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Web struggles to cope as Michael Jackson news spreads
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6582885.ece
EU privacy regulators eye online social networks
http://euractiv.com/en/infosociety/eu-privacy-regulators-eye-online-social-networks/article-183486
80% of parents don't turn on parental control software
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=117952
au: Web filters to censor video games
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/web-filters-to-censor-video-games-20090625-cxrx.html
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars
Michael Jackson spam spreads, malware attacks likely
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134895
Jackson, Fawcett deaths exploited for Web scams
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/jackson-fawcett-deaths-exploited-for-web-scams-20090627-d03z.html
China Remains Spam Haven Due to 'bulletproof' Hosting [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167452/.html
Network Shutdown Bill Faces Changes, Aide Says
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167474/.html
U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace
http://nytimes.com/2009/06/28/world/28cyber.html
The war of the cyberworlds is coming, and we'd better be ready
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/28/cyber-warfare-internet-attacks
GCHQ to get cyber defence squad to protect British computers
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6575522.ece
COMMENT: Cyber armies are gearing up in the cold war of the web
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/25/cybercrime-nato-cold-war
Facebook puts privacy controls in users' hands
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134824
Facebook hires lobbyists to push privacy agenda
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/26/facebook-lobby-privacy
China's internet censors: Dammed if you do
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13917484
Big Business Groups Complain to China's Premier
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124599434995459155.html
China Expands Clampdown Online
http://nytimes.com/2009/06/26/world/asia/26china.html
U.S. Trade Officials Urge China to Revoke PC Rule
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124584251393346953.html
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INTERNET USE
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Web slows after Jackson's death
The internet suffered a number of slowdowns as people the world over rushed to verify accounts of Michael Jackson's death. Search giant Google confirmed to the BBC that when the news first broke it feared it was under attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8120324.stm
Web struggles to cope as Michael Jackson news spreads
The death of Michael Jackson became the biggest story yet to hit the internet, as leading websites struggled to cope with a deluge of traffic from people wanting to find out the latest news.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6582885.ece
Jackson queries cause Google meltdown [AFP]
A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the internet giant said.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/jackson-queries-cause-google-meltdown-20090627-d06w.html
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/jackson-queries-cause-google-meltdown-20090627-d06w.html
News sites faltered in traffic spikes after Jackson's death [IDG]
Michael Jackson's death on Thursday caused a spike in visits to news Web sites that affected the performance and availability of some of the biggest ones, according to Web monitoring company Keynote Systems.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134889
Debate: Can the Internet handle big breaking news?
It happens time and time again: when news breaks, the Internet slows. It's quite obvious at this point that the Internet has muscled its way into the lives of anyone who needs information. And Michael Jackson's death Thursday had as great an impact on the Internet as anything in the history of the medium that didn't involve the World Trade Center.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10273854-93.html
Aussie Internet turns 20 - Internet speeds swell from 56Kbps to 100Mpbs
This week marked 20 years since Robert Elz and Torben Neilsen completed the first circuit that brought the Internet to Australia. More than 12 million Australians users have been connected to the Internet since the first 56kbps satellite circuit was created, according to the International Telecommunications Union.
http://computerworld.com.au/article/308840/
http://www.cio.com.au/article/308840/
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/308840/
Twitter breaks into web Top 40 as UK's fastest growing website
Twitter is the UK’s fastest growing website, breaking into the top 40 most visited sites in Britain for the first time.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6575477.ece
Bild.de is Germany’s Most Popular Online Newspaper With Nearly 5 Million Visitors in April 2009
comScore ... released a study of the habits of online newspaper readers in Germany, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service. 12.9 million German Internet users viewed a total of 611 million pages of online newspaper content in April 2009, averaging 47 pages per person.
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/6/Germany_s_Most_Popular_Online_Newspaper
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SOCIAL NETWORKING
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nz: Social networks can expose the human side of govt
“Trust” has been the mantra for the relationship between New Zealanders and their government. ... A social network, properly implemented can lead to a new more flexible and trusting style of interaction, both among the people within a government agency and between the agency and its customer base, Vale suggests. Government staff become less “faceless”.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/0A0283319B49C7B9CC2575E1007FB4A9
EU privacy regulators eye online social networks
Tagging photos on social networking websites may soon become an ordeal for aficionados of Facebook, MySpace and the like, as EU privacy regulators recommended imposing strict rules on users uploading pictures of other individuals on their personal pages.
http://euractiv.com/en/infosociety/eu-privacy-regulators-eye-online-social-networks/article-183486
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Developing Countries at Risk From Dumped PCs
Developing countries are risk of becoming a dumping ground for e-waste unless there are effective controls in place to stop Western countries from "passing the toxic buck."
http://www.techworld.com/green-it/news/index.cfm?newsid=118029
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167512/.html
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CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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80% of parents don't turn on parental control software
Four out of five parents that use parental control software don't turn it on, despite being concerned about their children's online safety, says McAfee.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=117952
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167514/.html
Cyberbullying Legislation: Why Education is Preferable to Regulation
Abstract: Cyberbullying is a rising online safety concern. Compared to previous fears about online predation, which have been greatly overblown, concerns about cyberbullying are more well-founded. Evidence suggests that cyberbullying is on the rise and can have profoundly damaging consequences for children.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1422577
The sexting timebomb
A girl, 16, wakes after a drunken night at a party. She is naked on a strange bed and written in Texta on her stomach are the words: "Soon to be seen on (Yo)u-tube". She has no memory of the night before and the incident, which happened in Melbourne last year, has terrified the teenager who lives in fear of what photos or video might appear at any time.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25699559-662,00.html
au: Web filters to censor video games
The Federal Government has now set its sights on gamers, promising to use its internet censorship regime to block websites hosting and selling video games that are not suitable for 15 year olds.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/web-filters-to-censor-video-games-20090625-cxrx.html
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/web-filters-to-censor-video-games-20090625-cxrx.html
Classification stall puts gamers on edge
The release date of a government discussion paper on content classification could create a watershed for Australian gamers who are set to suffer under the national Internet filtering scheme.
http://computerworld.com.au/article/309045/
http://www.cio.com.au/article/309045/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-classification-stall-puts-gamers-on.html
Plan to censor online video games
The Australian Federal Government has turned the eye of its proposed ISP web filter towards a current classification loophole, online video games and their import sites.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25935/1092/
Aussie Web filter to cover games content
Australian federal government planning to block Web sites offering or selling banned games.
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6212530.html?part=tag=gs_news&subj=6212530
Australian 'Net filter to block video games, too
Australia's controversial Internet filter, now in testing, would block all material that has been "refused classification" by the government. Because the highest rating available to video games is MA 15+, any game intended for people over 15 will be blocked.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/australian-net-filter-to-block-video-games-too.ars
Report: Australia To Block Web Access To Mature-Deemed Games
The Australian federal government plans to block internet access to sites pertaining to video games not rated MA15+ or below, according to a report by Melbourne's The Age.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24215
us: Survey: Teens "sext" and post personal info
An Internet safety study just released by Cox Communications shows that teens may be a bit more safety conscious than previously thought.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10272311-238.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/24/scitech/pcanswer/main5111304.shtml
Australia Set to Begin Filtering Online Games
Australia plans to filter internet sites offering games and online gaming content that exceed the MA15+ age rating, including downloadable and Flash games as well as sites that sell retail games online.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92669
Free parental control software for games launched
Gaming service Metaboli has unveiled free parental control software that can help parents ensure children don't play games featuring inappropriate content.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=118048&;
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-free-parental-control-software-for.html
Teens and sexting
According to CNN news, one in five teenagers has sexted. Sexting is sending a sexual text message that may or may not include nude or suggestive poses. According to a recent study at least 65% of kids practice sexting. Sixty percent of these teens send sext messages to boyfriends or girlfriends. Another 11% admit to having sent sext messages to strangers. Why is this happening and can we stop this madness?
http://www.examiner.com/x-10937-Miami-Parenting-Teens-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Teens-and-sexting
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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/pirate-bay-retrial-denied-judge-declared-unbiased.ars
Pirate Bay retrial call rejected
A Swedish court has thrown out a request for a retrial by the four men behind The Pirate Bay website. The four were found guilty of promoting copyright infringement in April and face jail sentences and hefty claims for damages.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8121680.stm
Movie pirates funding terrorists
Rampant movie piracy is costing the Australian film industry more than $233 million a year and affects at least 50,000 workers. Many people who download films from illegal file-sharing websites believe the practice is a victimless crime.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/movie-pirates-funding-terrorists-20090627-d0gm.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/movie-pirates-funding-terrorists-20090627-d0gm.html
French Govt Reworks 'Three-Strikes' Law
The "three-strikes" saga continues in France following the Constitutional Council's recent decision canceling the sanction side of the bill (Billboard.biz, June 10), with the government attempting to find a way around the legal ruling.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ied6fab8616f8c1a1c127e7fb5c29205f
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SPAM
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Michael Jackson spam spreads, malware attacks likely
Within hours of the death of pop star Michael Jackson, spam trading on his demise hit inboxes, a security firm said today as it warned that more was in the offing.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134895
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-michael-jackson-spam-spreads-malware.html
Celebrity deaths touch off spam frenzy
Security experts are warning users to brace for a flood of spam regarding the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2244952/celebrity-deaths-touch-spam
Sophos warns of Michael Jackson spam emails
Hackers are using Michael Jackson's death to try and trick people into disclosing personal details, says Sophos.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=118132
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-sophos-warns-of-michael-jackson.html
http://computerworld.com.au/article/309082/
Michael Jackson Death Spurs Spam, Viruses
Less than 24 hours after Michael Jackson's death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security researchers say they've observed hundreds of cases of malicious messages masquerading as information about Jackson's death. Some of them, they say, popped up within minutes of the news.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167479/.html
Jackson, Fawcett deaths exploited for Web scams
The cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned on Friday that Web scammers were seeking to take advantage of the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/jackson-fawcett-deaths-exploited-for-web-scams-20090627-d03z.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/jackson-fawcett-deaths-exploited-for-web-scams-20090627-d03z.html
China Remains Spam Haven Due to 'bulletproof' Hosting [IDG]
An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and allow illegal activity, according to research from the University of Alabama.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167452/.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-china-remains-spam-haven-due.html
Booming Underground Economy Makes Spam A Hot Commodity, Expert Says
The rapid growth of cybercrime markets is making spam an even more attractive proposition than it has been in the past, according to a well-known researcher.
http://www.darkreading.com/security/antivirus/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101457
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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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Network Shutdown Bill Faces Changes, Aide Says
A bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow President Barack Obama to shut down parts of the Internet during a cybersecurity crisis will likely be rewritten and needs input from private businesses, said a congressional staff member associated with the legislation.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167474/.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062609-network-shutdown-bill-faces-changes.html
U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace
The United States and Russia are locked in a fundamental dispute over how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet. Both nations agree that cyberspace is an emerging battleground.
http://nytimes.com/2009/06/28/world/28cyber.html
The war of the cyberworlds is coming, and we'd better be ready
Last Wednesday, the American secretary of defence, Robert Gates, announced the US was finally getting its act together on cyberwarfare. After a couple of false starts and a good deal of bureaucratic infighting, the Pentagon is setting up a unified US Cyber Command to oversee protection of military networks against cyber threats. It will be called USCybercom and will be led by the director of the National Security Agency, Lt Gen Keith Alexander.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/28/cyber-warfare-internet-attacks
Cyber Command creation leaves key details to be addressed
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' memo Tuesday creating a Cyber Command sets high-level policy goals, but leaves key budget and operational issues to be worked out in the coming months.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090624_6400.php
Al-Qaeda, China and Russia 'pose cyber war threat to Britain', warns Lord West
Al-Qaeda is intent on waging cyber-warfare against Britain and new defences will be built against such attacks from China and Russia, Lord West, the Security Minister, has said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5634820/Al-Qaeda-China-and-Russia-pose-cyber-war-threat-to-Britain-warns-Lord-West.html
GCHQ to get cyber defence squad to protect British computers
The “cyber forensics” squad will monitor, analyse and counter hostile computer-based assaults. Based at GCHQ, the Government’s communications network at Cheltenham, the Cyber Security Operations Centre is part of a new government strategy on cyber security.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6575522.ece
British intelligence agencies to step up security over cyber-attack threats
Intelligence agencies led by GCHQ, the government's electronic spy centre, are to step up operations against a growing threat of cyber-attacks, the government announced today as part of an updated "national security strategy".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/25/cyber-crime-hacking-gchq-security
COMMENT: Cyber armies are gearing up in the cold war of the web
A major online attack could bring a country to its knees. Nato's hawks back a strategy that threatens cybergeddon
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/25/cybercrime-nato-cold-war
U.K. Hires Hackers to Secure Cyberspace
Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's terrorism minister said.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124592308973152825.html
Net nasties caught in AUSTRAC web
Online dating scams, auction website rip-offs, drug trafficking, tax evasion, illegal immigrants and large-scale identity fraud are among a raft of crimes detected during routine anti-money laundering monitoring over the past year.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25689374-15306,00.html
Microsoft Debuts Free Antivirus Software Beta
Microsoft on Tuesday released a beta version of its new free anti-virus offering, Microsoft Security Essentials (a.k.a "Morro"). My review, in short: the program is a fast, easy to use and unobtrusive new addition to the stable of free anti-virus options available today.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/microsoft_debuts_free_antiviru.html
To track a threat: Inside the FBI Internet Tip Line [news release]
Tip number 2136079 flashed on one of our Submit a Crime Tip computer screens January 12, 2009, eight days before the inauguration of Barack Obama: “I’m going to assassinate the new president of the United States of America,” the message said in all capital letters, followed by hundreds of exclamation marks. And there was a P.S.: “YOU HAVE 48 HOURS TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING….”
http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june09/tips_062609.html
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PRIVACY
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Facebook puts privacy controls in users' hands
Facebook Inc. yesterday moved to give its users more control over who can see their postings on the site. The social networking powerhouse launched a beta version of its updated Facebook Publisher tool, which adds a privacy control feature designed to let users pick and choose who can see their posts.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134824
http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/308976/
Facebook hires lobbyists to push privacy agenda
Facebook is hiring lobbyists to push its agenda on internet privacy and data sharing in Brussels and Washington, as the social networking site attempts to increase its influence with authorities around the world.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/26/facebook-lobby-privacy
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CENSORSHIP
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China's internet censors: Dammed if you do
The internet is full of stuff of which China’s government disapproves. Yet there are 300m Chinese internet-users. Keeping the two apart has embroiled the Chinese authorities in a long cat-and-mouse struggle. Service-providers and internet cafés are closely supervised, and a wide array of filtering mechanisms already overlays the national internet architecture. A fresh initiative goes one step further. From July 1st every personal computer sold in China will have to come with new filtering software called Green Dam Youth Escort.
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13917484
China's Internet filter rules draw WTO complaints
Countries at the World Trade Organisation complained on Friday about China's proposed Internet filter rules which the United States deemed "draconian" and the European Union urged it to scrap.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE55P4K720090627
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-40631020090626
Companies Appeal to China to Drop Web Filter Plan [AP]
Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial Internet filtering software, citing security and privacy concerns.
http://nytimes.com/aponline/2009/06/27/business/AP-AS-China-Internet.html
Big Business Groups Complain to China's Premier
An international group of business associations that includes most of the world's major technology companies submitted a letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urging the government to scrap a requirement that personal computers come with Internet-filtering software.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124599434995459155.html
China Expands Clampdown Online
The Chinese Health Ministry ordered sharp restrictions Thursday on Internet access to medical research papers on sexual subjects, the latest move in what it calls an anti-pornography campaign that many China experts see as a harbinger of a broader crackdown on freedom of expression and dissent.
http://nytimes.com/2009/06/26/world/asia/26china.html
U.S. Trade Officials Urge China to Revoke PC Rule
U.S. trade officials called on China to revoke an order for personal computers to be shipped with Web-filtering software, the highest-level U.S. complaint yet against the rule, as the two superpowers spar over a host of trade and security issues.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124584251393346953.html
U.S. Objects to China's Web Filtering
The Obama administration lodged a formal protest on Wednesday with the Chinese government over its plan to force all computers sold in China to come with software that blocks access to certain Web sites.
http://nytimes.com/2009/06/25/world/asia/25censor.html
Report: Threats made to maker of China filtering [AP]
The Chinese manufacturer of Internet-filtering software that must be distributed with all new computers next week has received death threats, state media said Wednesday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/24/financial/f075348D03.DTL
Google chief: Iran can't control the net
The Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said today that he hopes that clips of the Iranian election protests posted on YouTube, allowing people in other countries to keep up with developments despite the government's media censorship, have helped to lessen the retribution meted out by the authorities.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/26/google-iran-eric-schmidt
U.S. Senators Push Digital Code of Conduct
In the wake of the disputed Iranian election, American Internet companies including Facebook and Twitter have given Iranians an avenue to voice their opinions and to break through the wall of censorship their embattled government has built around the country's traditional media. Now those companies --or others aspiring to help--may be given a boost from Uncle Sam.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/25/digital-code-iran-technology-business-mccain.html
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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Australian broadband law may hit utility companies
Energy, telecommunications and water companies could be forced to hand over confidential information to the Federal Government under the first piece of legislation in the national broadband network process.
http://business.theage.com.au/business/broadband-law-may-hit-utility-companies-20090626-d014.html
http://business.smh.com.au/business/broadband-rules-revised-20090626-czty.html
US Senators Target Iran With Tech Bills
Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will soon introduce legislation to sanction any company that sells sensitive technology aiding the Iranian regime in monitoring or blocking the Internet connections or cellular phone conversations of protesters. The bill, which will be filed in the coming days, would require the Obama administration to identify foreign firms that export certain equipment to Iran and those companies would be barred from applying for contracts with the U.S. government, or renewing expiring ones, unless they first terminated those exports.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/06/senators-target-iran-with-tech.php
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MISCELLANEOUS
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The greening of tech packaging
Before Microsoft announced Windows 7 pricing, the company detailed earlier this week how it plans to package the operating system.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10273088-17.html
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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ACMA: Who says Aussie comms services are bad?
Most Australians are satisfied with their communications services, said the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).
http://www.crn.com.au/News/148628,acma-who-says-aussie-comms-services-are-bad.aspx
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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Tennessee man charged in 'virtual pornography' case
A Tennessee man is facing charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor for what authorities say are three pictures -- none of them featuring an actual child's body.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/24/virtual.child.porn/
Man found with millions of child porn images [AFP]
A Canadian suspected of heading a North American paedophilia ring has been arrested in Mexico in possession of four million photographs and videos of children shown naked or striking suggestive poses.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/man-found-with-millions-of-child-porn-images-20090627-d07v.html
au: Five charged over internet child porn [AAP]
Five men have been charged with child pornography related offences following raids in central Queensland.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/five-charged-over-internet-child-porn-20090626-czow.html
Greece arrests 20 for online child pornography
Police have arrested 20 people suspected of spreading child pornography via the internet, authorities announced on Wednesday (June 24th).
http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/06/25/nb-08
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