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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** au: Crackdown on Net child abuse AUSTRALIA has teamed up with the US, Canada and the UK to cast an international net to crack down on child abuse on the Internet. http://theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12053374%255E1702,00.html http://theage.com.au/news/National/International-internet-child-abuse-nets/2005/01/25/1106415596166.html http://smh.com.au/news/National/International-internet-child-abuse-nets/2005/01/25/1106415596166.html us: Defense Department Uses New Tools to Fight Child Porn Faced with competing demands for efforts to combat terrorism, the U.S. Department of Defense has spent $500,000 and put its top cybercrime researchers on a program to make the fight against child pornography more efficient, according to officials at the agency. http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119434,00.asp http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050125/tc_pcworld/119434 Virtual Global Taskforce The website for the Virtual Global Task Force has been launched. http://virtualglobaltaskforce.net ph: NTC orders cable operators to close chat rooms THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered cable operators to shut down all chat rooms in reaction to complaints that some of these had become sex channels. http://news.inq7.net/metro/index.php?index=1&story_id=25364 us: The Making of a Molester The person in this article, Roy, discusses what he did, and his use of the internet, although the internetr was not the main issue: Not long ago, Roy became a type of monster. The transformation took a year and a half, and now, one morning each week, he sits in a room of similar cases. The windowless room is plain, with a blue industrial carpet, a circle of brown cushioned office chairs, a blackboard, a pair of unused conference tables pushed to the rear wall and a faint hum from the air ducts. To reach it from the waiting area -- on the second floor of a probation building in Connecticut -- Roy and the other men walk down a series of corridors and around a series of turns that feel like a path through a maze. The room is wedged in a back corner. "No one," a probation officer said, "likes to think about what's back there." http://nytimes.com/2005/01/23/magazine/23PEDO.html au: Judge demands web blackout A SUPREME Court judge has called for the internet to be purged of any material likely to prejudice a trial, to prevent jurors conducting their own investigations into cases they are sitting on. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12052600%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Judge-wants-purge-of-the-net/2005/01/26/1106415628847.html US 'terminates' Iranian website Iran has accused the US government of ordering an American internet service provider to stop hosting the website of an official Iranian news agency. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4202617.stm American host cuts off Iranian press agency ISNA Reporters Without Borders said it suspected a political motive after US web host The Planet terminated its contract with the Iranian Student's News Agency (ISNA) on 14 January 2005. The worldwide press freedom organisation has written to the US company seeking an explanation for its unilateral decision. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12368 cn: China cracks online gambling ring CHINA has arrested 597 people allegedly connected with a 500 million yuan ($78 million dollars) online underground gambling network http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12033600%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html us: "What Men Need To Know" About Internet Pornography Workshop for Churches Launched Nationally (news release) Pure Warrior Ministries, a cutting edge ministry focusing on Christian men is launching a high-intensity workshop available to churches nationally. The men"s workshop tackles the rising epidemic of sexual addiction and internet pornography that is impacting Christians everywhere. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050124/bs_prweb/prweb200269_1 ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* British ISPs admonished over cybercrime The FBI has criticised the way British law is hindering the international fight against cybercrime. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39185455,00.htm uk: Brit jailed for tsunami emails A 40-year old British man was sentenced to six months in prison for sending emails to relatives of people missing after the tsunami disaster. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/24/tsunami_man_prison http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4201775.stm http://crime-research.org/news/25.01.2005/920/ uk: The law and the internet In its early days, the internet was described as an information superhighway; a medium that changed the way that information was published, accessed and distributed. In the wake of so much change, it's unsurprising that it's taken a while for the law to catch up, and there are still plenty of legal grey areas remaining online. http://www.vnunet.com/features/1160703 us: Gambling Sites Hedging Bets Super Bowl Sunday is two weeks away, so online gambling venues are getting ready. Not just for the usual rush of punters, but to also fend off denial-of-service extortion schemes. http://wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,66358,00.html us: Bills would expand sex offender registry A bill that advanced out of the Senate today would expand the state's sex offender list to include those twice convicted of possessing child pornography. http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/212245-3642-102.html uk/us: Federal agent raps ISPs over cybercrime An FBI special agent has hit out at U.K.-based units of large global ISPs and the role they play in allowing the perpetuation of cybercrime through a lack of cooperation with law enforcement. http://crime-research.org/news/26.01.2005/923/ us: Police warn of Internet fraud techniques The vague threat of Internet fraud was made real this week as police revealed a Jasper County resident was recently "scammed" out of $3,500 from an auction Web site which appeared to be legitimate, but was a trap waiting for a victim. http://crime-research.org/news/26.01.2005/922/ Software watching while you work Software that can not only monitor every keystroke and action performed at a PC but also be used as legally binding evidence of wrong-doing has been unveiled. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4188747.stm us: Phishers Drop Hooks Into Smaller Streams As the nation's largest financial institutions deploy increasingly sophisticated measures to prevent Internet scams, online fraudsters are targeting smaller, regional U.S. banks whose customers may be less attuned to the threat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32199-2005Jan24.html nz: Internet scams getting more devious Internet "phishing" scams are becoming more difficult to detect as criminals develop new ways to trick consumers into revealing passwords, bank account numbers and other sensitive information, security experts say http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/469503?format=html Experts tip big net attack Don't say we didn't warn you: At some point in the next decade, there will be a "devastating attack" on the internet or power grid. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/470234%3fformat=html Google loses French AdWords case Google France has lost a trade mark action brought by hotel chain Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts over the search engine�s AdWords keyword advertising service. According to reports, Google is planning to appeal. http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=googlelosesfrench1106569044 El juicio contra Yahoo! por proporcionar enlaces a subastas de objetos nazis visto para sentencia El juicio, que tiene lugar en la capital francesa, ha quedado visto para sentencia. En el mismo se acusa a Yahoo! de proporcionar enlaces a p�ginas de subastas que ofrec�an objetos nazis. http://delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/110629927731367.shtml ****** POLICY ****** Canada to Decide Soon on Internet Pharmacy Curbs Canada will soon decide how to clamp down on Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the United States, often without Canadian doctors having seen the patients, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said on Tuesday. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050125/wl_canada_nm/canada_health_usa_col_1 ***** SPAM ***** nz: 'Not spam', claims bulk mailer Online consumer electronics retailer Brands Direct denies sending unsolicited email to New Zealanders, despite TelstraClear cutting the company�s hosting after receiving complaints about its activities. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/0F66D27BD6B799F0CC256F92001FED88 How to Stop Spam I got a letter the other day from AOL postmaster Carl Hutzler, about how the Internet community could get rid of spam, if it really wanted to. With his permission, here are some excerpts. "Spam is a completely solvable problem. And it does not take finding every Richter, Jaynes, Bridger, etc to do it (although it certainly is part of the solution). In fact it does not take email identity technologies either (although these are certainly needed and part of the solution)." http://www.circleid.com/article/917_0_1_0_C/ ************ INTERNET USE ************ Google launches TV search service Net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4205267.stm http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/09993926D58C8CB3CC256F940066B3D4 http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6927 Google phones home Google is the latest dotcom business looking to increase its revenues by offering broadband internet users the ability to make cheap phone calls over the web http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1397876,00.html ****************** ONLINE MUSIC & P2P ****************** us: File-Sharing Opponents Lobby Supreme Court The entertainment industry Tuesday unleashed its latest assault on Internet services that let people swap music and videos, enlisting an array of artists, state officials, academics and others to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to crack down on companies that provide file-sharing tools. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36685-2005Jan25.html us: Hollywood Lines Up Support for Net Song-Swap Case The entertainment industry has rounded up dozens of allies to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to hold Internet file-trading services responsible when users copy songs and movies without permission. http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7428572 http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1396209,00.html ************************ COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ************************ The Firefox Explosion It's fast, secure, open source -- and super popular. The hot new browser called Firefox is rocking the software world. (Watch your back, Bill Gates.) http://wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/firefox.html Microsoft not to appeal EU ruling US software company Microsoft has said that it will not be fighting EU�s sanctions. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=5604 http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1397891,00.html Windows minus Media Player to be shipped Microsoft won't appeal December decision by European court http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050124.gtmediaplayerjan24/BNStory/Technology/ au: IBM wins $6m schools deal IBM Global Services has won a $6 million contract to supply wireless networks to Victoria's Department of Education and Training (DET). http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12006207%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html Australian search engine flies up the rankings Ansearch has got off to a flying start amongst Australian Internet users and according to Hitwise, it could be "the search engine to watch" in 2005. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39178647,00.htm ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Child porn guilty plea A GOONELLABAH man has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after a raid on his former Sydney home allegedly uncovered 14 floppy disks containing sexual images of minors. http://www.northernstar.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3621462 nz: Ex-cop 'ignored law to view child porn' A former Huntly senior sergeant, now a lawyer, knew looking at child pornography was illegal but he did it anyway, a court has heard. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10008083 uk: Teacher jailed over children porn A former primary school teacher has been jailed for nine months after child pornography was found on his computer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4202975.stm http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=15113183&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=jailed-teacher-kept-child-porn-at-work-name_page.html http://www.channel4.com/news/news_story.jsp?storyId=280963 uk: Cybersex man jailed for two years A Scottish man has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to a "cybersex" session with a 13 year-old girl. Neil Ross, 31, of Dennistoun in Glasgow, will also be placed on the sex offenders' register following his conviction of lewd and libidinous behaviour. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/25/chatroom_abuse/ ca: T.O. police arrest man on child porn charges Toronto police have arrested a man they allege fled Israel to escape child pornography charges, only to continue his crimes in Canada. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1106678169406_102087369 http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050126/ca_pr_on_na/crime_child_porn_charges_2 http://www.canada.com/nanaimo/story.html?id=bb638855-3b0f-4360-9127-67cecafd0c20 http://crime-research.org/news/26.01.2005/921/ us: Teacher charged with child pornography possession A veteran teacher who worked as a reading specialist at three Chester County schools was arraigned today (Tuesday) on charges that he viewed and transmitted child pornography on his personal computer at his home. http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2857671 http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/breaking_news/10733947.htm us: Former youth hockey coach convicted for child pornography A Richmond Circuit Court jury convicted a former volunteer youth hockey coach Tuesday on 24 counts of possession of child pornography. http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--childpornconvicti0125jan25,0,1104078.story http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=2856584 us: Convicted Child Molester Facing Pornography Charges Norfolk police have arrested a convicted child molester on new child pornography charges. http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=2850511&nav=23iiVXs1 us: Franciscan Brother Sentenced for Child Pornography A Brown County judge handed down a sentence on a Franciscan brother charged with possession of child pornography. http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=2850490&nav=51s7VXrB http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?article=129662 us: Man sentenced for child pornography A man once charged with trying to arrange sex with a 2-year-old girl was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for receiving child pornography. http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/local/10722399.htm http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2850207 us: Man Arrested for Child Pornography One man is in jail for having child pornography on his computer. http://www.wtvo.com/Global/story.asp?S=2847935&nav=0RePVWbc us: Clewiston man gets 20 years for child porn Attorney General Charlie Crist announced 50 year old Buddie Darrell Edwards Sr of Clewiston pled guilty to several counts related to child pornography and sex acts involving children. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=2407&z=3&p= http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-125childporn,0,1662916.story us: Norwich man pleads guilty to distributing child porn on Internet A Norwich man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Hartford to distributing child pornography on the Internet. http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=2857666&nav=3YeXVbjr us: Former bus driver indicted on child porn charges A former Pittsfield school bus driver has been indicted by a grand jury on child pornography charges. http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=114856 http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~7514~2672267,00.html http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~27613~2671343,00.html us: Man pleads not guilty to child porn charge A Brookline man who worked at a Framingham company was indicted last week by a Middlesex grand jury on child pornography charges. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=88473 us: Child Porn Suspect Sentenced A Bethel Park man who pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography in October will spend five years in prison. http://kdka.com/local/local_story_024182136.html http://www.wpxi.com/news/4124583/detail.html us: Saline County man charged with child porn A Saline County man is behind bars in the county jail on 21 counts of possession of child pornography. http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2005/01/24/news/19bnews.txt us: Miller: Jealousy root of child porn charges "Petty jealousy" is the root of the child pornography charges against Stephen Miller, he said Tuesday morning after his bond hearing. http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2005/01/24/news/18unews.txt us: Athens Man Sentenced In Child Porn Case An Athens man convicted on child pornography charges is headed to federal prison. http://www.nbc13.com/news/4117057/detail.html us: Freeport man arrested on child pornography charge A Freeport resident was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of dissemination of child pornography, according to a news release from the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office. http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2005/01/22/local_news/news05.txt us: Gore Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography A Gore man is facing 55 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to four charges of distributing child pornography. http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050122/Area_child.asp us: Jury convicts Michael Bodine A Richmond Circuit Court jury today convicted Michael Gene Bodine of 24 courts of possession of child pornography. http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780443987 http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--childpornconvicti0125jan25,0,1104078.story us: Sexual predator ordered back to prison Throughout October, November and December, "Meghan Thomas" spent a lot of time in Internet chatrooms frequented by children, saying she was an 11-year-old girl in Pittsburgh. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05024/447092.stm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. 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