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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** au:. National summit sought to deal with child porn Victorian police have interviewed more than 100 people as part of the national crackdown on child pornography and have called for a national conference to deal with the problem. http://theage.com.au/news/National/National-summit-sought-to-deal-with-child-porn/2005/02/19/1108709482595.html Phone Lines in Nepal cut again New regime in Nepal cuts phone lines across the nation to prevent protestors from organizing rallies http://asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=20978 Suicide pacts a grim and growing trend for Japan "Everything's horrible, I want to die," read the message in the Japanese internet chat room. "Who will die with me?" http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,98229,00.html uk: BT abandons scheme to block rogue diallers BT has stopped blocking UK-based premium rate numbers suspected of being used by rogue dialler companies to defraud consumers out of hundreds of pounds. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/18/bt_rogue_diallers/ Jugend und Internet - Tips f�r Eltern Die Koordinationsstelle gegen sexuelle Gewalt an M�dchen und Jungen l�dt zu einem Workshop f�r Eltern, Lehrer und Multiplikatoren der Kinder- und Jugendarbeit nach Winsen ein. http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2005/02/19/400736.html ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* us: Obscenity ruling challenged by Department of Justice The US Department of Justice is to appeal a recent ruling that dismissed a criminal obscenity indictment over the distribution of obscene materials on-line and through the post by porn outfit Extreme Associates. http://out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=obscenityrulingcha1108722916 us: Exclusive: Child Pornography Arrests By now almost every computer user has one. An inbox is a lifeline to the world -- full of news, jokes, and even pictures. But that inbox can be a portal to crime. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/topstories/news-article.aspx?storyid=32799 us: Cyberstalking conviction upheld by county judge Western New York's only cyberstalking conviction - recently featured in a People magazine article on the subject - was upheld Monday by an Erie County judge, who also upheld the sentence of cable technician Peter Schiffmacher. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050217/5037992.asp us: Cyberstalking A FALLS CHURCH WOMAN IS THE VICTIM OF A RELATIVELY NEW KIND OF CRIME. SHE'S BEING STALKED... BY A MAN 3,000 MILES AWAY. http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0205/208211.html us: Area schools initiate anti-bullying programs The act of bullying has been around for generations, the only thing that has changed is the manner in which these actions are carried out. http://www.lucknowsentinel.com/story.php?id=143713 us: 'I'm gonna kill u tonite' Cyberbullying gains ground globally as bullies find it easier to prey on victims online http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,83187,00.html us: Meeting a new challenge In a nearby county, a married man with two children logged onto the Internet and engaged in a conversation with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl. Over time, they became chat partners. http://www.jdnews.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=29741&Section=News ****** POLICY ****** us: Bill seeks more heat on Internet predators Tiffanie Tabor's casual Internet chats with a 17-year-old boy seemed harmless - until he stole his parents' car with the intent of kidnapping her and fleeing to California. http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2577709 ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** TV show downloads up 150%; UK, Australia biggest pirates - report The UK is responsible for 18.5 per cent of all illegal TV programme downloads in the world, and 38.4 per cent of TV downloads in Europe, according to a report from market research group Envisional. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=6166 au: Australia internet usage rises 10pc in 6 months Growth in broadband subscriptions fuelled a 10 per cent increase in Australian internet usage in the six months to September 30, the government said on Friday. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3192378a28,00.html ************************ COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ************************ Firefox reaches 25 million downloads That's the message this week from the Mozilla Foundation, whose Web browser Firefox has surpassed 25 million downloads in 100 days. http://news.com.com/Firefox+reaches+25+million+downloads/2100-1032_3-5581508.html France questions google library plans France's national library sees serious problems with plans by Google to put books from some of the world's great libraries on the Internet. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/474946%3fformat=html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Man bailed on child porn charges A MAN has been charged with possessing child pornography after Sydney police last year seized 50 computer hard drives allegedly containing 8000 pornographic images of children. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12291361-2,00.html http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12291357%5e15306%5e%5enbv%5e15306,00.html Investigan en Honduras red de pornograf�a infantil por Internet El Ministerio P�blico de Honduras investiga una red de pornograf�a infantil por Internet, en la que puede ser utilizados ni�os y ni�as de este pa�s, inform� una fuente oficial. http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/detail.aspx?section=20&desc=NUESTROS%20PAISES&id=1090926 http://www.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/world/1805789.html http://www1.diariohoy.net/v5/verNoticia.phtml/html/159240/ ie: Man in court over child porn images A court in Cork has been told that a man living in the county for the past 20 years had more than 11,000 child pornographic images on his computer when his house was raided as part of Operation Amethyst in 2002. http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0218/daamsf.html uk: Paedophile's internet ban lifted Kinge's barrister said the ban was too far-reaching A former primary school teacher from Warwickshire, serving a jail term for child pornography offences, has had a ban on using the internet lifted. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4279523.stm us/it: Aviano technical sergeant convicted in child porn case A technical sergeant a month shy of 20 years in the Air Force was convicted Wednesday of manufacturing child pornography and was sentenced to six years in prison � losing what his attorney said was $1 million in retirement benefits. http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=26374&archive=true us: Man Convicted in Child Pornography Case Fifteen years and no chance of parole, that's the sentence handed yesterday to a Wichita man in a child pornography case. http://www.wibw.com/news/headlines/1281432.html us: House arrest for Iqaluit man found with child pornography An Iqaluit businessman escaped a prison sentence after pleading guilty to collecting child pornography and having sex with a girl half his age while she was unconscious. http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/50218_04.html us: Man arraigned on child porn charges An alleged child pornographer from Niskayuna appeared in federal court. http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/your_news/capital_region/default.asp?ArID=118392 us:. Man Charged With Producing Child Pornography Pleads Guilty A Montana man pictured molesting a young boy in an image distributed over the Internet has pleaded guilty in Baltimore. http://wjz.com/localstories/local_story_048115817.html us: Former Housing Chief Pleads Guilty To Child Porn The former head of the Lehigh County Housing Authority has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_050173500.html us: Seitz admits viewing child porn Former Lehigh County housing chief could be sentenced in May. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_5seitzfeb19,0,304684.story?coll=all-news-hed us: Wichita man sentenced to 15 years for child porn A man convicted of child molestation in Pratt County 11 years ago was sentenced today to 15 years in prison without parole for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet, United States Attorney for Kansas Eric Melgren announced. http://www.pratttribune.com/articles/2005/02/18/news/03_porn.txt +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. 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