general internet news - 1 September

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

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Malaysia targets mobile phone sex
The Malaysian government has ordered police to
randomly check mobile phones for pornographic images.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4194674.stm

jp: Japan's ISPs to intervene on potential suicides
Japan's communications industry and Internet service
providers are planning to give police information on
people who post messages suggesting they may be close
to committing suicide.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5843443.html

au: Schools push internet safety
SEMINARS aimed at protecting children from online
dangers, such as pedophiles, were conducted yesterday
at The Scots School and Albury Public School.

http://www.bordermail.com.au/newsflow/pageitem?page_id=1036675

de/us: Network provider censors gory website
Level 3 Communications is denying German web surfers
access to Ogrish, a website displaying graphic images
that many consider distasteful.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2141588/provider-censors-web-content
 http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/63223

uk: uk: Masari pulls plug on his hate website
A BRITISH-based Saudi extremist has taken down a
website on which he was displaying footage of three
Black Watch soldiers being blown up by a suicide
bomber in Iraq.  

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1753913,00.html

us: 'Net bullies taking toll among young
It frequently starts with a bad break-up. Then the
e-mails and instant messages start or personal
information shows up in an Internet chat room. Awful
names are tossed around. Top 10 lists - everything
from the ugliest in school to the fattest to the
easiest - get posted online.

http://jdnews.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=34602

Censorware software fails to cut it
Parental control software is only partially effective
and needs to be supplemented by parental supervision
of their children's online activities, according to a
study by Computing Which?, the consumer magazine.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/30/censorware_tests_which/

vn: Government urged to pardon three cyber-dissidents
Reporters Without Borders called on justice minister
Uong Chu Luu and on president Tran Duc Luong to
include Pham Hong Son (photo), Nguyen Khac Toan and
Nguyen Vu Binh in the list of prisoners who will be
pardoned on the 60th anniversary of Vietnam's
independence on 2 September. The organisation draws
his attention in particular to the case of Pham Hong
Son, who is very ill.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14826

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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us: FBI Reveals 16 More Suspects In Zotob Worm
The FBI delivered the update during a speech to more
than 650 cybersleuths gathered in Monterey, Calif., to
share the latest tools and techniques for fighting
high-tech crime.

http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=170101422

us: U.S. Attorney's Porn Fight Gets Bad Reviews
When FBI supervisors in Miami met with new interim
U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta last month, they wondered
what the top enforcement priority for Acosta and
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would be.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1125318960389

us: More charges for L.A. man in ChoicePoint ID theft
A Nigerian man has been indicted for infiltrating the
personal data firm ChoicePoint Inc. to fraudulently
access financial records of consumers in a
still-widening case that has spurred calls for tighter
regulation of the consumer information business.

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?storyID=2005-08-30T231341Z_01_HO083228_RTRIDST_0_NET-CRIME-CHOICEPOINT-DC.XML

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au: Not a pretty picture in this legal minefield
This Sydney Morning Herald story discusses the
Standing Committee of Attorneys-General discussion
paper about whether unauthorised use of photographs on
the internet should become a criminal or civil
offence. What is the appropriate response?

http://smh.com.au/news/technology/not-a-pretty-picture-in-this-legal-minefield/2005/08/29/1125302510946.html

uk: Ban on violent net porn planned
Possessing and accessing extreme internet pornography
could become illegal under government proposals.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4195332.stm

uk: Can adult net porn crackdown work?
Accessing extreme adult pornography over the internet
could become illegal under proposed new legislation.
Offenders could face up to three years in jail - but
how difficult would it be to enforce such legislation?
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4198302.stm

uk: Move to ban adult porn on internet
Campaigners back plan to outlaw violent images from
abroad.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1558833,00.html

uk: Between fantasy and action
We need to tackle the demand for abusive and violent
images on the internet, not just their supply, says
David Wilson.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/comment/story/0,12449,1559597,00.html

uk: Ban on extreme internet porn
Ministers are proposing a new offence of possessing
violent and abusive pornography, which would
criminalise anyone who acquires such an image through
the internet or on a mobile phone

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1755958,00.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/30/violent_smut_crackdown/
 http://out-law.com/page-6063

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10343255

uk: Q&A: internet pornography laws

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1757230,00.html

uk: Uptight Brits or Good Policy? 
Ever since Jane Longhurst was killed two years ago by
a man obsessed with violent internet pornography, her
family has campaigned for the British government to
outlaw the viewing of extreme sexual material on the
web. The government agreed, announcing plans -- the
first, it said, by any Western country -- to ban the
downloading and possession of violent sexual images.

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,68691,00.html

uk: CRACKDOWN ON VIOLENT PORNOGRAPHY (news release)
Home Office Minister Paul Goggins today announced that
the Government intends to ban possession of extreme
pornographic material, and published a consultation
paper inviting views on the proposals.
 http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/n_story.asp?item_id=1353
 http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/2478

uk: Here is the debate on Internet regulation
A week ago, Roger Darlington asked "Where is the
debate on Internet regulation?" Well, it seems that
the debate has now started - thanks to one of our
friends at Ofcom.

http://rogerdarlington.co.uk/commswatch/permalink.php?id=1870_0_2_0

Malaysia to crack down on porn stored in mobiles --
report
Malaysia has launched a crackdown on porn stored on
mobile phones, with police authorized to carry out
random spot checks to catch culprits, a report said
Monday.

http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=48485

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/malaysia-targets-mobile-porn/2005/08/29/1125167594505.html

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16420531%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

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us: Web site gives e-mail senders a reputation
A new Web site aims to help determine whether a
specific computer has been sending legitimate e-mail
or spam.
 http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5844408.html

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cn: Naked internet chatting 'threat to morality'
A Chinese researcher has warned of a new threat to
public health and morality - naked internet chatting.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10343243

uk: Computers widen gender gap for boys
Boys spend their spare time playing games while girls
use computers for homework, new government research
has found.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1558641,00.html

us: The Claim: Violent Video Games Make Young People
Aggressive (reg req'd, free for short time)
Studies generally show that violent video games can
have short-term effects on children, but there is
little evidence of long-term changes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/health/psychology/30real.html

us: Irreplaceable Exuberance (reg req'd, free for
short time)
The Internet boom and bust should be seen as a natural
example of trial-and-error adaptation, the mechanism
through which industries are formed.
 http://nytimes.com/2005/08/30/opinion/30blodget.html

uk: BBC targets music downloads in Internet strategy
The BBC wants to be a major player in the digital
media world and is considering partnerships with
private businesses to sell music downloads,
Director-General Mark Thompson said on Saturday.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=9498896

BBC setzt ganz auf TV-on-Demand

http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=273556&tmp=22300

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ONLINE MUSIC & P2P
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Piracy crackdown spurs shift in online file-sharing
Traffic in the popular file-sharing network BitTorrent
has fallen in the wake of a crackdown on piracy, but
file sharers have merely shifted to another network,
eDonkey, new data released on Monday showed.

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?storyID=2005-08-29T143009Z_01_MAR952163_RTRIDST_0_NET-P2P-DC.XML

us: Missed church? Download the godcast
Kyle Lewis missed church one Sunday last month. But
the 25-year-old did not miss the sermon. Lewis, who
regularly attends services of the National Community
Church in Alexandria, Va., later listened to the
sermon while he was at the gym, through a recording he
had downloaded to his iPod. Instead of listening to
the rock music his gym usually plays, he heard his
pastor's voice.

http://news.com.com/Missed+church+Download+the+godcast/2100-1025_3-5844448.html

http://iht.com/articles/2005/08/29/business/godcast.php

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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nz: Telecom launches web phone system
Telecom has announced a $220 million project to switch
New Zealand's telephone lines to an internet protocol
voice platform, allowing phone conversations to be
carried over the internet.
 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411419/607706

us/cn: Time to Play Offense
The United States is under cyber-attack. An article in
Time magazine titled "The Invasion of the Chinese
Cyberspies" discusses a computer-network security
official for Sandia National Laboratories who had been
"tirelessly pursuing a group of suspected Chinese
cyberspies all over the world." The article notes that
the cyberespionage ring, known to US investigators as
Titan Rain, has been "penetrating secure computer
networks at the country's most sensitive military
bases, defense contractors and aerospace companies."
 http://www.circleid.com/article/1182_0_1_0_C/

 The End User: The new Net is a wide effort
You may have heard something about Internet2, which is
commonly called the next generation of the Internet.
It is a consortium of about 200 U.S. universities that
has set up a superfast network primarily for science
and other high-intensity research.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/19/business/ptend20.php

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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us: Lodi Fire Captain Convicted on Child Pornography
Charges
A San Joaquin County jury has convicted a Lodi fire
captain of six counts of possessing child pornography.
 http://www.news10.net/storyfull.asp?id=12848
 http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3783550

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS01/508300333/

us: Finleyville man sentenced on child porn conviction
A Finleyville man was sentenced Friday in federal
court to 30 months in a federal prison for his
conviction of possession of child pornography.
 http://www.observer-reporter.com/296523071894082.bsp

us: School worker probed in '04
A school interpreter who is in jail on child
pornography charges was under investigation last year
for sending inappropriate text messages to a student,
Lee County School District documents show.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050831/NEWS0104/508310455/

us: Roommate arrested for child porn
An alleged video voyeur - charged with taping his
roommate having sex a few weeks ago - is facing more
charges following an investigation that turned up
several more sex tapes and child pornography,
according to Marblehead Police.

http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/news/view.bg?articleid=9985

us: Former Farmington teacher sentenced to prison for
child porn
A former San Juan College teacher who pleaded guilty
to child pornography charges has been sentenced to six
years in prison.
 http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=3781944

us: Fort Myers High staffer busted for child porn
A Fort Myers High School interpreter for deaf students
is jailed on child pornography charges, accused of
trying to pay for a tattoo with pornographic images of
children.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS0104/508300460/

us: School employee charged with distributing child
porn
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged a Lee
County school employee with distributing child
pornography. William Allen Lane, 34, is an interpreter
for the hearing impaired at Fort Myers High School. He
allegedly offered to trade the child pornography for a
tattoo.

http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=4223

us: Nashua Man Charged With Child Pornography
A 26-year-old Nashua man was charged this week with
possession of child pornography after turning himself
in to police.

http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4915180/detail.html

us: Ex-state psychiatrist charged with porn
A former Wasatch Mental Health and state hospital
psychiatrist has been indicted on two counts of
receiving child pornography.

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600159956,00.html

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