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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 *************************************************** au: RBA to review PayPal, eBay link http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24314829-15306,00.html The Queen to visit Google http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/2776505/The-Queen-to-visit-Google.html Google puts papers' archives online http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/09/googlethemedia.digitalmedia The future of newspapers in the age of the internet http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24326439-13480,00.html Google's Search Goes Out to Sea http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/googles-search-goes-out-to-sea/ Obama sex video? Hardly. It's spyware spreading via email http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10038812-83.html Warning over Obama sex scandal spam http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2225713/warning-obama-sex-scandal-spam Google backs $750m African internet project http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4711927.ece Google backs project to connect 3bn to net http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee2f738c-7dd0-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html U.S. May Be Preparing Antitrust Suit in Google-Yahoo Partnership http://nytimes.com/2008/09/10/technology/10google.html us: Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/massive-takedown-anti-scientology-videos-youtube Scientology fights critics with 4,000 DMCA takedown notices http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080908-scientology-fights-critics-with-4000-dmca-takedown-notices.html Internet drug trafficking skyrockets, experts warn [AFP] http://news.smh.com.au/technology/internet-drug-trafficking-skyrockets-experts-warn-20080911-4dyo.html eu: Brussels in 'frightening' grab for personal information http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2778033/Brussels-in-frightening-grab-for-personal-information.html Dealing With I.S.P. Snooping http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/dealing-with-isp-snooping/ Google Tightens Data Retention Policy - Again http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/google-tightens-data-retention-policy-again/ ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** au: RBA to review PayPal, eBay link The Reserve Bank has summoned top executives from online auction house eBay Australia and its subsidiary, PayPal, to review their alleged anti-competitive behaviour, in a meeting to be held next month. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24314829-15306,00.html RBA, eBay set to discuss PayPal rules By: Julie Shingleton The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to meet with online auction house eBay Australia and its subsidiary PayPal in the next 30 days to discuss the removal of eBay rules that favour the use of PayPal as a payment option on the site. http://pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;334961153 NICTA team looks to internet's future A team of five scientists from Australia's national ICT research centre, NICTA, are lending their wireless expertise to a collaborative European research project that aims to one day lay the foundations for a future internet. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24314823-5013040,00.html The Queen to visit Google She already exchanges emails with her grandchildren and she has shared video on YouTube but now the Queen plans to make a further foray into the world of cyberspace with a visit to Google. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/2776505/The-Queen-to-visit-Google.html Microsoft and Google Give The Browser a Rewrite Your Web browser is probably the most important program on your computer, and it's now getting the competition it deserves. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091003301.html Google puts papers' archives online Google marked another milestone in its ambition to organise the world's information last night, revealing an ambitious extension of its Google News search that will make millions of pages of archived newspaper content available for free. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/09/googlethemedia.digitalmedia Google to Digitize Newspaper Archives Google is scanning microfilm from newspaper archives to make them searchable online, first through Google News and eventually on the papers’ own Web sites. http://nytimes.com/2008/09/09/technology/09google.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/09/technology/09google.php Google to put newspaper archives online Google has taken another step towards its stated goal of indexing the world’s information by scanning newspaper archives and making them searchable on the internet. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4712893.ece Hiding a Porn Habit Is Part of the Thrill for Many Addicts Actor David Duchovny's pubic revelation that he was a sex addict had many people asking if sex addiction is a real disorder or just an excuse for bad behavior. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5751532 You've got interruptions Email is proving a dangerous distraction and is just as addictive as gambling. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/09/08/1220857455459.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/09/08/1220857455459.html E-mail is as addictive as gambling Just when you finally came to terms with your e-mail addiction, blogs came along, then IM, then Twitter, and now we are all zombies. As it turns out, e-mail is a dangerous distraction. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10037909-62.html E-Mail Addiction: Five Signs You Need Help Are you addicted to e-mail? Study finds the odds are good you checked your e-mail within the last 15 minutes. Here are five warning signs. http://www.pcworld.com/article/150928/email_addiction_five_signs_you_need_help.html Nokia turns attention to Internet Nokia's Internet services are far from ready and the world's top cellphone maker is seeking further acquisitions to speed up the introduction of new services, Niklas Savander, the head of the unit, said in an interview. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-35399120080909 http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/09/business/09nokia.php The future of newspapers in the age of the internet Newspaper companies risk dying "a death of a thousand cuts" if they fire staff en masse without drastically reinventing their businesses, a leading international media consultant warned Australian publishing executives this week. ... Mr Senor said newspapers needed to "innovate or die", completely reinvent the formula of the medium and "rediscover the soul of their business". http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24326439-13480,00.html Rupert Murdoch last hope for newspapers: ABC chief Rupert Murdoch is the last, best hope for quality newspapers, ABC managing director Mark Scott has declared. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24327383-7582,00.html nz: Councillor uses Wikipedia to discredit rivals Auckland City councillor Aaron Bhatnagar has been caught doctoring the online encyclopedia Wikipedia to paint his opponents in a bad light at last year's local body elections. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=171&objectid=10531375 U.S. text usage hits record despite price increases Text messaging is proving to be the goose that laid golden eggs for the wireless industry as usage explodes despite steep increases in the price of the service. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10038634-94.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** British bosses more likely to ban Facebook than European counterparts British companies are twice as likely to ban or restrict the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace compared to their European counterparts, according to new research. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2705685/British-bosses-more-likely-to-ban-Facebook-than-European-counterparts.html Brave New World of Digital Intimacy On Sept. 5, 2006, Mark Zuckerberg changed the way that Facebook worked, and in the process he inspired a revolt. Zuckerberg, a doe-eyed 24-year-old C.E.O., founded Facebook in his dorm room at Harvard two years earlier, and the site quickly amassed nine million users. By 2006, students were posting heaps of personal details onto their Facebook pages, including lists of their favorite TV shows, whether they were dating (and whom), what music they had in rotation and the various ad hoc “groups” they had joined (like “Sex and the City” Lovers). All day long, they’d post “status” notes explaining their moods — “hating Monday,” “skipping class b/c i’m hung over.” After each party, they’d stagger home to the dorm and upload pictures of the soused revelry, and spend the morning after commenting on how wasted everybody looked. Facebook became the de facto public commons — the way students found out what everyone around them was like and what he or she was doing. http://nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07awareness-t.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/08/news/07awarenesst.php uk: Parentline Plus networking website allows parents to discuss their teenagers Parents of teenagers are to get a dedicated social networking site to help them to cope with the challenges of older children. Parentline Plus, which runs a 24-hour helpline, is behind the new service that will be funded by the Government. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4710082.ece Twittering From the Cradle A host of new sites, including Totspot, Odadeo, Lil’Grams and Kidmondo, offer parents a chance to invite friends and family to join and contribute to a network geared to connecting them to the baby in their lives. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/fashion/11Tots.html ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Google's Search Goes Out to Sea Call it Google’s data navy. The search and advertising company has filed for a patent that describes a “water-based data center.” The idea is that Google would create mobile data center platforms out at sea by stacking containers filled with servers, storage systems and networking gear on barges or other platforms. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/googles-search-goes-out-to-sea/ How text-messaging slips can help catch murderers After Danielle Jones disappeared on 18 June 2001, a series of text messages were sent from her phone. Police were suspicious that the later messages in the series were not written by Danielle, and linguistic analysis was able to show that they were in fact more likely to have been written by her uncle, Stuart Campbell. Likewise, when Jenny Nicholl disappeared in 2005, a linguistic analysis showed that text messages sent from her handset were probably written not by her but by her ex-lover, David Hodgson. Both Hodgson and Campbell were convicted of murder, and the linguistic evidence played an important role in their prosecution. http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dr-tim-grant-how-textmessaging-slips-can-help-catch-murderers-923503.html Less toxic iPods rock Image from flickr iLoungeYesterday Steve Jobs announced Apple new iPod line up. Here’s the bit that really got our attention about the new models: Arsenic-free glass, Brominated flame retardant-free, Mercury-free & PVC-free. http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2008/09/less_toxic_ipods_rock.html Greenpeace gushes over latest iPods Greenpeace is praising Apple over its cleaner iPods. The company said on Tuesday that it would be completely eliminating the use of PVC and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in the upcoming line of iPod nano players. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2225818/greenpeace-gushes-latest-ipods ********************** SPAM ********************** Obama sex video? Hardly. It's spyware spreading via email Don't believe everything you read on the Internet: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama isn't a terrorist...or a porn star. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10038812-83.html Warning over Obama sex scandal spam Web monitoring firms are warning IT administrators to update their spam filters after a massive new spamming campaign was detected. Inboxes are filling up with spam claiming to have a link to a web site that carries video footage of a sexual indiscretion committed by presidential candidate Barack Obama. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2225713/warning-obama-sex-scandal-spam http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2225713/warning-obama-sex-scandal-spam Three major spam waves in August Beware of Madonna, MS & CNN: Secure Computing's Research team has found three major spam waves in the month of August. http://ciol.com/Technology/Security/News-Reports/Three-major-spam-waves-in-August/8908110016/0/ BitTorrent Spam Seeding Trojan Virus Spam There's some ingenious virus-laden e-mail spam making the rounds right now. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/bittorrent-spam.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Google backs $750m African internet project Google has teamed up with John Malone, the media billionaire, and HSBC on a venture that will offer internet access to three billion people in Africa and other emerging markets as the US search engine continues to expand its presence across the Web. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4711927.ece 'Africans to gain' from web plan Google is helping develop a system to bring high-speed internet connections to three billion people developing countries in Africa and elsewhere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7606824.stm Google backs project to connect 3bn to net Google has thrown its weight behind ambitious plans to bring internet access to 3bn people in Africa and other emerging markets by launching at least 16 satellites to bring its services to the unconnected half of the globe. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee2f738c-7dd0-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html Space offers high-speed net access to Africa Greg Wyler, a US technology entrepreneur seeking a worthwhile project after selling his semiconductor cooling devices business, found himself in Rwanda two years ago, trying to bring internet access to one of Africa’s poorest regions. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/591d172a-7de1-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html Mobile phones key to universal ICT access - NTC official Mobile phones and their applications hold the key to reaching universal access to information and communications technology (ICT) in the [Philippines], not the Internet or broadband, an official of National Telecommunications Commission has said, pointing to the lack of fixed lines in rural areas. http://www.gmanews.tv/story/119237/Mobile-phones-key-to-universal-ICT-access---NTC-official Bridging the digital divide Robert Conway is the CEO of the GSM Association, which comprises over 800 GSM mobile phone operators, manufacturers and suppliers from across the world. In countries such as India, efforts have led to reduced phone costs and basic services are offered at lower revenues. He participated in the Principal Voices debate in 2005 and talked about how technology impacted development across the world and the role mobile phone technology played. Three years on, CNN caught up with Robert Conway and asked whether there's been any shrinking of the digital divide. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/09/robert.conway/ ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** U.S. May Be Preparing Antitrust Suit in Google-Yahoo Partnership Is the Justice Department preparing to challenge a high-profile advertising partnership between Google and Yahoo? http://nytimes.com/2008/09/10/technology/10google.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/10/technology/google.php US authorities hire top lawyer to prepare antitrust case against Google The US justice department has hired a top Washington lawyer to head up a possible antitrust investigation into the activities of Google. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/09/google.google Yahoo's link-up with Google faces threat of litigation Yahoo's life-saving advertising alliance with Google could be under threat, after it emerged that the US Justice Department has hired a top competition lawyer to advise on a potential litigation to stop the deal. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/yahoos-linkup-with-google-faces-threat-of-litigation-924662.html us: Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube Over a period of twelve hours, between this Thursday night and Friday morning, American Rights Counsel LLC sent out over 4000 DMCA takedown notices to YouTube, all making copyright infringement claims against videos with content critical of the Church of Scientology. Clips included footage of Australian and German news reports about Scientology, A Message to Anonymous/Scientology , and footage from a Clearwater City Commission meeting. Many accounts were suspended by YouTube in response to multiple allegations of copyright infringement. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/09/massive-takedown-anti-scientology-videos-youtube Scientology fights critics with 4,000 DMCA takedown notices A huge trove of critical videos of Scientology was targeted for takedown late last week by a group called American Rights Counsel. The group sent more than 4,000 DMCA takedown notices to YouTube and claimed that every video infringed on its copyrights, according to the EFF. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080908-scientology-fights-critics-with-4000-dmca-takedown-notices.html Internet drug trafficking skyrockets, experts warn [AFP] Drug trafficking on the web has soared as Internet use has become commonplace, presenting far more challenges and dangers than traditional trafficking, experts warned at a conference in Stockholm that wrapped up Wednesday. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/internet-drug-trafficking-skyrockets-experts-warn-20080911-4dyo.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/internet-drug-trafficking-skyrockets-experts-warn-20080911-4dyo.html Saudi arrests five web 'jihadis' Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it has arrested five people who used the Internet to propagate extremism and incite youths to go to troubled areas, a reference to supporters of Al-Qaeda. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/saudi-arrests-five-web-jihadis-20080911-4dyb.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/saudi-arrests-five-web-jihadis-20080911-4dyb.html nz: I was slandered, says teen hacker A teenager who hacked into a Bebo site says she did it because she felt she was being slandered. The Hastings teen, 19, has been granted diversion by police for the criminal charge of hacking into a schoolgirl's social networking website - an offence punishable by up to seven years in jail. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4687141a11.html nz: Cambridge family hot over hacker's penalty The family of a Cambridge teenager whose Bebo site was hacked have laid a complaint about the way police handled the case. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4688984a28.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/waikatotimes/4687581a6579.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** eu: Brussels in 'frightening' grab for personal information Civil liberties and privacy are being eroded at a "breathtaking" rate by European Union governments, according to a report: Civil liberties watchdog Statewatch criticised the EU's post-9/11 security strategy as a "frightening" grab for every aspect of individual information. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2778033/Brussels-in-frightening-grab-for-personal-information.html Dealing With I.S.P. Snooping Even though Congress has growled loudly enough to get Internet service providers to back off their plans to sell information about their customers’ Web surfing to advertising companies, one prominent legal expert argues that the law governing the issue should still be made tougher. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/dealing-with-isp-snooping/ Google Tightens Data Retention Policy - Again Under pressure from regulators and activists, Google tightened its data retention policies, saying it would anonymize search records after nine months. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/google-tightens-data-retention-policy-again/ Google says EU data laws do not catch its search logs Google will anonymise search engine data after nine months instead of 18 months after pressure from EU and US privacy activists and regulators. The company also said that EU law does not apply to crucial parts of its data processing operations. http://out-law.com/page-9411 Google moves to ease search privacy concerns [AFP] Google has moved to calm privacy concerns, with plans to halve the time it keeps users' web search data on record following pressure from European regulators. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2360246.htm Google to dump user data earlier Google is to halve the amount of time it stores users' personal search data in response to continued pressure from the EU over its privacy policy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7605801.stm Google cuts how long it stores users' personal data Google Inc has halved the amount of time it stores personal data gathered from its users' Web surfing habits, a move aimed at improving its privacy policies, a company official said. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-35394520080909 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** BBC iPlayer offered on Nokia N96 Users of the Nokia N96 are to be among the first with the ability to run the BBC's iPlayer on their mobile phones. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7603606.stm High-Ranking Web Site Administrator Sentenced in Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown [news release] Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, Va., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James P. Jones to 18 months in prison for his role as a high-ranking administrator of a peer-to-peer (P2P) Internet piracy group. In addition, Dove was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and fined $20,000. A jury found Dove guilty of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement on June 26, 2008. http://justice.gov/opa/pr/2008/September/08-crm-799.html DVD copier by RealNetworks is sure to ire Hollywood People have been avidly feeding music CDs into their computers for years, ripping digital copies of albums and transferring the files to their other computers and mobile devices. This has not happened nearly as much with DVDs, for both practical and legal reasons. But that may soon change. http://iht.com/articles/2008/09/07/technology/dvd.php Video Piracy--Without The Piracy If the advent of streaming video and direct downloads hadn't already signaled the impending death of video disc sales, add another nail to the DVD distributor's coffin: a technology that lets anyone copy any DVD--and seems to be perfectly legal. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/09/07/real-dvd-legal-tech-security-cx_ag_0908realdvd.html Internet first for band Marillion Since having a string of chart hits in the 1980s and prompting a surge of babies named Kayleigh, the rock group Marillion have reinvented themselves as unlikely internet pioneers. They plan to appeal to new fans by flooding the peer-to-peer networks typically used to swap pirated songs with copies of their new album. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/11/internet ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Zimbabwe bloggers shine a light on their troubled country With most independent newspapers shut down by Mugabe's regime, activists -- and even a diplomat -- have turned to the Internet. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-zimblogs10-2008sep10,0,1482204.story Syria blocks 160 websites: rights group [AFP] Syrian authorities have blocked access to 160 dissident websites since 2000 as part of a drive to censure the press and control Internet use, a free speech organisation said on Tuesday. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/syria-blocks-160-websites-rights-group-20080910-4d53.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/syria-blocks-160-websites-rights-group-20080910-4d53.html Moroccan blogger jailed for disparaging king A blogger who accused Morocco's monarchy of encouraging a culture of dependency where loyalty is rewarded with favors has been jailed for showing disrespect for King Mohammed, his family and rights groups said on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL938638420080909 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ UK computer games industry calls for PEGI ratings system The computer games industry has again called for the UK government to choose PEGI, the voluntary Pan-European Games Information ratings, instead of a proposed hybrid system. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/08/digitalmedia.games Wikipedia editors divided over sex shots CHILD protection campaigners say Wikipedia has "crossed the line" by allowing graphic videos and photographs of sexual acts on its articles - and even some of the site's own editors say the content is dressed-up porn. http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24318423-5014108,00.html uk: Married to a paedophile Roger Took was a respected art historian and a husband of 25 years. He was also a paedophile. Here, for the first time, his wife explains how he was able to deceive her for so many years and describes her horror upon discovering that his victims had included her grandchildren http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4707508.ece nz: Internet providers called on to act The power of the internet to influence young people giving them instant access to methods of committing suicide was highlighted at the seminar by internet safety education service Netsafe. http://nzdoctor.co.nz/news?article=654332db-d72a-4880-bd73-8b22dba7bdfc Microsoft Pushes Digital IDs for Kids Online A Microsoft white paper suggesting that children get digital identity cards to verify their age and better protect them online. But not everyone is convinced it's the right approach. http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3769331 ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* Will the world end on Wednesday? Be a bit of a pain if it did, wouldn't it? And the most frustrating thing is that we won't know for sure either way until the European laboratory for particle physics (Cern) in Geneva switches on its Large Hadron Collider the day after tomorrow. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/08/particlephysics.physics CERN reiterates safety of LHC on eve of first beam [news release] A report published today in the peer reviewed Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics provides comprehensive evidence that safety fears about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are unfounded. The LHC is CERN’s new flagship research facility. As the world’s highest energy particle accelerator, it is poised to provide new insights into the mysteries of our universe. http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2008/PR07.08E.html Into the unknown Something extremely important is going on today in a giant tunnel beneath the Swiss countryside. But precisely what 'mysteries of the universe' are the scientists at Cern hoping to solve - and does it matter whether or not they succeed? Stuart Jeffries gets to grips with Higgs bosons, quarks, supersymmetric particles and miniature black holes http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/10/cern.particlephysics Cern special: The 9 billion dollar question Today, mankind’s greatest experiment begins as the Large Hadron Collider powers up. The cost is huge, the scale is massive – and the discoveries could be enormous. But, asks Andy McSmith, what does it all add up to? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cern-special-the-9-billion-dollar-question-924345.html So what the heck is a hadron? Who is behind today's experiment? This is probably the biggest international collaboration outside of the United Nations. It has involved something like 10,000 scientists and engineers from 500 research institutes in 80 countries. The building of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been co-ordinated by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva, which carries out studies into particle physics on behalf of the 20 nations that fund it. Cern has already built several particle colliders, or "atom smashers", which have produced fundamental discoveries in physics leading to several Nobel prizes. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/so-what-the-heck-is-a-hadron-924346.html NBC agrees to use Google TV ads for networks Google is to begin selling advertisements on some of NBC Universal's cable networks. NBC Universal said yesterday that Google would be allowed to sell adverts on some of its cable channels, such as MSNBC, Oxygen and the Sci Fi network. The partnership may be extended later to other NBC Universal properties. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article4720018.ece ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: Bob Carr backs Telstra in bid for broadband network Former NSW premier Bob Carr has thrown his weight behind Telstra's offer to build a national broadband network worth up to $30 billion, and has been advising the former monopoly on the bid. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24316123-5013404,00.html US Congress set to weigh in on tech, telecom issues [AP] Technology and telecommunications issues will be on Capitol Hill's radar in the months ahead as lawmakers attempt to influence regulators at the Federal Communications Commission and frame the debate for next year's Congress. Among the issues at the top of the agenda: subsidies for telephone service in underserved areas and online privacy. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080908/tech_outlook_congress_returns.html nz: David Cunliffe and the Three Musketeers? THERE'S been no shortage of backchat from Vodafone and TelstraClear on National's plan to invest $1.5 billion in a fibre network, and a stony silence from Telecom. http://redorbit.com/news/business/1550663/david_cunliffe_and_the_three_musketeers/ ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** US mobile carrier CEOs still want network control The wireless Web has prompted mobile operators to change their tune about open networks, but don't expect the mobile market to be as open as the PC Internet anytime soon. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10038131-94.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Officer faces court on child sex, porn charges A New South Wales police officer charged with child sex and pornography offences has been ordered not to use the internet or approach his alleged victim. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2359321.htm Policeman faces child sex charges A Sydney police officer appeared in court today charged with having sex with an underage child and possession of child pornography. http://www.theage.com.au/national/policeman-faces-child-sex-charges-20080909-4cm8.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/09/09/1220857502396.html au: Child porn conviction for former teacher A former Orange High School teacher and police officer has been sentenced to a suspended 12 month jail term for two counts of accessing child pornography. http://orange.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/child-porn-conviction-for-former-teacher/1267985.aspx au: Man jailed over 'thousands' of child porn images [ABC] A 53-year-old Perth man has been sentenced to 16 months' jail for possessing tens of thousands of images of child pornography featuring children as young as 12 months. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/australian-news/5005069/man-jailed-over-thousands-of-child-porn-images/ Man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography [ABC] A 53-year-old man from Perth is behind bars after pleading guilty to possessing tens of thousands of images of child pornography, featuring children as young as 12-months-old. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/australian-news/5002553/man-pleads-guilty-to-possessing-child-pornography/ au: Sick images showed babies bound, gagged A WELSHPOOL man has been jailed for 16 months for collecting thousands of ''the worst sort'' of child pornography - including images of abuse against babies. http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,24324436-2761,00.html au: Police probe leads to child porn arrest Down Under A 46-year-old man in Australia has been charged with child porn possession after Barrie police say he struck up an Internet 'friendship' with a local 13-year-old girl. http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1191757 Canadian child porn case leads to Australia A child pornography investigation by Barrie Police leading to an arrest in Australia. The investigation started when information from a Barrie teacher revealed a 13 year old student was chatting over the internet with a predator. http://www.radioowensound.com/news.php?id=14398 nz: Good work undone The lawyer for a mine disposal expert, who admitted to viewing bestiality and child porn while working in war-torn countries, says he used the internet pornography for relaxation from his dangerous and stressful job. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411365/2068622 uk: Shannon Matthews' stepfather denies possessing child pornography [PA] Police searching for Shannon Matthews found more than 100 indecent images of children on a computer belonging to her mother's then partner, a court heard. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/shannon-matthews-stepfather-denies-possessing-child-pornography-923474.html Shannon's stepfather 'had child porn images' The stepfather of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews had more than 100 indecent images of children on his computer, a court heard yesterday. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/09/ukcrime Shannon Matthews: Over 100 indecent images found on computer More than 100 indecent images of children were found on a computer belonging to the then boyfriend of Shannon Matthews' mother during the search for the missing schoolgirl, a court has heard. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2706299/Shannon-Matthews-Over-100-indecent-images-found-on-computer.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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