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general internet news - 28 September
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nz: NetSafe advice on sensitive material
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/834988
nz: Lovers use net for revenge
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10402903
uk: Cyber-crime cops have 200 'grooming' cases a month
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2367762,00.html
Internet crime to hit homes hard
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5377334.stm
Lime Wire, squeezed, files countersuit
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6119646.html
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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Censors come calling
The internet opened fresh avenues for free speech and
the explosion of ideas. But in some countries loose
talk is banned and many are punished for their ideas.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/09/23/1158431948894.html
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/09/23/1158431948894.html
nz: NetSafe advice on sensitive material
NetSafe, an internet safety group is offering a word
of advice on protecting yourself from the actions of
bitter ex-partners.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/834988
nz: Lovers use net for revenge
Spurned lovers are taking revenge on their ex-partners
by posting sexually explicit pictures and videos of
them on websites, internet safety specialists NetSafe
warn.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10402903
us: MySpace, Seventeen launch parents education plan
(Reuters)
Top global social networking site MySpace.com plans on
Monday to unveil a campaign to educate parents,
schools and teenagers about Internet safety as it
moves to protect many of its young users.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=13581799
cn: Jailed Chinese journalist to file US suit against
Yahoo
A Chinese journalist jailed in part due to e-mail
evidence provided by a Yahoo subsidiary plans to file
a lawsuit in the U.S. against the Internet company
within the next few months.
http://infoworld.com/article/06/09/22/HNjailedchinesejournalist_1.html
ir: Censorship, Scepticism and Conspiracy Theories
Information in Iran is largely controlled by the
state, leading many Iranians to discount all media, no
matter where it comes from. Wacky conspiracy theories
and a healthy skepticism are the result.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,438601,00.html
vn: Authorities confirm arrest of two cyber-dissidents
According to Agence France Presse, the Vietnamese
authorities confirmed on 21 September that they have
arrested cyber-dissidents Le Nguyen Sang and Huynh
Nguyen Dao for distributing pamphlets and posting
political documents online. These activities were
?contrary to the interests of the Vietnamese state and
could be interpreted as terrorism,? the authorities
said.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=18961
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: Assistant Principal Sues Students Over MySpace.com
Page
A high school assistant principal in San Antonio is
suing two students and their parents, alleging the
teens set up a Web page on MySpace.com in her name and
posted obscene comments and pictures.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1158915934614
uk: Cyber-crime cops have 200 'grooming' cases a month
Up to 200 reports a month of paedophiles trying to
groom children on the internet are being investigated
by a new police cyber-crime unit. Since the Child
Exploitation and Online Protection Centre was set up
in April, 1,500 calls have been received about
potential threats to children.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2367762,00.html
Internet crime to hit homes hard
Home computer users are now the favourite targets of
hi-tech criminals, reveals research by Symantec.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5377334.stm
Criminals flock to the Internet, survey finds
(Reuters)
Criminals are increasingly trying to trick citizens
into giving them their bank account details, according
to a survey published on Monday which showed such
"phishing" attempts almost doubled in the first six
months.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13583557
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2487909
Porn sites exploit new Internet Explorer flaw
Microsoft has warned users of Internet Explorer, the
world?s most popular web browser, that a newly
discovered flaw in the programme could let hackers
take control of their computers.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2368285,00.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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zw: Internet Collapse
Zimbabwe's outbound satellite link to Intelsat was
switched off four weeks ago when the national
telecommunications agency failed to pay its bill of P
4.5 million.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200609260763.html
US government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes has revealed that
the US Embassy pressured her over the Microsoft
antitrust case
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39283617,00.htm
us: Online gambling bill hits snags in U.S. Congress
Efforts to win U.S. congressional passage of a bill to
ban most forms of Internet gambling by tacking it onto
a must-pass bill hit a roadblock on Tuesday, but aides
said Republican backers were exploring other ways to
make it law.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=13609248
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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cn: Blogging booming in China
More than 17 million Chinese citizens are now running
a blog, although many dormant blogs are gathering dust
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39283619,00.htm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/china_blog_figure/
uk: Three-year-old buys pink convertible on eBay
(Reuters)
Jack Neal briefly became the proud owner of a pink
convertible car after he managed to buy it for 9,000
pounds ($17,000) on the Internet despite being only
three years old.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13602374
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FILE SHARING
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us: LimeWire file-sharing software countersues record
labels (AP)
The business group that operates the LimeWire online
file-sharing software has filed a counterclaim against
a coalition of major record labels, accusing the music
companies of refusing to license their works to the
company in a bid to put it out of business.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/09-27-2006/934600154ed98821.html
Lime Wire, squeezed, files countersuit
Lime Wire, which was hit with a lawsuit in August by
Warner Bros. Records, Virgin Records America, Sony BMG
Music Entertainment and other music labels, filed a
counterclaim in U.S. District Court in New York on
Monday. The software company alleges in court filings
that the record companies have engaged in unfair
business practices to scare away its users.
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6119646.html
Progress in iTunes discussion
Negotiations with Apple have made "surprising
progress" toward resolving a dispute with Scandinavian
governments about restrictions on music purchased from
the iTunes music store.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/09/25/business/apple.php
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RESEARCH
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Internet's future in 2020 debated
The internet will be a thriving, low-cost network of
billions of devices by 2020, says a major survey of
leading technology thinkers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5370688.stm
http://webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060926PewTheInternetWillEatYou.html
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5746/53/
http://broadband.gigaom.com/2006/09/24/for-pew-the-future-of-internet-is-obvious/
The Future of the Internet II
A survey of technology thinkers and stakeholders shows
they believe the internet will continue to spread in a
?flattening? and improving world. There are many,
though, who think major problems will accompany
technology advances by 2020. A predictions database
can be viewed here.
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/188/report_display.asp
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VoIP
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Expert claims VoIP threatens computer systems
Banks and other companies switching their phone
systems to VoIP are making themselves vulnerable to
phishing attacks for which there are currently no
effective detection or prevention tools, a security
researcher, quoted by an InfoWorld Daily report, said.
http://americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=374780
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Child porn shame
A SCOTLAND Yard tip-off has led to a Geelong man being
jailed for four years over his involvement in
international child pornography.
http://www.geelonginfo.com/readarticle.asp?articleid=20989
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