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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** au: Mobiles, computers potential 'pipelines for perversion': Senator Coonan The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, said that advances in technology are increasing the risks that children will be exposed to illegal and offensive content. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39180486,00.htm au: WA Libs want porn filter power WESTERN Australia's Liberal Opposition has vowed to go it alone on controversial moves to filter internet access if the Howard Government refuses to endorse tighter federal censorship controls. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12180949%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html nz: COMMENT: Ron O'Grady: Crack down on child pornography New Zealand has a curious record on issues of child pornography. At one level our country has one of the most efficient and successful monitoring programmes of any country in the world. But at another, we have a poor record in bringing the criminals to justice. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=466&ObjectID=10009752 nz: Longer child porn jail terms planned Offenders possessing objectionable material such as child pornography could land in jail for five years under new proposals. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10010130 nz: Child porn could bring 5-years in jail Offenders possessing objectionable material such as child pornography could land themselves in jail for five years under new government proposals. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3181560a10,00.html eu: Internet Safety Day: promoting safer surfing European Commission-backed online safety organisation Insafe has named today Safer Internet Day. The aim is to raise awareness of the threats that exist in the online world, particularly those faced by younger people. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/08/internet_safety_day/ UK unfurls ratings system for adult content on mobiles The long-awaited classification framework for adult content on mobile phones was launched yesterday by the Independent Mobile Classification Body (IMCB), a subsidiary of ICSTIS. The classification has been designed to be "consistent, as far as is possible" with standards already used in film and game classification, the IMCB says. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/08/adult_content_classification/ uk: Church group backs child porn amnesty Proposals for an amnesty for users of internet child pornography have been backed by a church group. http://ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_05026porn.shtml http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4097067 uk: Summit to tackle internet crime Police and computer experts in Wales will join force for an event aimed at finding ways of tackling the growing problem of internet crime. http://crime-research.org/news/08.02.2005/947/ Kuwait blocks sites that incite violence Decision follows recent clashes with fundamentalists who allegedly planned to attack Americans and the country's security forces http://globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050208.gtkuwaitfeb8/BNStory/Technology/ us: Prosecutors helpless to fight currently legal child erotica Each day, hundreds of people log onto "Jessie's" Web site to peruse the 8-year-old girl's modeling portfolio. http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2557794 Nepal News is back online, but not the same as before the King's coup For the first time since Feb. 1, readers can access the online daily, but content is in accordance with the government directive not to publish anything "that goes against the letter and spirit of the Royal http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=20527 us: Hate messages on Google site draw concern Over the last year, millions of Internet users have gravitated to Orkut, a Web site created and run by Google that permits people, by invitation only, to join any of a long list of online communities. http://news.com.com/Hate+messages+on+Google+site+draw+concern/2100-1024_3-5565535.html http://nytimes.com/2005/02/07/technology/07orkut.html us: Greenwood Police Host Internet Protection Workshops The computer provides a window of opportunity to online predators. http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2917967 us: Kids get lowdown on Internet crime The page the prosecutor showed on the overhead computer screen made some Maple Point Middle School teens chuckle. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-02072005-445876.html us: Teens in local high schools are taking action against bullying Cabarrus County teens have decided to take a stand and lend a hand against bullying. http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/cabarrus/10830198.htm?1c us: Cyberstalking: What it is, what it isn't Cyberstalking, the topic of last week's column, is a huge issue that will become the next major technology topic of discussion. After addressing the basics last week, it makes sense to examine some of the subtleties. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002164312_ptinbo29.html us: Stalking no less scary when virtual There is the idea that your e-mail address is part of your castle, that people should never cross that particular line unless they are invited. This naive concept was pretty much canceled out by spam, so we are resigned to the idea that something unwanted will always appear when you log on in the morning. You just deal with it. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002157869_ptinbo22.html us: Internet safety session scheduled After reading and seeing reports about victims of Internet predators, Greenwood Mayor Charles Henderson started thinking about the safety of his 12-year-old granddaughter. http://www.indystar.com/articles/3/220763-8263-016.html cn: Police arrest cyber-dissident Zhang Lin Cyber-dissident Zhang Lin was arrested on 29 January in Bengbu (in Anhui province) after posting articles on various websites. Reporters Without Borders condemns his arrest and calls for his immediate release. http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12504 ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* us: Police arrest computer programer on charges of using cyber space to stalk former local woman Ardmore police arrested an Austin, Texas computer programer Wednesday on charges he used cyberspace to stalk a former local woman for more than a year. http://www.ardmoreite.com/stories/020405/loc_0204050017.shtml CRS Report - Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress, "Internet privacy issues encompass concerns about the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) from visitors to government and commercial websites, as well as debate over law enforcement or employer monitoring of electronic mail and Web usage. This report discusses Internet privacy issues and tracks legislation." http://www.ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RL31408_041222.pdf ****** POLICY ****** nz: Comment requests on ISP code proceed apace Episodes of InternetNZ�s projected Code of Practice for internet service providers have been emerging at speed. Stuart Meiklejohn, charged with putting the code together, has been publishing extracts on particular subtopics for comment by InternetNZ members roughly every two working days. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/42FECDAA38822FD6CC256FA10018D169 ph: Senator to push for stiffer penalties on child porn on Net A SENATOR is drafting a law that would make possession of child pornography a criminal act in the Philippines. http://crime-research.org/news/07.02.2005/945/ ***** SPAM ***** EU more serious about spam Head office calls for coordination in hunt for junk e-mailers. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2005-02-07-eu-fights-spam_x.htm eu: 13 member states launch major anti-spam initiative Anti-spam authorities in 13 member states have signed an agreement to co-ordinate their response to the scourge of unsolicited e-mail. Specifically, the bodies are to jointly investigate complaints about cross-border spam from within the EU. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=5920 ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** nz: Older Kiwis top Net survey New Zealand pensioners log on to the Internet more frequently than pensioners in any of 14 other countries surveyed by multinational insurance firm AXA. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3179143a28,00.html East Africa Needs Access And Infrastructure Infrastructure to help Africa achieve an all-inclusive information and knowledge society is still lacking. The latest statistics by the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) indicate that the continent has the lowest internet penetration with slightly over 100 users for every 10 000 people. http://allafrica.com/stories/200502081060.html au: ACA to offer private spectrum band management Government organisations, communities and industries will soon have a chance of managing radiofrequency spectrum bands following the release of the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) discussion paper. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39180320,00.htm au: Perth pair eBay rights to daughter A PERTH couple has attempted to sell the "naming, advertising and promotional" rights to their unborn daughter for at least $1 million via an internet auction site. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12196177%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Bid-to-sell-naming-rights-for-unborn-kid/2005/02/09/1107890246108.html Using Net to Reach Developing Countries (reg req'd) David Kovach and Nersi Zand are in a business that sometimes takes them where other telecommunications companies don't want to go. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3673-2005Feb6.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Australian Teen Had 30,000 Child Porn Images: Police As Australia's crackdown on Internet child porn continues, authorities are said to have found a computer with an estimated 30,000 child porn files on its hard drive. http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=216136 us: Man, 54, indicted in Internet child pornography case in Durham A 54-year-old was indicted this week in what may be only the third Internet child pornography case to find its way into Durham County Superior Court. http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-574566.html us: Former official pleads guilty to possession of child porn A former deputy Pennington County treasurer, Michael Joseph Gillen, 54, of Rapid City, pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child pornography in 7th Circuit Court Tuesday before Presiding Judge Thomas Trimble. http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/02/09/news/local/news05.txt us: Man, 29, charged in child porn case A 29-year-old Bear Lake man was arraigned on four felony charges stemming from child pornography allegations. http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/feb/08porn.htm us: Ormond Beach man charged with child porn An Ormond Beach man was charged with 25 counts of possession of child pornography after his wife discovered lewd images on his home computer, police said. http://news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/03AreaEAST05020805.htm us: Man receives 78 months for child porn Jimmy Ray Emfinger, 38, of Goodwater was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possession and receipt of child pornography and importation of obscene matters Friday according to Leura Garrett Canary, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. http://www.alexcityoutlook.com/articles/2005/02/07/news/news02.txt us: Authorities says hotel where child porn was filmed was at Disney World Authorities say photos of a young girl used for Internet pornography material were taken at a hotel at Walt Disney World in Florida. http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=2916568 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/nat_world/020805_APnat_childporn.html us: Porn Lands Man in Prison A Rockingham man has been sent to prison for ten years for possession of child pornography. Federal prosecutors say Ronald Frohock, 62, had a huge collection of child porn-- 55,000 photographs and 1,000 videos. Federal agents discovered the stash in December of 2003 after investigating the distribution of child porn on the web. http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=2921008&nav=4QcSW98c us: Manslaughter, Child Pornography Trials Set in Clarke An Elkton man accused of possessing child pornography on his computer has a March 7 trial date in Clarke County Circuit Court. http://winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050204/Area_manslaughter.asp us: Internet porn case results in charges A Boonville man faces prosecution on 10 counts of first-degree promoting child pornography after Cooper County sheriff�s deputies arrested him for allegedly posting illicit images on a Web site, sheriff�s Maj. 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