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And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Social Networks Lead Ask, Google, Yahoo Search Terms For 2007 http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204700646 iPhone tops list of 2007 Google searches [Reuters] http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0455323020071205 Vietnam embraces the web, 10 years on [AFP] http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2107963.htm Rise in broadband use in Europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7127146.stm Facebook apologises for mistakes over advertising http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/06/facebook.socialnetworking Court lets T-Mobile sell locked iPhones in Germany [IDG] http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050921 us: Civil liberties group wants wiretapping legislation changed [IDG] http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/04/CDT-urges-changes-to-wiretapping-legislation_1.html The Chinese cyberoffensive: Computer networks in countries such as the US, the UK and Germany have been targeted http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/06001139/The-Chinese-cyberoffensive.html French auction watchdog issues court challenge to ‘illegal’ eBay http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3000774.ece ca: Globe editorial: A bill too far http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071203.wxeporn03/BNStory/specialComment/home nz: Over their shoulders - Teen safety online http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4311767a11275.html us: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html au: Telstra rejects Labor broadband plan http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22883976-601,00.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Social Networks Lead Ask, Google, Yahoo Search Terms For 2007 It's December and in the news business that means one thing: lists. During the holiday season, companies, sensing easy publicity, release lists of all sorts and journalists dutifully, or perhaps lazily, reprint them. This week, the search companies, except for Microsoft, are putting out their lists of top search terms for 2007. http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204700646 iPhone tops list of 2007 Google searches [Reuters] Technology and entertainment topped Google's searches in 2007, with the iPhone grabbing the No. 1 slot on a list of the fastest-rising search terms in the United States, the company said on Tuesday. "iPhone, of course, is a word very few people typed in a search box in 2006," said Marissa Mayer of Google, an Internet search engine. "It didn't exist." http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN0455323020071205 Vietnam embraces the web, 10 years on [AFP] Ten years after the internet went live in Vietnam, the number of web users in the country has soared, with dissidents using it as a podium and others surfing it to learn about the outside world. The Vietnamese Government says around 18 million people, or more than 20 per cent of the population, are using the Internet, numbers that thrust the country into the world top 20 in terms of online penetration. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/03/2107963.htm Rise in broadband use in Europe A total of 42% of households in the EU now have a broadband connection, according to an official survey by the national statistics offices across Europe. That represents a 12 percentage point rise on the figure for 2006. The survey, carried out by national statistics offices across Europe, also appears to confirm a gender gap in use of the internet as people become older. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7127146.stm ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Beacon's user tracking extends beyond Facebook, CA says [IDG] If you think that just because you never signed up for Facebook you're immune to the tracking and collecting of user activities outside of the popular social networking site, think again. Facebook Inc.'s controversial Beacon ad system tracks activities from all users in its third-party partner sites, including people who never signed up with Facebook or who have deactivated their accounts, CA Inc. has found. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050663 EU Criticizes Social Networks for Privacy Flaws The European Network and Information Service Agency (ENISA) report details several well-known threats to privacy on social networks and describes some chilling new possibilities. For instance, the photos that users post, the ENISA report warned, can be used as a facial-recognition tool to identify anonymous profiles on other sites. http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=57064 Facebook's Overblown Privacy Problems Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook users to know that he cares about their privacy. In fact, he may care far more than the users themselves. In a blog post, the 23-year-old founder of the social networking site apologized Wednesday for privacy violations by its controversial Beacon advertising program, which broadcasts users' online purchases to friends in their networks. Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will add a Beacon opt-out button to the site's privacy settings, caving to the demands of a protest group created by MoveOn.org called "Petition: Facebook, stop invading my privacy!" http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/12/05/facebook-beacon-opt-tech-internet-cx_ag_1205techfacebook.html Facebook apologises for mistakes over advertising The billionaire founder of Facebook has apologised to the website's 57 million devotees for its handling of a controversial advertising feature which has sparked furious protests about privacy. Mark Zuckerberg admitted last night that the social networking site had made "lots of mistakes" in introducing Beacon - a feature which tracks members' activities elsewhere on the internet. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/06/facebook.socialnetworking Facebook tweaks Beacon again, Zuckerberg apologizes [IDG] Facebook is giving members of its social network the ability to completely decline participating in the company's controversial Beacon ad system, a reaction to intense criticism that Beacon is too intrusive and compromises people's privacy. The announcement was made in an official blog post by Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday morning, in which he also apologized for missteps in the design and deployment of Beacon. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/05/Facebook-tweaks-Beacon-again-Zuckerberg-apologizes_1.html Facebook changes ad program that tracks users' actions Following weeks of criticism from Facebook members, Mark Zuckerberg apologized about the way the site introduced the controversial advertising feature, and the site now gives users a way around it. http://iht.com/articles/2007/12/06/business/facebook.php ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Nokia lays plan for more Internet services [IDG] Nokia Corp. today unveiled an ambitious plan to move beyond cell phones and deeper into the world of Internet services, where it will compete more directly with Google Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. The plan centers on its Web site at Ovi.com, which Nokia will market as a "personal dashboard" where users can share photos with friends, buy music and access third-party services like Yahoo's Flickr photo site. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050959 eu: Games content 'concerns parents' More than 75% of parents are concerned about the content of video games played by their children, a survey suggests. Almost half of the 4,000 parents surveyed in the UK, France, Italy and Germany said that one hour of gaming each day should be the limit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7125426.stm ********************** SPAM ********************** The Evolution of Spam, Part 3: Now Taking Control of Your PC "People have to stop buying from spam. I have to wonder if there are really people, even one in 10 million, who are so stupid that they think it is a good idea to buy Viagra from an e-mail titled 'Fires in California kill a second person.' It would seem so," said Randy Abrams, director of technical education at ESET. http://ecommercetimes.com/story/The-Evolution-of-Spam-Part-3-Now-Taking-Control-of-Your-PC-60587.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Internet in the developing world by Steven Huter and Adiel Akplogan (Research associate, University of Oregon Network Startup Resource Center; CEO, Regional Registry for Internet Number Resources for Africa) The first full internet connection to the African continent was established in Tunisia in October 1991. Over the next 15 years, the transition from store-and-forward email networks to full internet connectivity in capital cities all over Africa progressed steadily, with Eritrea being the last to join the global internet in November 2000. While most of the continent's internet connections are via satellite today, the transition to fibre over the next five years will take off as one or more of the undersea cables currently competing to service eastern and southern Africa become operational. However, penetration to rural communities will continue to be limited due to the lack of infrastructure, and the cost of a personal computer is typically more than what the average person in a village can afford. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/03/mondaymediasection.internet Rural Connectivity Project for Africa The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO)is to embark on a project for African rural inclusion known as Commonwealth African Rural Connectivity Initiative (COMARCI). The chief executive of the CTO, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah said the project has been structured to promote faster telephone and internet connectivity for rural communities in the 18 Commonwealth African countries. http://allafrica.com/stories/200712050537.html za: Millions Unspent in Drive to Bring Country's Poor Online More than R250m that companies have poured into a fund designed to give everyone access to telephony services is gathering dust at the treasury -- while 20000 schools still lack internet access. Cash collected from Telkom, cellular operators and other telecoms operators has been sloshing around since 1999, and now a newly overhauled universal services agency is demanding it back. http://allafrica.com/stories/200712050637.html UK Broadband digital divide looms People living in rural parts of the UK have much less choice of broadband providers, are likely to get slower speeds and pay a different price. And with super-fast broadband on the horizon, some commentators think things are set to get a lot worse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7115850.stm ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Court lets T-Mobile sell locked iPhones in Germany [IDG] T-Mobile Germany need not sell an unlocked version of Apple's iPhone, a court in Hamburg ruled Tuesday. The decision leaves the German operator free to sell the phone for €399 ($585) including tax, tied to its network and with a two-year service contract, just as it proposed at the phone's German launch on Nov. 9. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/04/Court-lets-T-Mobile-sell-locked-iPhones-in-Germany_1.html http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050921 T-Mobile Germany stops selling unlocked iPhones A German court has overturned an injunction that had forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones in that country. A German court has decided to grant T-Mobile exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in Germany, overturning a temporary injunction granted against the operator two weeks ago. http://www.news.com/2100-1039_3-6221306.html T-Mobile Can Keep iPhone Excusive German Court Rules German consumers eager to obtain an unlocked phone can still go to bordering France and purchase an iPhone from France Telecom's Orange service provider. Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile unit is back offering locked iPhones on an exclusive contract basis Tuesday after a German court dismissed an earlier injunction of two weeks ago that led to a brief period in which the mobile phone was offered on a standalone basis. DT said it will now offer iPhones with contracts exclusively. During the period the injunction was in effect, T-Mobile, the largest mobile phone service provider in Germany, offered unlocked iPhones for $1,481, a price high enough to discourage sales. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204700392 German Court Leaves T-Mobile, Vodafone on Hold for iPhone Ruling [AP] Apple and European telecoms must wait another day to learn the iPhone's fate in Germany. A German court has delayed until Tuesday a decision it was expected to make Monday. At issue is whether the iPhone can be tied to a single carrier there. Apple had exclusively partnered with T-Mobile for its German iPhone operations, but rival Vodafone went to court to fight that arrangement. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/60569.html http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/G/GERMANY_IPHONE http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Germany-iPhone.html us: Civil liberties group wants wiretapping legislation changed [IDG] The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has urged the U.S. Congress to make changes to a bill that would extend a controversial wiretapping program. The CDT, a group that focuses on online civil liberties, called for the U.S. Senate to pass a substitute to the FISA Amendments Act, which is likely to be debated on the Senate floor later this week. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9050939 http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/04/CDT-urges-changes-to-wiretapping-legislation_1.html Google's War On Cyber-Crime "Don't be evil" isn't just Google's corporate mantra. Lately, the search giant has also applied its moral code to real evildoers: Web sites that use shady software to exploit unwitting searchers. Over several days last week, Google removed thousands of pages from its search results that security software maker Sunbelt Software discovered were secretly infecting users with hidden malicious programs. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/12/03/google-malware-security-tech-cx_ag_1203malware.html uk: Hackers force mass website closures Hundreds of websites have been shut down temporarily by one of the largest web hosting companies in Britain after the personal details of customers were stolen by computer hackers. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3007298.ece The Chinese cyberoffensive: Computer networks in countries such as the US, the UK and Germany have been targeted Britain’s intelligence agency MI5 has recently written to 300 companies in that country, warning them of a threat from Chinese hackers. That’s just the latest manifestation of a global worry—cyberattacks originating from Chinese computer networks. Apart from the UK, the US, France and Germany have openly derided these attacks and have also taken the matter up with the Chinese government. Even a few strategic Indian government networks have faced the wrath of Chinese attacks. In mid-August, a couple of our defence websites were attacked and were propagating viruses. http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/06001139/The-Chinese-cyberoffensive.html Cookie variants skirt blockers, anti-spyware tools Just because your Web browser is set to block third-party tracking cookies that doesn't mean all of them are being blocked. A growing number of Web sites are quietly resorting to the use of "first-party," subdomain cookies to skirt anti-spyware tools and cookie blockers and allow third-party information gathering and ad serving, according to some privacy advocates and industry analysts. Though the cookies are not fundamentally different from other third-party cookies, they are very hard to detect and block, said Stefan Berteau, research engineer with CA's anti-spyware research team. The result: companies could theoretically use the cookies to quietly gather and share consumer information with little risk of detection, he said. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/06/Cookie-variants-skirt-anti-spyware-tools_1.html http://www.computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=7127&pubid=3&tab=Home&issueid=121 French auction watchdog issues court challenge to ‘illegal’ eBay EBay, the American online auction site, is facing an unprecedented lawsuit in France, where a government watchdog wants it to be declared illegal. The move could lead to the arrest of the company’s executives if the claim were to be upheld by the High Court in Paris. The French Council of Sales, which regulates the country’s auction market, filed the case after denouncing eBay for allegedly failing to comply with French consumer protection laws. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3000774.ece French auction regulator sues to close down eBay France [IDG] The French auction regulatory authority is seeking to close down eBay France for operating an online auction without a permit, it announced Monday. The authority accused eBay of hiding behind the status of broker to avoid giving the required legal guarantees to buyers and sellers, in breach of a July 2000 law that regulates auctioneers online and offline. It has asked the high court in Paris to order eBay to stop auction sales in France until it has the required legal authorization. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/03/French-auction-regulator-sues-to-close-down-eBay-France_1.html Auction watchdog says eBay is illegal in France A French Government watchdog is trying to shut down eBay in France. The Council of Sales regulates auction houses and has said that the site should be bound by strict French auction rules. http://out-law.com/page-8743 au: Tag team to fight cybercrime in Australia The National Australia Bank is teaming up with Macquarie University to develop methods to pre-empt cyberattacks on financial institutions. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62035265,00.htm uk: Government 'failing on e-crime' IT chiefs at some of the UK's biggest companies have accused the government of failing to take e-crime seriously. Members of the Corporate IT Forum have demanded that the Home Office keeps a promise to establish a police unit to deal with high-tech criminal gangs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7128491.stm Al Qaeda-linked Web sites number 5,600 [Reuters] There are now about 5,600 Web sites spreading al Qaeda's ideology worldwide, and 900 more are appearing each year, a Saudi researcher told a national security conference on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has identified the Internet as a key battlefield with militants who launched a campaign to topple the U.S.-allied ruling royal family in 2003. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0488465620071204 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6221362.html N.Y. State Brief Defends Restrictions on Attorney Advertisements A Northern District of New York federal judge failed to recognize the limits the U.S. Supreme Court has placed on commercial free speech when he ruled that most of New York state's new restrictions on attorney advertisements are unconstitutional, the state is arguing on appeal. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1196725629360 http://biz.yahoo.com/law/071204/afe886d286d301a1a16407d42853c5da.html Safeguarding Privacy on the Public Internet When Charles Katz entered a glass telephone booth in downtown Los Angeles to call his bookie, did he have an expectation of privacy? The year was 1965, and the law of the land was the "trespass" doctrine of Olmstead v. United States, 277 U.S. 438 (1928). For decades, the police had been free to tap phones without search warrants. http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1196417073067 Fake Games merchandise swamping China Internet: report [Reuters] Beijing is battling to stamp out illegal sales of 2008 Olympic merchandise on dozens of unauthorized Web sites seeking to cash in on the Chinese public's Games fervor, local media reported on Monday. Authorities had investigated about 80 commercial and personal Web sites selling fake Olympic merchandise, or lacking licenses to sell the legitimate product, the Beijing Youth Daily said, citing an Olympic e-commerce official. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSPEK36469220071203 Chinese Trojans steal data from organizations free RSS feed from Security Park Finjan Inc. has recently conducted a study prompted by the increased volume of attacks coming from China. The study maps how users PCs are being infected by Trojans distributed from China that then steal data from organizations and details some of the sites that are involved in the process. http://www.securitypark.co.uk/security_article260153.html us: Man sentenced to 110 years for hacking, extortion A North Carolina man last week was sentenced to 110 years in prison after admitting that he and a co-conspirator hacked into computers used by young girls and used illicitly gained data to blackmail them. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9051202 Apple’s rising popularity lures hackers After years of relative safety, the Apple Mac is becoming an increasingly tempting target for malicious computer hackers, according to a new report published this week. Security researchers have been aware of the threat to Apple since last year, when they detected the first piece of malicious code – or “malware” – specifically designed to target Apple. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c79b814e-a364-11dc-b229-0000779fd2ac.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** au: Women's group calls for internet content review Until yesterday, users of the Telstra website wotnext.com.au could easily search the site with keywords such as "sexy" and a range of raunchy video clips would come up. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/06/2110965.htm Choking The Russian Voice - sale of livejournal.com The sweeping 70% victory of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in the recent Russian elections sucked the air out of the opposition's attempt to gain even one seat in parliament. Now Russians could have less of an independent voice in cyberspace. LiveJournal, the U.S.-based blogging service more Russians use than any other, was acquired on Monday by Russian media holding company SUP--another sign that Russians are losing outlets for personal opinions. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/12/04/russia-blog-livejournal-tech-cz_hb_1204russianblog.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ ca: Globe editorial: A bill too far Child pornography is among society's greatest evils. Its production often involves the most grotesque forms of child abuse imaginable. But not every law aimed at addressing an evil is by definition good. And while clearly born of the best of intentions, legislation introduced last week in Manitoba threatens to create more problems than it would solve. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071203.wxeporn03/BNStory/specialComment/home au: Telstra 'selling porn to kids for $1' TELSTRA is selling amateur porn over the internet, charging $1 to download video clips of naked women sunbathing and even wrestling in K-Y Jelly. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22870988-2,00.html http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=49621 http://tenterfield.yourguide.com.au/articles/1098619.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Telstra-accused-of-running-an-amateur-porn-site/0,130061733,339284288,00.htm http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10480467 au: What next? Smutty clips nobble Telstra's 'YouTube' Telstra's mobile video sharing site went into "emergency maintenance" this morning following revelations it had become overridden by smutty clips. WotNext.com.au, launched in January, lets people upload their amateur clips and sell them to mobile phone users for $1 each, of which Telstra gets 50 cents. It is billed as a mobile competitor to YouTube. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/12/05/1196530724315.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/12/05/1196530724315.html Wotnext clips not porn, Telstra says Telstra says it has had to do some "emergency maintenance" to its video-sharing website overnight after being notified about offensive content. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/05/2110137.htm nz: Over their shoulders - Teen safety online Children today face dangers while surfing the internet. Jane Bolton looks at how parents can keep them safe. Let's face it: if you're over 30, your kids are probably more technically savvy than you. And if you think your kids are too young to bother with the internet, think again. According to experts, we should be educating our children from as young as four or five on the dangers they can encounter on the net. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4311767a11275.html Family Online Safety Institute, Industry Leaders to Discuss the State of Internet Safety at Annual Conference As the number of children accessing the Internet increases, so, too, does the likelihood that these youth will be exposed to inappropriate Web sites or encounter dangerous situations online. Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) wants to make sure children's Internet experiences are safe. With this in mind, FOSI is holding its annual Conference and Exhibition on Dec. 6, 2007, at Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The Conference will bring together industry leaders, legislators, non-profit groups and media dedicated to creating a safer online environment for children. This year's one-day event focuses on "Rights and Responsibilities: Child Protection in the Web 2.0 World." http://www.fosi.org/press/conference2007/ ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** UK Cybercrime agency faces cuts as computer raid threats grow Staff cuts at the government agency that tackles cybercrime will leave British businesses vulnerable to attack from criminals and industrial espionage, experts say. It has emerged that the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), formed last year, will have to shed up to 400 staff when the Home Office announces its policing budget this week. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article2994807.ece us: House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings--or face fines of up to $300,000. That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels, and even some government agencies that provide Wi-Fi. It also sweeps in social-networking sites, domain name registrars, Internet service providers, and e-mail service providers such as Hotmail and Gmail, and it may require that the complete contents of the user's account be retained for subsequent police inspection. http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html ********************** FILE SHARING ********************** us: Film Industry Touts ISP Partners In Filtering Online Content ISPs are going to lead the monitoring of networks to ensure they are not being used for infringing purposes in the entertainment industry’s seemingly endless battle to maintain control over where their content is distributed, and to whom, Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Dan Glickman said Tuesday. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=858 Apple’s dominance faces Pepsi challenge Apple’s dominance of online music and the music labels’ best efforts to fight piracy are set to be dealt a blow from an unlikely quarter – PepsiCo, the fizzy drinks group. Pepsi is preparing a year-long marketing campaign in the United States in which up to a billion digital music tracks will be given away. Based on the prices charged by Apple, the largest online music retailer, the offer could be worth up to US$1 billion (£490 million). http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article3007211.ece ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Inside, Wikipedia is more like a sweatshop than Santa's workshop by Seth Finkelstein Wikipedia is frequently touted as a marvel of collaboration, a model of peer production. But it may be more instructive as a laboratory of pathologies of social interaction. While perhaps - like sausages- it's better not to see the product being made, any familiarity with how Wikipedia operates should give rise to enormous scepticism about its alleged example of harmonious collective action. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/dec/06/wikipedia ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: Telstra rejects Labor broadband plan Telstra has bluntly rejected the new Government's proposal for a partnership to build a national broadband network, jeopardising Labor's ambitious agenda for a broadband and education revolution. Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo told The Australian yesterday that the company would never agree to the Government's suggestion of a form of joint ownership, mocking it as some sort of "kumbaya, holding hands" theory. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22883976-601,00.html ********************** VoIP ********************** uk: VoIP providers will have to connect 999 calls, says regulator Providers of VoIP phone services will have to connect calls to emergency services within an year, telecoms regulator Ofcom has ruled. http://out-law.com/page-8744 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the most recent edition of the domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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