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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 *************************************************** Porn not the most popular online search for Australians http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24218087-2,00.html Preferring the Web Over Watching TV http://nytimes.com/2008/08/25/technology/25drill.html Calling Venus, Calling Mars: Differences in Men's and Women's Use of Mobile Phones http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/22/mobilephones-mars-venus-tech-wire-cx_ew_0822mobile.html Caution: Driver May Be Surfing the Web-Chrysler Adds Wi-Fi & Internet to Cars http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html China, India to Lead in Broadband Connections [Computerworld] http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150223/china_india_to_lead_in_broadband_connections.html Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending On Pace to Surpass $3.4 Trillion in 2008 [news release] http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=742913 The digital war on poverty by Jeffrey Sachs http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/digitalmedia.mobilephones Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece au: ARIA and BigPond at war over copyright infringement http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24214788-7582,00.html Andrew Keen: Forget Phelps, this year’s greatest Olympic winner has to be NBC http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/comment/andrew-keen-forget-phelps-this-yearrsquos-greatest-olympic-winner-has-to-be-nbc-907681.html Internet access falls short but Games force improvement: Rogge http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236377-15306,00.html Slipping Over the Great Firewall of China by Nicholas D. Kristof http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/opinion/24kristof.html uk: My husband, the internet paedophile: A tale of secrets, lies and family breakdown http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/my-husband-the-internet-paedophile-a-tale-of-secrets-lies-and-family-breakdown-904865.html uk: Babies are new target, Met warns as paedophile threat spirals http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/24/childprotection Blueprint for an innovative New Zealand http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528125 nz: Broadband market consolidation inevitable http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/broadband-market-consolidation-inevitable-34140 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Defamation Litigation and the Press In China By Xiaoyan Chen and Peng HWa Ang Abstract: This paper analyses 145 defamation cases in the court dockets in Chengdu from January 1987 to July 2005. Chengdu, the fourth most populous city in China, was chosen because the city trailblazed a number of reforms in the media in China. Lawyers and staff handling legal matters for all the newspaper groups in Chengdu were interviewed. Also interviewed were administrative personnel of the newspapers and senior officials from Chengdu Municipality Propaganda Bureau. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_4-12-2008.pdf Regulating Mobile Content: Convergences And Citizenship By Gerard Goggin Abstract: Internet and media convergence has been for sometime concentrated on mobile technologies. Most notable, perhaps, has been the emergence of a cluster of online, mobile data and content services and technologies that have been precursors of fully-fledged mobile media themselves. With these important, lucrative, and potentially farreaching developments in mind, this paper focusses on international approaches to regulation of mobile content with case studies of the US, Canada, Britain and Australia. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_7-12-2008.pdf Kids' Ad Play: Regulating Children's Advergames In The Converging Media Context By Sara Grimes Abstract: This article explores possibilities for regulating emerging forms of advertising within children’s online culture, focusing specifically on the rising phenomenon of advergames. An immensely popular form of entertainment among children and teens, advergames integrate advertising and market research strategies directly into the fabric of online games and environments. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_8-12-2008.pdf The New Network Neutrality: Criteria For Internet Freedom by Sascha D. Meinrath and Victor W. Pickard Abstract: The meteoric rise of network neutrality’s prominence as a crucial Internet policy debate has led to current events far outpacing theoretical and historical analyses. This paper addresses this lag in scholarship by contextualizing recent events in relation to historical telecommunications antecedents. In doing so, we critically evaluate the current network neutrality debate and offer a set of technical and policy guidelines for a new, more broadly defined network neutrality. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_10-12-2008.pdf Defining Regulatory Objectives For Contemporary Electronic Communications: Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Mira Burri-Nenova Abstract: Goal evaluation is an essential element of the process of designing regulatory frameworks. Lawyers and legal scholars do however tend to ignore it. The present article stresses the importance of pinpointing the precise regulatory objectives in the fluid environment of electronic communications, since, due to their technological and economic development, they have become the vital basis for communication and distribution of information in modern societies. The article attempts an analysis of the underlying regulatory objectives in contemporary communications and seeks to put together the complex puzzle of economic and societal issues. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_12-12-2008.pdf Policy Impediments To Media Convergence: An Exploration Of Case Studies From South Africa And India by Siddhartha Menon Abstract: This article focuses on regulatory aspects of the media convergence issue in two country cases: South Africa and India. The discussion addresses the central motivating research question of whether and why countries set an agenda to respond to the phenomenon of media convergence which is an inquiry of paramount importance not only to the specific field of international telecommunications policy, but also to the broader discourse of information and new media studies. Consequently this paper examines four dimensions of convergence policy in the two countries including: cross-sector entry; technological neutrality; competitive neutrality; and the role of the regulator. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_13-12-2008.pdf The Regulation of the Internet with Relation to Speech and Expression by the Indian State by Raman Chima [National Law School of India University] Abstract: This paper examines how the Indian State regulates the Internet and the relation this has to the limitations imposed on the State's actions vis-a-vis the rights provided by the Indian constitution protecting speech and expression as well as privacy. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1237262 Internet Governance as Forestry: Deriving Policy Principles from Managed Complex Adaptive Systems by Pierre De Vries [Economic Policy Research Center; Silicon Flatirons Center] Abstract: This paper proposes a principles-based approach for meeting regulatory goals that suits the dynamics of the internet/web. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1229482 Does Email Communication Increase Participation in Organizational Decision Making? by Lucio Biggiero [University of L'Aquila] Abstract: One of the main issues crossing the fields of organization theory, communication theory, and information technology is whether email communication does increase participation in decision making. Common sense and some case studies suggest the so-called "democratization argument": since email allows direct (non-filtered) communication between people and identity/status concealment, it enhances more freely and easy participation in decision making. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1233611 Reviving Fair Use: Why Sony’s Expansion of Fair Use Sparked the File-Sharing Craze by Christopher Alan Hower This article discusses the development and impermissible expansion of the fair use affirmative defense under Sony, which stole the right of access to copyrighted works from copyright holders. In turn, this shift of control encouraged consumers to take access when possible, even when such a taking constitutes infringement. This article also proposes legislation to remedy the current misapplication of fair use, and the justification and effects for such a modification. http://jip.kentlaw.edu/art/volume%207/7%20Chi-Kent%20J%20Intell%20Prop%2075.pdf The U.S. On Tilt: Why The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Is A Bad Bet by Gerd Alexander The United States federal government’s attempts to curb Internet gambling are beginning to resemble a game of whack-a-mole. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (the “UIGEA” or “Act”) represents its most recent attack on Internet gambling. This iBrief first looks at U.S. attempts to limit Internet gambling and how those efforts have affected gambling law and business. It then discusses how the UIGEA works and highlights some of its major limitations. This iBrief argues that the UIGEA will not only fail to rein in online gambling, but that the U.S. federal government is treading an improvident course towards prohibition and will undermine U.S. policy concerns. Finally, this piece concludes by recommending that the U.S. abandon its current course and regulate online gambling. http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/articles/2008dltr0006.html The Internet as a tool for democracy? A survey of non-profit Internet decision-makers and Web users by Linda Jean Kenix Abstract: Although research has urged scholars and practitioners to develop the Internet as a democratic tool, little research has examined how users actually use the Internet and how the Internet is conceptualized by those who create its content – particularly in the non-profit sector where questions of democracy, interconnected communication and information gathering are often central to survival. This research surveys 688 people associated with non-profit organizations in the United States to better understand their perceptions and uses of the Internet as a tool for social change. http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2124 Just Age Playing Around? How Second Life Aids and Abets Child Pornography by Caroline Meek [North Carolina JOLT Online Edition] Abstract: In 2002, Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition held that the possession, creation, or distribution of “virtual child pornography,” pornography created entirely through computer graphics, was not a punishable offense because regualtion impermissibly infringed on the First Amendment right to free speech and did not harm real children. Only a few years after that decision, however, the Court’s wisdom is being put to the test. A virtual world called Second Life, coupled with motion sensing technology, may provide a means for child pornographers to exploit real children while escaping detection. Second Life also provides a forum where users actively engage in sexual conduct with what appears to be a child. Thus, the Free Speech Coalition Court too narrowly construed “harm to a real child” and failed to render a decision that would keep pace with evolving technology. http://jolt.unc.edu/abstracts/volume-9/ncjoltonlineed/p88 Should Anti-Cyberbullying Laws Be Created? by Matthew C. Ruedy [North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology] Abstract: In 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier met a teenage boy named Josh Evans on the social networking website MySpace. The two had an amicable relationship until Josh began making derogatory comments to Megan. The correspondence ultimately resulted in her suicide. Months later, “Josh” was revealed to be the collective creation of forty-seven-year-old Lori Drew, her teenage daughter, and her part-time employee, Ashley Grills. Megan’s suicide has pushed forward legislation for the criminalization of cyberbullying, which can be defined as action or behavior on the Internet intended to hurt or harass another person. This Comment discusses the issues and challenges associated with creating cyberbullying laws, from the decision to create such laws in the first place, to the difficult First Amendment restrictions posed by the “true threat” and “imminent incitement” doctrines. http://jolt.unc.edu/abstracts/volume-9/ncjltech/p323 Privacy on the Web: Is It a Losing Battle? Visit the Amazon.com site to buy a book online and your welcome page will include recommendations for other books you might enjoy, including the latest from your favorite authors, all based on your history of purchases. Most customers appreciate these suggestions, much the way they would recommendations by a local librarian. http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=11067 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Porn not the most popular online search for Australians Despite the old truism, pornography is not the most popular thing on the internet, according to Google's new search analysis tool. More Australians use the web to find games than adult content, even in Queensland where searches for "porn" and "sex" are the most popular. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24218087-2,00.html http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,24218423-948,00.html Porn not the most searched-for content on Internet Down Under [ANI] The internet may be considered a dark and dangerous tool, flooded with porn, but according to Google's new search analysis tool, most Oz web users are looking for a more innocent form of entertainment. http://www.newkerala.com/fs/i/ain141.htm Preferring the Web Over Watching TV Parents who worry that their children watch too much television can take heart: a bigger concern may be children spending too much time online. For children ages 10 to 14 who use the Internet, the computer is a bigger draw than the TV set, according to a study recently released by DoubleClick Performics, a search marketing company. The study found that 83 percent of Internet users in that age bracket spent an hour or more online a day, but only 68 percent devoted that much time to television. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/25/technology/25drill.html Calling Venus, Calling Mars: Differences in Men's and Women's Use of Mobile Phones It's easy enough to spot a girly cellphone--just look for bright finishes in shades of pink, purple and red. But is it possible to use a phone like a girl? Research says yes. There are subtle but powerful differences in how men and women use technologies such as computers and Internet browsing. Men read more news; women drive e-commerce. Women typically do more semantic searches, typing in full questions rather than just keywords. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/22/mobilephones-mars-venus-tech-wire-cx_ew_0822mobile.html Poor earning virtual gaming gold Nearly 500,000 people in developing nations earn a wage making virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study has found. Research by Manchester University shows that the practice, known as gold-farming, is growing rapidly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7575902.stm comScore Reports on German Online and Mobile Gaming for June 2008: 30 Percent of German Internet Users Visited an Online Gaming Site [news release] comScore released the results of a study of the German online gaming sector, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, as well as the German mobile gaming sector, using data from the comScore M: Metrics MobiLens Survey. The study found that 30 percent of the total German Internet audience visited an online gaming site in June 2008, while 22.3 percent of all German mobile phone subscribers used their mobile device to play a game during the same period. http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2403 comScore Releases July 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings [news release] comScore released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In July 2008, Americans conducted 11.8 billion core searches (up 2 percent versus June) as Google Sites slightly extended its lead in core search market share by 0.4 percentage points. http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2405 Internet Explorer, Firefox to get 'privacy mode' Microsoft is planning a "privacy mode" for the next release of its Internet Explorer web browser. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7574265.stm Cracking China's Social Network Market With the biggest and fastest-growing online population on the planet, China is the holy grail for social networking sites. No surprise, then, that U.S.giants such as MySpace and Facebook are eager to reel in some of China’s 250 million Netizens. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/21/china-social-networks-tech-ebiz-cx_tw_0821china.html Widget Channel: Yahoo promises to bring wonders of the web to television A new project announced by internet giant Yahoo is promising to bring the wonders of the web to television, allowing viewers to customise their TV screens with a swathe of internet services including eBay listings, weather, financial news and Twitter updates. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/22/yahoo.television Caution: Driver May Be Surfing the Web-Chrysler Adds Wi-Fi & Internet to Cars Anything that keeps tykes pacified on long car trips, like video systems in rear seats, is a boon to automotive safety. Today, Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment option for the children: Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity. The problem is that the entire car becomes a hotspot. The signals won’t be confined to the Nintendos in the rear seat; front-seat occupants will be able to stay online, too. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.php China, India to Lead in Broadband Connections [Computerworld] India and China are to overtake Western Europe to become the region with the largest number of broadband connections, says analyst and consulting firm Ovum. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150223/china_india_to_lead_in_broadband_connections.html us: East Coast Rules in Broadband, Study Says [Network World] States on the East Coast have significantly faster median download speeds than the rest of the country, with the top states doubling or nearly tripling the national median speed, a new study claims. The study, which was conducted by affordable-broadband advocacy group Speed Matters, found that the nine states with the fastest median download connections are all located on the East Coast. Rhode Island (6.8Mbps) and Delaware (6.7Mbps) have the fastest, and nearly triple the national median download speed of 2.3Mbps. Rounding out the Top 5 states are New Jersey (5.8Mbps), Virginia (5Mbps) and Massachusetts (4.6Mbps). http://www.pcworld.com/article/150214/east_coast_rules_in_broadband_study_says.html ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending On Pace to Surpass $3.4 Trillion in 2008 [news release] Despite current economic concerns, worldwide IT spending will exceed $3.4 trillion in 2008, an increase of 8 percent from 2007 spending, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said much of this growth is based on the decline in the U.S. dollar. The estimated worldwide IT spending growth expressed in constant currency is forecast to be approximately 4.5 percent. http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=742913 Olympics set the stage for emerging Web tech fight-Microsoft Silverlight v Adobe Flash As the world's best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems Inc over the Internet's next big competition. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN2228041820080822 Research aims to put tongues in control of devices [AP] The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/research-aims-to-put-tongues-in-control-of-devices-20080825-41h6.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/research-aims-to-put-tongues-in-control-of-devices-20080825-41h6.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Low cost Internet phone revolution beckons for India [AFP] Battle lines are being drawn after India's telecoms regulator called for full-blown telephone services via the Internet, paving the way for another fall in the nation's already cheap call rates. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/low-cost-internet-phone-revolution-beckons-for-india-20080823-40hx.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/low-cost-internet-phone-revolution-beckons-for-india-20080823-40hx.html The digital war on poverty by Jeffrey Sachs The digital divide is beginning to close. The flow of digital information – through mobile phones, text messaging, and the internet – is now reaching the world's masses, even in the poorest countries, bringing with it a revolution in economics, politics, and society. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/digitalmedia.mobilephones One laptop for every Niuean child The One Laptop Per Child programme has lived up to its name in the tiny South Pacific nation of Niue, where 100% of children now have one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7576573.stm Tiny nation of Niue gets laptop for every child [AFP] The tiny South Pacific nation of Niue Thursday became the first nation in the world to issue laptop computers to all its children, officials said. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/tiny-nation-of-niue-gets-laptop-for-every-child-20080822-405v.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/tiny-nation-of-niue-gets-laptop-for-every-child-20080822-405v.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new cyberwar against Britain waged by criminals and terrorists — some of them backed by foreign states — the Government has said. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece Mutually assured destruction in cyberspace The crisis in Georgia has not only stoked fears of a belligerent Russia. It has also served as a reminder that a new style of warfare – potentially as devastating as those that terrified previous generations – is almost upon us: cyberwar. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5cb050-6eb7-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.html Cybereye | The threats ahead Infrastructure networking technology figures to be the hot topic during the next year when it comes to researching vulnerabilities. In a survey of attendees at the Black Hat Briefings security conference earlier this month, 49 percent of respondents said they intended to pursue research in this area. About a third said they will be looking at Web technologies for vulnerabilities. http://www.gcn.com/print/27_21/46953-1.html Warning issued on fake software sites [AAP] The German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn is warning about a new and especially tricky security hole affecting internet users. The hole is related to the Domain Name System (DNS) and hence potentially affects all web users. http://news.smh.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html http://news.theage.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html au: Jail the 'greedy' scam victims, says Nigerian diplomat The Nigerian high commissioner says people who are ripped off by so-called Nigerian scams are just as guilty as the fraudsters and should be jailed. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/21/1219262419867.html Brazilian charged in botnet scheme, will be extradited to U.S. [IDG] A Brazilian man has been charged for trying to rent out a botnet that would have been used to send spam, U.S. authorities said Thursday. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113259 http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/22/Brazilian_charged_in_botnet_scheme_will_be_extradited_to_US_1.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082208-brazilian-charged-in-botnet-scheme.html Brazilian charged in U.S. in connection with operating botnet A Brazilian man has been charged in connection with operating a botnet composed of more than 100,000 computers infected with malicious software allegedly designed to send spam, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10022990-83.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62045202,00.htm ************************** PRIVACY ************************** ca: Commissioner welcomes legal community’s call for privacy law reform A Canadian Bar Association (CBA) resolution once again highlights the urgent need for reform of Canada’s federal public sector privacy legislation, says the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart. http://privcom.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2008/nr-c_080818_e.asp us: For Sale: Your Browser History In May, Charter Communications, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers, sent letters to hundreds of thousands of its customers promising "an enhancement coming soon to your Web browsing experience." This was a heroic bit of corporate doublespeak—Charter planned to "enhance" its service by installing software on its Internet lines to scrutinize its customers' browsing habits. The company's aim: to sell lucrative ads tailored to users' interests. For instance, if Charter saw that you'd been reading lots of auto reviews, it might show you spots for new cars. The company described the plan as a benefit for users. "You will not see more ads—just ads that are more relevant to you," it said. http://slate.com/id/2198119/ au: Guide to handling personal information security breaches released Federal Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has released voluntary guidelines on how companies and government agencies should handle security breaches involving sensitive customer information. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236649-15306,00.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** au: ARIA and BigPond at war over copyright infringement A legal stoush has emerged between Australia's music industry and the country's largest internet service provider, BigPond, over the potentially explosive issue of copyright infringement. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24214788-7582,00.html Cyber Infrastructure: The Internet's New Shortcut The Internet, it turns out, may have room enough for everyone. Even the most bandwidth-hogging digital pirates. That, at least, is the hope of two professors from the University of Washington and Yale University. They plan to present research at a conference in Seattle on Thursday describing a new and speedier way to send data across the Internet. Their technique, based on an algorithm they call P4P, could eventually offer a less controversial version of peer-to-peer file sharing, a practice that has flooded the Internet with pirated music and movies and ignited debate over what online content broadband providers should regulate. http://www.forbes.com/infrastructure/2008/08/20/filesharing-internet-p4p-tech-cionetwork-cx_ag_0821fileshare.html Intel unites the internet with TV Intel has signed a deal with Yahoo to enhance the way people use their TVs by adding internet applications. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7573331.stm Andrew Keen: Forget Phelps, this year’s greatest Olympic winner has to be NBC ... But for all the success of NBC’s online coverage, the lesson of Beijing is that television unquestionably remains America’s platform of choice for the majority of media consumers. Ninety per cent of viewers of NBC’s Olympic coverage watched the games on television and only 10 per cent watched on the internet. So forget all the hype about the interactive YouTube Olympics, the fragmentation of viewing habits, niche media and the death of television. Ninety per cent of Americans still rely on the original tube. When the revolution happens, it will appear on TV first. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/comment/andrew-keen-forget-phelps-this-yearrsquos-greatest-olympic-winner-has-to-be-nbc-907681.html Web Audience for Games Soars for NBC and Yahoo The extent to which the Internet served as a supplement to television was unprecedented, and there were two clear winners: NBC’s Web site and Yahoo’s Olympics section. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/olympics/25online.html NBC Didn't Cash In on Olympics Video NBC's decision to limit the amount of Olympics footage on its Web site has ticked off sports fans. But that decision could also dog the network in another way: NBCOlympics.com will generate just $5.75 million in video-ad revenue from the Games, according to estimates from research firm eMarketer Inc. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121945280757465515.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** China keeps pro-Tibet websites blocked [AFP] Pro-Tibet websites remained blocked in the Olympic press centre and elsewhere on Friday, amid reports that Chinese troops had opened fire on protesters in a remote area of southwest China. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/china-keeps-protibet-websites-blocked-20080823-40hw.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/china-keeps-protibet-websites-blocked-20080823-40hw.html Internet access falls short but Games force improvement: Rogge Internet access during the Beijing Olympics had not lived up to expectations, but the Games had helped open it up, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said yesterday. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236377-15306,00.html Nike asks Chinese government to identify Yahoo blogger When the rebel becomes king, it doesn't mean the people will suddenly be smiling. Nike, once the brand that championed all who challenged authority, seems to have suddenly taken on the mantle, as well as the athletic supporter, of a regime not known for its fondness for allowing people to just do it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10023104-71.html Experts: Internet filtering and censorship rife Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. The recent conflict between Georgia and Russia has highlighted many of the issues at play with Internet filtering, as its increasing use by governments raises serious doubts about the freedom of the Web. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/21/internet.filtering/ Probe into gymnast He Kexin could rule soon - but censorship stops online debate The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) could rule as early as today on whether a double-gold winning Chinese gymnast was underage - but any online debate of the row has been censored. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4588274.ece Slipping Over the Great Firewall of China by Nicholas D. Kristof For all the continuing repression, Chinese live far freer lives now than they did in the 1980s and ’90s. The openness even continues to expand on the Internet. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/opinion/24kristof.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ uk: My husband, the internet paedophile: A tale of secrets, lies and family breakdown Next week the BBC screens a major new drama about the families of men caught sharing images of child sex abuse. Here, researcher Clare Dwyer Hogg meets three wives whose real experiences informed the show – and hears how one knock on the door changed their lives forever... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/my-husband-the-internet-paedophile-a-tale-of-secrets-lies-and-family-breakdown-904865.html uk: Babies are new target, Met warns as paedophile threat spirals Children too young to speak are increasingly being targeted by sex offenders - and members of the professions are among those trawling the net for images. In the week Gary Glitter returns, police say the scale of the threat is 'massive' http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/24/childprotection us: Keeping our Children Safe: Protecting the 'Most Vulnerable Among Us' [news release] The exploitation of children has unfortunately become a “growth industry,” according to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, but the Bureau is “working every day to find and stop those who prey on our children.” http://www.fbi.gov/page2/august08/cac_082208.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Blueprint for an innovative New Zealand It is widely agreed that New Zealand's future economic prosperity rests on our ability to carve out larger global markets for innovative and technology-driven products and services. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528125 Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record By choosing Joe Biden as their vice presidential candidate, the Democrats have selected a politician with a mixed record on technology who has spent most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders, who ranks toward the bottom of CNET's Technology Voters' Guide, and whose anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 set for Bangkok, 2-5 September [news release] ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 is set to open in Bangkok, Thailand in two weeks. The leading showcase for information and communication technologies (ICT) and the foremost networking platform for policy makers, regulators and the ICT industry from across the Asia-Pacific region will open its doors 2-5 September 2008 at the IMPACT Convention Centre, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/22.html View The ITU/EBU Meeting of High-Level Experts on Competitive Platforms for the Delivery of Digital Content The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are jointly holding a meeting of high-level experts to identify key trends and to address the new technological and policy challenges in the digital content delivery environment. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/View+The+ITUEBU+Meeting+Of+HighLevel+Experts+On+Competitive+Platforms+For+The+Delivery+Of+Digital+Content+.aspx ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** nz: Broadband market consolidation inevitable Despite the apparent success in the unbundling of the local loop network, a report released today by IDC believes that the market can only sustain two to three mass-market competitors in the long term. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/broadband-market-consolidation-inevitable-34140 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Mobile WiMAX by Jarno Pinola and Kostas Pentikousis, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland One of the technologies that can lay the foundation for the next generation (fourth generation [4G]) of mobile broadband networks is popularly known as "WiMAX." WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is designed to deliver wireless broadband bitrates, with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees for different traffic classes, robust security, and mobility. This article provides an overview of mobile WiMAX, which is based on the wireless local and Metropolitan-Area Network (MAN) standards IEEE 802.16-2004 [1] and 802.16e-2005 [2]. We introduce WiMAX and focus on its mobile system profile and briefly review the role of the WiMAX Forum. We summarize the critical points of the WiMAX network reference model and present the salient characteristics of the PHY and MAC layers as specified in [1] and [2]. Then we address how mobile nodes enter a WiMAX network and explain the fundamentals of mobility support in WiMAX. Finally, we briefly compare WiMAX with High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), another contender for 4G. http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_wimax.html Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google Verizon Wireless and Google, two industry Goliaths that have seen each other as potential rivals, are discussing a partnership that would give Google’s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones, according to people briefed on the talks. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/23/technology/23google.html Intel: WiMax to slash device's time to market [IDG] The certification process for WiMax devices will allow vendors to get new products out to mobile broadband users in one-third the time it takes to put a phone on a carrier's 3G network, Intel said Thursday at its developer conference. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/22/Intel_WiMax_to_slash_device_timetomarket_1.html Apple's Ambitious iPhone 3G Plans Forecasting iPhone sales is one of tech's toughest guessing games. Since Apple's iPhone 3G came storming out of the gate with 1 million units sold in the three days after it went on sale July 11, analysts have scrambled to come up with a reliable forecast for how many of the devices the consumer electronics maker will sell in the coming years. http://businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080821_199140.htm Intel: Nothing but the Net Has Intel finally come up with a winning formula for conquering the digital living room? The magic eight ball says maybe. The company’s announcement Wednesday of a partnership with Yahoo! could vastly simplify development of Intel-based hardware with consumer electronics makers. 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