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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates and also with RSS feeds. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre Nanyang Technological University, Singapore http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ ********************************************************** Google, Yahoo! commit to ethical code http://out-law.com/page-7682 uk: BBC plans online children's world http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6290585.stm us: MySpace to send U.S. users missing-children alerts (Reuters) http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6152320.html China net use may soon surpass US http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6293345.stm Cyber criminals move focus to web http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6290413.stm us: Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6151860.html uk: Police struggling to cope with rise of cyber-crime http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2180795.ece *********** CENSORSHIP *********** Google, Yahoo! commit to ethical code Some of technology's biggest names are joining together to create a code of conduct to protect freedom of expression online. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Vodafone will create a human rights charter along with academics and social groups. http://out-law.com/page-7682 Kazakh blogger sentenced for insulting president (Reuters) A Kazakh court gave a pro-opposition blogger a two-year suspended jail sentence on Monday for libeling President Nursultan Nazarbayev. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2007-01-22T090530Z_01_L22736625_RTRUKOC_0_US-KAZAKHSTAN-BLOGGER.xml Egyptian blogger stands trial, accused of insulting Islam, inciting strife (AP) An Egyptian blogger went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting Islam and causing sectarian strife with his Internet writings. Egypt's first prosecution of a blogger came as Washington has backed away from pressuring its Mideast ally to improve its human rights record and bring democratic reform. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16491266.htm ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ uk: BBC plans online children's world A virtual world which children can inhabit and interact with is being planned by the BBC. CBBC, the channel for 7-12 year olds, said it would allow digitally literate children the access to characters and resources they had come to expect. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6290585.stm http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1996898,00.html in: Finally, tracking online child porn As India grapples with the Nithari nightmare, our first organised platform to counter law-enforcers at the CBI Academy is on its way. The United States-based International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), Microsoft and Interpol are training Indian law-enforcers at the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad and Thiruvananthapuram on how to track down offenders who abuse the Net through blogs, photos, films, and file sharing. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1905866,0008.htm in: Microsoft Helps India Fight Online Child Porn Microsoft Inc has tied up with Interpol and the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and Interpol (ICMEC), to curb online child pornography in India. The trio is currently training officers in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on preventing the online crime and prosecuting miscreants in the country. http://www.tech2.com/india/news/internet/microsoft-helps-india-fight-online-child-porn/3879/0 us: MySpace to send U.S. users missing-children alerts (Reuters) Popular online social network MySpace said Tuesday it will begin sending online alerts to users in certain U.S. regions to help find missing children as part of an expansion of plans to expand safeguards for users. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6152320.html http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-01-23-myspace-amber-alerts_x.htm http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6152320.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MYSPACE_AMBER_ALERTS http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2007-01-23T060910Z_01_N22494415_RTRIDST_0_TECH-MYSPACE-SAFETY-DC.XML Parents to track teens' internet use Website MySpace is moving to protect teenagers from cyber-savvy paedophiles by developing software that allows parents to track their children's movements on the internet. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,0a28,00.html New home for Net Nanny ContentWatch has acquired the Net Nanny parental control software from advertising and search company LookSmart. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/8896/49/ *************************************** CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY *************************************** Cyber criminals move focus to web Cyber criminals will increasingly turn their attention to the web and away from e-mail security in 2007, according to a new report. Security firm Sophos found that the US hosts more than a third of websites hosting malicious code, as well as sending more spam than other nations. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6290413.stm us: Cyberthreat experts to meet at secretive conference Internet security experts are gathering at a secretive conference later this week to strategise in their fight against cybercriminals. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6151860.html http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6151860.html uk: Police struggling to cope with rise of cyber-crime Police cannot cope with the huge rise in cyber-crime, such as computer viruses, fraud and the online grooming of children, Scotland Yard has admitted. And the scale of the problem has become so large that not all allegations can be investigated. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2180795.ece Israeli Police Orders Gambling Websites to Shut Down The Israeli police has issued letters to gambling websites with an Israeli presence, informing them that their operation in the field of online gambling, including backgammon games, is a criminal offense and ordering them to cease their operations. Concurrently, the police has issued letters to credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard, and informed them that it deems their cooperation with companies dealing in online gambling, and the provision of clearing services for the collection of payments by credit cards - criminal offenses. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1660 in: Net nightmare: women unsafe A recent incident of sexual harassment on the Internet has yet again brought to attention the increase in crimes against women in cyber space. A person had created a fake profile with obscene content in the popular networking site Orkut adding photographs, address and the phone numbers of the 23-year-old victim and her neighbours. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/net-turns-nightmare-women-unsafe/31910-3.html us: MySpace lawsuits headed for new legal ground MySpace.com is facing pressure after a new round of lawsuits filed last week that allege it failed to protect minors, and experts say the cases will enter murky legal territory. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/09877B22F95D49FFCC25726B00150DB7 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** us: Attorney general to talk data retention with new Congress The Bush administration plans to approach Congress again this year about the possibility of new rules requiring Internet service providers to retain information about their subscribers for a certain period of time. http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-6151325.html ug: Lack of Regulatory Laws Hurts Information Technology Government should fast- track the enactment of laws and regulations for the information communication technology (ICT) sector. This would curb crimes that would arise in the sector. "The laws that include the electronic transaction, the electronic signatures law that would authenticate a person using online transaction and the law on computer misuse are not in place," says a source who preferred anonymity. http://allafrica.com/stories/200701220482.html ***** SPAM ***** us: MySpace files law suit against 'Spam King' MySpace.com has filed a lawsuit against the self-proclaimed "Spam King", Scott Richter, for allegedly blasting the portal with spam through the use of compromised user accounts, the Web site said on Monday. http://infoworld.com/article/07/01/22/HNmyspacesuesspamking_1.html ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** China net use may soon surpass US China could soon overtake the US to have the world's largest number of internet users, according to a state-controlled think-tank. "We believe it will take two years at most for China to overtake the US," an official at the China Internet Network Information Center told state media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6293345.stm Internet usage in China hits record high The number of Internet users in China made its highest recorded jump to reach 137 million at the end of 2006, a state information center said Tuesday. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6152408.html http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109535%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_INTERNET_BOOM http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2007-01-23T093731Z_01_SHA39158_RTRIDST_0_TECH-CHINA-INTERNET-USERS-DC.XML BBC talking to Google about providing video on YouTube The British Broadcasting Corporation said Monday that it was in discussions with the search engine company Google about putting some of the BBC's programming on the online video site YouTube. http://iht.com/articles/2007/01/22/business/bbc.php http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1996280,00.html ************ FILE SHARING ************ Record Labels Contemplate Unrestricted Digital Music As even digital music revenue growth falters because of rampant file-sharing by consumers, the major record labels are moving closer to releasing music on the Internet with no copying restrictions a step they once vowed never to take. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/technology/23music.html Italian court rules downloading isn't a crime if not for profit (AP) Italy's top criminal court has ruled that downloading music, movies and software over the Internet isn't a crime if profit wasn't the motivation, though analysts questioned Monday whether the ruling would have much effect on copyright laws. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16520198.htm German, French groups join Nordic-led drive against iTunes restrictions (AP) German and French consumer groups have joined a Nordic-led drive to force Apple Inc. to make its iTunes online store compatible with digital music players made by rival companies, a Norwegian official said Monday. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16519176.htm http://out-law.com/page-7689 YouTube blocks mobile video encoder YouTube has blocked a small company from making YouTube videos available on mobile phones. The action came just days after YouTube announced its own mobile deal with US mobile phone operator Verizon. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/23/youtube_blocks_mobile_video_encoder/ http://out-law.com/page-7688 Record Labels Contemplate Unrestricted Digital Music As even digital music revenue growth falters because of rampant file-sharing by consumers, the major record labels are moving closer to releasing music on the Internet with no copying restrictions a step they once vowed never to take. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/technology/23music.html uk: Ofcom warns on BBC download plans The BBC's plans to offer all its TV and radio shows on-demand via the internet and cable TV have been criticised by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6290745.stm uk: Watchdog deals blow to BBC over downloads The BBC's plans for an on demand "catch-up service", a central plank of its strategy to remain relevant in the digital age, were dealt a blow yesterday when the media watchdog said it risked having an adverse effect on commercial rivals unless certain elements were axed. http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1997213,00.html ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Connecticut church gives porn sermons (UPI) The Shoreline Church in Old Saybrook, Conn., has joined the fight against today's Internet porn issues. The church's congregation knew that Sunday was different when Pastor Mike Calo launched into his "Bust Lust is a Must" sermon, referring to masturbation, Hustler magazine and the saving grace of God, the Hartford Courant reported. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070122-043405-4943r Vista to play second fiddle to XP until 2009: Gartner Windows XP will continue to reign supreme, while Vista will have scant market share until 2009, according to new projections from technology research group Gartner. According to Gartner, Vista is just catching up to Mac OS X in the consumer space but will make steady progress as the years roll by. http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/8842/53/ ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Victorian charged over child pornography A Melbourne man is facing charges for downloading child pornography following an investigation sparked in Switzerland. http://tenterfield.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=national%20news&subclass=general&story_id=549957 http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21101774-2862,00.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/01/22/1169330829490.html us: Former Christ Church official guilty in child porn case (AP) The former music director of a church where former President Bush once worshipped pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing child pornography. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-22-church-child-porn_x.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! 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