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general internet news - 18 August
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: Crackdown due on violent web porn
The government is set to announce a crackdown on
brutal internet porn to block access to sites
depicting rape, strangulation, torture and
necrophilia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4151862.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1549487,00.html
http://www.4ni.co.uk/nationalnews.asp?id=43287
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/15/nporn15.xml
au: COMBATING UNAUTHORISED INTERNET PHOTOGRAPHS (news
release)
Organisations and individuals will be asked to put
their views on measures to combat the unauthorised use
of photographs on the internet following the release
of a discussion paper by the Standing Committee of
Attorneys-General today.
http://ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2005_Third_Quarter_9_August_2005_-_Combating_unauthorised_internet_photographs_-_1442005
au: Google, others breach e-gambling law?
Search engines with Australian domains, including
Google, are being investigated by authorities for
possible breach of interactive gambling laws.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Google_others_breach_e_gambling_law_/0,2000061733,39206961,00.htm
ph: EXPLAIN UNABATED CYBERSEX OPERATIONS, DOJ, PNP
CHIEFS TOLD
Alarmed by the spate of abuses of the Internet?s
capabilities, Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. has summoned
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez and Philippine
National Police (PNP) chief Director General Arturo
Lomibao to appear in today?s Senate hearing on
cybersex.
http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl102623.htm
s: Stopping School Violence and Bullying, There Are
Solutions (news release)
As students return to school, so do bullies and the
threat of violence. With an estimated 17 percent of
students carrying a weapon to school and the National
Education Association estimating that 160,000 children
miss school due to fear of attack or intimidation by
other students, are there solutions?
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050816/nyfnsw04.html
us: Would you know if your child is the victim of a
bully?
Back to school time can bring with it mixed emotions
for students of all ages. By the time September rolls
around and the yellow bus pulls up to the door, many
kids are already bored with summer and ready to see
their friends again. Still, few kids are excited about
going back into the classroom and having to suffer
through classes and homework. Some kids, however,
dread going back to school for another reason
entirely. Those kids are the victims of bullying.
[refers to cyberbullying as a type of bullying]
http://www.eastbayri.com/story/313594389590262.php
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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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Web trade threat to rare species
Endangered species are being pushed to extinction
through their illegal trade over in internet,
campaigners say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4153726.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1549943,00.html
us: Court overturns email tapping case
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on
Thursday overturned a landmark ruling that it was not
a violation of criminal wiretap laws for the provider
of an email service to monitor the content of users'
incoming messages without their consent.
http://out-law.com/page-6009
us: Google loses AdWords trade mark case
A US district court has ruled against Google in a
trade mark action over the sale of the terms ?Geico?
and ?Geico Direct? in AdWords, its keyword advertising
service. The judge found that there was infringement
where the terms were used in the text of sponsored
ads.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/15/google_loses_adwords_trademark_case/
Adwords bringen Google in Bedrängnis
http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=272841&tmp=95951
kr: Korean rhetoric of hate immortalised on web
Fans of Communist anti-Western rhetoric will be
delighted to learn that a US aficionado of North
Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) has collated more
than "50 megabytes of hard-core Stalinist propaganda
... each article written in the unique and indelible
style of the KCNA".
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/15/north_korean_rhetoric/
us: The Privacy Lawyer: Wireless Freeloaders Are
Breaking The Law
You can try to justify it, but there's no way around
the fact. And if you fear it's your wireless
connection that's being stolen, it's time to get
proactive about securing that network.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100929
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POLICY
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in: New IT Act to block child porn
The government is amending the IT Act to include
punishment for pushing child pornography into
cyberspace.
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownewsdata.asp?newsno=29139
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1201179.cms
za: Government aiming to tighten pornography laws
Government wants to tighten legislation against
pornography. Malusi Gigaba, the deputy home affairs
minister, made this statement after joining a raid on
a warehouse selling so-called 'adult material' in
Parow, north of Cape Town.
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,110519,00.html
us: Runners Hold Press Conference with Governor
Schwarzenegger
Today, Senator George Runner (R-Antelope Valley) and
Assemblywoman Sharon Runner (R-Antelope Valley) joined
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a press conference
to announce their landmark child safety legislation,
The Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act:
Jessica?s Law. ... The Sexual Predator Punishment and
Control Act (SB 588 and AB 231) strengthens
punishments, expands parole periods, keeps sex
offenders away from schools and places where children
frequently play, provides tools for tracking and
control of paroled offenders and toughens punishments
for the use of ?date rape? drugs, child pornography
and using the internet to lure children into sex
crimes.
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=1907
uk: Online sperm clinics may be banned after review
Internet companies that supply sperm to single women
and lesbian couples wanting to have children could be
outlawed under a Government review of fertility
legislation to be announced tomorrow.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/15/nsperm15.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/08/15/ixhome.html
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9384299
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SPAM
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uk: Spammers scaring users into replying
Spam claiming to offer protection against crime and
child abusers is rising and is proving more effective
than pornography in attracting the gullible, says
Clearswift
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39213376,00.htm
nz: ISPs unhappy with anti-spam laws
Internet Service Providers say they could be unfairly
burdened by part of proposed anti-spamming laws.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/604772
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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English grip on internet being eroded
Guardian Onlineblog: The web has traditionally been
dominated by the English-speaking world, but China is
emerging as the next web superpower.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/online/archives/2005/08/16/english_grip_on_internet_being_eroded.html
uk: Internet 'could widen wealth gap'
Websites providing information on different
neighbourhoods could widen the gap between rich and
poor areas, a charity has warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4156928.stm
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=9394355
uk: Web study shows site's appearance does count
British researchers suggest that it's not just a
website's subject or function that determines whether
it will draw more men or women - the appearance of the
site also might play a subtle role.
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1123770781141B223
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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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au: People prefer to buy CDs
MORE than two-thirds of music lovers prefer to own
original CDs, despite the availability of pirated
copies online, a survey shows.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16191656%5E27317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Internet Explorer gets rebranded
Internet Explorer is to get a makeover with the
arrival of IE 7, including a revised logo and name.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Internet_Explorer_gets_rebranded/0,2000061744,39207237,00.htm
Firefox loses market share
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has clawed back some
market share from Mozilla's Firefox, according to
latest figures.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Firefox_loses_market_share/0,2000061733,39207065,00.htm
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Court slashes child porn sentence
The Sale County Court, in Victoria's south-east, has
reduced the jail sentence for a Morwell man convicted
of child pornography offences.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1439409.htm
uk: KID PORN MAN IN COURT WRANGLE IS GUILTY
A MAN who offered to share child porn images was found
guilty yesterday after the High Court ruled a sheriff
had bungled by clearing him.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=15861491&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=kid-porn-man-in-court-wrangle-is-guilty--name_page.html
us: Trial date set in child pornography case
A trial date was set Monday for a former Fort Bend
County Fair Association director accused of possessing
child pornography.
http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2005/08/16/news/news05.txt
us: UNIFIED TEACHER CAUGHT IN CHILD PORN STING
A Unified School District math teacher will not be
returning to his classroom when the 2005-?06 school
year begins after child pornography charges were filed
against him.
http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=1716
us: Boyertown teacher faces trial on child porn
charges
A Boyertown Area High School math teacher will stand
trial in Berks County Court on charges of possessing
child pornography on his personal computer at school.
http://pottstownmercury.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15047596
us: Teen arrested in child-porn case
Albany police arrested a teenager Monday for allegedly
downloading and distributing child pornography on the
Internet.
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2005/08/16/news/local/news06.txt
us: Evanston firefighter arrested in child porn case
A veteran Evanston firefighter was being held in
federal custody Monday after he allegedly sent an
undercover FBI agent child pornography through an
Internet chat room.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-fireporn16.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/081505_ns_firefighter_charged.html
http://www.nbc5.com/news/4853605/detail.html
us: Teacher from Fountain Hill faces court on child
porn charges
A Fountain Hill man who taught math at Boyertown High
School will face court on charges of possessing child
pornography on his personal computer while it was in
his classroom.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-porncharges0815,0,3392968.story
us: Chesterfield man charged with child sex abuse
A 31-year-old Chesterfield Township man who
prosecutors say had a personality that attracted
children was bound over for trial Thursday in Macomb
Circuit Court on multiple counts of child sexual
abuse.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/macomb/0508/17/B04-278214.htm
us: County Attorney Wants Judge Off Sexual Assault
Case
The Rockingham County prosecutor and a Superior Court
judge are at odds over a child sexual assault case.
http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4857190/detail.html
us: Skokie man held on porn charge
An Evanston firefighter was arrested at his home
Monday and charged with transporting an image of child
pornography by computer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/north/chi-0508160196aug16,1,417269.story
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