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au: Govt accused of inaction over child porn
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Govt-accused-of-inaction-over-child-porn/2006/05/23/1148150238560.html
kh: Pornography fears lead to ban on 3G mobile phones
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1784216,00.html
mm: Internet users in Myanmar face third day without
connection
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25052006/323/internet-users-myanmar-face-third-day-connection.html
Amnesty International is starting a new campaign that
aims to tackle repressive use of the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5020788.stm
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Govt accused of inaction over child porn
The federal government has been accused of moving too
slowly to block children's access to internet
pornography. Communications Minister Helen Coonan is
reviewing the way in which graphic violence and
pornography can be accessed on the internet.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Govt-accused-of-inaction-over-child-porn/2006/05/23/1148150238560.html
au: Digital malice hits the playground
Students and parents should be prepared for playground
taunts that can escalate into vicious online threats
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/digital-malice-hits-the-playground/2006/05/25/1148524799400.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/05/25/1148524799400.html
kh: Pornography fears lead to ban on 3G mobile phones
Cambodia's prime minister, Hun Sen, bans latest
generation of mobile phone services to curb spread of
pornography.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1784216,00.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/phones--pdas/cambodia-fears-3g-pornography/2006/05/28/1148754855773.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAMBODIA_PORNOGRAPHY
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/26/cambodia_3g_ban/
mm: Internet users in Myanmar face third day without
connection
Internet users in Myanmar were experiencing a third
day without web access after the military-ruled
country's already tenuous links to the online world
were cut, service providers said.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25052006/323/internet-users-myanmar-face-third-day-connection.html
Amnesty International is starting a new campaign that
aims to tackle repressive use of the internet
Amnesty International has launched a new campaign
calling for an end to the repressive use of the net.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5020788.stm
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Amnesty-launches-campaign-against-online-censorship/2006/05/28/1148754855866.html
Amnesty targets internet repression
Amnesty International marked its 45th anniversary by
launching a global campaign to stamp out state
censorship of the internet.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/727825
us: FCC Smut Complaints Sextuple in 1Q
The number of TV and radio broadcast indecency and
profanity complaints filed with the FCC jumped to
275,131 in the first quarter of 2006. That was up more
than six times the 44,109 filed in fourth quarter
2005, and over 10 times the number filed in the third
quarter (26,185).
http://broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6338759.html?display=Breaking+News
cn: Amnesty Intl. Sees Red over Yahoo China
The human rights group is calling for the Internet
company to be more socially responsible in China, but
others say the Web giant is doing a lot of good
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2006/gb20060525_365633.htm
us: Apple Loses Court Bid to Identify Sources
A state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple
Computer Inc.'s bid to identify the sources of leaked
product information that appeared on Web sites, ruling
that online reporters and bloggers are entitled to the
same protections as traditional journalists.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Apple-Loses-Court-Bid-to-Identify-Sources/2006/05/27/1148524918336.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/27052006/323/net-news-source-protected-california-appeals-court.html
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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br: Orkut: online hangout of Brazilian pedophiles?
Orkut, Google's social networking site, has come under
scrutiny from an unexpected source?the Brazilian
government. Brazil alleges that orkut communities are
being used by drug traffickers and football hooligans,
and they have put pressure on Google to shut such
communities down.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060525-6910.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14658299.htm
us: Financial firms attack child porn
The nation's leading banks and credit card companies
will soon team with law enforcement in a
groundbreaking coalition to catch people who sell
child pornography online.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-05-25-firms-fight-online_x.htm
kr: Internet Providers Face Class Action Suit Over
Data Leak
High-speed Internet users whose personal information
became public in a massive ID leak since March are
filing a class action suit against service providers.
On the most recent occasion on May 2, some 8.37
million high-speed Internet subscribers saw their
personal information sold by staff at the service
providers. Assuming that some victims were counted
twice, their number is still estimated as at least 8
million or some 70 percent of the total number of 12.4
million subscribers.
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200605/200605240028.html
us: Teens charged with MySpace extortion
Two New York teenagers were in police custody
Wednesday facing illegal computer access and attempted
extortion charges after they allegedly threatened to
shake down the popular Web site MySpace.com unless its
operators paid them $US150,000 ($199,000), prosecutors
said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/teens-charged-over-myspace/2006/05/25/1148524802019.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6077455.html
Bulgarian police bust major European Web pirates
Bulgarian police charged two men on Saturday for
illegally distributing music and films in what
officials called one of Europe's largest Internet
pirate groups.
http://news.com.com/Bulgarian+police+bust+major+European+Web+pirates/2100-7348_3-6077699.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6077699.html
China begins to tackle piracy
China has been implementing laws to deal with
intellectual property rights since the 1980s but
appears to have lacked the will to enforce them
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2194137,00.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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EU lawmakers consider taxing emails, SMS messages
European Union lawmakers are investigating a proposed
tax on emails and mobile phone text messages as a way
to fund the 25-member bloc in the future.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12348148
http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/eu-considers-sms-and-email-tax/2006/05/28/1148754855704.html
us: House panel OKs Net gambling ban
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved
legislation on Thursday aimed at banning Internet
gambling, an estimated $12 billion industry.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6076972.html
us: Gonzales pressures ISPs on data retention
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI
Director Robert Mueller on Friday urged
telecommunications officials to record their
customers' Internet activities.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6077654.html
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6077654.html
us: ISPs warn of price rises as panel approves 'Net
Neutrality' bill
The US House Judiciary Committee approved a bill
yesterday to prevent broadband providers from charging
extra fees to websites for delivering their content to
users. But the law would be "a direct financial hit to
consumers," say internet providers.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6955
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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ECONOMIST SURVEY: NEW MEDIA - Among the audience
The era of mass media is giving way to one of personal
and participatory media, says Andreas Kluth. That will
profoundly change both the media industry and society
as a whole
http://economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6794156
ITU Broadband Statistics for 1 January 2006
ITU has just released its new statistics on global
broadband penetration per 100 inhabitants as of 1
January 2006. Iceland has taken over as this year's
leader from Korea with Netherlands, Denmark and Hong
Kong, China rounding out the top five.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/ITU+Broadband+Statistics+For+1+January+2006.aspx
uk: Britain boom market for Internet pornography:
report
Britain is the fastest growing market for the booming
Internet adult pornography business, with one in four
adults, including 1.6 million women, downloading
images each month, a study suggested.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/Britain-boom-market-for-Internet-pornography-report/2006/05/28/1148754855869.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Britain-boom-market-for-Internet-pornography-report/2006/05/28/1148754855869.html
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/121022.asp
http://www.bakutoday.net/view.php?d=21526
Porn UK
First major study of online pornography reveals 1 in 4
adults, including 1.4m women, downloaded images last
year
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article620728.ece
au: Internet undermining marriage
Cyber romances are playing a role in thousands of
Australian marriage break-ups.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/internet-undermining-marriage/2006/05/28/1148754856434.html
Social sites wrestle for top spot
Community websites MySpace and Bebo are fighting to
see who is most popular among young people, reveals
research.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5012194.stm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Yahoo Makes Deal on Ads With eBay
The deal will expand Yahoo's share of Internet
advertising, a market where it lost leadership to
Google, and give eBay some new ways to make money from
its large audience.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/business/media/26adco.html
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1783193,00.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19261634%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/b3e10d4a-ebeb-11da-b3e2-0000779e2340.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/ecommerce/0,39020372,39271292,00.htm
Tech Titans Take Sides - Yahoo partners with eBay to
battle with Google, which is teaming with Dell to put
the heat on Microsoft
In the war for dominance of the Net, May 25 turned out
to be a big day for alliance making. First there was
news of an ad revenue-sharing deal between Yahoo! and
eBay. Then came the announcement that Google would put
its tools on millions of new personal computers made
by Dell.
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060526_212374.htm
Google Reaches Agreement to Have Its Software
Installed on New Dell Computers
The arrangement means that Google's search toolbar
will appear on the screens of new Dell systems, and
that Dell users will be directed to a Web page branded
by the two companies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/technology/26google.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19261638%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_DELL
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f2e3ed18-ec41-11da-b3e2-0000779e2340.html
uk: Conference: Digital Transformations in the
Information Society
On 1-2 June 2006 the ITU Strategy and Policy Unit
(SPU) in collaboration with London Business School
(LBS) will hold a joint conference on the measurement
of ICTs and the macro-, micro- and meso-impact of ICTs
in the Information Society.
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Conference+Digital+Transformations+In+The+Information+Society.aspx
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Drugs, child porn discovered in raid
A 22-year-old man has been charged with a range of
drug and child pornography offences following a raid
on his home in the Perth suburb of Spearwood.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1648985.htm
us: Man, 54, pleads guilty in net sex case
A 14-year-old girl fell in love with a man 40 years
her senior after he showered her with emails and text
messages in an attempt to lure her into a sexual
relationship, a court was told.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/man-54-pleads-guilty-in-net-sex-case/2006/05/25/1148524817422.html
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