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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: sirc.blogspot.com *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** eu: Media freedom Internet �cookbook� presented by OSCE�s Miklos Haraszti The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today presented a publication prepared by his Office which voices concern over limitations of access to the Internet and offers "recipes" on how to preserve the freedom of the Net. http://www.osce.org/fom/ http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?id=4611 uk: Howard condemns e-mail deletion The Tories have branded the government "hypocritical" over reports officials will delete millions of e-mails before new data laws take effect on 1 January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4107563.stm http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=594581 uk: Ofcom Alliance The Chief Executive of Ofcom, Stephen Carter, visited the offices of the IWF last month to learn more about how the IWF works to reduce the availability of child abuse images on the Net. http://iwf.org.uk/media/news.99.htm uk: The new Chatdanger website is launched today (14/12) Childnet�s Chatdanger website, www.chatdanger.com, has undergone an extensive redesign and the new site is launched today. http://www.childnet-int.org/news/articles/14dec04.html eu: Two new calls for proposals for Daphne II EU programme to combat violence against children, young people and women Two new calls for proposals have been launched in the framework of Daphne II, for specific projects on the one hand (deadline 18 February 2005) and for projects aiming at the dissemination and the use of existing results on the other (deadline 15 March 2005). http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/daphne/funding_daphne_en.htm us: Game Ratings: U Is for Unheeded (reg req'd) ONE of the best-selling video games this fall has been Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Introduced in October for PlayStation 2, it sold 3.6 million copies in the United States in less than two months. It has gotten raves for its interactive storyline and free-flowing style. http://nytimes.com/2004/12/16/technology/circuits/16rate.html Advancing the fight against online kiddie porn The convenience of online payment solutions has allowed porn purveyors to hawk their wares on the Internet, and one credit card company intends to wipe this blemish off the face of the Web. http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/12/17/technology/9692737&sec=technology Court Upholds Heavy Prison Sentences Against Eight Internet Users RSF has voiced outrage over the Tunisian Court of Cassation's 8 December 2004 decision to uphold heavy prison sentences against eight Internet users from the southern city of Zarzis. The organisation also reiterated its outrage over the mistreatment to which the defendants were subjected in detention. http://allafrica.com/stories/200412150870.html More UK �Pinhead� legislation Our UK correspondent, Arthur Blair, reports on the continuing expansions in the already draconian UK child porn measures, and on their ridiculousness. http://inquisition21.com/article61.html?e5505fac62a50304e194d602f4d6babd=c81eb583a8671c63a1ee7b9cf4105727 us: Libraries, parents can filter Internet porn from kids Multnomah County Commissioners have approved new rules that will limit Internet use by minors at its public libraries. http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=73499 de: Sperrung rechtsextremer Webseiten war rechtens Deutsche Beh�rden m�ssen gewaltverherrlichenden und rechtsextremen Inhalten im Internet nicht tatenlos zusehen. Das Internet mit seiner grenz�berschreitenden Wirkung �ndere nichts an den Befugnissen der Ordnungsbeh�rden eines Landes, erkl�rte das Verwaltungsgericht Arnsberg in einem am Freitag ver�ffentlichten Urteil (Az.: 13 K 3173/02). http://zdnet.de/news/tkomm/0,39023151,39128718,00.htm ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* au: Australian police get go-ahead on spyware Australian police have been given the power to install spyware and Trojans on suspected criminals' computers under the new Surveillance Devices Act. http://news.com.com/Australian+police+get+go-ahead+on+spyware/2100-7348_3-5491671.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/16/oz_police_surveillance/ in: Indian web site sex video arrest The head of a popular Indian online auction site, owned by U.S. giant eBay, has been arrested for the sale of a video showing a schoolgirl and boy involved in oral sex, police say. http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7130497 ca: Child porn's mob link Organized crime groups in Canada are moving in on the increasingly lucrative child pornography industry, Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan says. http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=8a236c9a-3d13-48a7-a811-2ca18ac0eb3d ca: Teenage antics turn into child-porn charges It started out as a bit of teenage fun in the age of digital technology. A boyfriend and girlfriend, both 16, decided to use a webcam to record themselves engaging in sexual acts. But Hamilton police said the fun ended when the couple had a falling out and the boy, angry over the tiff, e-mailed the video to his friends. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041216/PORN16/TPNational/Canada Protecting website content: Attacks A review of the legal issues raised by various forms of 'attack' that may be made against websites or internet users generally, focusing on hacking, viruses and unsolicited e-mails (or spamming). http://ipandit.practicallaw.com/0-107-4132 Cyber Security Agenda for the Next Administration - Proposals by the Cyber Security Industry Alliance Three years ago, Americans were shocked with the dramatic need to strengthen security. Following the tragedy of 9/11, physical security has been the appropriate national focus. Now, security enhancement requires the added dimension of cyber security, especially as technology integrates more deeply with national defense, business and daily life. Cyber attacks and security breaches cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars in direct losses, downtime, stolen identities and intellectual property, and risks of catastrophic system failure from weakened critical infrastructure. The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) understands that the private sector bears a significant burden for improving cyber security. CSIA embraces the concept of sharing that responsibility between information technology suppliers and operators to improve cyber security. Cyber security also requires non-partisan government leadership. Work to strengthen cyber security began in the Clinton administration. The Bush administration has continued and boosted this work, through the creation of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. The National Strategy remains timely and salient. The Executive https://www.csialliance.org/resources/pdfs/Agenda_for_Next_Administration.pdf ca: Child-porn users often turned in by friends, family (sub req'd) The images are so disturbing that when people come across child pornography on someone's computer, they usually don't think twice about phoning police, a police technology expert says. http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=679dff42-e698-4b83-a58d-717daf43fbee us: Tide of Internet sex crimes rising Joel Kern's job leaves him feeling as if he's trying to ride a surfboard on a tidal wave. http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3407970,00.html Se triplican las denuncias por pornograf�a infantil en tres a�os Seg�n Prot�geles, ONG que defiende los derechos del menor, hace tres a�os recib�an 500 llamadas al mes para denunciar p�ginas de pederastas en la Red; esta cifra se ha triplicado en tres a�os, y ahora alcanzan las 1500 llamadas por mes. http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/110319590873357.shtml ****** POLICY ****** nz: Net will be safer if ISPs deal with unpatched users - e-govt report An e-government unit report on �trust and security on the internet� has floated the idea of laws or regulations requiring ISPs to work with their customers in making users' computers safe from takeover as unwitting tools in spreading spam and viruses. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/03E94C77E18C2341CC256F6D00742BC0 us: AG Outlines Plan To Fight High-Tech Criminals The state attorney general on Thursday unveiled a plan to fight high-tech crooks engaged in crimes ranging from child pornography to terrorism. http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/wnne/4003820/detail.html ***** SPAM ***** us: Internet Service Provider Awarded $1 Billion in Anti-Spam Suit (reg req'd) A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than $1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers. http://nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Spam-Lawsuit.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPAM_LAWSUIT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10472-2004Dec18.html us: Antispam law ruled unconstitutional A Maryland judge has tossed out a lawsuit against an alleged spammer, saying a state law restricting unsolicited e-mail is unconstitutional because it unfairly restricts interstate commerce. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5491683.html ************ INTERNET USE ************ OECD: ICT Access now Widespread but Laggard Users Risk New Digital Divide, Warns OECD Companies in OECD countries still mainly use the Internet for information search and provision, with only around one in five enabling clients to purchase their products online, according to the latest edition of the OECD�s Information Technology Outlook. http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,2340,en_2649_37409_34061323_1_1_1_37409,00.html Wi-fi web reaches farmers in Peru A network of community computer centres, linked by wireless technology, is providing a helping hand for poor farmers in Peru. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4071645.stm 6 Steps to Safer Surfing Keeping a Windows PC safe can demand a high degree of vigilance, and yet attacks by viruses, worms, spyware and browser hijackers can be prevented with some initial effort. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9658-2004Dec18.html ****************** ONLINE MUSIC & P2P ****************** au: Daily Dispatch (opinion) - KazaaGate Day 10 On Friday night Judge Wilcox ordered a special weekend sitting after music industry lawyers got dirty about one of Team Sharman�s expert witnesses needing some guidance from his good rockin� buds at Clayton Utz. http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/6DE887A1A3E048AACA256F6D0003EACD au: Focus group: Kazaa will meet Napster's fate Legal representatives of both the Sharman Networks parties and the music industry drew out the 13th day of the copyright trial with arguments on which pieces of evidence should be admissible. http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5493797.html P2P Needs a Fix, but What? The FTC's peer-to-peer workshop brings opposing sides together, and they agree something should be done, but it's that uncertain something that is causing trouble. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,66063,00.html Peer-to-peer goes legitimate File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4104827.stm ************************ COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ************************ Questions and Praise for Google Web Library (reg req'd) Initially skeptical, many scholars have recently applauded the Internet search service's project to digitize some of the world's best library collections. http://nytimes.com/2004/12/18/books/18libr.html Microsoft anti-spyware tools will be free -- for now Microsoft Corp. disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs secretly running on computers. But it might cost extra in coming months. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10433671.htm Hollywood sues BitTorrent server operators in anti-piracy bid Hollywood movie studios on Tuesday sued scores of operators of computer servers that help relay digital movie files across online file-sharing networks. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/10416597.htm The BitTorrent P2P file-sharing system Analysis: Even though many P2P file-sharing systems have been proposed and implemented, only very few have stood the test of intensive daily use by a very large user community. The BitTorrent file-sharing system is one of these systems. Measurements on Internet backbones indicate that BitTorrent has evolved into one of the most popular networks [8]. In fact, BitTorrent traffic made up 53 per cent of all P2P traffic in June 2004 [12]. As BitTorrent is only a file-download protocol, it relies on other (global) components, such as websites, for finding files. The most popular website for this purpose is suprnova.org. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/18/bittorrent_measurements_analysis/ ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Cop admits to child porn possession A SYDNEY policeman yesterday pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, after claiming his main interest in surfing the net was to find images of 16-year-old girls. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11712335%255E421,00.html http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11708863%255E1702,00.html http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1266921.htm http://au.news.yahoo.com/041216/21/s7gm.html in: Indian court keeps Internet auction portal chief in jail over sex video An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc. over the sale of a video showing teenage students engaging in oral sex. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2004/December/subcontinent_December620.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041218/tc_afp/indiausinternetcrime_041218180520 ca: Notable Lawyer Indicted For Child Porn The former head of the Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association was indicted Wednesday on child porn charges. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/kgtv/20041217/lo_wlwt/2501052 ca: Meron gets jail time for images of children Clay James Meron claimed to be interested in smiling adolescent girls, but his computers were filled with images of children being abused for the sexual pleasure of adults. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news.aspx?storyID=26444 ca: Scouts Canada suspends official facing child porn charge Scouts Canada has suspended one of its executive directors after the Edmonton man was charged with possession of child pornography. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/17/scouts-edmonton041217.html ca: No link between scouts and Alberta leader facing child porn charges: cops Police investigating a Scouts Canada official on charges of possessing child pornography say there's no evidence the pictures involved young members of the Scouts. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041217/ca_pr_on_na/crime_scout_porn_1 ca: Man sentenced in largest Atlantic child-porn case A P.E.I. man, who was found with the largest collection of child pornography police had ever seen in Atlantic Canada, has been sentenced to two years in jail. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/17/PEI-porn-041217.html ca: Teenage antics turn into child-porn charges Sixteen-year-old from Ancaster, Ont., faces charges of possession and distribution of child pornography for filming sex acts with girlfriend http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041216.gtporn17/BNStory/Technology/ us: It started on the Internet What began with an online instant message continues to reverberate today. The lives of two young children have been shattered, a Fort Collins mother sits in prison and a Wheat Ridge lawyer is on the run from the law, facing multiple charges of child sexual abuse. http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3407972,00.html us: Child porn investigation moves to Clinton An investigation into Internet child pornography that started in Pennsylvania has led authorities to Clinton. http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1041748&t=Local+News&c=2,1041748 us: Woman killed, baby stolen - Girl taken from womb later found in Kansas A Kansas woman posing as a dog lover strangled a pregnant Missouri dog breeder to death, then cut open her womb and stole her baby, federal authorities said Friday night. ... Court records show Montgomery had contacted Stinnett through an online message board under the guise of buying one of her rat terriers. Stinnett and her husband, Zeb, sold the dogs through a Web site ...Another cousin, Branson Perry, 20, vanished from Skidmore on April 11, 2001. He was going to take jumper cables to friends who were repairing his father's car; he told his family he'd be right back. Federal agents searching for child pornography on an Alabama computer found a transcript of an Internet chat session that seemed to describe Perry's rape, sexual mutilation and murder. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041218/NEWS01/412180335/1001/ us: Florence Co. man sentenced on child pornography charges A Florence County man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on child pornography charges. http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2709880&nav=0RaPULdV us: Suspect arrested in child-porn case A 44-year-old La Vista man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of possessing child pornography. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1636&u_sid=1288596 us: Two Somerville Men Indicted in Separate Child Pornography Cases, Reports U.S. Attorney A federal Grand Jury today returned indictments in two separate child pornography cases involving residents of Somerville. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041216/neth023_1.html us: Scranton man draws 20-year sentence in child porn case A Scranton man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on child pornography charges Thursday. http://morningnewsonline.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=FMN/MGArticle/FMN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779754449 http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/10449037.htm us: Doctor Arrested on Child Porn Charges It's a story channel 8 Eyewitness News was first to bring you -- a resident doctor here in Las Vegas has been arrested for possesion of child pornography. He could face live in prison if convicted. http://www.klastv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2708194&nav=168YULGX us: Man Sentenced For Producing Child Porn, Sex Abuse Federal and state prosecutors announced Friday the sentences for a man who has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography and sex abuse charges. http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/4006918/detail.html us: Feds say they Found Child Porn in Former Officer's House The trouble is mounting for a former Memphis Police Officer. David Tate now faces child pornography charges in addition to his already lengthy list of charges. The new indictment doesn't go into detail, but it accuses Tate of having eleven color photographs showing minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=2693381&nav=3HvEUK4z http://tennessean.com/local/archives/04/12/62931883.shtml?Element_ID=62931883 us: Man found guilty of child porn charges It took less than a half hour for a federal jury to convict a Dickinson man of child pornography charges Wednesday after they watched a 15-minute videotape of the man's crimes. http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2004/12/17/news/local/nws04.txt us: Child abuser deemed predator A former photo journalist with WBRE-TV Channel 28 has been deemed a sexually violent predator for possessing child pornography. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/10434898.htm us: Porn Bust Stuns Neighbors Residents of a La Vista neighborhood were surprised to learn about the arrest of a man on child pornography charges. http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1300876.html us: Teacher Faces Child Porn Charges A Farmington teacher faced 33 counts of child pornography Wednesday after being arrested following a three-month investigation. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20041215/lo_koat/2498072 http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=2697115 http://krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5bNews%5d=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=7748 us: Fontana residents plead guilty to handcuffing child A Fontana woman and her son accused of handcuffing a 6-year-old girl to a table for 18 hours have pleaded guilty to child abuse. http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2710736 us: Merryville High janitor charged with child porn A Merryville High School janitor has been arrested and charged with 87 counts of Pornography Involving Juveniles. http://www.deridderdailynews.com/articles/2004/12/16/news/news2.txt us: Abbeville man gets 14 years for child pornography An Abbeville man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for making pornographic movies of three young boys. http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2705529 us: Rape suspect faces child porn charges A Rapid City man charged with second-degree rape will also face 11 counts of possession of child pornography, and a judge will decide whether the pornography allegations can be presented to a jury if the rape case goes to trial. http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2004/12/16/news/local/news05.txt us: Guerrieri convicted in child porn case A 45-year-old Great Falls man identified in a multinational child pornography investigation was found guilty by a federal court jury Wednesday of possessing and distributing more than 600 images of "kiddie porn." http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041216/NEWS01/412160308/1002 us: Former LU employee's jail time reduced A former Liberty University employee convicted of possession of child pornography will serve 17 days on work release from jail and 24 months on supervised probation for the crime, a judge ruled Friday. http://newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779750213 us: Child molestation charges against former Arvin mayor dropped Prosecutors have decided not to file child molestation charges against former Arvin Mayor Juan Olivares, who was arrested and jailed the day before he lost his re-election bid in November. http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2709742 us: Morrow porn case leads to Marion The trail of an Internet child pornography case in Morrow County led investigators to a Marion home this week where a local resident admitted downloading thousands of illegal photos onto a personal computer. http://www.marionstar.com/news/stories/20041217/localnews/1756900.html us: Stateline Area News in Brief A Beloit College student was arrested for possession of child pornography. http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2004/12/16/news/news09.txt us: Medford pedophile suspect snared by 'Net detective A Medford man was snagged in an online sting on kiddie porn charges after he allegedly showed up Wednesday for a tryst with a cop he thought was a 13-year-old boy. http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=59328 us: Internet predator headed to prison A 26-year-old Internet predator was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison on computer child pornography charges by White County Circuit Judge Robert Edwards. http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2004/12/18/news/top_stories/top02.txt us: Grand jury indicts priest on child pornography charges A grand jury has indicted a Fall River priest on two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of disseminating obscene material to minors. http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041218/APN/412180873 us: Virginia sailor charged with producing child pornography A Virginia Beach sailor who allegedly took pornographic pictures of three young girls faces 57 counts of producing child pornography, police said 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