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World Press Freedom Day to be observed at United
Nations on 3 May (news release)
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/note6006.doc.htm
World Press Freedom Day: Our annual survey and new
list of predators
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17084
Net censorship spreads worldwide
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4973114.stm
us: N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050402022.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/google-sued-over-child-porn-claims/2006/05/05/1146335905109.html
Survey on Industry Measures Taken to Comply with
National Measures Implementing Provisions of the
Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications
Relating to the Security of Services
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Survey+On+Industry+Measures+Taken+To+Comply+With+National+Measures+Implementing+Provisions+Of+The+Regulatory+Framework+For+Electronic+Communications+Relating+To+The+Security+Of+Services.aspx
us: Hate groups use US Internet servers - report
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1146799442575B223
Internet audience hits 694 million worldwide
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/internet-audience-hits-694-million-worldwide/2006/05/05/1146335896624.html
Web Usage Climbs in Africa
http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/geographics/article.php/3603526
jp: Estimate of Internet Traffic in Japan
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/Statistics/pdf/Internet_Traffic_060310.pdf
China sees 60 million bloggers by year's end
http://news.com.com/China+sees+60+million+bloggers+by+years+end/2100-1040_3-6069387.html
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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World Press Freedom Day to be observed at United
Nations on 3 May (news release)
The United Nations Department of Public Information
(DPI) will observe World Press Freedom Day with an
event to take place on Wednesday, 3 May, from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m., in Conference Room 1 at United Nations
Headquarters in New York. The observance will be held
within the framework of this year?s annual session of
the Committee on Information.
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/note6006.doc.htm
World Press Freedom Day: Our annual survey and new
list of predators
Reporters Without Borders presents its latest
worldwide survey (104 countries), in English, French
and Spanish. It also announces an updated list of 37
predators of press freedom.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17084
Net censorship spreads worldwide
Repressive regimes are using technology to stifle
online debate among citizens on every continent,
reveals a report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4973114.stm
Kid-Friendly Search Engines Filter Content
New search engine can prevent a child from
accidentally stumbling into a porn site or someplace
else that's too dicey for a parent's comfort level.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/06/AR2006050600159.html
us: FBI session warns of cyber dangers
FBI officials spoke to local school administrators to
educate them about the dangers involving children and
teens who offer personal information over the
Internet.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16588893
Everyone?s interested in the Internet - especially
dictators
The Internet has revolutionised the world?s media.
Personal websites, blogs and discussion groups have
given a voice to men and women who were once only
passive consumers of information. It has made many
newspaper readers and TV viewers into fairly
successful amateur journalists. Dictators would seem
powerless faced with this explosion of online
material. How could they monitor the e-mails of
China?s 130 million users or censor the messages
posted by Iran?s 70,000 bloggers? The enemies of the
Internet have unfortunately shown their determination
and skill in doing just that. China was the first
repressive country to realise that the Internet was an
extraordinary tool of free expression and quickly
assembled the money and personnel to spy on e-mail and
censor ?subversive? websites. The regime soon showed
that the Internet, like traditional media, could be
controlled. All that was needed was the right
technology and to crack down on the first
?cyber-dissidents.? The Chinese model has been a great
success and the regime has managed to dissuade
Internet users from openly mentioning political topics
and when they do to just recycle the official line.
But in the past two years, the priority of just
monitoring online political dissidence has given way
to efforts to cope with unrest among the population.
The Internet has become a sounding-board for the
rumblings of discontent in most Chinese provinces.
Demonstrations and corruption scandals, once confined
to a few cities, have spread across the country with
the help of the Internet. In 2005, the government
sought to counter the surge in cyber-dissidence. It
beefed up the law and drafted what might be called
?the ten commandments? for Chinese Internet users - a
set of very harsh rules targeting online editors. The
regime is both efficient and inventive in spying on
and censuring the Internet. Other government have
unfortunately imitated it.
http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=273/
us: MySpace: Protecting Kids Online
MySpace.com is the online social networking Web site
that has become a phenomenon among kids. Anybody
hoping to be cool has a MySpace profile page (or one
on one of its competitors' sites, like Facebook.com).
http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/25/myspace-kids-protection-cx_cw_0425myspace.html
us: Young victim urges clean-up of online porn
A child porn victim who was identified after Toronto
police made photos taken by her abuser public, urged
the U.S. Congress to crack down on Internet
pornography.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1146693014138&call_pageid=968332188854&col=968350060724
us: Schools seek to prevent bullying
Aware that bullying has become a common thread in
school-related violence across the country, Howard
County is taking steps to prevent harassment from
turning to tragedy in its 48,000-student system.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.bullying07may07,0,4923573.story
us: Can Schools Punish Students for Posting Offensive
Content on MySpace and Similar Sites? Often, the
Answer Is No, Unless The Posting Materially Disrupts
School Activities
The past few years have seen the growth of popular
social networking websites for students: Three
prominent examples are MySpace.com, Facebook.com, and
Xanga.com. And within and outside such sites, student
blogging, too, is wildly popular: About four million
teens - 19% of 12- to 17-year olds who use the
Internet - have created some sort of blog, according
to a November 2005 Pew Internet & American Life
Project study.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20060501.html
us: Kids pushed around on Internet
As if teachers don?t have enough to worry about with
bullying on the playground, now they have to worry
about bullying on the Internet. There are no
statistics available, but the Chatham-Kent Police
Service says cyber bullying among pre-teens is a
reality.
http://www.chathamthisweek.com/story.php?id=227869
us: School to sponsor Internet safety seminar
Technology and children go hand in hand today. Often,
their ability to understand advancements in technology
better than their parents is a good thing. Sometimes,
however, it may pose a danger. The Mohawk
Junior-Senior High School is sponsoring an Internet
safety seminar at 1:30 p.m. May 7 in response to a
substantial nationwide increase in Internet-related
crime and inappropriate use of technology involving
minors.
http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/288303895255519.php
Italy probes porn on 3 Italia mobile network
Italy's communications ministry said on Thursday it
was making checks into pornography available on
Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Italia mobile telephone network
after a TV report said the X-rated images could be
downloaded by children.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12073156
Kinder im Netz: unterversorgt oder überbehütet?
Ein Masterplan für kindgerechte Online-Inhalte, ein
Bekenntnis zur Notwendigkeit staatlicher Aufsicht im
Jugendmedienschutz und die Warnung vor einem möglichen
Verbot von Sperrverfügungen in den EU-Mitgliedsländern
? das waren Themen bei der 3.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/72787
Klage gegen Google wegen Pornographie
Ein Bezirksabgeordneter aus Long Island
(US-Bundesstaat New York) hat gegen Google Klage
eingereicht. Der Mann beschuldigt das Unternehmen
unter anderem aus der Verbreitung von
Kinderpornographie Kapital zu schlagen.
http://golem.de/0605/45147.html
EU-Kommission arbeitet an Mobilfunk-Kodex für den
Jugendschutz
Die EU-Kommission will ein Memorandum of Understanding
mit Europas Mobilfunkbetreibern zum Schutz von Kindern
und Jugendlichen schließen. Das berichtete Horst
Forster, Direktor in der Generaldirektion
Informationsgesellschaft und Medien der EU-Kommission
bei der 3. Zukunftswerkstatt der Kommission für
Jugendmedienschutz, der Evangelischen Kirche in
Deutschland und der Bundeszentrale für Politische
Bildung gestern in Berlin. Der Tausch von Gewaltvideos
über Mobilfunktelefone, aber auch die Abzocke von
Jugendlichen über Premium-SMS-Angebote wurde von
verschiedenen Referenten bei der
Jugendschutzveranstaltung als wachsendes Problem
bezeichnet.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/72791
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn
A Long Island politician sued Google Inc. on Thursday
claiming the search engine leader is profiting from
illegal child pornography. Jeffrey Toback, a member of
the Nassau County Legislature, said Google has paid
links to Web sites containing pornography involving
minors.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050402022.html
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/50360.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6069014.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/google-sued-over-child-porn-claims/2006/05/05/1146335905109.html
Survey on Industry Measures Taken to Comply with
National Measures Implementing Provisions of the
Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications
Relating to the Security of Services
The "Survey on Industry Measures taken to comply with
National Measures implementing Provisions of the
Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications
relating to the Security of Services" conducted by the
Technical Department of ENISA, Section Security
Policies is available.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Survey+On+Industry+Measures+Taken+To+Comply+With+National+Measures+Implementing+Provisions+Of+The+Regulatory+Framework+For+Electronic+Communications+Relating+To+The+Security+Of+Services.aspx
us: Hate groups use US Internet servers - report
Hate groups around the world, including Islamic
militants, often use Internet servers based in the
United States to send propaganda and instructions to
followers, a report has revealed.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1146799442575B223
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/05-05-2006/29a3000ffed2fa0f.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14505133.htm
us: Judges challenge Internet wiretap rules
A U.S. appeals panel sharply challenged the Bush
administration Friday over new rules making it easier
for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone
calls. A judge said the government's courtroom
arguments were "gobbledygook."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2006-05-05-internetwiretaps_x.htm
us: Lawsuits Target Internet Service Providers for Not
Policing Porn
A growing concern about online predators and child
pornography on the Internet has spawned a new series
of legal challenges, with plaintiffs suing Internet
service providers for allegedly failing to police the
Net for porn.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1146051864361
us: US 'spyware maker' fined profits
An American accused of putting adware on PCs has been
ordered to pay a $4m fine by the US government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4978426.stm
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/court-orders-spyware-operator-to-pay-us4m/2006/05/05/1146335895026.html
us: The war on pervs: Catching criminals or laying
traps?
A growing number of untrained civilians across the
country are waging a war on cyber sex predators -
posing as kids on the Internet to catch criminals
stalking chat rooms for underaged sex partners.
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=138243
Theft the motive for 70 per cent of malware
Seventy percent of malicious software being circulated
is linked to various types of cybercrime, a study by
security firms Panda Software
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/theft-the-motive-for-70-per-cent-of-malware/2006/05/05/1146335896653.html
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SPAM
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Spam not gone but increasingly forgotten by MICHAEL
GEIST
One year ago, Canada's National Task Force on Spam
presented then-Industry Minister David Emerson with
its report on how Ottawa could assist in the fight
against spam (I was a member of the Task Force). At
that time, Canada was without a national spam law and
was considered to be among the top six sources of spam
worldwide.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1146433819602&call_pageid=971794782442&col=971886476975
nz: Anti-spam legislation criticised
The Commerce Select Committee was considering the
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill, which aims to
block unwanted messages flooding the inbox of the
average computer user.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/710499
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Internet audience hits 694 million worldwide
Some 694 million people worldwide over age 15 are now
using the Internet, about 14 percent of the total
population in this age group
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/internet-audience-hits-694-million-worldwide/2006/05/05/1146335896624.html
694 Millionen Menschen surfen im Netz
http://futurezone.orf.at/it/stories/107113/
au: MySpace looking for friends
NEWS Interactive will launch a local version of the
social networking site MySpace.com, serving up
tailored Australian content to local users in the next
two to three weeks.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19016568%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
Web Usage Climbs in Africa
Internet connectivity in Africa is growing at a faster
pace than any other region worldwide according to
information from AllAfrica Global Media.
http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/geographics/article.php/3603526
jp: Estimate of Internet Traffic in Japan
Statistics on the use of the internet in Japan such as
subscribers through all means of connection.
http://www.soumu.go.jp/joho_tsusin/eng/Statistics/pdf/Internet_Traffic_060310.pdf
China sees 60 million bloggers by year's end
Blogging is booming in China with the number of
bloggers expected to hit 60 million by the end of this
year.
http://news.com.com/China+sees+60+million+bloggers+by+years+end/2100-1040_3-6069387.html
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FILE SHARING
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Neil Young goes with download first, CD later
Neil Young has released his next album, "Living With
War," on a Web site specializing in high-fidelity
downloads--before the record hits stores.
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6067937.html
us: Warner Music faces 14 lawsuits over download fees
Warner Music Group reported on Friday soaring digital
music sales, even as the company continues to lose
money and faces numerous lawsuits related to alleged
price fixing of music downloads.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6069376.html
us: Piracy 'costs US studios $6.1bn'
Hollywood studios have claimed that film piracy cost
them $6.1bn in lost revenue in 2005.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4972972.stm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Magazines and the Internet: A Match Made in Media
Heaven by Arianna Huffington
On Monday, I'm going to be speaking at the annual
conference of the American Society of Magazine Editors
in New York about how the mainstream media can thrive
in the brave new media world by making friends with
the blogosphere and embracing the online universe.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/magazines-and-the-interne_b_20391.html
Damned if you do - Microsoft
A technology company takes a beating for trying to
compete: PITY the world's biggest software firm. When
Microsoft abuses its dominance, regulators rightly
beat it back. But when it tries vigorously to compete,
the stockmarket slams it and rivals still race to the
regulators.
http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=6891378
A problem too jumbo-sized for Bill Gates to solve?
Microsoft is a victim of its past monopolistic
success. The problems with Windows may be an indicator
that operating systems are getting beyond the capacity
of any single organisation to handle them.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1769108,00.html
us: Bush Tells Grads to Use Technology Wisely
President Bush advised college graduates on Saturday
to use technology but not become enslaved by it.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_COMMENCEMENT
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VoIP
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us: FCC Adopts Order to Enable Law Enforcement Access
to Broadband and VoIP Providers
The US Federal Communications Commission today adopted
a Second Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and
Order (Order) that addresses several issues regarding
implementation of the Communications Assistance for
Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), enacted in 1994.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/FCC+Adopts+Order+To+Enable+Law+Enforcement+Access+To+Broadband+And+VoIP+Providers.aspx
ca: Federal cabinet asks CRTC to reconsider VoIP
policy
The federal cabinet has asked the CRTC to reconsider a
controversial policy framework for voice-over-internet
protocol (VoIP) phone services.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2006/05/05/voip.html
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060505.wvolp0505/GIStory/
us: Verizon's VoIP Offensive
A steep cut in the price of the company's Net-based
calling puts pressure on Vonage as it readies for an
IPO, and could spark a price war
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060504_327191.htm
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Exmouth man sentenced over child porn
A man from Exmouth, in north-western WA, has received
a suspended jail term after admitting to possessing a
number of images of child pornography.
http://abc.net.au/news/items/200605/1630490.htm
nz: German tip off nets Auckland man
A tip off from German police has helped officials
successfully prosecute a south Auckland man for
possessing images of adults sexually abusing children.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/709366
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