general internet news - 14 November

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

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uk CONFERENCE: Teen Works 2005: Young People and the
Internet
WISE KIDS and IT Wales are co-organising a one day
conference entitled, ?Teen Works 2005: Young People
and the Internet?, on the 15th of November 2005. The
conference will be held at the Dylan Thomas Centre in
Swansea, and is one of the events held as part of ict
forum wales 2005.
 http://wisekids.org.uk/
 
uk CONFERENCE: Protecting Children Online
This joint EU Presidency and Virtual Global Taskforce
event will bring together representatives from law
enforcement, government, industry, and NGOs from
around the world.
 http://www.morrowcommunications.com/vgt/

Technology outpaces law to stop child pornography
New technology is outpacing law enforcement?s ability
to stop online child pornographers who have created an
illegal business worth billions of dollars, an
international children?s watchdog said on Friday. The
report issued by the Bangkok-based ECPAT International
called for tougher national laws and co-ordinated
industry action to protect children from abuse through
new information technologies.
 http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=9436&CatID=9

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=7&story_id=56199

Violence against children in cyberspace on rise:
report
An increasing number of children are exposed to
serious violence through the Internet and other cyber
technologies due to the development of new information
and communication technologies, a newly-launched
report said on Friday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/11/content_3767099.htm

International group: Urgent action needed to curb
Internet child sex stalkers
Pedophiles are quickly expanding their use of the
Internet and other high-tech communications to stalk
and entice children, an international activist group
said Friday.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/ht/58/11-11-2005/2c26001a41f900cc.html

cn: Olympic committee fears media censorship
China's strict media controls are causing concern at
the IoC as the country prepares to host the 2008
games.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,7495,1640551,00.html

us: Teenagers and the Internet: Not so perfect
together
The impact of teenagers being bullied by their peers
online is often misunderstood and minimized by parents
and school administrators, an expert on cyber bullying
said.

http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2005/1110/Front_page/030.html

fr: Riot Crackdown Nets Bloggers 
French prosecutors shut down several blogs this week
and arrested bloggers suspected of inciting violence,
as officials moved to squelch riots that have rocked
France for more than 10 days.

http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,69536,00.html

us: Kids learn to be savvy about Internet safety
When the subject of computer viruses came up in
school, Sharon Marquez had no trouble explaining why
to be cautious on the Internet. She recalled getting
an e-mail from a friend and clicking on a link at the
bottom.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051110/news_m1m10tfcarls.html

uk: Sex, censorship and the real Mrs Henderson (not
dealing with the internet; free for couple of days,
after that paid subscription may be required)
She was a doughty upper-class widow who shocked high
society 70 years ago when she bought a redundant
theatre, the Windmill, and launched nude revues.

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/film/news/article326607.ece

ca: Kid surfers may be at risk: cop
Parents who "respect" their children's privacy on the
internet do so at their kids' peril, warns an Edmonton
cop.

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2005/11/09/1299082-sun.html

us: U.S. wireless carriers take aim at adult content
With Internet and video more readily available on
wireless phones, the major U.S. carriers on Tuesday
unveiled guidelines aimed at limiting children's
access to adult content and services.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=10207886

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/mobiles-adopt-ratings-for-content/2005/11/10/1131578144835.html

Young Swedes flock to virtual communities
The internet is increasingly becoming a meeting place
for young people, often replacing traditional ways of
communication. One example is the hugely popular
Lunarstorm virtual community in Sweden.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/eun1.htm

Danish pupils answer SOS from cyberspace
On the 5 and 6 November 2005, children from two
different Danish schools will work as one team in
cyberspace to fix a broken spacecraft. The aim of the
event "SOS from Cyberspace 1.0" is to strengthen the
participants? sense of social relations on the
internet, says project manager Signe Klejs.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/dk.htm

au: NetAlert supports the Virtual Global Taskforce
NetAlert, Australia's internet safety advisory body
supports the work of the Virtual Global Taskforce
(VGT) and was committed to the recent "Protecting
Children Online" conference in Northern Ireland.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/au.htm


Spain offers support to victims of online bullying
As a result of the concern in Spain about this issue,
and the success of the anti-anorexia helpline, a new
anti-bullying helpline has been created by Protegeles
and presented at a press conference with the Spanish
Ombudsman for Children on 20 October.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/es.htm

nl: Children to teach adults on Safer Internet Day
Preparations for Safer Internet Day on 7 February 2006
have started. In the Netherlands, an initiative for
schools has been launched called "Ik zal je leren!"
("I will teach you!")

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/nl.htm

Portugal calls for a better and safer internet
The Portuguese national node SeguraNet is holding a
second meeting for stakeholders on 11 November 2005.
The meeting, in a seminar format, will focus on
stakeholders? contributions on the theme: "More
Internet, Better Internet, Safer Internet - without
harmful and illegal content."

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/pt.htm

be: Websites fail to respect kids' online privacy
Websites aimed at minors fail to comply with data
protection regulations. They often collect personal
data to allow them (free) access to information and
games. But in the context of contests and online
services (chat, e-cards etc.) visitors' and sometimes
even third parties' personal data is requested.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/be1.htm

Belgian children play and learn about safer internet
CrazyMouse is one of two games recently launched by
the Belgian Safer Internet Platform. It tests reflexes
and raises awareness about internet safety issues
among its youngest users.

http://www.saferinternet.org/ww/en/pub/insafe/news/articles/1105/be2.htm

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uk: Muslims to fight extremism on the road and Web
Coming soon to fight extremism in Britain: the Imam
Roadshow and Islam Online. After years of watching
radical Muslim groups teach violence in town meetings
and on the Internet, Muslim leaders announced plans on
Thursday to fight back by taking the message of
mainstream Islam onto the road and out into
cyberspace.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=10235310

fr: French youths turn to Web, cellphones to plan
riots
France's government is policing cyberspace as well as
rundown suburbs in the battle to end two weeks of
rioting.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=10217730

Child Porn Among Fastest Growing Internet Businesses
(news release)
Within only a few years, child pornography has become
a multi-billion dollar commercial enterprise, and is
among the fastest growing businesses on the Internet.
Through the use of digital and web cameras, child
pornography has become easier and less expensive to
produce. Distribution on the Internet has facilitated
instant access by thousands and possibly millions of
individuals throughout the world. The ability to use
credit cards to purchase child pornography has made it
easier than ever to obtain. 

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2191

uk: Email 'get rich quick' scams double in October
Incidence of email "get rich quick" scams more than
doubled (albeit from a low base) last month, according
to email security firm Clearswift. It warns surfers to
disregard spurious "work from home opportunities"
received via junk mail which are normally designed to
lure naive users into criminal enterprises. After
accounting for 0.5 per cent of spam emails in
September these work at home scams made up 1.2 per
cent of junk emails caught in a Clearswift's sieve
last month.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10/email_scams_diversify/

ng: The lure of easy money
To Nigerian cyber-criminals who trawl for victims,
wealthy westerners are soft targets. Robyn Dixon meets
the scammers whose emails prey on the greedy and
gullible.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1637557,00.html

us: FBI Hunkered in The Bunker
Imagine this on your plate every morning: terrorist
cyber attacks, malicious coders, online sexual
predators, phishers, pirates, spammers and scammers.
On the other hand, imagine you have this going for
you: the best the world's only super power can give
you in personnel, intelligence, hardware and software
with cost overruns no problem.
 http://internetnews.com/security/article.php/3563571

Website that sold firearms shut down by police
Revealing a new twist to e-commerce, a police sting
operation has shut down a Toronto-based website that
offered buyers an illegal smorgasbord of firearms and
other weapons, many of them illustrated with
photographs.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051110.wxguns10/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20051110.wxguns10

us: Net Chat Anoints Public Figure
A court deems a Florida woman a "public figure" in a
defamation case thanks to debate about her on the
internet. Previously, public figures were creations of
the mainstream mass media.

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69511,00.html

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au: Govt pans net report
THE federal Government has rejected the findings of a
study that suggested regional Australia's development
was being hobbled by inadequate internet services.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17179336%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html

uk: Clampdown on internet casino ads
Internet casino firms are facing a UK government
clampdown over concerns some are breaking strict
advertising laws.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4424234.stm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10/casino_advertising/

Microsoft Advocates Comprehensive Federal Privacy
Legislation (news release)
Microsoft announced its support for a comprehensive
legislative approach at the federal level on the issue
of data privacy. In a speech delivered to the
Congressional Internet Caucus, Brad Smith, senior vice
president and general counsel for Microsoft, told
Caucus members that ?the time has come? for a strong
national standard for privacy protection that will
benefit consumers and set clear guidelines for
businesses while still allowing commerce to flourish.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/nov05/11-03DataPrivacyPR.mspx

What Legal Framework for Online Identity? By Cedric
Manara
Have you ever thought of how reputation is created in
cyberspace? Beth Noveck wrote an article, 'Trademark
Law and the Social Construction of Trust: Creating the
Legal Framework for On-Line Identity' in which she
argues that, to determine what rules should govern
on-line identity, we should look to trademark law,
which has the best set of rules to deal with the way
reputation is created in cyberspace. ???

http://www.circleid.com/posts/what_legal_framework_for_online_identity/

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www.15yearsold.com
The worldwide web officially turns 15 this Sunday.
Times Online asks members of the web community what
the net might look like in 15 years? time

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1868183,00.html

Study says Europe has digital divide
A digital divide has appeared among Europeans, with
age, income and education determining whether the
continent's citizens use the Internet, according to a
new European Union study released Thursday.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/13131836.htm

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/europe-has-digital-divide-study/2005/11/11/1131578183801.html

African-Led Fund Aimed at Digital Divide
An African-led initiative that will use high-speed
Internet connections to treat AIDS patients in Burundi
and Burkina Faso offers inspiration for those working
to bridge the world's digital divide.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INFO_SUMMIT_DIGITAL_DIVIDE

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/12/AR2005111200542.html

Malaysia gamers face night curfew
A Malaysian city is introducing a curfew for online
gamers in a bid to stem a rise in the number of
addicts.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4424528.stm

Net-savvy Chinese say '88' to traditional vocabulary
Chinese has never suffered anything like the
indignities of the Internet

http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051111.gtlanguage11/BNStory/Technology/

Internet Use Continues to Steadily Grow Despite
Increases In Number of Security Threats (news release)
VeriSign released the latest edition of their Internet
Security Intelligence Briefing (ISIB). The latest
briefing presents growth trends in Internet usage,
e-commerce and security threat activity from April 1,
2005 to September 31, 2005. Additionally, the briefing
explores emerging security threats, including hidden
risks in Internet Telephony as well as spyware and
adware exploits.

http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_036189.html

Top 10 3G Economies
>From the soon to be released ITU Internet Report 2005:
The Internet of Things comes this fresh survey data
showing the top 10 3G mobile markets worldwide, by
millions of subscribers and type of technology (CDMA
2000 1x and W-CDMA) at the end of 2004. The USA leads
in total number of 3G subscribers with 49.5 million
(16.7% of the population) but the Republic of Korea
has the highest national percentage with 57.4 of the
population using 3G services (27.5 million
subscribers).

http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/Top+10+3G+Economies.aspx

uk: Tesco unleashes email blitz
Tesco is blitzing the nation with marketing emails,
dispatching 16m-20m each month.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/marketingandpr/story/0,7494,1640294,00.html
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4429184.stm

Rupert Murdoch 	Murdoch lunch bill totals $57,100
[The weird things people do on eBay!] The price of
lunch with Rupert Murdoch is $57,100 - or at least
that is what one eBay bidder paid for the privilege.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,7497,1640726,00.html

Online books
Internet companies are racing to get books online, but
publishers are understandably wary

http://economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?story_id=5149499

ca: Ban corporate Skype, group urges
Technology industry analyst firm Info-Tech Research
Group is telling enterprises to ban Skype ? the freely
available Voice over Internet Protocol phone service ?
from their organizations as it is not
standards-compliant, allowing it and any vulnerability
to pass through corporate firewalls; its encryption is
closed source and prone to man-in-the-middle attacks;
enterprises using it risk a communication barrier with
countries and institutions that have already banned
the service; it is undetectable, untraceable and
unauditable, and the question of whether VoIP calls
constitute a business record is a legal quagmire.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051110.gtskype1110/BNStory/Technology

EU-Statistik: Digitale Kluft bei der Internet-Nutzung
Nach Einschätzung des Statistischen Amtes der
Europäischen Gemeinschaften, kurz Eurostat, gibt es
bei der Nutzung moderner Informations- und
Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) eine digitale Kluft
in Europa, die vor allem durch Faktoren wie Alter,
Stellung im Erwerbsleben und Bildungsniveau bedingt
ist. So hätten im ersten Quartal 2004 rund 85 Prozent
der Schüler und Studenten (im Alter von 16 Jahren oder
älter) sowie 60 Prozent der Arbeitnehmer in den
EU-Mitgliedsstaaten (EU25) das Internet genutzt,
während es bei den Arbeitslosen lediglich 40 Prozent
und bei den Rentner nur 13 Prozent waren.
 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/66057

http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=277149

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Sony stops making anti-piracy CDs
Sony is to stop making music CDs with anti-piracy
software which can leave computers vulnerable to
viruses.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4430608.stm

us: Justice Dept. proposes tougher copyright laws
People who attempt to copy music or movies without
permission could face jail time under legislation
proposed by the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=10240829

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Gates memo says Microsoft 'at risk' from Google
Microsoft's unease at its failure to exploit the
internet has been made clear through a leaked internal

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1864670,00.html

Firefox marks its first year on the Net
Firefox turned 1 year old Wednesday, marking yet
another milestone for the popular open-source browser.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5942818.html

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uk: Child porn ring student is jailed
A Glasgow student who admitted running an
international child porn ring from a city centre
internet cafe has been jailed for almost four years.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4429108.stm
 http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2230902005

uk: Composer index hid musician's child porn
PIANIST John Martin hid nearly 4,000 indecent images
of children by indexing them under the names of
composers.

http://cambridge-news.co.uk/news/city/2005/11/12/682ca11b-d5d9-4b91-872a-0588050351e4.lpf

us: Woman charged with offering child for sex online
In what may be an all-time low for child abuse
involving the Internet, a woman in Martinez, Calif.,
was arrested Tuesday for reportedly offering her child
up online for sex.
 http://news.com.com/2061-10786_3-5946823.html

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