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general internet news - 7 September
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us: Internet libel case in the court
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34178
nz: Spam okay if not for profit
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3784882a28,00.html
Junk food makers using internet to target children,
says watchdog
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/news/0,,1865789,00.html
Samsung unveils vision of wireless
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/BUSINESS/609010329
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Kids' online safety program launched
The Federal Government has launched a new initiative
to educate children about safety on the Internet. The
Justice Minister, Senator Chris Ellison, and the
Communications Minister, Senator Helen Coonan, visited
a Canberra primary school today, where students took
part in a national exercise to help protect themselves
from online dangers.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060906/21/10fcb.html
au: Exclusive school expels cyber bullies
FIVE students at an exclusive Sydney boys' school have
been suspended or expelled in the past month for
cyber-bullying other students on the internet.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20336837-2,00.html
au: NetAlert steps up online safety campaign during
National Child Protection Week
Internet safety advisory body, NetAlert has stepped up
its Internet safety education campaign across the
nation as it joins with NAPCAN to promote National
Child Protection Week this week.
http://netalert.net.au/03647-NetAlert-steps-up-online-safety-campaign-during-National-Child-Protection-Week.asp
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: Internet libel case in the court
THE ROBED but not wigged ones of the California
Supreme Court are ruminating on the vexed question of
internet libel. The key issue is whether someone who
posts a defamatory comment by another person on the
Internet can be sued for libel. If the judges say it
is possible, then it could have some far-reaching
implications for free speech on the World Wide Wibble,
particularly in blogging.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34178
ca: Jail for hate on web site
A judge handed a Two Hills man an 16-month sentence
Friday for promoting hatred on his website in what is
being called a groundbreaking Internet hate-crime
case.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=c1ceffd5-63b2-4c49-a1b3-0ef817b5a265&k=0
au: Qld firm's reputation ruined by e-mail scam
A small Queensland-based casting agency's credibility
is in tatters after phishers used the company's name
in an e-mail scam.
http://zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Qld_firm_s_reputation_ruined_by_e_mail_scam/0,130061744,339270871,00.htm
de: Germany cracks down terror Web sites
Germany plans to change its law to crack down on Web
sites it says have become vehicles for radical
Islamists to promote their causes.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060831-020907-6048r
ca: Canadian man sentenced in Internet hate case
A Canadian man was sentenced to 16 months in jail
followed by three years of probation for spreading
hatred against Jews via the Internet.
http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=4525
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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U.S. Internet gambling bill still sought
Aides to Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist said on
Tuesday he is still trying to find a way to pass a
bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but
offered no guarantee a deal could be struck before
lawmakers recess at the end of September.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=13395637
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SPAM
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nz: Spam okay if not for profit
A select committee has recommended a major change to
the Government's anti-spam bill, suggesting anyone
should be able to send unsolicited emails that are of
an entirely non-commercial nature and need not desist
even if asked to do so by the recipient.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3784882a28,00.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Junk food makers using internet to target children,
says watchdog
Children are being targeted by junk food manufacturers
through internet advertising, chatrooms, text messages
and "advergames" on websites, an obesity watchdog
warned yesterday, calling for global action to protect
their health.
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/news/0,,1865789,00.html
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=13387326
au: Crocodile hunter's death clogs Web sites
In death as in life, iconic TV naturalist Steve Irwin
captivated millions worldwide and clogged the Internet
as fans from Guam to Glasgow reacted with disbelief to
news that "The Crocodile Hunter" was dead.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6112121.html
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DIGITAL DIVIDE
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us: Digitial divide still separates white and minority
students
Many more white children use the Internet than do
Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going
online is hardly a way of life for everyone.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-09-05-digital-divide_x.htm
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Samsung unveils vision of wireless
Samsung Electronics Co. showed off its vision for the
future of mobile technology Thursday, sending data
wirelessly at blazing speeds (100 megabits per second)
to a moving minibus.
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/BUSINESS/609010329
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13374614
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