general internet news - 11 January

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

Hi all

Well, the news has returned for the new year. This
year I'm going to try putting a few of the more
important/interesting stories at the beginning of the
news. If anyone has any comments on this please let me
know.

Cheers
David

Handheld porn not just for Christmas

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/porn_psps_for_kids/

The great firewall of China  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4587622.stm

cn: Internet porn: China says it's winning war
 http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6013184.html

us: Supreme Court refuses to hear spam challenge

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39246278,00.htm

us: Men want facts, women seek relations on Web
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6011557.html

nz: Kiwis second on internet list
 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3534464a28,00.html

Michael Geist's the Year in Tech Law in Canada

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1048

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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Handheld porn not just for Christmas
Parents with nothing better to worry about
post-Christmas are advised that "One of This Season's
Most Popular Gifts May Expose Children to
Pornography".

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/09/porn_psps_for_kids/

SurfControl Issues Warning to Parents on 'PodPorn'
(news release)
SurfControl issued a warning to parents on the
potential pornography threats attributed to what
proved to be one of this season's most popular gifts
-- the new video-enabled Apple iPod and Sony PSP.

http://redorbit.com/news/technology/350663/surfcontrol_issues_warning_to_parents_on_podporn/index.html

Corporate responsibility : Reporters Without Borders
urges Internet users and bloggers to support its
recommendations on freedom of expression.
On 6 January, Reporters Without Borders issued six
concrete proposals aimed at ensuring that
Internet-sector companies respect free expression when
operating in repressive countries. The organisation
calls on bloggers and Internet user to sign an online
petition in support of this initiative.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16121

Microsoft censors Chinese blogger
Microsoft has admitted to removing the blog of an
outspoken Chinese journalist from its MSN Spaces site,
citing its policy of adhering to local laws.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6017540.html

Censorship for Dummies By Annalee Newitz
GIVEN ALL the bad porn on the Internet, I guess it's
only fair that there should be some truly terrible
ideas about stopping porn on the Internet, too. The
latest comes from a group called CP80 (www.cp80.com),
which sadly isn't a phalanx of uptight androids who
enjoy mysteriously homoerotic relationships with
mailbox-shaped companions.

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.04.06/work-0601.html
 http://www.sfbg.com/40/14/x_techsploitation.html

The great firewall of China  
In the space of about a decade, China's tech
development has raced ahead to catch up with some of
the most advanced countries in the West. But there are
still stark differences.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4587622.stm

cn: Internet porn: China says it's winning war
China is winning the war on Internet pornography but
it will be hard to eradicate entirely as many Web
sites are based outside of the country, a senior
police official said Thursday.
 http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6013184.html

China reins in pornographic websites  2005-12-30
06:08:49
Chinese police have clamped down on hundreds of
websites deemed "obscene or subversive" in a crackdown
on Internet pornography, gambling and fraud, according
to state media reports.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1135924562327R131

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LEGAL, SECURITY AND PRIVACY
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Government Web sites are keeping an eye on you
Dozens of federal agencies are tracking visits to U.S.
government Web sites in violation of long-standing
rules designed to protect online privacy
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6018702.html

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POLICY
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us: Annoy someone online--two years in jail?
Commentary--Annoying someone via the Internet is now a
federal crime. It's no joke. Last Thursday, President
Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying
Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages
without disclosing your true identity.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6024695.html

UAE extends curbs on Internet porn
The UAE has banned telecoms operators from selling
services below cost in a policy overhaul that will
also extend curbs on Internet pornography to
censorship-free business parks, the chief regulator
said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060104/wr_nm/emirates_telecom_censorship_dc_1

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SPAM
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us: Supreme Court refuses to hear spam challenge
The highest court in the US has refused to hear a case
that could have limited the rights of ISPs to block
spam

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39246278,00.htm

uk: Anti-spam victory a headache for retailers
Following a businessman's court victory against a
spammer, the Government might be forced to enforce
European law more strictly.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-1961421,00.html

How to sue a British spammer
Chartered engineer Nigel Roberts became the first
person to win a court judgment over a company's breach
of the UK's anti-spam law late last year. His success
received widespread media coverage ? and now he's
encouraging others to do the same.
 http://www.out-law.com/page-6503

us: Florida spammer cops multi-billion dollar
judgement
A United States-based ISP has been awarded US$11.2
billion in a judgement against a Florida spammer who
sent millions of unsolicited e-mails to its users.

http://zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Florida_spammer_cops_multi_billion_dollar_judgement/0,2000061733,39231476,00.htm

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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us: Men want facts, women seek relations on Web
Internet users share many common interests, but men
are heavier consumers of news, stocks, sports and
pornography while more women look for health and
religious guidance, a broad survey of U.S. Web usage
has found.
 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6011557.html

au: Broadband nears 2.6m
BROADBAND take-up in Australia nearly doubled in the
12 months to September 2005, reaching nearly 2.6
million connections.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17767699%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

nz: Kiwis second on internet list
New Zealand is second in the world behind Malta for
internet penetration, a website monitor reports.
 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3534464a28,00.html

nz: Are you an onlineaholic?
Your eyes are sore and your keyboard is begging for
mercy. Still, one more hour couldn't hurt, could it?
Reuben Schwarz looks at internet addiction.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3529974a11275,00.html

au: Net speeds off the pace
CRITICS warn Australians are being lumbered with
snail's-pace broadband services, compared with the
rest of the advanced world.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17773684%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

au: Violent games breed agression
VIOLENT computer games can trigger a mechanism in the
brain that makes people more likely to behave
aggressively.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,17773681%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/violent-games-study/2006/01/10/1136851192771.html

iPods can damage hearing, says deaf rock star
Who guitarist Pete Townshend has sort-of backed recent
sensational claims that iPod headphones can
permanently damage your hearing
 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/04/ipod_cans/

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FILE SHARING
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France votes to make file-sharing legal (reg req'd)
The entertainment industry has expressed dismay at a
French Parliament vote that would allow file-sharing
on the internet

http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=606461&ISS=21167&LS=EMS61483

Student pirate gets four months in Singapore jail (reg
req'd)
An undergraduate student specializing in computer
science was jailed at the end of December for four
months by a Singapore court after being found guilty
of importing and reselling pirated Microsoft software

http://www.managingip.com/default.asp?page=9&PubID=198&SID=606103&ISS=21167&LS=EMS61483

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Michael Geist's the Year in Tech Law in Canada
As 2005 comes to a close, my annual A to Z review of
the year in Canadian law and technology reveals a
remarkably busy twelve months.  From legislative
proposals involving copyright, network surveillance,
and Internet pharmacies to case law focused on popular
consumer products such as the Apple iPod and the Lego
brand of toy blocks, there were few dull moments this
past year.

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1048

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Man caught with child porn escapes conviction
A Flagstaff Hill man who admitted to downloading child
pornography from the Internet has walked out of the
Adelaide Magistrates Court without a conviction.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1541244.htm

us: Kerry, Young Victim Take Up Child Porn Fight
Sen. John Kerry has found a powerful ally in a young
girl from Russia in the fight against child
pornography. ... More than 500 photos of her were
posted on the Internet -- pictures still being
downloaded today and considered to be collector's
items by pornographers.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/5894622/detail.html

uk: Chatroom sex doctor is struck off
A doctor who posed as a 13-year-old girl on the
internet to chat with other teenagers in a sexually
explicit way has been struck off.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/4581938.stm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/05/doctor_struck_off/

us: Online Child Pornographer Sentenced
A 23-year-old resident of Waterville, Maine, was
sentenced to more than five years in prison Friday for
distributing child pornography over the Internet.
According to the Department of Justice, the child
pornography involved was produced through the use of
actual minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
The material was allegedly a visual depiction of such
conduct.

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3575886

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