general internet news - 5 July

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

Hi all

An early news this week. The next news will appear on
the weekend.

Cheers
David

Academic breaks the Great Firewall of China
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39278141,00.htm

Chinese Discuss Plan to Tighten Restrictions on
Cyberspace
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/world/asia/04internet.html

China restricts Internet cafe access
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-03-china-internet-cafes_x.htm

nz: Air NZ to appeal decision on employees' internet
use
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10389684

nz: Digital content strategy for Christmas
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3718583a28,00.html

EU fine closer for Microsoft
http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/03/yourmoney/msft.php

EU says Microsoft not complying with decision
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12730984

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CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION
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uk: Teenage networking websites face anti-paedophile
investigation
Networking websites that have attracted millions of
young users are to come under scrutiny from
anti-paedophile investigators amid growing concerns
that children are unwittingly providing material for
potential abusers.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1811338,00.html

uk: Safety tips for social networks
Parents are to be given safety advice on websites such
as MySpace to protect children from sex offenders.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5140634.stm

Chinese Discuss Plan to Tighten Restrictions on
Cyberspace
Chinese authorities intend to police and control
instant messaging, cellphones, Web logs and search
engines.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/world/asia/04internet.html

China restricts Internet cafe access
China has launched a campaign to enforce curfews at
Internet cafes before schools let students out on
summer vacation, a news report said Monday.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-03-china-internet-cafes_x.htm
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_INTERNET_CRACKDOWN

Academic breaks the Great Firewall of China
Researchers at Cambridge University have found a way
to launch denial of service attacks against China,
using the country's own firewall
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39278141,00.htm
http://news.com.com/Academics+break+the+Great+Firewall+of+China/2100-7348_3-6090437.html

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CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY
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uk: Networking sites face investigation
Networking websites that have attracted millions of
young users are to come under scrutiny from
anti-paedophile investigators.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1811338,00.html

fr: Google must pay as Louis Vuitton case is a winner
The Paris Court of Appeals rejected Google?s attempt
to scrap a ruling that the US search group unfairly
let advertisers associate their products with Louis
Vuitton
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9075-2251326,00.html

China police foil email extortion
CHINESE police have arrested two men suspected of
emailing bomb threats to more than 30 hotels around
the nation in failed extortion attempts.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19666983%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html

uk/be: Vandals brought down by their website bragging
THREE vandals who filmed themselves staging a mock
battle between Jesus and the Devil after breaking into
a church were caught when they posted videos of their
activities on the internet.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,20411-2251332,00.html

EU fine closer for Microsoft
Antitrust regulators from the 25 countries in the
European Union gave unanimous support Monday to the
European Commission's plan to fine Microsoft for
failing to comply with the 2004 ruling against it,
according to people with knowledge of what was said at
the meeting.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/03/yourmoney/msft.php

EU says Microsoft not complying with decision
An EU committee ruled on Monday that Microsoft failed
to comply with a landmark antitrust decision, paving
the way for fines of up to 2 million euros (1.7
million pounds) a day, a source familiar with the
situation said.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12730984
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_MICROSOFT_DAILY_FINES

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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us: Tech Faceoff: Net Neutrality, In the Eye of the
Beholder
>From Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley, it's become one
of the most controversial and confusing topics to hit
the tech industry this year: network neutrality. The
term is confusing, the ad campaigns have further
clouded the issue, and it's no longer easy to tell
who's for it and who's not.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100138.html

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INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE
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Is party over for online gambling?
Is the party fading for PartyGaming and other Internet
gambling companies after several years of torrid
growth?
http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/02/business/gamble03.php

nz: Air NZ to appeal decision on employees' internet
use
Air New Zealand is appealing an Employment Relations
Authority (ERA) case it lost involving overuse of the
internet by employees.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10389684

us: Women dominate mobile phone gaming market
Women like to play games on mobile phones more than
men, according to an analyst firm that has studied the
gender gaming habits.
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=34421

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FILE SHARING
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fr: User's manual for the shifting digital culture
With the legislation passed into law Friday, consumers
around the world may wonder how it affects their lives
and music.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/02/business/tunes03.php
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12710562
http://www.out-law.com/page-7061

uk/ru: BPI cleared to sue MP3 site
The British music industry's trade group has been
cleared to sue the controversial Russian music
download site AllofMP3.com in the High Court.
http://go.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=12731445

Music industry to sue Yahoo China
The music industry is to sue search engine Yahoo China
for providing links to pirated tracks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5142748.stm
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_YAHOO_PIRACY
http://www.out-law.com/page-7063

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COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS
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Google to stay focused on search
Online search remains the focus for internet giant
Google, a senior executive for the company tells BBC
News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5140066.stm

Google: Still tinkering in the garage
Even as it spends more than $1.5 billion this year on
operations centers and technology, most of the
hundreds of thousands of servers it will deploy are
being custom-made from Google's eccentric designs.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/07/03/business/google.php

MySpace.com - The man who put teen lives online
His website has revolutionised the music industry,
hooked a generation of teens - and Rupert Murdoch. But
so far MySpace has only scratched the surface, says
Chris DeWolfe.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1811597,00.html

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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nz: Time not right for trial of Enum, says TCF
The Telecommunications Carriers Forum has shot down
InternetNZ's plans for a trial of Enum, a phone and
Internet addressing system that could help bring
low-cost Internet telephone calls into the mainstream.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3718588a28,00.html

nz: Digital content strategy for Christmas
Having dealt to Telecom, the Government's ICT policy
makers are now turning their minds to the National
Digital Content Strategy, which is on track to be
finalised by the end of the year.
http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3718583a28,00.html

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VoIP
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us: Internet and Land-Line Calls on One Phone
At one point, the biggest selling point in Internet
phone services was price. Companies such as Vonage
Holdings Corp. and 8x8 Inc. enticed customers with
calling plans that offered local and long-distance
services over a high-speed Internet connection for as
little as $15 a month.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100144.html

French consumers lead on VoIP, UK slow to accept -
survey
VoIP awareness is highest among French consumers,
while UK broadband users are more reluctant to switch
to internet telephony, according to a survey on
digital awareness by Motorola in the UK, France,
Italy, Spain and Germany.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?id=133455&nr=&type=&yr=

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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN
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au: Child porn charges follow tip-off
A QUEENSLAND man is facing child pornography charges
after international authorities tipped off local
police.
http://thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,19668622%255E1702,00.html

au: Taxi drivers want cabbie facing child porn charges
stood down
Taxi drivers in Launceston, in northern Tasmania, are
angry that a fellow driver who is facing child
pornography charges is allowed to keep working.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1677492.htm

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