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general internet news - 9 November
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'Enemies of the internet' named
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6124420.stm
Staying safe online: EU programme leads the way (news release)
http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/commission-battles-protect-children-online/article-159448
us: Do the Rights of the Disabled Extend to the Blind on the Web?
http://iht.com/articles/2006/11/06/business/ecom.php
Google in bid to halt YouTube legal threat
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0cf8ea76-6aa2-11db-83d9-0000779e2340.html
Web 2.0 potential unmet, say experts
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6133455.html
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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'Enemies of the internet' named
For the first time, Egypt has been added to the list while Nepal, Libya and the Maldives have all been removed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6124420.stm
A gigantic world map of Internet black holes projected on Parisian monuments (news release)
Reporters Without Borders projected a gigantic world map of online censorship onto some of Paris’s leading buildings late this afternoon as part of a 24-hour protest against the world’s 13 Internet enemies. The map was projected onto the facade of Saint-Lazare station, onto the building that houses the French headquarters of Yahoo! and onto the Bastille Opera.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19629
List of the 13 Internet enemies in 2006 published
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19603
Reporters without borders organises 24-hour online demo against Internet censorship (news release)
Everyone is invited to connect to the Reporters Without Borders website (www.rsf.org) between 11 a.m. on 7 November and 11 a.m. on 8 November.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19558
Staying safe online: EU programme leads the way (news release)
An independent evaluation finds that the EU’s Safer Internet programme, which promote safer internet use, particularly for children, has been very effective in tackling illegal and harmful internet content, whilst respecting people’s freedom of expression. The Commission is taking into account the recommendations of these experts, in its implementation of the “Safer Internet plus” programme in 2007-2008. Meanwhile, the current programme is being used as a model by other regions of the world.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/1512&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/commission-battles-protect-children-online/article-159448
nz: Joint force on text bullying
The police, Vodafone and Telecom will work together to speed up their response to text bullying and abusive phone calls.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3851974a28,00.html
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: Do the Rights of the Disabled Extend to the Blind on the Web?
According to an advocacy group, Target declined last year to make its Web site fully accessible to blind people with specialized screen-reading technology last year. If true - and Target has denied the accusation in court - it was a public relations blunder, and it may have been illegal as well.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/11/06/business/ecom.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/technology/06ecom.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6132808.html
ITU meeting in Turkey will tackle key Internet issues
Government officials will meet in Turkey for the next three weeks to discuss the future of the Internet and take action on key issues such as cybercrime and Internet oversight.
http://itworldcanada.com/a/News/21ec445d-6747-4c9c-91b6-58edeb07fff5.html
http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.11.2006/2332/
Company fined US$3m for adware use
An online advertising company, Zango, is to pay US$3m for "unfairly and deceptively" downloading its software onto people's computers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6122046.stm
au: New Australian copyright rules 'restrictive': Google
Internet search engine Google has asked for more flexibility in new federal copyright laws, warning Australian businesses could be held back because the new rules are too restrictive.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/07/1162661681109.html
au: Google warns Aust copyright laws could cripple Internet
Plugging a word or phrase into a search engine may soon give you fewer results if proposed new Australian copyright laws are adopted, according to Internet giant Google.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1782921.htm
au: Policeman's YouTube email goes to utube
An email from a Victorian police officer has been cited in a lawsuit filed by a US company which complains of being swamped by millions of web surfers looking for the popular YouTube video-sharing site.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/06/1162661591260.html
Google Moving Fast to Curb YouTube Copyright Concerns
Google is reportedly offering media companies millions of dollars in upfront payments if those outlets allow their content to be shared on the YouTube video sharing site that Google has agreed to buy. Reports say Google CEO Eric Schmidt is leading an effort to convince media companies to allow users of YouTube to share video clips of their television shows and movies.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/54083.html
Google in bid to halt YouTube legal threat
Google executives have met CBS, Viacom, Time Warner, NBC Universal, News Corp and others in a frantic round of negotiations, offering tens of millions of dollars in upfront payments for the right to broadcast their video content legally on YouTube.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0cf8ea76-6aa2-11db-83d9-0000779e2340.html
us: FBI Tightens Net Around Identity Theft Operations
The FBI is cracking down on an international identity theft operation that involves the trading of social security numbers; the sale of stolen credit card account information; and phishing, the practice of using e-mail to trick consumers into handing over personal information, authorities said yesterday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/02/AR2006110201579.html
us: Google CEO denies rumor of YouTube legal reserve (Reuters)
Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt on Tuesday denied a widely circulated rumor that his company had set aside $500 million to settle copyright claims by media companies as part of its deal to acquire video-sharing site YouTube Inc.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/07/AR2006110701784.html
us: Child-pornography law burdensome, experts say
Three technology experts testified Monday that a new federal law's restrictions on access to evidence in child-pornography cases would discourage them from working for defendants in such cases.
http://timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191567943
ca: Justices in child porn cases should view sordid material: judge
Judges who are reluctant to view child pornography in criminal cases are compromising their ability to make fair rulings, says a prominent Ontario judicial leader.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Law/2006/11/07/2265909-cp.html
uk: Phishing attacks surge
There has been a massive increase in the number of attempted phishing attacks and a huge rise in the amount of money lost to online fraud, according to APACS, the UK payment services association.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39284591,00.htm
de: Privacy Prevails: German ISP Forced To Delete IP Logs
The highest appeal court in Germany has decided that T-Online, one of the largest German ISPs has to delete all IP logs to guarantee the privacy of their customers. This ruling makes it impossible for anti-piracy organizations to trace an infringing IP-address back to a customer of T-Online, once their dynamic IP address has changed.
http://torrentfreak.com/privacy-prevails-german-isp-forced-to-delete-ip-logs/
de: T-Online darf Internet-Verbindungsdaten nicht speichern
Bis 2007 sollen die EU-Länder eigentlich Gesetze beschließen, die die vorsorgliche Speicherung von Internet-Verbindungsdaten regeln. Monatelang sollen die Surf-Spuren aller Nutzer gespeichert werden. Jetzt entschied der Bundesgerichtshof: Das ist mit geltendem Recht nicht zu vereinbaren.
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,446838,00.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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us: FTC chief warns against 'unnecessary' Net rules
The head of the Federal Trade Commission on Monday voiced reluctance toward adopting consumer protection laws that target technological concerns du jour, saying the "collective voice" of consumers often prompts change.
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6132772.html
us: FTC: Policing online ads is 'daunting task'
As ads and marketing messages spread to a growing number of devices and with increased personalization, challenges lie ahead for authorities charged with policing deceptive schemes, a Federal Trade Commission official said Tuesday.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6133250.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Web 2.0 potential unmet, say experts
Despite the explosion of new Web services, a number of hurdles stand in the way of consumer- and business-oriented social-networking applications, experts at the Web 2.0 Summit said.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6133455.html
nz: Life of Riley All in Cyberspace
Christchurch man Jason Riley clocks up 40 hours a week on the internet -- joining a growing number of people addicted to cyberspace.
http://redorbit.com/news/technology/722162/life_of_riley_all_in_cyberspace/
mm: Internet users in Myanmar number nearly 300,000
The number of internet users in Myanmar has reached nearly 300,000, up from merely 12 four years ago, according to a newly disclosed figures of the telecommunications authorities Wednesday.
http://english.people.com.cn/200611/08/eng20061108_319507.html
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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nz: 'Rundown network' slowing broadband
InternetNZ says the fact that few broadband customers have experienced significantly faster download speeds at peak times since Telecom removed broadband speed caps for most customers late last month shows New Zealand has a "rundown network that does not appear to be capable of delivering an OECD-class service".
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3851225a11275,00.html
Jury still out on BT split
The splitting of Britain's BT into three operating divisions is the blueprint for reforms to Telecom. But, as Tom Pullar-Strecker reports, the British experience has not been an unqualified success.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3851968a28,00.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Top prosecutor's child porn case adjourned (AAP)
A child pornography case against NSW prosecutor Patrick Power has been adjourned until December. The NSW Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor, Patrick Power, SC, is charged with possessing child pornography.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/11/07/1162661658948.html
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20715648-1702,00.html
us: Prosecutor Kills Himself in Texas Raid Over Child Sex
A prosecutor in this North Texas town killed himself Sunday as the police tried to arrest him on charges of soliciting sex over the Internet from a person he thought was a 13-year-old boy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/us/07pedophile.html
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