general internet news - 2 March

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

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ie: Surge in child porn complaints in Ireland

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/28/unlawful_net_content_growth_ireland/

Germans want to charge Google

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/deutche_telekom_google/

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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ie: Surge in child porn complaints in Ireland
Analysts from the ISPAI have reported a marked
increase in both the severity and amount of online
child pornography content being reported to its
hotline.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/28/unlawful_net_content_growth_ireland/

ie: Child pornography - A disturbing rise in online
content
MINISTER for Children Brian Lenihan yesterday
highlighted a sinister trade which should serve to
cause people to intensify their vigilance when using
the internet.

http://examiner.ie/pport/web/opinion/Full_Story/did-sgg48bNaC0jzksgHuTLc4nqWo2.asp
 http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0227/childporn.html
 http://www.ispai.ie

au: Preschoolers Surf Safe in Nettysworld
Preschool children will be able to safely discover the
fascinating World Wide Web as NetAlert?s latest
initiative, Nettysworld.

http://netalert.net.au/02956-Preschoolers-Surf-Safe-In-Nettysworld.asp

uk: Net safety 'should be compulsory'
Internet safety and how to avoid online paedophiles
should be part of the national curriculum, a leading
academic has said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/4687550.stm

Yahoo! link confirmed in second Chinese dissident case
Court papers about cyberdissident Li Zhi confirm that
Yahoo! collaborated with the Chinese authorities,
according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
Yahoo! and local competitor Sina both provided
evidence that allowed the Chinese to imprison Li.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/yahoo_dissident_court_papers/

cn: Verdict in cyberdissident Li Zhi case confirms
implication of Yahoo!
Reporters Without Borders said it had obtained a copy
of the court verdict against Li Zhi, a former official
jailed for eight years in December 2003, confirming
that US firm Yahoo ! collaborated with the
prosecution, as did local competitor, Sina.
 http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16579

cn: Rights group says Chinese reporter charged with
subversion for online essays
A Chinese journalist whose reports on rural poverty
and unemployment riled local officials has been
charged with subversion after posting essays on the
Internet, a human rights group said in a statement
seen Tuesday.

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/51/02-28-2006/db620010b081972e.html

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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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us: Schools target cyber bullying
Children can be cruel. Ask any youngster who has been
tripped on the way to the lunch line, snickered at by
a group of peers or pushed at recess. While
yesterday's bullies tortured their victims in
schoolyards, in hallways or at the bus stop, today's
bullies have the unprecedented power to reach into
their victims' homes through cyberspace.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_2qschoolfeb24,0,6516883.story

nl: Dutch police target 23 Nigerian gangs
Dutch police say they are targeting another 23
Nigerian gangs after the arrest of 12 suspects as part
of a joint US/Dutch investigation into 419
money-making schemes.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/police_target_419_gangs/

us: Coalition representing 15 million fights AOL plan
A coalition of unlikely partners, including MoveOn.org
Civic Action, Gun Owners of America and Association of
Cancer Online Resources, have joined forces to fight
AOL's plan to charge businesses for commercial e-mail.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-02-27-coaltion-vs-aol_x.htm

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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au: Copyright makes web a turn-off
SCHOOLS have warned they will have to turn off the
internet if a move by the nation's copyright
collection society forces them to pay a fee every time
a teacher instructs students to browse a website.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18288580%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

nz: Call for watchdog with teeth
Consumer groups have clashed with the country's big
telcos by calling for an independent body to
investigate and resolve complaints made against
telecommunications companies.
 http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3584493a28,00.html

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Germans want to charge Google
The boss of Deutsche Telekom is the latest to claim
that companies like Google, which take advantage of
high-speed networks, should help pay for them.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/27/deutche_telekom_google/

Health warning for internet users
While many internet users believe that surfing the web
has improved their quality of life, a recent study
warns it might be taking a heavy toll on posture,
sleeping patterns and eyesight.

http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/health-warning-for-internet-users/2006/03/01/1141095782980.html

Singaporeans really at home on the Web
The Internet has become a way of life in Singapore,
with nine out of 10 people preferring to use e-mail to
communicate with each other than resort to different
means, said government data published in the Sunday
Times.
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=39989

tw: Local Internet penetration increasing
Taiwan's Internet penetration rate stood at 65.07
percent last month, with the number of Internet users
increasing by 1,476 compared with the figure six
months earlier, according to the results of a survey
released recently by the Taiwan Network Information
Center (TWNIC).
 http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=39987

uk: 'Fewer young people' watching TV
Fewer young people are watching television, according
to a report by the media watchdog Ofcom.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4758932.stm

us: Rural America Slow to Adopt Broadband
Americans in rural areas of the country trail their
urban counterparts in broadband adoption.

http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/demographics/article.php/3587781

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Google shares fall on slow growth
Shares in the web giant Google fall 10% after finance
officer George Reyes says overall growth is slowing.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4760054.stm

Publicis Acts to Surf the Marketing Waves of the
Future (reg req'd)
To head off Google, the advertising heavyweight has
added 15 marketing futurists to spot new media and
marketing technologies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/business/media/01adco.html

Groups campaign against 'premium' e-mail
A coalition of nonprofit and public interest groups in
the United States is beginning a campaign to protest
plans by America Online and Yahoo, which each offer
e-mail services, to charge high-volume senders of
e-mail fees to guarantee preferred delivery of their
messages.
 http://iht.com/articles/2006/02/28/business/ttk.php

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Man charged over child porn images
A MAN has been charged over allegedly uploading child
pornographic images on to an internet site.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18305011-29277,00.html

us: Child porn collection may be largest in state
Authorities believe 53-year-old Gregory D. Benner's
collection of child pornography exceeded 125,000
downloaded images ? the biggest collection officials
had ever seen in Pennsylvania.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-02272006-618939.html

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