general internet news - 24 November

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

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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au: Tackling Zombie Computers and Cyber Crime (news
release)
NetAlert welcomes the recent announcement by the
Minister for Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, of the ?Australian
Internet security initiative?, developed by the
Australian Media and Communications Authority, to
identify ?zombie? computers.

http://netalert.net.au/02656-Tackling-Zombie-Computers-and-Cyber-Crime.asp

au: Teenagers at risk of internet addiction
If your teenager spends hours huddled over a computer,
there is a good chance you have something to worry
about ? internet addiction.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/teenagers-at-risk-of-internet-addiction/2005/11/22/1132421666935.html

This is how a government-filtered internet looks
There been alot of argument in Tunis during the World
Summit over the fact that the government filters
internet access to remove websites it doesn't like.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/tunisia_net_filtered/

sg: Censors gunning for blogging servicemen
Singapore has barred servicemen from posting
unauthorised accounts and pictures of military life on
the internet in a further tightening of restrictions
on the growing blogging community.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=34025

cn: China looks to block Skype
A US technology group says it has software to a major
telecoms firm that will allow China to block popular
free internet telephone services such as Skype.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/china-looks-to-block-skype/2005/11/22/1132421637006.html

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LEGAL AND SECURITY
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RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE FBI? (news release)
Computer UserWe're sorry to report yet another wave of
virus-laden e-mails sent out with false FBI addresses.
This particular e-mail claims the FBI has been
monitoring your Internet use...says you've accessed
so-called illegal websites...and demands you answer
questions?all you have to do is open an attachment,
maliciously laced with a variant of the w32/sober
virus.
 http://www.fbi.gov/page2/nov05/emailscam112205.htm

FBI warns surfers of scam e-mails
The FBI on Monday said e-mails made to look like they
come from the agency are warning computer users that
the FBI is monitoring their Internet use. "These scam
e-mails tell the recipients that their Internet use
has been monitored by the FBI and that they have
accessed illegal Web sites," the FBI said in a
statement. "The e-mails then direct recipients to open
an attachment and answer questions."
 http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1009_22-5965810.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/22/fbi_sober_virus_warning/

uk: Foreign powers are main cyberthreat, U.K .says
Foreign governments are the primary threat to the
U.K.'s critical national infrastructure because of
their hunger for information, a British government
agency said.

http://news.com.com/Foreign+powers+are+main+cyberthreat%2C+U.K+.says/2100-7348_3-5967532.html

uk: Ofcom attack on rogue-dialling fraud
A fresh crackdown on internet 'rogue-dialler' services
was announced.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,16559,1648014,00.html
cn: Parents of 'Net addicts' plan lawsuit
Parents of internet addicts are turning to the courts
to make the industry pay for allegedly destroying --
or even taking -- the lives of their children.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=34168

us: Match.com accused of faking romance
Match.com has been sued by a man who says the online
dating agency wrote him romantic emails and even sent
him on a sham date with an attractive employee to
encourage him to renew his subscription.
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6365

Nigerian e-mail scammers jailed
A court has sentenced two men to a total of 37 years
in prison for their part in defrauding a Brazilian
bank of $242 million, the biggest scam in Nigerian
history.

http://news.com.com/Nigerian+e-mail+scammers+jailed/2100-7348_3-5964936.html

us: Online crooks shift their focus
Online criminals shifted their attacks in 2005 from
computer operating systems such as Windows and others
to media players and software programs, according to a
study

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10356608

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POLICY
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nz: Interview transcript: David Cunliffe, Minister of
Communications
NZ InfoTech editor Tom Pullar-Strecker interviews
Communications Minister David Cunliffe.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3482231a28,00.html

uk: Light regulation will beat child porn, says trade
minister
Light-touch regulation, minimal legisation and a close
working relationship with business is the answer to
the net's problems, not least child pornography,
according to UK secretary of state for trade Alun
Michael.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/21/alun_michael_wsis/

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Energy hogs in your living room [You don't realise how
much all those electronics gadgets are costing and
creating greenhouse gases!]
The holidays are approaching, and consumer electronics
are likely to be a bestseller among gift-givers again
this year.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5965771.html

us: Search usurping email as top internet activity
Search is catching up to email as the internet's
number-one activity, according to a new poll.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/23/pew_search_survey/

sg/au: Supporters flock to websites
Among the increasing number of websites devoted to
saving convicted drug trafficker Nguyen Tuong Van, one
relies on a succinct plea to readers: "Don't let this
boy become an obituary."
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=34160

Internet TV 'to boom' in Europe
TV delivered over broadband internet connections will
become increasingly popular in Europe over the next
four years, new research has predicted.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4459830.stm

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FILE SHARING
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us: Web Site Agrees to Help Curb Access to Movies
BitTorrent creator agreed on Tuesday to prevent his
Web site from linking to illegally available movies
online, the latest result of a bid by Hollywood to
gain control of a growing piracy problem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/23/technology/23film.html

http://zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Hollywood_BitTorrent_creator_strike_deal/0,2000061791,39223673,00.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-11-23-bittorrent-hollywood_x.htm

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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us: Library of Congress plans world digital library
The U.S. Library of Congress is kicking off a campaign
on Tuesday to work with other nation's libraries to
build a World Digital Library, starting with a $3
million donation from Google Inc.

http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=10360147

http://iht.com/articles/2005/11/22/business/google.php

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Child porn found in man's home
A 25-YEAR-OLD man who downloaded hundreds of child
pornography images onto DVD avoided a jail sentence in
Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday.

http://ballarat.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&story_id=440345&category=General%20News&m=11&y=2005

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&story_id=440345&category=General%20News&m=11&y=2005

nz: Child porn case adjourned
The defended hearing for a former Rotorua district
councillor up on child pornography charges has been
adjourned until next year.
 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=56991

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