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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ Internet in Asia blog: http://sirc.blogspot.com/ *************************************************** CENSORSHIP, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ****************************************** au: ISPs face new child porn reporting obligations Internet service providers and content hosts will be required to report online child porn to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) from 1 March under amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1995. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39182214,00.htm http://smh.com.au/news/National/ISPs-to-join-child-porn-crackdowns/2005/02/23/1109046955900.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1308781.htm http://abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1309034.htm http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10112277 http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/23/0547221 au: New laws to rate computer games VIOLENT and sexually explicit computer games will be given the same ratings as movies under a national plan to protect children from pornography. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12341608%255E11869,00.html One in ten children that use chatrooms has been harassed by pedophiles As part of the campaign �Children and the Internet: don�t let them talk to strangers� -available at: http://www.defendyourchild.com/ and http://www.menorenlared.com/- Panda Software is informing parents and carers about the risk of children being approached by pedophiles when they access the Internet. http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=49261 us: How well are parents' playing cyber-cop for their kids? Fearful of child predators and disdainful of Internet porn, many parents view home computers as another portal to guard, one more door to lock. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/10949185.htm?1c Iran jails blogger for 14 years An Iranian weblogger is jailed for 14 years on charges of spying and aiding foreign counter-revolutionaries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4292399.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4283231.stm http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5586219.html http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12636 http://www.indexonline.org/en/indexindex/articles/2005/1/iran-still-cracking-down-on-web-writers.shtml ******************* LEGAL AND SECURITY ******************* nz: Restaurant fined for out-of-date website Tony's Vineyard Restaurant in Henderson, Waitakere, has been fined $3000 for advertising out of date prices and dishes on its website. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3198450a28,00.html NZ internet drug trade linked to Fiji Fiji middlemen were allegedly linked to a major internet trade in prescription drugs operated illegally from New Zealand. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/475841?format=html uk: New 0871 rogue dialler scam spotted Operators of rogue dialler services that rack up large bills for unwary net users are changing the way they rip off consumers. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/23/rogue_dialler_scam/ uk:. BT sued for blocking suspected 'rogue dialler' numbers BT is facing legal action over its decision to block premium-rate lines suspected of being used by rogue dialler companies to rip off punters and rack up huge phone bills. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/22/bt_court_case/ 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: Officers Go High Tech To Fight Cybercrime With a mug shot of a woman covering his computer screen, Biloxi officer Donnie Dobbs says, "This individual was charged with prostitution as a result of an undercover internet sting." After being caught the woman pleaded guilty to the prostitution charge. Dobbs says criminals no longer have to hit the streets to break the law; all they have to do is go on-line. "Any type crime that you can think that's being conducted out on the street today is being conducted via the internet," Dobbs says. http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=2978469 Call for unity in fight against cyber-crime The battle against e-crime and fraud received a boost last week, after parliament-industry group Eurim and the Institute for Public Policy Research called for key players in the government and IT to work together. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050221/175/fcwgk.html us: Lawmaker wants to prevent cyberbullying Stephanie Gallardo doesn't spend much time on the computer since someone hijacked her instant-message screen name and sent out mean messages. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2005-02-23-cyberbullying_x.htm us: FBI Issues Warning About Computer Virus The FBI warned Tuesday that a computer virus is being spread through unsolicited e-mails that purport to come from the FBI http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45131-2005Feb22.html uk/nl: Ladbrokes loses Dutch online case February 22: Britain's biggest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, has been barred from offering internet betting services to punters in the Netherlands by the Dutch supreme court. http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1419838,00.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/21/dutch_reject_foreign_online_betting/ ****** POLICY ****** Singapore Unveils Plan to Battle 'Cyber Terror' Singapore is to spend $23 million over three years to battle online hackers and other forms of "cyber-terrorism" in one of the world's most connected countries, government officials said Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?storyID=7698536 Singapore plans cyber shield SINGAPORE has unveiled a master plan to combat the rising threat of cyber-attacks by terrorists and hackers against government facilities, infrastructure, businesses and homes. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12345358%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html us: Senate passes cyberstalking bill SANTA FE Senate has passed a "cyberstalking" bill. http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=2984228 us: Cell phone companies are coming under increasing scrutiny for allowing people to send anonymous The service is becoming a popular online harassment tool. "It is unconscionable that they offer this," said Nancy Willard, executive director of the Oregon-based Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14013968&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6 ***** SPAM ***** China joins forum on curbing spam As European and Asian policymakers meet in London this week to discuss how their regions can work together, the spam that continues to hinder e-commerce and plague businesses worldwide tops their list of concerns. http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-5586304.html us: Spammers Seeking Out Instant Messengers, Survey Shows Seventeen million Americans who use services like America Online's Instant Messenger and Microsoft's MSN Messenger have received unsolicited commercial messages through the services at least once, according to a survey released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. That amounts to one third of the 52 million adults who use the Internet communications software, according to Pew Internet Executive Director Lee Rainie. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45011-2005Feb22.html nz: Spammers face big fines under proposed law Spammers will face big fines under new legislation because the only way to beat them is to make the business uneconomic, Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe said today. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3198375a28,00.html http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/475768?format=html au: Australia in new spam plan AUSTRALIA'S participation in global campaigns to combat spam is likely to increase under a new scheme approved by the communication regulator. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12334727%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** uk: How poker became a winner on the Net You don't even need a poker face when you play online - which may help explain a boom that sees nearly �100m wagered every day and has made a little-known internet betting company worth �1bn. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=613792 The Web Not the Death of Language Linguists fear that instant messaging and e-mail are responsible for language deteriorating. Others find the medium allows more people to write and report college students are more articulate than expected. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66671,00.html au: Broad backing for study of ethics THE Australian Computer Society is backing a AU$900,000 research project on ethics and regulation in the technology sector with a view to creating an international model. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12328679%5E15317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** nz: Child porn crackdown leads to 19 arrests School teachers and sports coaches were among 45 people interviewed by police in a crackdown on child pornography and abuse over the last two days. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3194847a10,00.html http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=676210 http://abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1307999.htm http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12325237-401,00.html http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_technology_story_skin/475340?format=html http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1108965241725B265 nz: Rehabilitation possible for child porn accused An expert in child sex offenders believes those caught up in New Zealand's largest ever child pornography crackdown can be rehabilitated. http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/default.asp?id=47880&c=w +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. 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