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general internet news - 23 February
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us: U.S. technology has been used to block, censor Net
for years
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-02-21-net-censor_x.htm
US legislature suggests China Web crackdown
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39253438,00.htm
uk: Violent images add sinister edge to phone
messaging
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article346747.ece
us: Google Argues Against Subpoena
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702108.html
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/11d47ea2-a00e-11da-a703-0000779e2340.html
au: Moguls force delay in Australia media law changes
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1715050,00.html
nz: Kiwis second largest web users
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/662603
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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us: U.S. technology has been used to block, censor Net
for years
Internet users in Yemen can't get to beer.com because
of technology from a couple of U.S. companies. Surely
this is a human rights violation, keeping innocent
civilians from a website devoted to beer and women.
Why, the Yemeni Netizens ? all 150,000 of them ? are
also blocked from getting to gayegypt.com. They're
denied spikybras.com! Which, by the way, ya gotta
check out ? it's hilarious, and no more racy than an I
Dream of Jeannie episode.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kevinmaney/2006-02-21-net-censor_x.htm
ca: Schools tackle cyber-bullying
As internet use continues to grow, schools are
investing time and money to fight cyber-bullying ?
children and teens' use of e-mail, cell phones and
blogs to threaten, humiliate or harass other children.
http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/story/qc-bully20060220.html
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/02/20/cyber-bullying060220.html
US legislature suggests China Web crackdown
The House of Representatives is to look at legislation
that would severely restrict US firms' ability to
operate in China
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39253438,00.htm
cn: Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And
Mistrust
When Zhao Jing moved his blog to Microsoft's popular
MSN Spaces site last summer, some users worried the
Chinese government would block the entire service. The
censors had blacklisted the last site where the young
journalist had posted his spirited political essays,
and he seemed unwilling to tone down his writing at
the new address.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/20/AR2006022001304.html
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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au: Door open for terror: expert
MORE than 90 per cent of Australia's critical
infrastructure was operated by corporations that were
expected to protect themselves against e-crime as well
as terrorists and overseas attacks, a conference has
heard.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18214035%5E15331%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
uk: Violent images add sinister edge to phone
messaging
Women in vulnerable situations are being sent violent
and pornographic images to their phones - sent by
strangers who are often just yards away. Phone
companies are reporting a growing number of
"bluejackings" where anonymous messages or images are
sent to strangers by mobile.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article346747.ece
uk: Bluejacking gives mobile phone users nasty fright
Vulnerable women are being sent violent and
pornographic images by unidentified strangers metres
away making use of new mobile phone technology. Mobile
phone companies are reporting.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10369438
us: Nude photo site wins injunction against Google
A federal judge has ruled that portions of Google's
popular image search feature, which displays small
thumbnail versions of images found on other Web sites,
likely violate U.S. copyright law.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6041724.html
us: Google Argues Against Subpoena
Google Inc. said yesterday in federal court in
California that the Justice Department's demand for
data about Web searches could undermine public trust
in the privacy of Google's service and expose its
trade secrets.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702108.html
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/11d47ea2-a00e-11da-a703-0000779e2340.html
cn: Reference Tool On Web Finds Fans, Censors
When access to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that
anyone can edit, was disrupted across China last
October, a lanky chemical engineer named Shi Zhao
called his Internet service provider to complain. A
technician confirmed what Shi already suspected:
Someone in the government had ordered the site blocked
again.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/19/AR2006021901335.html
cn: Bloggers Who Pursue Change Confront Fear And
Mistrust
When Zhao Jing moved his blog to Microsoft's popular
MSN Spaces site last summer, some users worried the
Chinese government would block the entire service. The
censors had blacklisted the last site where the young
journalist had posted his spirited political essays,
and he seemed unwilling to tone down his writing at
the new address.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/20/AR2006022001304.html
cn: The Click That Broke a Government's Grip
The top editors of the China Youth Daily were meeting
in a conference room last August when their cell
phones started buzzing quietly with text messages. One
after another, they discreetly read the notes. Then
they traded nervous glances.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801389.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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Report claims Google has no licence to operate in
China
Less than a month after starting its new China-based
search engine, Google's position in the world's
second-biggest internet market was thrown into doubt
yesterday when the local media published reports
questioning whether the US company had a valid
operating licence.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1715141,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4735662.stm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/21/AR2006022101844.html
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2050549,00.html
au: Moguls force delay in Australia media law changes
Last minute lobbying by the Packer and Murdoch
interests has halted government plans to deregulate
Australia media ownership.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1715050,00.html
EU gets new complaint against Microsoft
A group of Microsoft rivals and customers filed a new
complaint with the European Commission on Wednesday,
accusing the U.S. software giant of competing
unfairly.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=11296903
us: US lawmakers try again to ban gambling websites
Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Rick Boucher last week
re-introduced an Act to ban internet gambling
businesses. Their Internet Gambling Prohibition Act
carries a proposed penalty of up to five years in
prison.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6655
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SPAM
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China Said Cracking Down on Junk E-Mail
China is cracking down on junk e-mail and "illegal"
mobile phone text messages, the official Xinhua News
Agency.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_SPAM_CRACKDOWN
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/02-21-2006/571f000d59b343c5.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Dutch found to be most computer literate in world
Residents of the Netherlands, armed with a tax break
for computer purchases and some of Europe's lowest
broadband fees, lead the world in the use of personal
computers and the Internet, according to a study by
the Pew Charitable Trusts.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/02/21/business/pew.php
nz: Cellphone helps keep eye on kids
It is the ultimate apron string for parents determined
to keep a close eye on the kids. A new child?s
cellphone that doubles as a tracking system will soon
be released in New Zealand.
http://odt.co.nz/article.php?refid=2006,02,20,13,01300,1ad7a1b12fcae85653479099f1cc201e§=4
nz: Concern over jurors use of internet
The Law Commission says internet research by jurors
may be undermining the trial process. At the beginning
of trials jurors are told by judges that they must
base their decisions solely on evidence heard in the
courtroom.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/663452
nz: Kiwis second largest web users
A new survey shows New Zealanders are the
second-largest users of the internet in the world. ...
The biggest uptake was in Malta, where 78.1% access
the web. New Zealand was followed by Iceland, Sweden,
Denmark, Hong Kong, then Australia, the United States,
Canada and Norway.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/662603
uk: Broadband growth speeds forward
Broadband accounts for 64% of all net connections in
the UK, according to official figures.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4736526.stm
SMS boom leads to digit damage
Mobile telephone text messaging has become so popular
that millions of users now suffer injuries to their
thumbs and fingers because of their love of keeping in
touch, according to a survey on Tuesday.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=11279733
The next big things - mobile TV and porn
The booths for "adult content" businesses at Spain's
3GSM World Congress were tucked away in one corner of
the sprawling expo.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10369282
Kiss FM diary that's become Bridget Jones for
podcasters
What Bridget Jones did for chick-lit and call girl
Belle de Jour did for blogging, an anonymous London
student threatens to do for podcasting.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1714287,00.html
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FILE SHARING
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au: Kazaa, record company lawyers ready for appeal
This morning sees the return of the parties in the
Kazaa case to the Federal Court for their long awaited
appeal. While the earlier case was heard by a single
judge (Judge Wilcox), the appeal is to be heard over
five days by the Full Bench comprised of Justices
Branson, Finkelstein and Lindgren.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/20/kazaa_appeal_1/
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/kazaa-case-back-in-court/2006/02/20/1140283981605.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Libraries begin uncertain new chapter
With internet companies such as Google becoming more
involved in digitising content, what role does the
public library have in today's web-driven society?
http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1714676,00.html
'Click war' as Google rivals get serious
Another net battle is looming, reports Edward Helmore
from New York, as Microsoft and Yahoo prepare to take
on the world's best-known search engine in the crucial
market for internet advertising revenue.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1712671,00.html
Tollbooths on the Internet Highway
When you use the Internet today, your browser glides
from one Web site to another, accessing all
destinations with equal ease. That could change
dramatically, however, if Internet service providers
are allowed to tilt the playing field, giving
preference to sites that pay them extra and penalizing
those that don't.
http://nytimes.com/2006/02/20/opinion/20mon1.html
SND Names World's Best-Designed Newspapers for 2005
(news release)
The Society for News Design has named two ?nearly
perfect? dailies as World?s Best-Designed Newspapers?
in the 27th annual The Best of Newspaper Design
Creative Competition. This year?s World?s
Best-Designed Newspapers are The Guardian, U.K. and
Rzeczpospolita, Poland.
http://snd.org./about/news_archive.html?sk=&sn=121
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1715039,00.html
MySpace: Murdoch's big hope, parents' nightmare
Rupert Murdoch saw a Web site with monster growth
potential in MySpace.com, the online music and dating
phenomenon that makes it easy for teens to find
friends and express themselves.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=11268023
http://news.com.com/MySpace+Murdochs+big+hope%2C+parents+nightmare/2100-1025_3-6041322.html
Dark side of the web
On MySpace.com, teenagers can find kindred spirits who
share their love of sports, their passion for
photography or their crush on a Hollywood star. They
can also find out where their online friends live,
where they attend school, even what they look like.
http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/dark-side-of-the-web/2006/02/20/1140283964999.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Child porn collector walks free
A MAN who downloaded 90 images of abusive child
pornography described by a judge as "abhorrent" has
escaped a jail term.
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18222191%255E1702,00.html
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