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uk: Web-savvy young make bad jurors because they cannot listen, says Lord Chief Justice
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3393061/Web-savvy-young-make-bad-jurors-because-they-cannot-listen-says-Lord-Chief-Justice.html
China issues first definition of Internet addiction
http://en.ce.cn/Life/health/200811/10/t20081110_17325508.shtml
Tech Industry Leaves a Big Carbon Footprint
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/green-computing/vendor-watch/news/index.cfm?newsid=11828
Facebook and MySpace go head to head with their visions of future
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/08/facebook-myspace-social-networking-ipod
Murdoch to Aussies: embrace technology
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24619205-7582,00.html
Internet Attacks Grow More Potent and Complex
http://nytimes.com/2008/11/10/technology/internet/10attacks.html
Pakistan sets death penalty for cyber terrorism
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/3392216/Pakistan-sets-death-penalty-for-cyber-terrorism.html
YouTube in talks with Hollywood to show free full-length films
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/08/youtube-film-technology-business
Movie star in the making: China's answer to YouTube
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/06/youtube-tudou-video
Malaysian authorities release detained anti-government blogger
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/07/malaysia-blogger-humanrights
European banks urged to expose child porn money trails
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/09/child-porn-money-trials
Yahoo! admits it is open to new Microsoft bid
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article5096934.ece
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INTERNET USE
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uk: Web-savvy young make bad jurors because they cannot listen, says Lord Chief Justice
Young people brought up with the internet are not used to listening for long periods and would not make good jurors, according to the most senior judge in England and Wales.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3393061/Web-savvy-young-make-bad-jurors-because-they-cannot-listen-says-Lord-Chief-Justice.html
Lord Chief Justice: Young jurors can't listen, need "screens"
Lord Igor Judge, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, sees a problem with young jurors: they can't concentrate on oral argument anymore. Sir Igor thinks that using more screens in court could be the answer, though the potential for aggravated Powerpoint abuse remains high.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081109-lord-chief-justice-young-jurors-cant-listen-need-screens.html
China issues first definition of Internet addiction
Chinese doctors released the country's first diagnostic definition of Internet addiction over the weekend, amid efforts to address an increasing number of psychological problems that reportedly result from Internet overuse.
http://en.ce.cn/Life/health/200811/10/t20081110_17325508.shtml
Tech Industry Leaves a Big Carbon Footprint
The majority of the information technology industry has been slow to embrace the low carbon economy, missing out on opportunities. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Gartner invited 24 global IT providers to participate in a study on climate change that examined whether the vendors and solution providers had created environmental offerings for customers.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/green-computing/vendor-watch/news/index.cfm?newsid=11828
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153542/tech_industry_leaves_a_big_carbon_footprint.html
Zuckerberg’s Law of Information Sharing
On stage at the Web 2.0 Summit Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, was cheerfully unruffled. Mr. Zuckerberg pinned his optimism on a change in behavior among Internet users: that they are ever more willing to tell others what they are doing, who their friends are, and even what they look like as they crawl home from the frat party.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/zuckerbergs-law-of-information-sharing/
Suicide bomber video game condemned by terror victims
A computer game in which players control a suicide bomber trying to kill as many civilians as possible has been condemned by victims of terrorism.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3388318/Suicide-bomber-video-game-condemned-by-terror-victims.html
IPTV to take off in Australia
For almost 50 years Australians faced one of the most limited television channel choices on the planet -- a choice eventually expanded by pay-TV, and then digital programming -- but now the country is about to enjoy almost unlimited choice with the arrival of IPTV in the lounge room.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24627716-15306,00.html
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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Facebook and MySpace go head to head with their visions of future
In the past few years they have become synonymous with the social networking phenomenon - and become rivals fighting each other for millions of users. Yesterday internet giants Facebook and MySpace went head to head again, as they outlined audacious plans for the future.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/08/facebook-myspace-social-networking-ipod
Companies and social networks: Losing face-A tale of two airlines and their Facebook fiascos
AS WELL as embracing blogs, firms have been exploiting social networks such as Facebook and MySpace to get their messages to a broader audience. But although they have the potential to be useful marketing tools, such networks can also be a source of damaging publicity, as British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic have discovered to their cost.
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12566818&CFID=29002561
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Murdoch to Aussies: embrace technology
News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch is urging Australians to move out of their comfort zones and embrace new technology. In his second of five Boyer Lectures, The Challenge of Technology, which will be aired on ABC Radio National at 5pm tomorrow, Mr Murdoch says people should stop whingeing about the challenge of new technology and "get out in front of it".
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24619205-7582,00.html
University lecturer gets £5,000 to study Wii
A university lecturer has been given £5,000 to study the health benefits of the Nintendo Wii. Michael Duncan will work with schoolchildren for six weeks to see if the popular games console can improve fitness and tackle obesity.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/09/wii-nintendo-university-derby-console
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SPAM
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Researchers Hijack Storm Worm to Track Profits
A single response from 12 million e-mails is all it takes for spammers to turn annual profits of millions of dollars promoting knockoff pharmaceuticals, according to an unprecedented new study on the economics of spam.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/study_spam_still_profitable_at.html
Wanted: New Antispam Tactics
The spread of CAPTCHA-breaking tools has resulted in a sudden surge in the use of blogging sites such as Google's Blogspot to host spam adverts, security vendor MessageLabs has reported.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/153533/spam_spammers_security.html
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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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Internet Attacks Grow More Potent and Complex
Attackers bent on shutting down large Web sites — even the operators that run the backbone of the Internet — are arming themselves with what are effectively vast digital fire hoses capable of overwhelming the world’s largest networks, according to a new report on online security.
http://nytimes.com/2008/11/10/technology/internet/10attacks.html
Pakistan proposes death penalty for 'cyber-terrorists' [AFP]
Cyber-terrorism causing death is to be a capital crime, Pakistan's government has declared, as it seeks to get tough with extremism and high-tech offences.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/07/2412823.htm
Pakistan sets death penalty for cyber terrorism
Pakistan has taken the unprecedented step of making cyber terrorism a crime punishable by death, according to a decree issued on Thursday by President Asif Ali Zardari.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/3392216/Pakistan-sets-death-penalty-for-cyber-terrorism.html
Pakistan Sets Death Penalty For Cyber Terrorism
Causing death through "cyber terrorism" will be punishable by death in Pakistan, according to a decree issued by President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212000914
Pakistan government sets death penalty for 'cyber terrorism'
Any person who commits "cyber terrorism" and causes death of any person shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life and fine up to Rs 10 million under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008.
http://brecorder.com/index.php?id=832478
President promulgates ordinance to prevent electronic crimes [APP]
The President has promulgated the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008 (Ordinance No. IX of 2008) to make provision for prevention of the electronic crimes. This Ordinance may be called the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008. This Ordinance extends to the whole of Pakistan and it shall apply to every person who commits an offence under this Ordinance irrespective of his nationality or citizenship whatsoever or in any place outside or inside Pakistan, having detrimental effect on the security of Pakistan or its nationals or national harmony or any property or any electronic system or data located in Pakistan or any electronic system or data capable of being connected, sent to, used by or with any electronic system in Pakistan.
http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58277
Call for revision of cyber-crime law
Reporters Without Borders condemns a cyber-crime law called the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance which President Asif Ali Zardari issued yesterday and which sets very harsh penalties for blogging offences, hacking and spamming.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29223
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PRIVACY
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Internet black boxes to record every email and website visit
Internet "black boxes" could be used to record every email and website visit made by computer users in Britain, it has been reported.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3384743/Internet-black-boxes-to-record-every-email-and-website-visit.html
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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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YouTube in talks with Hollywood to show free full-length films
The video website YouTube is preparing to link up with Hollywood to show full-length films for free over the internet, it has emerged.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/08/youtube-film-technology-business
Movie star in the making: China's answer to YouTube
With 12 million users a day, Gary Wang's Tudou is the biggest video sharing site in China - and it's set to get much, much bigger
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/06/youtube-tudou-video
Tudou.com's Advertising Revenue Reached CNY11.296 Million In H1 2008
Chinese video website Tudou.com announced at the product conference of its high-definition channel hd.tudou.com that the company made CNY11.296 million in the advertising sector in the first half of 2008 — much more than that of its competitor Youku.com but still an overall paltry amount in China's advertising sector.
http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/11/07/7924-tudoucoms-advertising-revenue-reached-cny11296-million-in-h1-2008/
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CENSORSHIP
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Malaysian authorities release detained anti-government blogger
Malaysian authorities today freed a blogger who edits an anti-government news website, after a court ruled his arrest under a law allowing indefinite detention was illegal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/07/malaysia-blogger-humanrights
Malaysian Court Frees Blogger Detained as Threat to Security
In what lawyers described as a landmark ruling, a court in Malaysia ordered the release of one of the country’s best-known bloggers on Friday, ruling that the government had acted beyond its authority in invoking a threat to national security.
http://nytimes.com/2008/11/08/world/asia/08malaysia.html
Malaysia blogger's joy at release
A prominent critic of the Malaysian government, blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, has been freed from jail on the orders of a judge.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7714696.stm
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CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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European banks urged to expose child porn money trails
European banks are under pressure to crack down on the owners of child pornography websites, following a legal breakthrough that has enabled international enforcement agencies to identify those who profit from them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/09/child-porn-money-trials
au: Child pornography law update
This e-brief updates the paper Child Pornography Law published in August 2008. Specifically, it reviews the proposals for reform relating to child pornography recommended in Penalties Relating to Sexual Assault Offences in New South Wales, a report by the NSW Sentencing Council, chaired by Supreme Court Judge James Wood. The report is in two volumes: Volume One sets out the Sentencing Council’s views and recommendations on the relevant issues; Volume Two is devoted to statistical analysis. The report was released on 25 October 2008.
http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=238060
au: Filter plans a step too far: NetRegistry
Australia's biggest domain name seller NetRegistry has slammed the government's proposed internet content filtering scheme, claiming that the proposal would hurt small business.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Filter-plans-a-step-too-far-NetRegistry/0,130061744,339293109,00.htm
How Obama wants tech to save the world
Barack Obama's ascendancy to the US presidency will be deconstructed a thousand ways, but one persistent theme has been his campaign's use of the Internet to build extensive social and organisational networks supporting probably the largest grassroots effort that country has seen. ... Another core Obama policy is to protect children online "while protecting the First Amendment" through delivery of tools and information to help parents control what their children see. This aligns Obama with Coalition policy, as evidenced by the Howard government's NetAlert program (since scrapped by Labor); sadly, however, Australia has since ventured into the land of farce as Conroy works to isolate Australian Internet users behind the world's biggest content filter.
http://apcmag.com/how_obama_wants_tech_to_save_the_world.htm
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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China's not important: Microsoft CEO
The global head of Microsoft has dismissed China's importance to its business due to the Government's failure to curb rampant software piracy.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24628109-15306,00.html
Google at 10: Searching Its Own Soul - Eric Schmidt interview
As Google recently turned 10 years old, some analysts and investors began to say the company was suffering from early signs of maturity. Google’s growth rate, while still brisk, has slowed significantly and is expected to slow more because of the economic slowdown. Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive, said that Google was better positioned than other advertising companies to survive a recession.
http://nytimes.com/2008/11/08/technology/companies/08interview.html
Yahoo tells Microsoft: 'Buy us'
Yahoo said the "For Sale" sign is still on its front lawn and that Microsoft should buy the company. The internet portal's co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang made the comment despite the fact Yahoo rejected a $33 (£21) a share offer from Microsoft back in May.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7712298.stm
Yahoo! admits it is open to new Microsoft bid
Jerry Yang, Yahoo!’s chief executive, has admitted that he is open to a new deal with Microsoft after the web portal’s advertising partnership with Google fell apart yesterday.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article5096934.ece
Yahoo in precarious position as its CEO beckons to Microsoft
Just a day after Google Inc. walked away from a proposed search advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc., the latter firm's CEO said a takeover by Microsoft Corp. would now be the best thing for his company.
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9119339
http://computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;289135097
Yang's No Longer Playing Hard to Get but Is Microsoft Playing?
In what's become the equivalent of watching a fish flop around outside of water, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has now come forward with a new plea for Microsoft to purchase his struggling company. Just hours after Google announced it was pulling out of its planned search advertising partnership with Yahoo, Yang displayed what's widely being interpreted as a new level of desperation.
http://ecommercetimes.com/story/65067.html
Yang to Ballmer: Microsoft should buy Yahoo [IDG]
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has a message for his Microsoft counterpart Steve Ballmer: Microsoft should buy Yahoo, and Ballmer only has to say the word and Yang will be sitting at the negotiating table.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/06/Yang_to_Ballmer_Microsoft_should_buy_Yahoo_1.html
Microsoft CEO pours cold water on Yahoo interest
Software giant Microsoft Corp dismissed speculation it might still be interested in a takeover of Internet firm Yahoo Inc.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36372220081107
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE4A60QM20081107
Google and Yahoo Say Deal Would Have Survived a Suit
A day after Google walked away from an advertising partnership with Yahoo, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, said he believed that the companies would have been successful if they had chosen to defend the deal in court.
http://nytimes.com/2008/11/07/technology/companies/07google.html
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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EU scales back plan for telecom agency
The European Commission said Friday that it had scaled back its plans for a new telecommunications agency that would ensure consistent regulatory decisions by national authorities.
http://iht.com/articles/2008/11/07/technology/telecom.php
Super-fast broadband, bit by bit
The network that powers the next generation of broadband is going to be radically different from the one we currently have. That is the view of Francesco Caio, one of the government's chief advisers on so-called next generation access and author of a major report into how the UK should roll out super-fast broadband.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7711716.stm
au: Telstra warns of network pullout
The Rudd Government's plans for a national broadband network are at risk of unravelling with Telstra threatening not even to put in a bid this month.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24615427-15306,00.html
NZ Nats win prompts 'telecommunications hui' call
The Telecommunications Users Association has called for a "telecommunications hui", following National's election victory.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4755324a28.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/4755324a26834.html
http://www.businessday.co.nz/industries/telco_it/4755998
Which is New Zealand's fastest broadband ISP?
The broadband landscape has changed drastically over the last 12 months, with local loop unbundling meaning increased competition and, in theory, faster internet for all of us.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10541660
Telstra lays into NZ telco regulation
Fighting back against moves to split his own company, Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo gave New Zealand's regulatory model a serve at the company's investor day in Sydney this week.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/94507C215B833F9BCC2574FA00780992
New Zealand to get NBN, too
The victory of New Zealand's National Party in the country's elections over the weekend has vaulted the creation of a $1.5 billion national fibre broadband network to the top of the government's agenda.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/New-Zealand-to-get-NBN-too/0,130061791,339293120,00.htm
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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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NZ Cellphone users paying too much
The Commerce Commission says mobile phone users are probably paying "significantly" too much for calls.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10541603
Cellphone makers face toughest year since 2001
A wave of economic gloom is set to hit mobile phone buyers next year, with a growing number of analysts expecting the once-buoyant market to shrink for the first time since the 2001 crash, a Reuters poll showed.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36382920081107
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36382920081107
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au/us: Disney worker Tony Guerra had child-sex library [AAP]
A FORMER Disney amusement park worker who persuaded an Australian man to tape the sexual abuse of his six-year-old daughter and six-month-old granddaughter and distribute it on the internet has been jailed for more than 10 years.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24615909-912,00.html
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