after getting caught in a State
Patrol Internet sting involving sex with a fictitious
13-year-old girl, "Whitni."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Internet%20Sting

http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/NEWS/508310305

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