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cn: Google.com blocked as vice tightens on Chinese
Internet users
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17936
ca: Plot began in chat room
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149460818073&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
nz: Mystery lewd texter targets girls
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3692123a11,00.html
nz: Teens too attached to mobiles - study
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3692120a7694,00.html
nz: Social networking websites target NZ teens in turf
battle
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3689946a28,00.html
sg: Internet not yet a viable new media
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=47115
Study: 216 million broadband subscribers worldwide
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=15863
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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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by: Online Campaigning in 2006 Presidential Election
in Belarus
Many writers emphasize the important role Internet has
played in recent presidential elections in Belarus.
"With newspapers, radio, and television under state
control, the Belarusian opposition is using new
technologies to get their message out -- in particular
the Internet", wrote Valentinas Mite
http://e-belarus.org/article/epolitics2006.html
au: Coonan looks at net filter plan
The federal Government may force internet providers to
filter internet content as part of a package of laws
proposed by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19374129%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
us: Keeping kids safe on the Net
Parents have always warned their children about the
perils of talking to strangers, but with an increase
in online chatting in recent years, it's become harder
to protect against potential predators.
http://www.dailynewstribune.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=73344
us: Parents support Internet, but they worry, poll
shows
In a sign of how the media landscape is changing,
parents now are more concerned about what their kids
view online than what they watch on television.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/07/MNG2UJ9UOI1.DTL
cn: Google.com blocked as vice tightens on Chinese
Internet users
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the current
unprecedented level of Internet filtering in China,
which means the Google.com search engine can no longer
be accessed in most provinces - although the censored
Chinese version, Google.cn, is still accessible - and
software designed in the United States to get round
censorship now only works with great difficulty.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17936
eu: Safer Internet Programme :: Calls :: Call for
proposals 2006
Draft versions of the Safer Internet plus 2006 Work
Programme and call for proposals. Definitive versions
of these documents will be published as soon as the
internal procedures for their adoption by the
Commission are completed. Any changes in relation to
the draft versions will be pointed out on our website.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/call/proposals/index_en.htm
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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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ca: Plot began in chat room
When a shadowy group of disaffected urban youth began
talking in an Internet chat room in the fall of 2004
espousing anti-Western views, the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service was listening.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149460818073&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home
British computer whizz-kid exports terror via net
An e-mail trail has led to the arrest of suspects
across the world who were recruited and then schooled
in bombmaking
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2214663,00.html
us: Judge: Bloggers Entitled to Immunity Under
Communications Act
Bloggers cannot be hit with libel suits on the basis
of anonymous postings on their Web sites because
federal law grants them immunity by explicitly stating
that they cannot be treated as the "publisher" of such
comments, a federal judge has ruled.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1149152717145
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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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us: Taking Sides on 'Net Neutrality'
Former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry is no
stranger to well-aimed political attacks. After all,
he held down the briefing room podium for Bill Clinton
during the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, a
task he compared to being a "human pinata."
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-mccurry5jun05,1,7544822.story
us: Google founder lobbies for net neutrality
Google Inc. co-founder and President Sergey Brin met
with U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to press for
legislation that would prevent Internet access
providers from charging Web sites more for faster
content delivery.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12439882
http://news.com.com/Googles+Brin+lobbies+for+Net+neutrality/2100-1032_3-6080727.html
us: Google Is a Tourist in D.C., Brin Finds
Website's co-founder comes to Washington to lobby
members of Congress and finds it harder than he had
hoped to get meetings.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/06/AR2006060601723.html
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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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sg: Internet not yet a viable new media
The recent polls saw increased traffic to political
websites and blogs, but the influence of the Internet
on Singaporeans for this election cannot be
over-emphasised because the medium appeals largely to
those under the age of 30, a political observer said
yesterday.
http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=47115
Study: 216 million broadband subscribers worldwide
The total number of broadband lines worldwide stands
at 216.6 million as of March 2006, up 36.4 per cent
from last year, according to a study by Quantum-Web.
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=15863
us: Employers put up barriers to Net surfing on the
job
The Web can be a great waste of time at work. From
catching up on the latest weird videos to planning a
wedding, millions of people use the Internet every
day. But much of that surfing is done from a cubicle,
leading to hours of questionable productivity and
strained resources. In response, workplace Internet
policies are getting stricter.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14745697.htm
nz: Mystery lewd texter targets girls
Girls and women across the South Island have been the
target of explicit and threatening messages from a
mysterious texter using the codename Ghost.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3692123a11,00.html
nz: Teens too attached to mobiles - study
Anyone who has tried parting a teenager from their
cellphone knows it is no easy task. Now a study by
Canterbury University academics shows thumb strain is
not the only hazard of the texting generation ? teens
are so attached to their phones, many of them are
becoming cyborgs, believing the device is an extension
of themselves.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3692120a7694,00.html
nz: Social networking websites target NZ teens in turf
battle
Young New Zealand internet users are blazing a path
for a British challenger to the monster social
networking operation MySpace.Com that Rupert Murdoch's
News Corporation bought for $US580 million ($NZ930
million) last July.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3689946a28,00.html
au: Health staff sacked over porn pictures
THREE hospital workers, including a mortuary
assistant, have been fired for circulating more than a
dozen pictures showing dismembered bodies, porn and
sadomasochistic acts.
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19389378%255E421,00.html
au: Alarm over school porn
SCHOOL children have been expelled and suspended after
being caught downloading porn on classroom computers.
Education Queensland revealed schools have had to take
tough disciplinary action against primary and
secondary students who bypassed filtering software to
access X-rated websites.
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19348827%255E2765,00.html
UK silver surfers fastest growing internet users
Silver surfers, people over 50, are the fastest
growing age group on the internet in Britain and make
up a quarter of users, according to a survey today.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3691771a28,00.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/14755604.htm
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12426894
World Cup to kick start mobile TV - report
The World Cup in Germany will provide the catalyst for
TV services on mobile phones to start taking off, but
real growth will occur over the next five years, an
industry report said on Wednesday.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12440931
Study: European mobile customers say yes to mobile TV,
no to mobile advertising
As many as 50 per cent of mobile users are interested
in mobile TV and are prepared to pay on average ?10
for all you can watch TV, while over 65 per cent of
respondents did not want to see advertising on their
mobiles, particularly when the ads intruded on
paid-for time while watching mobile TV.
http://dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=15868
uk: BBC and ITV to trial mobile TV
ITV and the BBC are to take part in trials of mobile
TV services, according to industry rumours.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2157580/bbc-itv-mobile-tv
us/uk: Companies Read Employee E-mail
Big Brother is not only watching but he is also
reading your e-mail. According to a new study, about a
third of big companies in the United States and
Britain hire employees to read and analyze outbound
e-mail as they seek to guard against legal, financial
or regulatory risk.
http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71071-0.html
us: Papers' online ads outpace print
In the matchup between the print and online versions
of newspapers, signs of the Internet's ascendancy are
growing stronger.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/06/06/business/adco07.php
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FILE SHARING
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uk: MPs in digital downloads warning
Consumers should be told exactly what they can and
cannot do with songs and films they buy online, says
an influential group of MPs in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5041684.stm
UK music fans can copy own tracks
The British record industry will turn a blind eye to
fans who break the law by copying CDs to portable
devices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5053658.stm
uk: £1 downloads 'illegal'
The UK record industry is suing AllofMP3.com, a
Russion download site
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2214745,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5051826.stm
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1791958,00.html
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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Brin Says Google Compromised Principles
Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged
Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised
its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship
demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal
work before deciding whether to reverse course.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GOOGLE_CENSORSHIP
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/we-were-evil-google-founder/2006/06/07/1149359785303.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/14755604.htm
Google: Don't be fooled by Google hype
Is Google's spreadsheet really out to tackle
Microsoft? Jack Schofield thinks not.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2006/06/06/google_announces_spreadsheet_press_reaction_is_clueless_as_usual.html
uk: Carphone Warehouse overwhelmed by broadband demand
Carphone Warehouse has struggled to keep up with the
rush of customers for its "free broadband" service,
the mobile phone retailer acknowledged today.
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1791439,00.html
Perspective: The Internet--all grown up
Remember when Bill Clinton and Al Gore were seeking
the White House in 1992, and they kept talking about
an amorphous concept referred to as the "information
superhighway"?
http://news.com.com/The+Internet-all+grown+up/2010-1025_3-6080603.html
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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A telecommunications summit
>From the GlobalComm trade show under way this week in
Chicago to telecom innovators in Europe, a wealth of
next-generation telecommunications strategies and
products is being rolled out by the world's key gear,
software and service providers.
http://news.com.com/2009-1037_3-6080005.html
3rd Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence
Conference 2006 kick starts in Amman
Under the Patronage of His Excellency Engineer Omar Al
Kurdi, Minister of Information and Communications
Technology, the third Media and Telecommunications
Convergence Conference 2006 kicked off today with the
participation of over 300 regional and local key
players representing media and telecom sectors.
http://www.ameinfo.com/88116.html
Tele conference online - Jordan: Saturday, June 03 -
2006 at 12:00
The Arab Advisors Group has announced that the 3rd
Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference
will be broadcast live on the Internet. This will
allow people who cannot travel to Jordan for the
conference to watch its discussions and presentations.
The webcast will include live streaming of the
conference activities and debates.
http://www.ameinfo.com/87751.html
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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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uk: Claims over child porn on laptop
An IT worker from Clevedon says he was left
"physically sick" by child porn images he claims he
was told to wipe from a company director's laptop.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/5053546.stm
eu: 67 held in child-porn sweep
Sixty seven people including a number of university
professors have been arrested in Europe for accessing
child porn on the internet, Spanish officials said on
Tuesday.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1946446,00.html
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