[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[APPLe list] general internet news - 12 October
**********************************************************
Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/
**********************************************************
Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online!
And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings.
***************************************************
The domain name news is supported by auDA
***************************************************
Why Email No Longer Rules… And what that means for the way we communicate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203803904574431151489408372.html
Online game addiction rising in UK, counsellors warn
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/08/online-games-addiction-on-rise
Two lives and a wombat: Australia's weirdest eBay sales
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5981EU20091009
YouTube Says It Streams 1 Billion Vids a Day
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173413/.html
7 days, 1000 breach notices: Aussie ISP details copyright slam
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/7-days-1000-breach-notices-aussie-isp-details-copyright-slam-112889
Spam accounts for 86% of all emails
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3203691
Rupert Murdoch Says Google Is Stealing His Content. So Why Doesn't He Stop Them?
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/techtonicshifts/archive/2009/10/09/rupert-murdoch-says-google-is-stealing-his-content-so-why-doesn-t-he-stop-them.aspx
Identity fraud costs Australian economy $3 billion per year
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/3b-pa-windfall-for-online-fraudsters-20091011-gsfs.html
Analysis: US/Egypt Phishing Bust Spotlights Online Dangers
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139169/Analysis_Phishing_arrests_highlight_massive_problem
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon loses fight to stand trial in UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/09/hacker-gary-mckinnon-supreme-court-extradition
Canadians need to take control of their online personal information: Privacy Commissioner [news release]
http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2009/nr-c_091006_e.cfm
EU approves new Microsoft pledges
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8294587.stm
Google digital library plan opposed by Angela Merkel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/11/google-digital-library-merkel-opposition
A Library to Last Forever by Sergey Brin
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/opinion/09brin.html
In Op-Ed, Google Co-Founder Defends Books Project
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/10/09/in-op-ed-google-co-founder-defends-books-project/
**********************
INTERNET USE
**********************
Why Email No Longer Rules… And what that means for the way we communicate
Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold—services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a piece of the new world. And just as email did more than a decade ago, this shift promises to profoundly rewrite the way we communicate—in ways we can only begin to imagine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203803904574431151489408372.html
Online game addiction rising in UK, counsellors warn
Addiction to online games is becoming more widespread among vulnerable young people, according to a treatment centre that has begun running abstinence courses in Britain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/08/online-games-addiction-on-rise
Two lives and a wombat: Australia's weirdest eBay sales
The lives of two men, a top tennis player's ponytail and a piece of cereal that looks like E.T. are among the strangest items Australians have bought and sold in the past decade, auction website eBay said Friday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5981EU20091009
Amazon admits: international Kindle users will pay more
Amazon has admitted that international users of its Kindle book reader will be paying significantly more to buy books than their American counterparts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/09/kindle-charges
Britain's Prince Charles bemoans Internet 'deserts' [AFP]
Britain's Prince Charles said Saturday that people living in rural areas had been left in the Internet's "slow lane", placing them at a "severe disadvantage" in the modern world.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britains-prince-charles-bemoans-internet-deserts-20091010-grfk.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britains-prince-charles-bemoans-internet-deserts-20091010-grfk.html
nz: Telecom's price hike upsets users big time
Telecom has angered internet customers by hiking the price of unlimited broadband access.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10602539
**********************
SOCIAL NETWORKING
**********************
us: Facebook 'poke' leads to woman's arrest
Shannon D. Jackson, 36, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 for allegedly violating an order of protection. According to the affidavit filed in Sumner County General Sessions Court, Jackson is accused of using the “poke” option on Facebook to contact a Hendersonville woman, thus violating the terms of the order of protection, which stipulates “no telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner.”
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091008/MICRO060301/91008066/-1/
************************************************
CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
************************************************
FCC and FTC Chairmen Jointly Encourage The Public to Take Safeguards to Protect Themselves, Their Privacy, and Their Personal Information Online [news release]
As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz today encouraged the public to take steps to protect themselves, their privacy, and their personal information online.
http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/cybersecurity.shtm
FCC, FTC Urge Public To Web Surf Safely
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Friday urged the public to take steps to protect themselves, their privacy, and their personal information online as part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. "The Internet has connected Americans to each other and the rest of the world like never before. But those connections can also be exploited by scammers, so consumers need to be alert for online fraud and safeguard their personal information," Genachowski said in a press release. "Consumers should stay alert, recognize the potential risks associated with cyber crimes and take some simple precautions to help reduce their chances of falling victim to scams."
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/fcc-ftc-urge-public-to-web-sur.php
ACMA extends cybersafety education to trainee teachers
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will extend its successful cybersafety professional development program to teachers in training with the introduction of a new program.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311928
ACS: ISP-filtering could affect Internet speeds and prices
The Federal Government’s Internet filtering scheme is likely to impact ISP networks speeds, and ultimately, the cost of Internet access for consumers, a new report from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) e-security Task Force has found.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/321746/
au: ACMA extends cyber bullying smarts to trainee teachers
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has extended its cyber safety education program to trainee teachers, with the introduction of a new program.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/321751/
us: Cyber-bullying workshop educates parents & students
Local guidance counselors make a push for more cyber-safety after a student is targeted. A Saint X student was targeted this summer on a social-networking site. Federal prosecutors are now pursuing that case. As a result, guidance counselors at local catholic schools decided parents and students needed more information on how to protect themselves.
http://www.fox41.com/global/story.asp?s=11295766
us: Child Porn Spreads from Internet to Cell Phones
On Friday s Live_Online at 11 a.m., we talked with Det. James Williams with the Sacramento Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about the prevalence of child pornography. Williams says it's not only plastered on the internet, it's moving to cell phones.
http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=68442&catid=2
**********************
ONLINE TV & MUSIC
**********************
YouTube Says It Streams 1 Billion Vids a Day
If YouTube streams a billion videos a day, does that make it the world's biggest waste of people's time? The billion videos announcement was made by YouTube's CEO in a blog marking the third anniversary of its acquisition by Google.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173413/.html
YouTube views over one billion a day: co-founder [AFP]
The number of video views a day on YouTube has surpassed one billion, the co-founder of the wildly popular video-sharing site said Friday on the third anniversary of its acquisition by Google.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/youtube-views-over-one-billion-a-day-cofounder-20091010-gr31.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/youtube-views-over-one-billion-a-day-cofounder-20091010-gr31.html
Pirate Bay sale sinking fast [AP]
Global Gaming Factory X AB, the small Swedish software firm that planned to buy popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, says the takeover now looks "uncertain."
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pirate-bay-sale-sinking-fast-1799476.html
Spotify 'could be dead within a year'
Britain’s most popular music-streaming service could be out of business within a year unless it can make more of its users pay for music, industry experts claimed today. Senior executives said that Spotify could soon be “dead” if it continued to be available free and relied on advertising to fund the service.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6866734.ece
Napster offers cut-price service
Napster has relaunched its service, offering unlimited music streaming plus five MP3 downloads for a £5 monthly fee. A similar deal sprung up in the United States in May for $5 a month.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002200/10002252.stm
Spotify earns more than £1m a month from subscribers
Music streaming pioneer Spotify earns more than £1 million a month from its premium subscribers, OUT-LAW.COM can reveal. Earnings could be as high as £72m a year. The figure is derived from statements made by Spotify executives.
http://out-law.com/page-10434
Spotify's freemium approach leaves Napster gasping
Only when you put the numbers in perspective does the remarkable nature of Spotify's offering becomes clear. If you're a premium user – paying £10 a month – you can store more than 3,000 tracks offline, to listen to as and when you want (and they're portable if you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or Android phone).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/07/spotify-napster-freemium-online-music
iiNet in the gun: Aussie copyright case will ripple through NZ
A copyright case between an Australian internet service provider and numerous US film studios could have far reaching effects on the New Zealand film, telecommunications and legal industries, law firm Lowndes Jordan says.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/australian-copyright-case-will-ripple-through-new-zealand-112734
No BitTorrent contracts: studios
A group of entertainment companies suing iiNet for copyright infringement in the NSW Federal Court has accused the Perth ISP of trying to turn the trial into a "political forum".
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26186797-15306,00.html
iiNet CEO Michael Malone to be ISP's first witness
iiNet CEO Michael Malone will be the Internet service provider’s (ISP) first witness in its civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/321492/
7 days, 1000 breach notices: Aussie ISP details copyright slam
Australian internet provider iiNet was slammed with more than 1000 breach notices over a week by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, it was revealed in a federal court in Sydney today.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/7-days-1000-breach-notices-aussie-isp-details-copyright-slam-112889
Fighting for the right to download
It is about time the Australian public rose from the couch. Seemingly overnight, technology has once again made criminals of the majority (recording TV shows was technically illegal until 2006). It might have happened slowly in your household, or perhaps you've been a pirate for a while now.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/fighting-for-the-right-to-download-20091009-gpnl.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/fighting-for-the-right-to-download-20091009-gpnl.html
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/fighting-for-the-right-to-download-20091009-gpnl.html
**********************
MOBILE/WIRELESS
**********************
Carphone Warehouse benefits as British consumers reject mobile internet
Consumers are falling out of love with mobile broadband, ditching their "dongles" and returning to fixed-line services. Amid dissatisfaction with the speed and limited coverage of wireless internet access, they are also switching to a pre-pay package instead of a long-term contract.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/08/dongles-wifi-broadband-smartphones
Mobile communication subscriptions soar to 4.6 billion, says UN body
The rapidly growing information and communications technology (ICT) industry is set to see mobile subscriptions reach 4.6 billion worldwide by the end of the year, according to figures released by the United Nations telecommunications arm today.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32438
**********************
SPAM
**********************
Spam accounts for 86% of all emails
Worldwide spam has surged by nine times and now makes up 86 percent of all emails, says Symantec.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3203691
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/100909-spam-accounts-for-86-of.html
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/321678/
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/321678/
More malware per spam e-mail last month
The volume of malware-infected spam rose nine times between August and September this year, according to Symantec's "October State of Spam" report.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62058510,00.htm
More action needed to fight spammers and protect online privacy, says Commission report [news release]
The European Commission today has repeated its call for EU countries to do more to tackle online privacy threats to the public. A Commission-funded study published today found that although in recent years several EU countries have taken some measures to enforce Europe's ban on spam, including fines for spammers, the number of prosecuted cases and sanctions imposed on lawbreakers vary considerably. The study confirms the need for the legislative improvements proposed under the reform of the EU's Telecoms rules ( MEMO/09/219 ): clearer and more consistent enforcement rules and dissuasive sanctions, better cross-border cooperation, and adequate resources for national authorities in charge of protecting citizens' online privacy.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1487
Craigslist Expands Legal Battle Against Spammers
Craigslist is taking its battle against spammers back to federal court. On Monday, the classified advertising site filed four lawsuits in the northern district of California against companies and people offering tools that automate the mass posting of ads on the site.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/craigslist-takes-battle-against-spammers-to-court/
ca: Lobbyist Pressure Focused on Watering Down Anti-Spam Bill
The introduction last spring of Bill C-27 - the Electronic Commerce Protection Act - represented the culmination of years of effort to address concerns that Canada is rapidly emerging as a spam haven. Industry Minister Tony Clement’s anti-spam bill has steadily made its way through the legislative process, with the Standing Committee on Industry likely to conduct its final "clause by clause" review over the next two weeks.
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4430/135/
**************************
ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
**************************
Rupert Murdoch Says Google Is Stealing His Content. So Why Doesn't He Stop Them?
The executives who run big, ailing news organizations—in particular Tom Curley of AP and News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch—complain every chance they get that search engines—in particular Google—are stealing from them, because Google links to their stories but doesn't pay the AP or News Corp. to do so. The way the news bosses see it, that is theft, plain and simple. They say Google is making tons of money by shamelessly lifting their content, and it's driving newspapers out of business.
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/techtonicshifts/archive/2009/10/09/rupert-murdoch-says-google-is-stealing-his-content-so-why-doesn-t-he-stop-them.aspx
Identity fraud costs Australian economy $3 billion per year
Identity fraud is costing the Australian economy up to $3 billion a year, police experts will tell a national crime conference on the Gold Coast this morning.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/3b-pa-windfall-for-online-fraudsters-20091011-gsfs.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/3b-pa-windfall-for-online-fraudsters-20091011-gsfs.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2955899/
ENISA - celebrating 5 years of ‘making Europe safer’ [news release]
The EU’s ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA, is launching a recap of key achievements during its first five years in a 16p. booklet. At the same time, the outgoing Executive Director Mr Andrea Pirotti summarises his 5 years at the helm of ENISA with an online video clip and an interview.
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/5years
Analysis: US/Egypt Phishing Bust Spotlights Online Dangers
Phishing arrests highlight massive problem
The massive phishing scam broken up by federal authorities this week is only a hint at what many say is an insidious and growing problem on the Internet. ... The APWG and others are working with organizations such as ICANN to see whether processes can be developed that allow domain registrars to quickly remove rogue domain names from the Internet. But that is an effort that could take years to materialize.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139169/Analysis_Phishing_arrests_highlight_massive_problem
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/10/09/analysis-phishing-arrests-highlight-massive-problem
http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/10/09/analysis-phishing-arrests-highlight-massive-problem
http://www.pcworld.com/article/173449/.html
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/321666/
Contest aims to turn Britain's young hackers into cyber security ‘top guns’
Britain’s would-be computer hackers are to be targeted in a campaign to persuade them to turn their back on illegal activities and become cyber security “top guns”.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6865432.ece
Six charged over '£5m online fraud' involving Olympics ticket sales
Six people have been charged over an alleged £5m online ticket scam involving ticket sales for the Beijing Olympics and other sporting and music events.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/six-charged-over-1635m-online-fraud-involving-olympics-ticket-sales-1799953.html
Phishing attacks and online banking fraud losses soar in the UK
The number of phishing attacks on online banking systems has risen by 26% in the first half of this year. Phishing is the technique that was used to uncover the tens of thousands of Hotmail, Google Mail and Yahoo! Mail passwords revealed this week.
http://out-law.com/page-10431
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon loses fight to stand trial in UK
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon lost his long battle to stand trial in the UK today when he was refused permission to appeal to the supreme court against extradition to the US on charges of breaking into the Pentagon's military networks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/09/hacker-gary-mckinnon-supreme-court-extradition
Hacker refused extradition appeal
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. The High Court ruled the case was not of "general public importance" to go to the UK's highest court.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8298634.stm
Hacker Gary McKinnon 'suicidal' after losing right to appeal against extradition
The computer hacker Gary McKinnon will make a last plea to Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, against being extradited to the United States after his appeal to go to the Supreme Court was rejected.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6867844.ece
us: Fraudulent E-mail Claiming To Be From DHS And The FBI Counterterrorism Division [news release]
Fraudulent e-mails containing the subject line "New DHS Report" have been circulating since August 15, 2009. The e-mails claim to be from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI Counterterrorism Division. The e-mail text contains information about "New Usama Bin Ladin Speech Directed to the People of Europe," and has an attachment titled "audio.exe." The attachment is purportedly an audio speech from Bin Ladin; however, it actually contains malicious software intended to steal information from the recipient's system.
http://www.ic3.gov/media/2009/091005-1.aspx
**************************
PRIVACY
**************************
Canadians need to take control of their online personal information: Privacy Commissioner [news release]
As more and more Canadians live their lives online, the Privacy Commissioner is cautioning them to take greater responsibility for securing their privacy and thinking twice about what they post on the Internet.
http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2009/nr-c_091006_e.cfm
ca: Commissioner tables 2008 annual report on private-sector issues [news release]
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2008 Annual Report to Parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
http://www.priv.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2009/ma_091005_e.cfm
**********************
CENSORSHIP
**********************
Cuba bloggers test government limits
Cuba's dynamic emerging blogging community has recently been testing the limits of free expression with posts ranging from vivid accounts of everyday life to sometimes risky calls for political change in the Communist-run state.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8295503.stm
Study: Ethiopia only sub-Sahara Africa nation to filter Net
Though various African countries monitor and restrict Internet access in some way, Ethiopia is the only country with a technical filtering regime in the sub-Saharan region, according to a report by OpenNet Initiative, a collaborative partnership between Harvard, Toronto, Cambridge and Oxford universities.
http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2009/10/08/study-ethiopia-only-sub-sahara-africa-nation-filter-net
http://www.infoworld.com/t/regulation/study-ethiopia-only-sub-sahara-africa-nation-filter-net-151
http://www.jimmatimes.com/article/Latest_News/Latest_News/Ethiopia_the_only_African_country_to_filter_internet/32843
Green Dam enforcement watered down
The Chinese government's Green Dam-Youth Escort content filtering initiative, where the software was to be installed in public schools and Internet cafes, is facing some hurdles as target organizations are without, or have uninstalled the software.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62058509,00.htm
**************************
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
**************************
EU approves new Microsoft pledges
The European Union has voiced its approval for Microsoft's latest pledges to curb its anti-competitive practices. The technology giant has agreed to give customers a wider choice of web browser through its Windows operating system and to share information with rivals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8294587.stm
Google digital library plan opposed by Angela Merkel
German chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday waded into the row over Google's plans to build a massive digital library. The move was a remarkable intervention from a leading world politician in a growing dispute about the threat posed by the internet, and Google in particular, to publishing companies, authors and also newspapers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/11/google-digital-library-merkel-opposition
Merkel criticises Google for copyright infringement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday criticised the efforts of Google to build a massive digital library, saying the Internet should not be exempt from copyright laws.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5991KW20091010
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-43065620091010
Merkel backs Internet copyright protection [AP]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Saturday to stand up for authors' rights to control the use of their work on the Internet and underlined her country's concerns over book-scanning plans by Google Inc.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/merkel-backs-internet-copyright-protection-20091010-grpr.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/merkel-backs-internet-copyright-protection-20091010-grpr.html
A Library to Last Forever by Sergey Brin
“The fundamental reasons why the electric car has not attained the popularity it deserves are (1) The failure of the manufacturers to properly educate the general public regarding the wonderful utility of the electric; (2) The failure of [power companies] to make it easy to own and operate the electric by an adequate distribution of charging and boosting stations. The early electrics of limited speed, range and utility produced popular impressions which still exist.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/opinion/09brin.html
Google hits back at book critics
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has hit out at critics of the company's plans to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. Writing in the New York Times, Mr Brin said he wanted to "dispel some myths" surrounding the project.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8298674.stm
In Op-Ed, Google Co-Founder Defends Books Project
Google co-founder Sergey Brin defended his company’s book-digitization efforts in a New York Times op-ed Friday, saying it will broaden the public’s access to a vast number of works.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/10/09/in-op-ed-google-co-founder-defends-books-project/
F.C.C. Probes Google Voice Restrictions
The debate over net neutrality, or at least the lobbying war around it, appears to be intensifying. Last month, AT&T asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Google Voice, saying it violated the commission’s net neutrality principles.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/fcc-probes-google-voice-restrictions/
FCC asks Google to explain how, why it blocks calls
U.S. regulators on Friday asked Google Inc to explain how the Internet giant's Voice service blocks expensive calls to some rural areas, after lawmakers demanded an investigation.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-43053820091010
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59855420091009
French government's new gambling law bans Betfair and all exchanges
The French government has effectively outlawed the online betting exchange Betfair after passing an amendment to new gambling laws. These are being closely watched by sports bodies in the UK which are lobbying the government to bring in similar regulations.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/08/betfair-banned-france-gambling-law
ITU Telecom World: Innovation, Growth, Green Technology - And Stronger Copyrights
The 2009 edition of a major United Nations telecommunications agency event opened its doors yesterday, bringing together government, industry leaders, and other stakeholders in a networking effort to address global challenges in the information society. Meanwhile, the head of the UN intellectual property agency took a shot at internet service providers and the need for stronger copyright protection.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/10/06/itu-telecom-world-innovation-growth-green-technology-and-stronger-copyrights/
Telstra opposes separation
Telstra has firmly opposed the government's plan to revolutionise the telecommunications industry, claiming a forced separation of its business divisions could cost it more than $1.2 billion.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26197186-15306,00.html
*********************************
MISCELLANEOUS
*********************************
Murdoch Urges China to Open Up to Media
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch urged China's government to allow its media companies to take advantage of the opportunities in new media by addressing copyright piracy and a lack of competition in the domestic market that he said could impede their expansion.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703746604574462140474136038.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://GoldsteinReport.com/ for recent updates.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
(c) David Goldstein 2009
---------
David Goldstein
email: goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au
web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/
http://goldsteinreport.com/
phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home
"Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery
__________________________________________________________________________________
Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail.
Learn more: http://au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/
