general internet news - 5 February

Australians Urged to Surf Safely on Safer Internet Day
(news release)
Australia’s Internet safety advisory body NetAlert is
urging Australians to take 15 minutes on Safer Internet Day
(6 February) to safely explore web sites with their
children.

http://www.netalert.net.au/01113-Australians-Urged-to-Surf-Safely-on-Safer-Internet-Day.asp

Safer Internet Day - List of Events

http://www.netalert.net.au/01112-Safer-Internet-Day---List-of-Events.asp
Safer Internet Day
 http://www.netalert.net.au/01068-Safer-Internet-Day.asp

Gates Backs E-Mail Stamp in War on Spam
Should people have to buy electronic stamps to send e-mail?
Some Internet experts have long suggested that the rising
tide of junk e-mail, or spam, would turn into a trickle if
senders had to pay even as little as a penny for each
message they sent. Such an amount might be minor for
legitimate commerce and communications, but it could
destroy businesses that send a million offers in hopes that
10 people will respond. The idea has been dismissed both as
impractical and against the free spirit of the Internet.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/02/technology/02spam.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5151925.html

Why Bill Gates' anti-spam plan won't work

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39115979,00.htm

New paper clears up confusion over Internet governance
With the express aim of clearing up the confusion over
Internet governance, ICC has written a new paper clarifying
how the internet functions, enumerating the different
technical bodies which help to run it and listing the
public policy issues it currently affects.

http://www.iccwbo.org/home/news_archives/2004/internet_governance.asp

Issues Paper on Internet Governance Prepared by ICC’s
Commission on E-Business, IT and Telecoms
At the close of the first phase of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS), December 2003 governments
called upon the UN Secretary General to create a
multistakeholder Working Group on Internet Governance.

http://www.iccwbo.org/home/e_business/policy/ICC%20issues%20paper%20on%20Internet%20Governance.pdf

Multilingual domain disputes expected to rise (reg req'd)
Movies, sports personalities and celebrities are
increasingly featuring in cybersquatting cases handled by
the World Intellectual Property Organization.

http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=13614&CH=5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News

au: Drug addicts 'get their hits online'
Young addicts may be using the internet to procure
prescription drugs such as tranquillisers, sleeping pills
and steroids, according to a psychiatry expert.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/01/1075570293970.html

au: ACCC to target internet scams
Australia's chief consumer regulator Graeme Samuel said the
two major campaigns for 2004 will be a crackdown on
internet scams and the break-up of cartel collusion.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,8570055%5E15342%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html

Microsoft in human rights row
Gates's firm supplied technology used to trap Chinese
dissidents, says Amnesty.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1136045,00.html

uk: Permission to flirt, please sir!
First there was online dating. Then came the more
fashionable speed-dating - followed by text dating, quiet
dating and even dating in the dark. It seemed there was
something for everyone looking for love. Now a dating
service is to be launched which caters for a very specific
niche market: men and women in uniforms.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1136382,00.html

de: Now cannibal will tell his story
After being handed an eight-year sentence, the German who
ate an internet pal is now offering his tale for public
consumption.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1136433,00.html

kr: Seoul to Block NK Web Sites
The government will block access to two North Korean Web
sites that award money to users, who are mostly South
Korean. The Web sites www.mybaduk.com and www.dklotto.com
will be blocked within a week, the Korea Internet Service
Provider Association said on Friday.

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200401/kt2004013019054011860.htm

ie: Protection of Minors a Priority During EU Presidency -
Dermot Ahern (news release)
Dermot Ahern T.D., Minister for Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources said the protection of minors in the area
of broadcasting would be one of his main priorities during
his Presidency of the Broadcasting Council of Ministers.

http://www.marine.gov.ie/modules/pressreleases.asp?guid=B648079195C63B186B50195C63A01730F195C639CEBA49195C63A66E49B195C63A1ACF72195C63A66E49B195C639CEBA49195C63|2D81C2|14255F&arg=3D6F7C812E73A3FCC63C12E73A3D6F7C812E73A|298E4F|16A715&farg=5BA4C281DECA859C5F801DECA85F625781DECA85D838D01DECA8|390586|1B18DE

Norwegian finds his princess on the internet
Anyone who has tried dating over the internet will know
that people often try to pass themselves off as richer,
prettier and more important than they really are. But quite
the opposite happened for Norwegian youth worker Sveinung
Hobberstad in his online romance with Sylvia from Ghana.
"She told me she was a queen, and I said: 'Yes, you are my
princess' and didn't think more of it," he told The
Independent on Sunday.

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/story.jsp?story=486612

au: Child porn found on PC given for repair
A 58-year-old man has been caught in possession of child
pornography after taking his computer to be repaired.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/03/1075570401102.html

au: Caribbean casinos lure net gamblers offshore
Australians' most popular place to gamble online is a
Caribbean casino, according to a survey. While online
gaming websites are illegal, except on certain sports
betting and lottery sites, about 40 per cent of hits by
Australians gambling on the internet are on illegal
overseas casinos and sports betting services.
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/01/1075570293321.html

Canada badly needs a national standard
The costs associated with privacy protection have long been
a source of considerable debate. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's
Privacy Commissioner, who together with the Toronto Star's
Tyler Hamilton wrote The Privacy Payoff, maintains that
good privacy practices are actually good for business.

http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1075677008515&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851

State-sponsored Web site opens to link U.S. customers to
Canadian pharmacies
The nation's first state-sponsored Web site that links
Minnesotans to two Canadian pharmacies offering low-cost
prescriptions is open for business, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said
Friday.
 http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/4350210.html

Janet Jackson's boob makes internet history
Janet Jackson's boob flash at the Super Bowl has become the
most searched event in the history of the internet.
 http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_862477.html

uk: Guilty ex-councillor awaits sentencing
A former councillor from Crieff is facing the prospect of a
lengthy jail term after being found guilty of making
indecent photographs of children.

http://icperthshire.icnetwork.co.uk/news/localnews/strathearnnews/strathnews/content_objectid=13897445_method=full_siteid=88886_headline=-Guilty%2Dex%2Dcouncillor%2Dawaits%2Dsentencing-name_page.html

us: Internet Cafe Ordinance Sparks War of Words
A California state appeal court ruled Thursday that cities
aren't violating the First Amendment by forcing Internet
cafe owners to implement extreme security measures, such as
security guards and video surveillance cameras.
 http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1075219841269
 http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/G032058.pdf (decision)

us:  Alleged Internet predator nabbed by online cop
Police said they arrested two men Friday who allegedly
drove to town for a sexual rendezvous with someone they
believed was a 14-year-old girl.
 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10906992

us: Home of Jackson Porn Pal Searched
The tangled web of the Michael Jackson child-molestation
investigation has just gotten a bit more tangled. According
to the Los Angeles Times, on Saturday, cops in Santa
Barbara descended on the home of gay-porn producer and
Jacko business associate Mark Schaffel in connection with
their investigation of the Gloved One.
 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13408,00.html

us: Court Backs Internet Limit on Child Porn Convict
A man convicted of possessing child pornography on his
computer can be barred from Internet access as part of his
sentence, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4275934

us: FBI reviewing claims of child-porn surfing at Texas
health center
Accusations that physicians and other employees at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
regularly accessed teen-porn Web sites are reportedly under
investigation by FBI agents.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-03-texas-clinic-problem_x.htm

us: Another Warrant Issued In Beaver Dam Porn Case
A warrant has been issued for another man authorities
believe was involved with an Internet child pornography
ring in Beaver Dam. The 37-year-old Sheboygan man is wanted
for first-degree sexual assault of a child. The warrant was
issued Friday.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/2808745/detail.html

us: Pen Argyl man accused of distributing child porn
Northampton County President Judge Robert A. Freedberg on
Friday heard testimony that a Pen Argyl man distributed
child pornography over the Internet.

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-9/107563187164770.xml

El creador de un grupo dedicado al intercambio de imágenes
con contenido pedófilo ha sido detenido
El pasado día 29 de enero fue localizado y detenido en la
ciudad de Reus el presunto creador de un grupo que
intercambiaba imágenes de contenido pedófilo.

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/107581210817068.shtml

Voice of the Southern: child pornographers go high tech
with their desires
The discovery of a child pornography ring operating in
Southern Illinois is indicative a troubling problem that is
growing nationwide. Authorities have arrested six men --
and say more will come -- for their alleged involvement in
what any reasonable person would agree is one of the most
vile offenses imaginable. The arrests also serve as
reminders we in Southern Illinois are not insulated from
such crimes.

http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2004/02/01/build/opinions/OPIN001.html

Internet and Online Law by Kent D.Stuckey (book promo)
The most comprehensive, authoritative book in the field, by
an all-star team of legal experts! This foundational work
describes the nature and growth of the law of the Internet
and explains the legal obligations, opportunities, rights
and risks inherent in this new electronic environment.

http://www.lawcatalog.com/product_detail.cfm?affil=gigalaw&productID=1085

File-swapping appeal begins
Should tech firms be responsible for the actions of their
users? A federal appeals court is expected to tackle that
question Tuesday when its hears arguments in a case with
potentially huge implications for the tech and
entertainment industries.
 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-02-02-peer_x.htm

Internet Cos. Legitimize File-Sharing
The music industry is giving all it's got to the fight
against unauthorized file-sharing. But if you can't kill
the beast, why not tame it? Some Internet companies are
turning peer-to-peer file-sharing into a legitimate
business - and at least one major label, EMI Music, is
taking the technology seriously.
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6091

Anti-virus researcher warns against overstating threat
The head of technology at the Asia-Pacific branch of a
UK-based anti-virus company has warned against overstating
the threat from the MyDoom worm, which last week began
attacking computers which run variants of the Windows
operating system (except 3.x).

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/02/1075570341777.html

MyDoom: How it became the fastest worm ever
It's official: MyDoom is the fastest spreading e-mail virus
or worm in computer history, beating out last August's
SoBig.f. Security services firm MessageLabs reports that
MyDoom, at its peak last Tuesday, was responsible for 1 out
of every 12 e-mails. That compares with 1 out of every 17
e-mails for SoBig.f.

http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5119550.html

us: Terror alert boy hacker escapes jail
A schoolboy who hacked into the computer system at an
American nuclear research lab triggering a security alert
narrowly escaped jail yesterday.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1137617,00.html

Visa kills fake websites
Credit card company Visa today has found and shut down a
number of "spoofed websites" it says attempted to
compromise cardholders' personal information.

http://www.australianit.com.au/articles/0,7204,8581927%5E16123%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
 http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/04/1075853921795.html

http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/107581210817068.shtml

Netherlands Nabs Nigeria Scammers
Dutch police have arrested 52 people suspected of
defrauding gullible Internet users in one of the largest
busts of the infamous "Nigerian e-mail" scam.
 http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,62124,00.html

http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protectingid/0,3800002220,39118085,00.htm

There's No Spam Like American Spam
Europeans like to say that America boasts of doing
everything bigger and better than the rest of the world.
That includes spam production, apparently, and the leaders
of the old world want it to stop.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8344-2004Feb3.html
 http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=6101

eu: Commissioner Liikanen calls for more international
cooperation to combat 'spam'
Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki
Liikanen today called for global cooperation against 'spam'
at a two-day OECD workshop in Brussels. Building on efforts
by many countries to combat 'spam', the OECD should rapidly
agree a five-point framework to promote effective
legislation against spam, cooperation between enforcement
agencies, self-regulation by industry, technical solutions,
and greater consumer awareness.

http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/04/136|0|RAPID&lg=EN&display=

Spams Drives Wary Shoppers Away from Internet
The exponential growth of unsolicited junk e-mail - spam -
is shaking consumer confidence in the Internet and may
hamper growth of the e-economy, officials on Monday told a
global anti-spam meeting.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4265153

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6139-2004Feb2.html
 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2803597a28,00.html

OECD to Sound International Alarm Bell on Spam
Governments around the world should pool resources to fight
spam as the problem knows no national boundaries, the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will
tell an anti-spam summit this week.
 http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=4256230

Outsourcing Helps World Economy, Say Experts at Conference
Outsourcing information technology-related jobs to
developing countries such as India will boost
competitiveness and slash costs, experts at a conference
said.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-India-Outsourcing.html

nz: Universities asked to test new internet protocol
Networking infrastructure provider Citylink is encouraging
universities, research organisations and firms to "have a
play" with the next generation of internet protocol, IPv6.
 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3547010

How the internet ruined my health - confessions of a
cyberchondriac
At the first twinge or sniff, they trawl medical websites
and fear the worst. GPs' surgeries are deluged with their
demands. Peta Bee on a new and virulent strain of
hypochondria.
 http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story.jsp?story=486824

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