general internet news - 3 November

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

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au: Support for R rating - survey
THE computer games industry has released the first
major survey into Australia's gaming habits in six
years, finding overwhelming support for an R (18+)
classification for the most violent or explicit games.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17115891%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/australian-gamers-seek-rrating/2005/11/02/1130823252541.html

no: Filter fights child porn
The filter developed by telecoms giant Telenor and the
National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) to
prevent Internet users from accessing web sites
containing child pornography.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1146901.ece

th: Calls for "war on porn"
The government must declare war on pornographic
Internet sites and comics being sold outside schools,
leading politicians say
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=32495

br: Website editor?s release welcomed, but call for
repeal of 1967 press law still stands
Reporters Without Borders hails the release of José de
Arimatéia Azevedo (photo), editor and columnist of the
Portal AZ website on 28 October, 48 hours after his
arrest on charges of insult, libel and trying to
influence the course of justice. The organisation
continues to call for the repeal of a 1967 law on
press offences.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=15462

in: Should schools be given a free hand to prohibit
students from blogging
Students at a high school in New Jersey have been told
that they are not allowed to 'blog'. While the reason
given by the teacher in charge was not censorship, but
"common civility and respect' by protecting children
from sexual predators, cyber-bullying and harassment,"
-- most students at the school have said the principal
was miffed as some of them had posted negative
comments about the school in their blogs.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1281933.cms

us: Schools helping students navigate Internet safely
Whether you're a digital native, a digital immigrant
or a digital tourist, a new computer safety program
can help you navigate the unknown and potentially
dangerous waters of the Internet.
 http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/221364

us: Bullying isn't play, teachers told
Bullying is not a matter of kids being kids. It is a
serious issue that affects the lives of children at
all educational levels and should not be dismissed as
child's play, National Education Association
spokeswoman Gaye Barker told Wisconsin teachers
Thursday at the Wisconsin Education Association
Council's annual convention.
 http://www.gazetteextra.com/bullying102805.asp

us: Cyber-Bullies Becoming A Big Problem Online
A Salt Lake father says his teenage daughter was
tormented with threats of violence on the internet.
 http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_301001204.html

EU will auf "deutsches Modell" beim
Internet-Jugendschutz setzen
Deutschland soll während seiner EU-Präsidentschaft
etwas für das Modell der Koregulierung im
Jugendmedienschutz tun. Dies zumindest ist der Wunsch
der EU-Kommission, berichtet Hans Ernst Hanten,
Ministerialdirigent beim Büro der Beauftragten für
Medien und Kultur in Berlin. Hanten erläuterte auf den
Münchner Medientagen, dass die EU-Kommission ihre
deutschen Vertreter eingeladen habe, ein
Präsidentschaftsseminar zu dieser Thematik zu
veranstalten. Wird die Koregulierung, also das Modell
eines Mixes von staatlicher Aufsicht und
Selbstregulierung durch die Anbieter, ein
Exportschlager "Made in Germany"?
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/65541

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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nz: Avoiding getting caught by the net
Surfing your way through your banking and bill
payments has become a timesaver, but the use of the
internet involves risks, as a recent wave of phishing
shows. In part one of a two-part series, Alan Wood
reports on the security side of the online world.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3463852a1864,00.html

Cyberlaw Blogspot
Attorney at law, have written a couple of interesting
things on these topics, have done one or more
interesting things with the US Secret Service and the
US Department of Justice (ICITAP), also have done one
or more interesting things for the Colombian
Telematics Direction of the General Commandment of the
Armed Forces and actually work as the head of the
Legal Division at a major multinational phonographic
company, in the Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela
region.
 http://cyberlaws.blogspot.com/

ph: LGUs meet to set curbs on cybersex
A PEDOPHILE checks into an Internet cafe, logs onto a
website, and starts downloading nude photos of
children. Or from the privacy of his home, he logs
onto a website--maintained somewhere in the
Philippines--and begins to watch a streaming video of
children performing lewd acts. Under Philippine laws,
not much can be done about the Internet cafe or the
pedophile.

http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=54506

E-mail virus volumes down but danger increases
An anti-virus company reckons the number of viruses
being sent by e-mail is continuing to fall -- but
according to security experts, better targeting of
attacks means the overall threat of infection has
increased.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/E_mail_virus_volumes_down_but_danger_increases/0,2000061744,39220370,00.htm

British teen in court over 'e-mail bomb' charges
A teenager accused of unleashing an "e-mail bomb" on
his former employer will appear in court on Tuesday in
what will be a test case for the UK's Computer Misuse
Act.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39234848,00.htm

uk: Jail for eBay phishing fraudster
The leader of an internet identity fraud gang, a
practice known as phishing, is jailed for four years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/4396914.stm
 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EBAY_PHISHING

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=10126464

Sweden porn law changes
Swedish justice minister Thomas Bodström wants to make
it illegal for anyone to distribute pornographic
pictures of people under 18 online, even if they look
older.
 http://p2pnet.net/story/6820

us: Feds Targeting Sexual Exploitation of Kids
The Innocent Images National Initiative, a part of the
FBI's Cyber Crimes Program, is an intelligence driven,
proactive, multi-agency investigative initiative to
combat the proliferation of child pornography and
child sexual exploitation facilitated by an online
computer. The IINI provides centralized coordination
and analysis of case information that by its very
nature is national and international in scope,
requiring unprecedented coordination with state,
local, and international governments, and among FBI
field offices across the country.
 http://newsbyus.com/more.php?id=468_0_1_0_M

DECLARACIÓN DE SEVILLA CONTRA LA DELINCUENCIA
INFORMÁTICA [01-11-05]  
Reunidos en el Parlamento de Andalucía durante la
última sesión del IV Foro Iberoamericano de Encuentro
de Ciberpolicías, con la participación de Argentina,
Brasil, Chile, Colombia, EE.UU., España, Méjico, Perú,
Portugal, República Dominicana, Uruguay, Venezuela,
así como Eurojust e INTERPOL, se da lectura a la
Declaración de Sevilla contra la Delincuencia
Informática, como resultado de las conclusiones de
este encuentro.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/113086937984869.shtml

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POLICY
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nz: Chorus against changes widens
Business NZ, Vector and Federated Farmers are among a
chorus of voices that have joined Telecom in objecting
to the Commerce Commission?s proposed changes to
wholesale broadband rules.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=311&objectid=10353117

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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us: Netsurfing kids face more risk at home
Kid Netsurfers are doing more illegal downloading and
other risky online activities at home than at school,
a new study shows.

http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20051101-114928-9909r

Kids take more online risks at home
Kids are more likely to take online risk at home than
at school, a new study reported Monday. While home
computer use for fun, games and e-mailing

http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20051031-020649-9235r

uk: BBC raps six in 'obscene' email kerfuffle
The BBC has rapped the knuckles of six staff working
on consumer prog Watchdog for disseminating "obscene"
emails, some of which "referred to [the show's]
presenter Julia Bradbury", UK tabloid the Sun reports.
Other topics of conversation included "secretaries,
work experience girls and production staff"
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/31/bbc_emails/

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Wikipedia may go to print, says founder
Entries from Wikipedia, the popular free online
encyclopedia written and edited by Internet users, may
soon be available in print for readers in the
developing world, founder Jimmy Wales said on Monday.

http://news.com.com/Wikipedia+may+go+to+print%2C+says+founder/2100-1025_3-5925651.html

Gates: We're entering 'live era' of software
Kicking off what he called the "live era" of software,
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday that the
company plans to launch new Internet-based complements
to its core products.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5926237.html

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=10132798

The Internet and the future of TV
Imagine a day when you would be in total control of
creating your own TV channel lineup. Instead of
subscribing to a service from a cable, satellite or
phone company that might offer you hundreds of
channels you'll never watch, you would be able to
select what you want and watch it on your own
schedule.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5920065.html

Microsoft Plans Online Version of Windows
Microsoft Corp. announced online enhancements to its
Windows operating system and other popular software
programs, hoping to defuse a growing threat from
Google Inc. and other fast-moving challengers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/01/AR2005110100983.html

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-11-01-microsoft_x.htm

Other companies in Microsoft's crosshairs
While Microsoft's new "live" software push is mainly
seen as an effort to compete with rivals such as
Google and Yahoo, there are a number of smaller
companies that suddenly find themselves in Redmond's
competitive crosshairs.

http://news.com.com/Other+companies+in+Microsofts+crosshairs/2100-1011_3-5927345.html

Google lends a hand to Microsoft Office rival
Google is opening up yet another front in its battle
with Microsoft by backing a competitor to Office
software

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1851613,00.html

Gates says the market?s wrong about Microsoft
Bill Gates has rejected criticism that the software
giant?s lacklustre share price suggests that the
business has become slow-moving

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1848964,00.html

Google restarts online books plan
Google resumes its controversial digital library
project, saying it will focus on books in the public
domain.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4395656.stm

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Former children's ward nurse jailed over porn
A former nurse from Kempsey Hospital's children's
ward, on the NSW mid-north coast, has been sentenced
to four months in prison for possessing child
pornography.
 http://abc.net.au/news/items/200511/1495076.htm

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