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French Senate to Vote on iTunes Amendment
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FRANCE_ITUNES
uk: Teachers lack knowledge on internet safety, report
reveals
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1771669,00.html
ca: Study illuminates perils of Internet addiction
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060509.winternet0509/BNStory/Science/home
us: Illegal internet gambling soars in the US
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/10/internet_gambling_soars/
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: Teachers lack knowledge on internet safety, report
reveals
Teachers feel uneducated about protecting children
from inappropriate websites and do not know who they
should to turn to for advice, new research reveals.
Research by telecommunications provider, BT, found
that 70% of teachers did not know where to get advice
if they suspected a child was being exploited on the
internet or had accessed inappropriate material, such
as pornography.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1771669,00.html
uk: SICK CYBER BULLIES CRAZE TARGETS KIDS
SCHOOLCHILDREN are falling victim to a new cyber
bullying craze. Thugs record sick raps and put them on
the internet so pals can listen to them on mp3
players.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17045643&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=sick-cyber-bullies-craze-targets-kids-name_page.html
us: Kid-Friendly Search Engines Filter Content
It's not unheard of these days for a child doing
online research for a school project to accidentally
stumble 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: Internet safety program
Worldwide, an estimated 605.6 million individuals went
online in 2002. Not all of those individuals are nice
people. A recent i-SAFE America study reveals 40
percent of children-an estimated 19.2 million-do not
discuss Internet safety with their parents. The same
number say that if their parents knew where they were
online or with whom they chatted, they ?would have
concerns.?
http://www.devilslakejournal.com/articles/2006/05/09/news/news04.txt
zw: Serious Threat Seen in Proposed Law On
Intercepting Communications [press release]
A bill presented to the Zimbabwean parliament at the
end of March 2006 will give the government a free hand
to intercept its citizens' phone calls, e-mail
messages and letters without providing any credible
safeguards, Reporters Without Borders has said after
obtaining a copy of the bill.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200605090863.html
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17623
cn: As Chinese Students Go Online, Little Sister Is
Watching
To her fellow students, Hu Yingying appears to be a
typical undergraduate, plain of dress, quick with a
smile and perhaps possessed with a little extra spring
in her step, but otherwise decidedly ordinary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/world/asia/09internet.html
pl: Polish Awareness Node report on the dangers of
meeting friends online
The online research agency Gemius?s research conducted
on behalf of Nobody?s Children Foundation shows that
Polish children and adolescents are meeting friends
they met online increasingly often ? despite awareness
of the dangers this may entail.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/pl.htm
fi: Internet social habits of young Finns
Internet?s varied environments and the human
interaction within them create new kinds of
communities not entirely different from the ones we
know in the ?real world?. The internet eliminates
distance, which can greatly impact how people
socialise as physical barriers disappear.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/fi.htm
New Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum
It's easy to use a computer safely and responsibly if
you know how. Microsoft?s new Digital Literacy
Curriculum builds confidence in computing by exploring
security and privacy issues so that you can understand
the risks and prevent them
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/microsoft.htm
de: Self-regulation of search engines in Germany
As search engines constantly develop and grow more
popular, the need to protect minors also
increases.Because of this, well-known providers in
Germany have founded a group for self-monitoring
search engines called: Voluntary Self-Monitoring of
Multimedia (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia -
FSM).
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/de2.htm
nl: New Dutch campaign on internet safety
Eleven public and private parties in the Netherlands
have joined forces to promote safe use of digital
tools. They initiated the new campaign ?Digibewust?
(digitally aware).
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/nl.htm
dk: More students become safer internet role- models
Since Safer Internet Day 2006 a Danish 6th grade has
worked with web ethics being Denmark?s first official
Safer Internet Ambassadors. On May 2nd they presented
their work as part of a national event on internet
safety.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/dk2.htm
au: NetAlert Australian CyberSafe School Awards for
Excellence
A new awards program has been established by NetAlert
to recognise outstanding Internet safety programs
developed by schools in Australia.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/au.htm
dk: National Campaign on internet safety embraces
Denmark
On May 2, 2006 the annual campaign Netsafe Now! was
launched. Throughout the day public authorities and
institutions as well as private businesses and
organisations hosted a number of events in the name of
a safer internet.
http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/0506/dk1.htm
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Report: Hate groups favor U.S. Internet servers
Hate groups around the world, including Islamic
militants, often use Internet servers based in the
United States to send propaganda and instructions to
followers, according to a report released Thursday by
the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/14505133.htm
Google accused of profiting from child porn
Google has been sued by Nassau County Legislator
Jeffrey Toback who claims the search giant is
promoting and profiting from child pornography, going
so far as to suggest that child porn is part of its
business model.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/10/google_sued_for_promoting_illegal_content/
http://www.out-law.com/page-6901
UK hackers condemn McKinnon trial
The UK's hacking community has strongly criticised how
fellow hacker Gary McKinnon has been treated.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4984132.stm
us: Click fraud concerns hound Google
John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his
company has paid Google for bogus sales referrals
caused by "click fraud" ? a sham aimed at a perceived
weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative
advertising network.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-05-07-google-click-fraud_x.htm
us: A Comedian's Riff on Bush Prompts an E-Spat
Stephen Colbert's performance at the White House
Correspondents Dinner nine days ago has already
created a debate over politics, the press and humor.
Now, a commercial rivalry has broken out over its
rebroadcast.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/technology/08colbert.html
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au: ABC, SBS to drive digital take-up
Australia's two national broadcasters, the ABC and
SBS, will receive at least $1 billion over the next
decade to move into the digital era and boost the take
up of the new technology. ... Parents can take heart
from $500,000 being spent on the NetAlert program,
which raises awareness of offensive internet content,
and a $200,000 study into the long-term effects of
media on children.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/ABC-SBS-to-drive-digital-takeup/2006/05/09/1146940543197.html
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19081692-31037,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/ABC-SBS-to-drive-digital-takeup/2006/05/09/1146940543197.html
au: ID card to boost IT funds
THE technology sector is expected to be a big winner
in Treasurer Peter Costello's 11th federal Budget
tonight. ... Also expected is extra funding for online
safety agency NetAlert to improve its anti-pornography
education programs and more for the Australian
Communications and Media Authority.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19070111%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html
nz: InternetNZ welcomes excellent government decisions
(news release)
"InternetNZ is delighted with the package of decisions
the government has announced, at the conclusion of the
telecommunications stocktake," said InternetNZ
President Colin Jackson today.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0605/S00091.htm
us: Webcasting Gets a Reprieve
If proposed rules preventing the digital
retransmission of TV, radio, or cable broadcasts are
adopted as part of an international treaty on
broadcasting, it could have repercussions throughout
the nascent world of Web broadcasting. For instance,
it might become illegal for musicians to offer
recordings of their performances on their own
websites, or for bloggers to post video and audio
files -- even if the content is in the public domain.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16783&ch=biztech
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ca: Study illuminates perils of Internet addiction
Spending nearly 80 hours a week on the Web, addicts
put relationships and personal health on the line,
study suggests
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060509.winternet0509/BNStory/Science/home
us: Illegal internet gambling soars in the US
Just 19 per cent of US internet gamblers realise ? or
are willing to admit ? that the activity is currently
illegal, according to a survey carried out for the
American Gaming Association AGA. The results also show
that the number of online gamblers doubled in 2005.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/10/internet_gambling_soars/
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=12108285
Jacking MySpace for fame and fortune
Brandon Hoffman has found thousands of friends on
MySpace. Not for himself, but for his clients: car
dealerships. Hoffman, who works for in Valley Cottage,
N.Y., has built MySpace profiles for several car
dealers. He then contacts other members of the network
asking them to be a "friend" to the business, using
software tools to target those he thinks might be
interested.
http://news.com.com/Jacking+MySpace+for+fame+and+fortune/2100-1038_3-6070533.html
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us: Warner Music Faces Lawsuits On Pricing of Digital
Downloads
Warner Music Group Corp. said it has been named in 14
class-action lawsuits related to the pricing of
digital music downloads.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114682777710844792.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/08/warner_sued_downloads/
French Senate to Vote on iTunes Amendment
Apple Computer Inc. could negotiate new deals with
record labels and artists to sidestep French
government plans to open the copy-protection
technology of its iTunes music service to rivals,
under a draft Senate amendment to be voted on this
week.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FRANCE_ITUNES
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/14537843.htm
uk: Beatles' label to appeal iTunes verdict
Apple Corps says it will appeal yesterday's High Court
defeat. Mr Justice Mann ruled that Apple Computer did
not breach a 1991 agreement between the companies when
it launched iTunes Music Store. A download, he
reasoned, is not the same as a CD.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6900
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1770163,00.html
us: File-share firm averts legal move
The company behind the US-based BearShare file-sharing
service has agreed to pay $30m (£16.2m) to avoid legal
action from the music industry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4976902.stm
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Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy as Stakes
Escalate
It looks like Microsoft and Google are on a collision
course as desktop computing and Internet software and
services increasingly overlap.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/technology/10titans.html
Microsoft and Google waging 'war for talent'
Microsoft is the reigning powerhouse of computing, and
Google is the muscular Internet challenger. On each
side, the battalions are arrayed. Do the pitched
corporate battles of the past shed any light on how
this one might turn out?
http://iht.com/articles/2006/05/09/business/titans.php
Microsoft Awarded 'Super Cookie' Patent
A new Microsoft patent is causing a little heartburn
in some quarters, but the patent for a so-called
"super cookie," may have come so long after
Microsoft's application that it's been superceded by
newer technologies.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3604321
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nz/au: Telecom in talks on Aussie network
Telecom is considering joining a group of seven
telecommunications companies that will put forward a
proposal to help Telstra finance a A$3 billion (NZ$
3.65 billion) high-speed optic fibre broadband
network.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3663561a6026,00.html
au: Optus, Disney attract kids to broadband
Australia's second largest telecommunications company
Optus has launched an internet channel with Walt
Disney in a bid to attract children to its broadband
services.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Optus-Disney-attract-kids-to-broadband/2006/05/09/1146940515442.html
nz: Cunliffe has no fears for Telecom
Communications Minister David Cunliffe says he has
faith in Telecom's ability to compete with Telstra in
New Zealand, after handing its Australian rival and
all-comers unconstrained access to Telecom's network.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3659955a28,00.html
uk: O2 eyes UK shores for fixed-mobile convergence
Fixed/mobile convergence (FMC) was long considered
primarily of benefit to the wireline carriers,
enabling them to bundle wireless services and devices
in order to improve customer retention and generate
greater value from their expensive wireline networks.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/08/o2_fmc_expansion/
us: Telecommunications legislation could afffect how
consumers receive information
The House and Senate are preparing to vote on
telecommunications legislation that could affect every
American who surfs the Internet, watches cable TV or
uses a phone.
http://www.western-star.com/local/content/shared/news/stories/TELECOM_ADV07_COX_W1438.html
us: Senate Commerce Sticking With Big Bill
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens still
plans to stick with a comprehensive approach to a
Senate telecommunications reform bill, despite
rumblings that too many cooks could spoil the broth.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6333086.html
us: Gun Owners Make Neutrality Case To Conservatives
The Gun Owners of America sent out an op ed piece to
conservative news outlets Monday explaining why the
group has teamed with the bane of the far right,
Moveon.org, in the fight for network neutrality.
http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6333151?display=Breaking+News
us: Ask the experts: Net neutrality
The rapid rise of high-bandwidth internet content,
such as video, has led several telecommunications
companies in the US to push for higher fees from the
content providers in recent months, which could raise
costs to not only established internet companies such
as Google and Yahoo!, but smaller start-ups.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/958f641a-dab4-11da-aa09-0000779e2340.html
us: A neutral net is a neutered net?
So-called "network neutrality" legislation hampers
innovation and harms business and the public,
Verizon's chief spokesperson said this week.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/09/verizon_net_neutrality/
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?storyID=2006-05-08T190029Z_01_N08181116_RTRUKOC_0_US-FINANCIAL-BANKING-TELECOMS.xml
us: McCain tunes a la carte bill for cablers
A key senator is planning to introduce legislation
designed to spur cable companies into offering
programming on a channel-by-channel basis, industry
sources said Monday.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002464762
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Microsoft steps up VoIP offering
Windows Live Messenger goes to public beta, offering
calls to landlines from PCs and special handsets
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,39020336,39268131,00.htm
Yes, Virginia, VoIP Can Be Secure
One of the biggest knocks on VoIP technology is its
lack of security. But at the Interop show this week, a
group of vendors and technicians has quietly been
demonstrating secure, multivendor VoIP connections --
both from within the LAN and from remote users over a
VPN.
http://www.networkingpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=187201591
ca: VoIP regulation decision overturned; Canadian
telcos to benefit
Analyst Jonathan Allen of RBC Capital Markets says
that telecommunication companies are poised to benefit
from the overturning of the CRTC?s decision last year
to regulate incumbent VoIP services.
http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1269264.html
ca: CRTC to rethink VoIP ruling
In a decision that will delight phone companies, anger
cable firms and possibly lead to more competition for
consumers, the federal cabinet has told Canada's
telecom regulator to take another look at a
controversial decision barring major phone companies
from setting their own prices for Internet phone
services.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1146865814899&call_pageid=968350072197&StarSource=RSS
us: VOIP fees set to rise with regulation on the
horizon
With the deadline for VoIP carriers to comply with the
FCC Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
[CALEA] in the US less than a year away, vendors are
beginning to roll out wire tap technology.
http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;523331736;fp;2;fpid;1
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