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EU Internet proposals to protect society
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12258324
EU regulation attacked as censorship
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/19/eu_censorship/
ICT for growth and jobs: most EU Member States need to
be more ambitious, criticises Commission's first
annual progress report (news release)
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/654&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
us: Wiretapping is legal, says Hayden
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1778313,00.html
us: ISP snooping plans take backseat
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6074070.html
More people are logging on around the world
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1147989063430A141
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Web predator warning
POLICE and education authorities in Western Australia
have launched the nation's first joint effort to
educate children about cyber predators.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19162213%5E26199%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
uk: HOW THE INTERNET COULD BE REGULATED by Roger
Darlington
This presentation is informed by my six-year term from
2000-2005 as the first independent Chair of the
Internet Watch Foundation, a body which exists to
combat illegal content on the Net in the UK. However,
it does not represent the policy of the IWF and indeed
its scope goes well beyond the remit of that
organisation. The presentation is prompted by the
growing debate about whether existing controls on
Internet content adequately meet the concerns of users
and what happens when the heavily regulated world of
broadcasting collides with the virtually unregulated
world of the Internet.
http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/Internetregulation.html
us: Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Announces
Implementation of Project Safe Childhood Initiative
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced
the beginning of the nationwide implementation of
Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a Department of Justice
initiative designed to protect children from online
exploitation and abuse.
http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_4954.shtml
us: government, technology and advocacy leaders launch
national Get Net Safe tour educate consumers about
online safety (news release)
Leading technology, government and advocacy
organizations today launched a nationwide effort to
raise awareness of computing security and Internet
safety among PC users. The Get Net Safe tour will
combine the resources of 11 organizations to heighten
computer safety awareness in communities across the
country.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2385
us: Microsoft Partners with National Center For
Missing & Exploited Children to aid in national child
protection (news release)
Microsoft collaborates with Avanade and Digonex to
bring urgent bulletins on abducted children to MSN
customers through MSN Alerts
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2384
uk: Technology threats are examined
Happy slapping, cyber bullying and online grooming are
some of the nastier side-effects of new technology
being examined in a conference on Friday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4996066.stm
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=691725
us: No Space for MySpace?
A proposed law banning social networks from computers
in schools and libraries could block access to a huge
slice of the Net -- without protecting kids
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060512_299340.htm
au: Perth schools to play Cybersmart Detectives (news
release)
To coincide with National Safe Schools Week, over two
hundred Perth school children will tomorrow
participate in the Australian Communications and Media
Authority?s online safety activity Cybersmart
Detectives.
http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.65640:STANDARD:1808350364:pc=PC_100555
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: Justice Department takes down $2.5 billion
Internet gambling operation
The government dismantled a $2.5 billion offshore
Internet gambling operation, the Justice Department
said Wednesday, charging two fugitives and their
companies with laundering gambling proceeds from
Internet casino games and sporting events.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/14603258.htm
gh: The Fight Against Cyber Crime
With the increasing threat of cyber crimes to Ghana's
aim of becoming the hub of the information
superhighway on the west coast of Africa, the
government has drafted the Electronic Transactions
Bill to protect private rights of Internet users and
owners' websites.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200605180556.html
ch: Cybercrime continues to rise
Switzerland's federal cybercrime police unit has
reported a further increase in suspected cases of
internet abuse.
http://swissinfo.org/eng/social_affairs/detail/Cybercrime_continues_to_rise.html?siteSect=201&sid=6730798
Promoting Global Cybersecurity (news release)
A global opinion survey to assess trust of online
transactions and awareness of cybersecurity measures
was conducted by ITU in conjunction with World
Telecommunication Day, celebrated on 17 May to
commemorate the founding of ITU in 1865. The theme
chosen this year ? Promoting Global Cybersecurity ?
aims to highlight the serious challenges of ensuring
the safety and security of networked information and
communication systems.
http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2006/09.html
Chinese Internet writer sentenced to 12 years
A Chinese Internet writer was jailed for 12 years on
Tuesday for "subversion of state power" after backing
a movement by exiled dissidents to hold free
elections, his lawyer said.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6072817.html
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-05-16T074339Z_01_PEK304896_RTRUKOC_0_US-RIGHTS-CHINA.xml
Google faces lawsuit over search suggestions
A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search
terms offered by Google's toolbar that directs users
to pirated software.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/D967F7CB497E6F54CC25717200681B2B
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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EU Internet proposals to protect society
EU proposals to regulate content on the Internet are
aimed at protecting society not undermining free
speech, European Union Media Commissioner Viviane
Reding said on Thursday.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12258324
EU regulation attacked as censorship
Libertarians have got a bee in their bonnet over
European Commission proposals to regulate commercial
audio and video broadcasts over the internet and
mobile phones.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/19/eu_censorship/
More tech investment needed: EU executive
European Union countries are doing too little to
spread the use of technology to boost economic growth,
the bloc's technology chief said on Friday.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12272287
ICT for growth and jobs: most EU Member States need to
be more ambitious, criticises Commission's first
annual progress report (news release)
To get the full benefits from information and
communication technologies (ICT), EU Member States
need more ambitious plans to exploit them, says the
Commission in its first annual progress report on
i2010 - the digital economy part of the EU's revised
"Lisbon" strategy for growth and jobs. To help get
growth back on track, Member States need to step up
their efforts to improve access to broadband internet
connections, facilitate the EU-wide circulation of
digital content, free up radio spectrum for new
applications, integrate research and innovation and
modernise public services.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/654&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
us: Wiretapping is legal, says Hayden
White House nominee for head of CIA says US government
eavesdropping programme is perfectly legal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1778313,00.html
us: ISP snooping plans take backseat
A prominent Republican in the U.S. Congress has backed
away from plans to rewrite Internet privacy rules by
requiring that logs of Americans' online activities be
stored.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6074070.html
us: Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality
Musician-turned-cafe-proprieter Moby turned up on
Capitol Hill on Thursday to urge passage of a proposal
by Massachusetts Democrat Edward Markey that would
write Net neutrality principles into law. Sporting his
signature dark-rimmed glasses, with his head
clean-shaven as usual, the artist said that a world
without legally binding Net neutrality principles
would mean that today's "egalitarian" Internet would
be privatized by large telecommunications companies.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6074096.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6074096.html
us: Net neutrality field in Congress gets crowded
U.S. senators have unveiled their latest effort at
legislating Net neutrality principles, marking the
second such proposal this week and the sixth this
year.
http://news.com.com/Net+neutrality+field+in+Congress+gets+crowded/2100-1028_3-6074564.html
us: Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality
The push for new laws mandating Net neutrality
principles appears to be gaining steam on Capitol
Hill.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6074108.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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au: MySpace to beef up local service
MySpace, the biggest name behind the global social
networking phenomenon, is planning to ramp up services
for its Australian members in coming weeks with
reports that it will be that it will be providing
local content for members.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/myspace-to-beef-up-local-service/2006/05/12/1146940726414.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/myspace-to-beef-up-local-service/2006/05/12/1146940726414.html
More people are logging on around the world
More than one billion people around the world have
access to the Internet, with a quarter of them using
high-speed connections, according to the results of a
survey released this week.
http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1147989063430A141
us: Online socializing: Latest data
The Top 10 social-networking sites now reach a
whopping 45% of active Web users, according to
Nielsen/NetRatings, which just released its latest
figures on the phenomenon's growth and popularity.
Together, the ten sites have grown 47% in the past
year (from 46.8 million unique visitors in April 2005
to 68.8 million last month).
http://netfamilynews.org/newsletter.shtml#newsitemEEuZlEVVEyxqiaCQtk
uk: Ofcom rethinks ban on iPod gadget
Ofcom has said it is working with other regulators to
draft an EU-wide standard on the use of a gadget which
plays the output of Apple's iPods on FM radios.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4993528.stm
Top 10 Economies for Digital Opportunity
On 17 May, World Information Society Day, ITU together
with other partners (including UNCTAD and the KADO)
launched a new series of reports entitled World
Information Society Report. The summary of the report
is available on the website at www.itu.int/wisr. The
report itself will be published in June 2006.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Top+10+Economies+For+Digital+Opportunity.aspx
au: The secret language of our kids
CHILDREN are using secret codes to dupe their parents
as they chat with strangers on-line. Cryptic
abbreviations such as "POS" ? parents over shoulder ?
warn their cyber-pals that parents are watching,
listening or peeking at what they are typing.
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19200382%255E903,00.html
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FILE SHARING
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fr: In Paris, 'iPod law' unleashes lobbyists
Home for 15 years to a cinema festival that has
attracted high-profile directors and producers, the
French city of Beaune has now declared war on the film
industry.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/05/21/business/lobby22.php
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RESEARCH PAPERS
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Scientific papers on internet making impact: study
Scientific papers freely available on the internet
make a bigger impact than many people realise,
according to a new study available on the online
Science and Development Network. The findings will
strengthen calls for more online scientific journals
to switch to the open-access model and make research
freely available.
http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,127763,00.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Legal battle could block Microsoft's Vista
Symantec, the internet security company, is to sue the
world?s largest software developer, accusing it of
stealing trade secrets
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2188370,00.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/19/symantec_vs_microsoft/
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VoIP
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ph: Arroyo instructs CICT to push VoIP use in gov't
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has instructed the
new chairman of the Commission on Information and
Communications Technology (CICT) to advocate the use
of VoIP technology in government.
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=76221
uk: Regulating VoIP in Britain: industry responds
A trade body for the UK's internet telephony market
has urged Ofcom to resist imposing excessive
regulation on the fledgling industry. If regulations
are imposed, they must be enforceable on overseas
rivals, says the group.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6926
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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us: Another Arrest in Webcam Pornography Case
A 28-year-old computer consultant was arrested here
Monday for his suspected involvement in the case of a
California teenager who used a Webcam to start his own
online pornography business. The consultant, Ken
Gourlay of Detroit, is being held on a $500,000
cash-only bail and faces 10 felony charges, including
criminal sexual conduct, contributing to the
delinquency of a minor and distributing child
pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in
prison.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/us/16porn.html
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