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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** nz: Goff says harsher child porn penalties on way United Future MP Marc Alexander's suggestion Justice Minister Phil Goff believes a year in jail is suitable punishment for a child pornographer, has been dismissed as "just nonsense" by Mr Goff. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3175195a10,00.html nz: NZ cybersafety idea adopted overseas A New Zealand idea to encourage greater collaboration and debate on internet safety issues has been taken up by Oxford University in England and will now operate on an international stage. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3173890a28,00.html Nepal's King Ousts the Government and Declares an Emergency (reg req'd) Nepal's king dismissed the government and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, at the same time effectively cutting off the troubled Himalayan nation from the outside world by suspending phone, Internet and most air links. http://nytimes.com/2005/02/02/international/asia/02nepal.html http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=20236 King imposes state of emergency and cuts communications with outside world Reporters Without Borders calls on Kofi Annan to intervene with King Gyanendra (photo) after the monarch takes direct powers on 1st February, cutting all communications, telephone and emails. Websites are blocked and private radios forced to halt news bulletins. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12433 ph: Oledan: On-line child porno CHILD pornography is a US$1 billion industry in the Philippines and still growing. During a Senate committee hearing, it was bared that the Philippines has become the fourth biggest producer of child pornographic materials in the form of illicit videos, magazines and Internet content. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/02/02/oped/radzini.oledan.slice.of.life.html ph: Arroyo gets tough on cybersex dens PRESIDENT Macapagal-Arroyo Monday ordered a crackdown against "cybersex" dens, a popular Internet-based past-time that markets mostly women to online users. http://news.inq7.net/metro/index.php?index=1&story_id=26063 ph: Arroyo wants to intensify crackdown on cybersex Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday ordered police to intensify their crackdown on operators of pornographic Internet sites in the country. http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2005/2/1/technology/10058218&sec=technology NASK Poland launches NIFC Hotline Polska and joins INHOPE hotline network NASK Poland was voted as provisional member of the INHOPE network of hotlines during the INHOPE General Assembly meeting in Amsterdam on 28 Jan 2005. https://www.inhope.org/en/news/press_release.php?id=20050128 ca: High-tech intruders With the advent of high-technology, stalking has become a greater threat than ever before. In our five-part series, the Sun Media's Dave Breakenridge looks at the scourge of stalking in the 21st Century. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/TechAtHome/2005/01/31/915659-sun.html us: For kids, danger lurks a click away Internet activities are easier than ever to hide from parents. How can you keep out predators and pornography? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6893488/ us: Internet addiction: A tough habit to crack College sophomore Erika Beck said she was once signed on to AOL Instant Messenger for 22 days straight. http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/42008792de956 kg: Phoney e-mail messages sent to discredit opposition Reporters Without Borders today called on the head of the State Agency for Communications, Andrei Titov, to investigate a disinformation campaign in which messages designed to discredit a number of opposition figures were somehow sent on around 8 January from e-mail addresses belonging to the opposition websites Gazeta.kg and Centrasia.ru without the knowledge of those in charge. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12430 kr: South Korea Inadvertently Blocks Thousands of Sites A new study by the OpenNet Initiative (a research partnership of the Citizen Lab [University of Toronto], the Berkman Center, and the Advanced Network Research Group [University of Cambridge]) finds that not only are the expected, politically controversial pro-North Korea sites blocked by major South Korean ISPs, but a large number of completely unrelated sites. The ban on a primary group of 31 pro-North Korea websites by the South Korean government appears to be mostly obeyed, but an additional group of 3,167 unrelated domains are being filtered as well. http://www.opennetinitiative.net/bulletins/009/ us: Tangled Web no longer a haven While working as an assistant United States attorney in the 1980s, New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey saw his share of child pornography cases. http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-2/110707653594850.xml ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* au: Tougher child porn penalties introduced Stiffer penalties for the possession of child pornography are now in force in South Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1291987.htm nz: Camera catching more than waves Beware next time you strip down at the beach, someone might be watching you and it is not just other beachgoers. It could be anyone with internet access anywhere in the world http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/471620?format=html us: Tough child-porn law urged A 14-year-old boy stood nervously in front of Hocker Grove Middle School in Shawnee waiting for a man he had met on the Internet. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krkansascity/20050202/lo_krkansascity/toughchildpornlawurged us: Internet scams soar Americans lost at least $548 million (292 million pounds) to identity theft and consumer fraud last year as the Internet provided new victims for age-old scams, according to government statistics. http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7501271 uk: Top 10 scams to look out for The Office of Fair Trading has identified the top 10 scams targeted at UK consumers to alert the public to the swindles that may part them from their money. It estimates that scams are costing UK consumers around �1 billion per year. http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=topscamstolook1107259334 us: Program for area parents to focus on Internet crime Parents are invited to attend a community outreach program Thursday aimed at protecting school children from sexual predators who use the Internet to find victims. http://crime-research.org/news/31.01.2005/935/ de: Frankfurt court rules ISPs not obliged to pass on identities of copyright violators The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court ruled that ISPs do not have to reveal the name and address of an internet user who has violated the copyrights of a third party by offering music downloads. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=5730 ****** POLICY ****** au: Personal info crackdown VICTORIA is to get tougher on state and local government handling of personal data. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12106621%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html nz: InternetNZ pushes code of practice Non-profit internet society InternetNZ is making a second stab at getting ISPs to buy into a code of practice for the industry, after an aborted attempt six years ago. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3171427a28,00.html nz: 'Need' for local ISP code Most internet users know far less about the internet � and internet nasties � than the ISPs who bring them online. That uneven relationship is one reason why local ISPs need a code of practice, suggests Stuart Meiklejohn. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/D940D701966AE0F3CC256F9B001464E4 ***** SPAM ***** nz: Web groups zero in on spammers The net is closing in on computer spammers with the release this week of a working paper for an internet code of practice. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10008896 Junk e-mails on relentless rise Spam traffic is up by 40%, putting the total amount of e-mail that is junk up to an astonishing 90%. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4225935.stm us: Spam-control failing A year after a sweeping federal anti-spam law went into effect, there is more junk e-mail on the Internet than ever. http://iht.com/articles/2005/02/01/business/spam.html ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** kr: 70% of Koreans Use Internet Up to seven out of 10 South Koreans go online periodically, reaffirming the nation's staunch status as an Internet powerhouse, according to a government survey. http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=20160 uk: Internet gambling soars The amount people are gambling over the Internet has increased more than six times in the last year, according to a survey by online casino 888.com. http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=7501033 Beware of RSI in your BlackBerry thumbs Too much typing on handheld devices such as the BlackBerry could cause repetitive strain injuries to users� thumbs, according to reports. The condition, dubbed Blackberry thumb, eases once thumb typing stops. http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=bewareofrsiinyou1107260943 ****************** ONLINE MUSIC & P2P ****************** us: Scenes from the RIAA wars Bystanders, non-downloaders coping with music-industry lawsuits. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-01-riaa-forges-ahead_x.htm au: Kazaagate Day 15: Part 2 Team Sharman tries to gag the media as confidentiality is waived on critical evidence. http://www.apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/DF26FB51F377707ACA256F9C002C1F09 ************************ COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ************************ Netscape readies antiphishing browser Netscape next month is expected to release a test version of a Web browser designed to resist phishing schemes, taking aim at recent security vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Web browser. http://news.com.com/2100-7355_3-5558006.html Firefox 1.1 delayed Firefox 1.1 will be released three months later than originally planned, according to Ben Goodger, the lead programmer on the browser. http://news.com.com/Firefox+1.1+delayed/2100-1032_3-5557234.html us: Hewlett Reports Advance in Molecular-Scale Device (reg req'd) Hewlett-Packard researchers have created a molecular-scale alternative to the transistor that could increase the viability of ultrasmall electronics. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/01/technology/01nano.html http://iht.com/articles/2005/01/31/business/nano.html us: HP Says Hits Milestone in Transistor Successor Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday its researchers have proven that a technology they invented could eventually replace the transistor, a fundamental building block of computers. http://reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=7503131 Search and you shall find With the launch yesterday of MSN search, Bill Gates is taking Google on at its own game. But it's not just a fight for web hits and advertising dollars: it is also a reflection of how a simple tool has become essential to the way we live our lives. http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1403653,00.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Man remanded over child kidnap, pornography charges A 25-year-old Bonython man has been remanded in custody on charges of kidnapping two young girls and taking indecent photos of them. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1292453.htm au: Child porn: computer, disks seized A 32-year-old Adelaide man was charged with possessing child pornography today, after police seized a computer and disks allegedly containing more than 20,000 pornographic images. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12115015%255E1702,00.html nz: Child porn trader's jail sentence slammed Children's Commissioner Cindy Kiro has backed proposed law changes increasing child pornography penalties tenfold following what she called the "pathetic" one-year sentence of a Nelson man. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3175139a10,00.html ie: Newspaper report delays garda child porn trial Judge Michael White has advised that the Director of Public Prosecutions should instigate an investigation into the publishing by Ireland on Sunday of an article giving intricate details of the upcoming trial of a garda accused of possessing child pornography. http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=132277572&p=y3zz78z78&n=132278332 http://www.eecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=152700030&p=y5z7xx845&n=152700916 Czechs arrest four over child porn (reg req'd) Four people, including a Briton and a German, have been detained by police in the Czech Republic on suspicion of distributing child pornography films via the internet, a prosecutor says. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Czechs-arrest-four-over-child-porn/2005/01/31/1107020295083.html us: Man, 52, had kiddie porn, police say A man charged a decade ago with molesting a child has been charged with possessing child pornography. http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/02/01/brf665.htm us: Job quest now child porn case Mesa police arrested a 27-year-old man Monday afternoon who they say downloaded child pornography on his computer. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/0202gr-pornZ12.html us: Letter To Inmate Leads To Child Pornography Arrest A man was arrested in Kokomo last week on accusations that he possessed child pornography -- a discovery that police say they made after reading a letter someone allegedly sent to a prison inmate. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/wlky/20050131/lo_wrtv/2562703 us: Child Pornography Bust Yet another new controversy to report, and I'd like your reaction. About two dozen people have been caught in a federal child pornography bust (search) � many of them people who have direct contact with children. A doctor. A campus minister. A teacher. A youth church counselor. This bust has only begun, and it stretches all the way from Eastern Europe to the U.S. Here's the controversy: In New Jersey (search) alone, 24 people have been arrested for downloading this child porn (reportedly footage of a little girl being raped). http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145950,00.html us: Around the Ozarks: Man charged with child pornography after sting A Neosho man was charged with child pornography after an Internet sting operation. http://springfield.news-leader.com/news/_archive/0131-AroundtheO-293759.html us: Kline seeks tougher child porn, sexual exploitation laws Kansas would get tougher on child pornography and sexual exploitation of children under proposals outlined Tuesday by Attorney General Phill Kline. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10790725.htm?1c us: File-Sharing Child Porn Gets Man 6� Years In Prison A 28-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 78 months in federal prison followed by three years of probation for transporting child pornography. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20050201/lo_wjxt/2561308 us: Victrola heir, 70, gets 15-year prison term for child porn A 70-year-old heir to the Victrola phonograph fortune faces a 15-year prison sentence after his second child-pornography conviction. http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2889018 http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_032181909.html us: Billings man accused in child porn case Billings resident Robert F. Jernberg pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/02/01/build/local/70-childporn-charged.inc us: College newspaper editor arrested on child pornography charges in Fresno A Fresno City College newspaper editor was arrested on federal child pornography charges after allegedly admitting he had possessed photos of girls having sex with adults. http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/10768163.htm us: Men charged in child porn case Two men were charged with making child pornography Monday after police found an explicit video in one man's home. http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-dc-brf--childporn0131jan31,0,3034398.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia us: Campbell teacher arraigned on child porn charge A veteran teacher at a Campbell elementary school was arraigned on a misdemeanor child pornography charge today, more than a month after children reported seeing inappropriate images on a classroom cp,[iter. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/10780881.htm?1c us: Wellsville man pleads guilty to child porn charges A 54-year-old western New York man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a 250,000 dollar fine. http://www.wrgb.com/news/regional/regional.asp?selection=article_27560 us: Wellsville man pleads guilty to child porn charges A 54-year-old western New York man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison and a 250-thousand dollar fine. http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=2882387 us: Neosho man charged in child porn incident A southwest Missouri man was charged with child pornography after an Internet sting operation. http://www.showmenews.com/2005/Jan/20050131News017.asp us: Child porn defendant asks for public defender An initial hearing was conducted in Superior Court this morning for a man charged with 47 counts of child pornography. http://www.h-ponline.com/articles/2005/01/31/news/003stayner.txt us: Second conviction in child-porn ring The second of six men accused of participation in a Mt. Vernon-based child pornography ring has been sentenced to prison. http://mtvernonregister-news.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1181&mode=&order=0&thold=0 us: Former Millersville prof pleads guilty to possessing child porn A former assistant professor at Millersville University pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on a college-owned computer and will avoid further jail time. http://www.poconorecord.com/lifestyl/rxf61283.htm us: Two men plead guilty to child porn charges Two men pleaded guilty in two unrelated cases to federal child pornography charges. http://www.pjstar.com/stories/013105/TRI_B5ERN1H6.006.shtml us: Former Millersville Assistant Professor Pleads Guilty To Having Child Porn A former assistant professor at Millersville University has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on a college-owned computer. http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/4146987/detail.html us: Tough child-porn law urged A 14-year-old boy stood nervously in front of Hocker Grove Middle School in Shawnee waiting for a man he had met on the Internet. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/krkansascity/20050202/lo_krkansascity/toughchildpornlawurged us: Church Employee Arrested for Child Pornography A convicted sex offender who was working at a local church is back in jail. Robert Alan Costello was arrested and charged Monday on three felony counts. http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=11729 us: Former Fort Hood Soldier Sentenced In Cyber Solicitation Case Former Fort Hood soldier Mauro Castaneda Palacio, 38, of Killeen is facing a 20-year prison term after his second conviction for sexually soliciting minors over the Internet. http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/1218517.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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