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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates. ********************************************************** Sponsored by the Singapore Internet Research Centre Nanyang Technological University, Singapore http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/sirc/ ********************************************************** us: Fight Over Google's 'Sponsored Links' Threatens Internet Free Speech http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1692 EC Sues Germany Over High-Speed Internet Law http://ecommercetimes.com/story/55956.html nz: Cafe safety code sinks for lack of funding http://stuff.co.nz/3972193a28.html au: Aust police set up cyber sting for terrorists http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/3976009a28.html Web supplies prescription drug addicts http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1434664.ece Cyber crime soars in Japan http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21273740%5E15331%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html ch: Google locked in legal rumbles over Gmail in Europe http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6161865.html Wireless users 'do more online' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6396665.stm *********** CENSORSHIP *********** us: Fight Over Google's 'Sponsored Links' Threatens Internet Free Speech The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals today to uphold an important ruling allowing anyone to purchase Google's "sponsored links" tied to trademarks, arguing that the practice is legal under trademark law and provides a vital means for online speakers to connect with audiences on the Internet. http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1692 Cambodia condemns Web sites for exploiting king's name Cambodia's royal palace has condemned four websites that use the name of King Norodom Sihamoni to promote Las Vegas casinos, discount airfares and dating services. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/27/1172338616274.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ uk: Worlds apart - poll finds parents out of touch This Guardian/ICM poll and resulting special report shows parents knowledge of what their kids get up to isn't that great. Regarding the internet, "Of children who say that they have looked at pornography online, 60% of their parents think that they have not done so, or did not know either way. The poll shows that 15% of children say that they have talked about sex online. Only 3% say they have met a stranger they encountered on the internet - but of those, only 1% of parents are aware of the meeting." http://www.guardian.co.uk/britain/article/0,,2020068,00.html us: Protect kids on the Internet Cyberspace, the Wild West for sex offenders in search of young victims, is notoriously hard to police. But officials have to try, and legislation that Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) unveiled last week is a pragmatic attempt to make the Internet a bit less inviting for predators. http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpduo245107262feb25,0,2007398.story Global Task Force Combats Internet Child-Sex Predators (news release) "The Internet is a great place for children to learn, have fun and communicate with their peers. But where children go, the child sex predators will follow," says Jim Gamble, chairman of the Virtual Global Task Force (VGT) and chairman of the United Kingdom's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP). On February 21-22, law enforcement officials from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia met in Washington at a VGT conference to explore new ways to combat online pedophiles. http://media-newswire.com/release_1044322.html Safer cyber-playrooms Two kid-friendly content companies, Disney and Nickelodeon, hope to turn social networking into child's play. Both of the free, video-rich interactive websites, Disney Extreme Digital and Nicktropolis, target the 14-and-under crowd with games and customization and placate parents with secure, kid-safe chat functions. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-26-nickelodeon-disney-social-sites_x.htm *************************************** CYBERCRIME, CYBERSECURITY AND PRIVACY *************************************** nz: Cafe safety code sinks for lack of funding A plan to create a voluntary code of practice for internet cafes is dead in the water, after Standards New Zealand couldn't find anyone to cough up the required $50,000. http://stuff.co.nz/3972193a28.html au: Aust police set up cyber sting for terrorists The Australian Federal Police, assisted by the military's signals intelligence arm, is setting up bogus jihadist websites to track extremists who use cyberspace to recruit followers and plan attacks. http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/3976009a28.html Web supplies prescription drug addicts The rise of internet pharmacies has been blamed for an epidemic of prescription drug addiction in a report by the United Nations. The study warns that easy access to powerful sleeping pills, antidepressants and painkillers is leading to heart attacks, blindness and even deaths. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1434664.ece Cyber crime soars in Japan JAPANESE police have pledged to improve their technology to battle cyber crime, which shot up 40 per cent last year. http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21273740%5E15331%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html ch: Google locked in legal rumbles over Gmail in Europe Google this week lost an initial attempt to gain sole control over the Gmail trademark in Switzerland, but the search giant said the ruling would not force it to rename its e-mail service there. http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6161865.html us: MySpace hackers plead no contest Two young men demanded $150,000 in return for removing software that could have revealed the identity of visitors to the social networking site http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article1446401.ece us: NY Youths in Plea Deal in MySpace Case (AP) Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/27/1172338589873.html http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MYSPACE_HACKING ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** EC Sues Germany Over High-Speed Internet Law The European Commission said Monday it was suing Germany over a law allowing Deutsche Telekom to keep rivals off its high-speed Internet networks. A letter "of formal notice" was sent to Berlin after it ignored repeated warnings not to adopt legislation that could grant Deutsche Telekom a de facto monopoly on a new broadband network. The German parliament on Friday passed the telecommunications law, exempting Deutsche Telekom's high-speed network from regulation. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/55956.html ***************************** INTERNET & NEW TECHNOLOGY USE ***************************** us: Filtering Internet porn not as simple as it sounds Let's be honest. Setting aside computer terminals in the public library for adults to view video porn is just creepy. It used to be that you had to rent a booth at an XXX adult shop to do that. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS0201/702270327 Wireless users 'do more online' People who use the wireless net "show deeper engagement with cyberspace," says a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. While 54% of internet users check e-mail "on the typical day," 72% of wireless users check daily. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6396665.stm http://clickz.com/stats/sectors/wireless/article.php/3625105 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6161989.html Red-light district on a tiny mobile screen Whether it's on a mobile phone or at a newsstand, sex sells--and as more people get access to high-speed wireless networks, cell phones could be a hot platform for porn. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6161930.html Mehr als die Hälfte der deutschen Internetnutzer täglich online (More than half German internet users are online daily) Bei den 10- bis 24-Jährigen war das Interesse am größten, hier waren 92 Prozent online. http://derstandard.at/?id=2785094 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** us: ACLU ex-president charged in child-porn case Federal authorities yesterday charged the former president of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, who serves as a leader of youth sports organizations in the state, with receiving and possessing child pornography. http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070223-104642-1644r.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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