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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** nz: Survey shows teens involved in child porn Anti-child porn campaigners are disturbed at new figures showing the scale of involvement of young people in the trade. http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=46743&c=w http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050114/ap/d87jkep01.html http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3156328a11,00.html us: Child Porn Reports on the Rise Reports of online child pornography increased dramatically last year�and while it's hard to find a silver lining in that kind of news, experts say one reason for the huge increase is a new law that could ultimately put many of the smut peddlers behind bars. http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0035190.cfm us: Internet fuels child porn trafficking - and child porn arrests Once unnoticed by society, pedophiles who traffic in child pornography have come out into the open on the Internet over the past decade, and law enforcement agents have pounced. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/10656789.htm http://crime-research.org/news/16.01.2005/902/ Saudi Internet cafes raided Security officials have raided three Internet caf�s, including one located in central Riyadh, in a move to crack down on terrorists who have been using public cafes to exchange information, post terror messages and issue threats to organisations, government agencies and nations. http://khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/January/middleeast_January415.xml§ion=middleeast&col= uk: Game teaches pupils danger of the internet Police have unveiled to teachers a new weapon in the war on internet perverts. http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=15079674&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=game-teaches-pupils-danger-of-the-internet-name_page.html Asia: Supplying Net censorship The brightest tech stars have shown they're all too happy to modify their gear to meet the political needs of governments. It's time suppliers demonstrate a commitment pushing for freedom of expression on the Internet. http://telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=142271 us/uk/lv: U.S. Targets International Online Pornography Sales The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking legal action against companies and individuals charging them with violation of laws restricting the Internet distribution of pornography, the agency announced January 11. http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005/Jan/12-597875.html us: Time to treat Internet like a public square How much privacy and freedom of speech are Americans willing to give up in order to make the Internet a safer place? That was the basic question that guided a recent pubic issue forum held at the public library in Republic, MO. http://www.joplinindependent.com/display_article.php/d-burton1105730864 us: Investigators walk fine line when dealing with child pornography Possession of even one computer image of a child involved in a lewd act can mean years in federal prison and the lifelong label as a sex offender for a person caught with the material. http://www.morningsun.net/stories/011605/reg_20050116031.shtml http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10654918.htm us: New Legislature To Make Cyber-Stalking A Crime Gov. Bill Richardson will ask the Legislature to increase penalties against domestic violence and make cyber-stalking a crime. http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/news/4081197/detail.html http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5bNews%5d=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=8197 http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=2807942 us: Effort to prevent bullying in school back in spotlight Indiana's top education official said Wednesday she will push for an anti-bullying bill similar to one that died last year in the state House of Representatives. http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/209072-4859-098.html http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/209072-4859-009.html us: FAQ | Dealing with cyber-bullying Question: In light of the recent reports about teenagers' bullying other children through instant messaging and resultant suicides among their targets, can you recommend a program a parent can use to monitor computer activity? http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/10630859.htm us: Bullying Expert to Speak About Solutions for Parents (news release) Bullying expert, Derek Randel, the author of The Shameful Epidemic - How to protect your child from school violence and bullying will be speaking Thursday January 20th at 9:30 a.m. This will be held at St. Annes in Barrington, Illinois. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/1/prwebxml197076.php us: Family Tech: Finding filters & other software, Part 1 If they've decided to use filtering or monitoring software, busy parents usually want to know yesterday which one to buy. No hemming and hawing, thank you very much. Though this little nonprofit doesn't have the resources to test all the online-safety products out there, I can certainly point out some very credible sites that do - they specialize in picking the best and making your job much easier. http://netfamilynews.org/nl050114.html#1 kz: Opposition steadily sidelined from the Internet The Kazakh authorities blocked access to the website of the main opposition party, Ak Zhol, on 7 January. By censoring one of the last opposition sites still accessible from within Kazakhstan, the government has confirmed its determination to silence all dissident voices. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12314 ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* ca: Girls filmed for sex Web sites A 21-year-old Montreal CEGEP student lured girls he met in online chatrooms to his home and surreptitiously filmed himself engaged in sex acts with them. http://canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/montreal/story.html?id=dbb3b4b8-4735-41d2-8da6-1086c86c4cb8 au: Web scam leader sentenced ONE of the ringleaders of a potentially multi-million dollar international internet scam has been sentenced to periodic detention for 18 months. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11927904%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://smh.com.au/news/National/Internet-scam-ring-leader-sentenced-to-detention/2005/01/12/1105423553912.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39177091,00.htm us: Internet firms will reimburse bogus porn fees Two Internet billing services will repay at least 150 Missourians $15,000 for charging them for pornography they did not order, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Friday. http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/01/10/daily50.html http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2807109 http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/10648686.htm http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10643445.htm us: Man Sentenced For "Internet Terrorism" A man who admitted he sent about 40 threatening e-mails to two newspaper reporters was sentenced to a year in jail for what the judge called "Internet terrorism." http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_015120435.html us: Creating a Police State From the Ashes of the Internet Former CIA Director, George J. Tenet recently called for measures to safeguard the United States against internet-enabled attacks. http://www.circleid.com/article/889_0_1_0_C us: Can the FBI Monitor Your Web Browsing Without a Warrant? Today the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI and other offices of the US Department of Justice, seeking the release of documents that would reveal whether the government has been using the USA PATRIOT Act to spy on Internet users' reading habits without a search warrant. http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_01.php#002213 in: Cyber crime: few cases qualify, ones that do get stuck in court Shouldn�t a fine of Rs 1 lakh and five years rigorous imprisonment be enough of a deterrent for men to pry on women through webcams and mobile cameras? http://crime-research.org/news/15.01.2005/898 Jordan arrests "cyber-Islamist" who threatened to attack intelligence HQ Jordanian authorities arrested last month an 18-year-old man who allegedly used the Internet to threaten attacks on the intelligence department, a pro-government newspaper reported. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050111/323/fa2kf.html ca: Top court considers nature of crime on Internet Rene Luther Hamilton's Internet pitch had all the subtlety of a bomb blast � not surprising, considering he was touting recipes for napalm, Molotov cocktails and other weapons. http://crime-research.org/news/14.01.2005/897 nl: Dutch justice minister in the dark on cybercrime Dutch justice minister Piet Hein Donner has admitted to having no accurate picture of cybercrime perpetrated in the Netherlands, or how many businesses have been victims of cybercriminals. http://crime-research.org/news/13.01.2005/896 Charities warn on tsunami emails TWO major charities have called for a halt to chain emails featuring pictures and details of children seperated from their parents in the Asian tsunami, warning wide circulation could put children at "even greater risk" of kidnap or abuse. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11938072%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050114.gttsunami0114/BNStory/Technology/ MasterCard busts online scams on relief funds MasterCard International and leading digital fraud detection company NameProtect Inc have volunteered their services to help federal law enforcement agencies to stop scam artists from stealing donations to tsunami relief efforts. http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_60f513b3-cb73c03a-3727c500-383bc4b3 us: Cybersleuths Swap Secrets The U.S. Department of Defense is making changes to streamline its response to online threats across the various branches of the military, and deal with a steady stream of new online woes, from hacking attempts to child pornography and threats posed by powerful portable storage devices such as IPods, according to senior DOD officials. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119308,00.asp http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39183943,00.htm ****** POLICY ****** us: FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed COPPA Rule Amendment The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal to amend the Children�s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule to make permanent a temporary provision in the Rule allowing operators of Web sites and online services that collect personal information from children only for internal use to obtain verifiable parental consent via e-mail. http://ftc.gov/opa/2005/01/coppafrn.htm Isle of Man changes gambling rules Reversing a four-year-old policy, the Isle of Man is now allowing Internet casinos based there to accept bets from American residents. The change, while affecting only a handful of Internet casinos, adds a wrinkle to an emerging trade battle between the United States and much of the world over Internet gambling. http://iht.com/articles/2005/01/13/business/gamble.html ***** SPAM ***** us: Texas sues alleged Internet spammers The Texas attorney general has sued two alleged spammers accused of hawking financial services to hundreds of thousands of Internet users nationwide. http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050114-101128-4197r.htm http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPAM_LAWSUIT http://internetnews.com/security/article.php/3459591 Has Spam Growth Stabilized? The volume of e-mail made up of spam has stabilized, according to figures from Symantec's Brightmail unit. http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119285,00.asp http://infoworld.com/article/05/01/12/HNspamslowing_1.html The End User: Innocents in spam war One Internet carrier's recent efforts to can the spam appear to be backfiring on an unknown number of its customers. http://iht.com/articles/2005/01/14/business/ptend15.html Simple snoop-proof email launched The software is aimed at making encrypted email communications simple enough for even computer novices to use http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6865 ************ INTERNET USE ************ A message for bosses: emails lift stressed and bored workers (reg req'd) Being interrupted by an email can make stressed workers more productive, new research suggests. http://smh.com.au/news/National/A-message-for-bosses-emails-lift-stressed-and-bored-workers/2005/01/13/1105582657579.html DSL Adds 24 Million Global Subscribers - Latest subscriber numbers published for January - September 2004. More than half a million people each week are choosing DSL around the world. DSL - the world's most popular broadband technology � added another 24 million subscribers in the first nine months of 2004, according to the latest data produced for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic. There are now 85.3 million subscribers - a growth of more than 39% so far in 2004. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/050110.htm Company offers 10GB of Net storage, for free A company called Streamload is offering consumers a free 10 gigabyte online storage locker for multimedia files, potentially raising the stakes for larger companies such as Yahoo and America Online. http://news.com.com/Company+offers+10GB+of+Net+storage%2C+for+free/2100-1038_3-5537230.html Surfing goes mile-high The American aircraft maker Boeing has patented a system that would use broadband satellite connections, now being installed on airliners to provide passengers with Internet access http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=115&art_id=qw1105533360903B251 ****************** ONLINE MUSIC & P2P ****************** Hong Kong Makes First File-Sharing Arrest Hong Kong authorities have made their first arrest for allegedly sharing copyrighted files over the Internet http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HONG_KONG_ONLINE_PIRACY ca: Downloading Nation Peer-to-peer sharing isn't the villain that the recording industry makes it out to be. And it's here to stay http://canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/technology/story.html?id=ef297407-df59-46ca-ad63-2457aa418856 Korean court clears P2P website A SOUTH Korean appeals court has acquitted the operators of a Korean-language website that allows users to share songs free of charge. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11927910%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** uk: Musician admits child porn charge A former member of pop group Paper Lace will be added to the sex offenders' register after admitting a child pornography charge. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/4171477.stm http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/paper%20lace%20star%20sentenced%20over%20child%20porn uk: Soldier is jailed for child pornography AN �outstanding� soldier and member of the elite Parachute Regiment has been jailed for four months after his computer was found with more than 1,500 indecent images of children. http://www.eadt.co.uk/homeStory.asp?Brand=EADONLINE&Category=NEWS&ItemId=IPED14+Jan+2005+22:50:12:200 uk: Engineer jailed for internet child porn A BT engineer who downloaded 29 images of child pornography from the internet was jailed for 18 months today in an effort to deter others from downloading such "disgraceful and disgusting imagery". http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=600487 uk: Councillor guilty of child porn The Independent group on Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to decide the future of one of its members who has been convicted of child pornography charges. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/4173833.stm ie: Middle-aged father caught with 1,500 child porn images A 43-year-old seperated father was caught with more than 1,500 child pornography images while on a F�S course, a court heard today. http://www.eecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=14946849&p=y494693x&n=14946976 U.S. Charges Belarusians with Online Pornography Conspiracy Two executives of a Belarusian Internet billing company face charges in the United States that they have operated an online business to sell and distribute child pornography. In a second phase of the same investigation, authorities in the United States, Europe and Asia are arresting hundreds of people on charges of buying pornographic materials. http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/2005/01-12-4.htm http://news.com.com/Belarussian+men+face+U.S.+child+porn+charges/2100-1028_3-5533184.html BELARUS COMPANY EXECUTIVES EXTRADITED FROM FRANCE TO FACE CHARGES IN GLOBAL INTERNET CHILD PORN CASE (Immigration & Customs news release) The president and marketing director of a Belarus-based Internet billing company linked to more than 1,000 child pornography arrests worldwide have been extradited from France to face money laundering and child pornography charges in the United States. http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/childporn011105.htm us: Sequim Man Convicted On Child Pornography Charges A 37-year-old man from Sequim has been convicted on child-pornography charges. Robert Carl Patterson was convicted in Tacoma on seven counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. http://www.kirotv.com/news/4085874/detail.html http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2813368 us: Tri-State Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges A Tri-state teacher was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wesh/20050114/lo_wlwt/2536393 us: Ex-Principal Faces Child Porn Charge An Indiana County man who worked as a school principal for more than a decade is accused of having child pornogaphy. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050115/lo_wtae/2539647 http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1078&dept_id=151025&newsid=13757436 http://crime-research.org/news/16.01.2005/901/ us: Father Busted for Child Porn Hundreds of pictures of child pornography were discovered on a San Antonio man�s computer and north side home, police said. That father of two was arrested and taken to jail Friday. http://woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=D1CE4761-1E45-4667-BCBF-6C50A72CBC2B us: Bonney Lake man sentenced in child porn case A 46-year-old Bonney Lake man was sentenced today to more than 10 years in prison on child-pornography charges. http://www.kptv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2813405 us: Paso man arrested in Web child pornography case Police have arrested a Paso Robles man on suspicion of distributing child pornography after two women running a private sting turned over images they said he had e-mailed them. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/10625903.htm us: Florida man faces child porn charges Madison County prosecutors charged a Florida man Thursday with child pornography after police found pictures of a 6-year-old Collinsville girl on his computer. http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/10642927.htm us: Police release name of man facing child pornography charge An Oakville man charged last week with possessing child pornography has been identified by Hamilton Police as Dr. Stephen Baker. http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/ob/story/2476686p-2869764c.html us: Suburban school official charged with child porn possession An administrator in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district was charged Thursday with possessing child pornography on his computer. http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/10637550.htm?1c http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/10637050.htm http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4079298/detail.html http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_013132732.html us: Infant's baby sitter arrested A baby sitter who police say took off with the 4-month-old boy in her care to go on a crack binge was charged Friday night with endangerment of a child. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/front/2994433 us: Appleton liaison pleads not guilty to child-sex counts A school liaison officer charged with sexually assaulting two teenage boys used his computer to obtain child pornography and also to investigate possible escape methods just before his arrest, a prosecutor says. http://www.gazetteextra.com/officercharged011305.asp us: Child porn found on school technician's computer A computer technician for the Marshall school district was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2990757 us: Carbondale man sentenced for child porn A Carbondale man was sentenced Friday on child pornography charges. http://www.mariondaily.com/articles/2005/01/15/local_news/news03.txt us: Electronic Soliciting Charge A man who lives close to both Chantilly High and Greenbriar West Elementary has been arrested and charged with soliciting sex from a minor over the Internet. He is Michael A. Proseus, 54, Chantilly. http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=45115&paper=62&cat=104 us: FORMER YOUTH SOFTBALL COACH ARRESTED ON INTERNET CHILD PORN CHARGES (Customs and Immiogration news release) A former Clovis youth softball coach who admitted molesting one of his nine-year-old players is due back in federal court January 21 for a preliminary hearing on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography over the Internet. http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsreleases/articles/SoftballPredator.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this news being posted, a more recent edition of the news will normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. * with support of Alfa-Redi Also see http://greta.electric.gen.nz/mailman/listinfo/internet-news for an archive or to subscribe to the domain name or general internet news. 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