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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 *************************************************** Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread http://nytimes.com/2008/11/12/technology/internet/12flu.html Internet addiction made an official disorder in China http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5125324.ece Net addiction declared disorder http://www.stuff.co.nz/4757839a20475.html Host of Internet Spam Groups is Cut Off http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111200658.html Facebook 'infiltrated by Nigerian fraudsters' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/3438012/Facebook-infiltrated-by-Nigerian-fraudsters.html us: Suicide evidence likely out of MySpace hoax trial [AP] http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10542633 Is our Internet future in danger? http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/11/46FE-broadband-limits_1.html au: Canberra calls net filter trial http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24632210-15306,00.html Obama preparing comprehensive technology policy http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/11/11/obama_brings_cyber_sensibility_to_office/ InternetNZ, TUANZ eye closer relationship [NZPA] http://www.stuff.co.nz/4757523a13.html InternetNZ and TUANZ hold amalgamation talks http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/51AB8CDA28147921CC2574FE000734A9 InternetNZ, TUANZ explore union http://www.itbrief.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3060&Itemid=808 Mobile phone shopping makes wallets redundant in Japan http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36436220081111 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like “flu symptoms” into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors. http://nytimes.com/2008/11/12/technology/internet/12flu.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/11/11/business/google.php Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S. Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36453220081111 Passwords are not broken, but how we choose them sure is I've been reading a lot about how passwords are no longer good security. The reality is more complicated. Passwords are still secure enough for many applications, but you have to choose a good one. And that's hard. The best way to explain how to choose a good password is to describe how they're broken. The most serious attack is called offline password guessing. There are commercial programs that do this, sold primarily to police departments. There are also hacker tools that do the same thing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/13/internet-passwords Under Obama, Web Would Be the Way Armed with millions of e-mail addresses and a political operation that harnessed the Internet like no campaign before it, Barack Obama will enter the White House with the opportunity to create the first truly "wired" presidency. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111000013.html China's online vigilantes hunt human flesh Forget the FBI, Interpol or Jack Bauer. No one tracks down a miscreant as fast as China's online vigilantes. Lin Jiaxiang, a maritime safety official from Shenzhen, recently became the latest target of the charmingly named "human flesh search engine" - the mass internet pursuit, some say witchhunt, of those accused of bad behaviour. In Lin's case, security camera footage of his row with a man whose 11-year-old daughter he was accused of grabbing led to his swift identification and sacking. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/10/china-internet China offers therapy to 4 million internet addicts Chinese hospitals will open special units to treat internet addiction after surveys revealed that over four million teenagers spend more than six hours a day online. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3437769/China-offers-therapy-to-4-million-internet-addicts.html Internet addiction made an official disorder in China China could become the first country to classify internet addiction as a clinical disorder and plans to lead the world by registering the condition with the World Health Organisation. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5125324.ece Net addiction declared disorder Do you spend more than six hours a day on the internet, suffer withdrawal symptoms if your server crashes and obsessively check your email? You could have internet addiction disorder. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4757839a20475.html Are You Nuts?! China Will Classify Game Addiction As Mental Illness China's first Diagnostic Criterion of Internet Addiction has recently passed the expert appraisal stage and in the criterion, game addiction is formally defined as the diagnostic area of mental illness. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/11/11/7960-are-you-nuts-china-will-classify-game-addiction-as-mental-illness/ uk: Jury's out on the net generation Can the jury system survive the internet? I'm putting the question a little more provocatively than did Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, last week, but I'm not being unfair to him. If the concerns he raised in his speech at the University of Hertfordshire have any validity - and I believe they have - the future of the jury system, as we know and cherish it, is in danger. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/nov/10/writ-large-jury-system-internet ********************** SPAM ********************** Major Source of Online Scams and Spams Knocked Offline A U.S. based Web hosting firm that security experts say was responsible for facilitating more than 75 percent of the junk e-mail blasted out each day globally has been knocked offline following reports from Security Fix on evidence gathered about criminal activity emanating from the network. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/major_source_of_online_scams_a.html Host of Internet Spam Groups is Cut Off The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide dropped drastically today after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations allegedy engaged in spam activity was taken offline, according to security firms that monitor spam distribution online. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/12/AR2008111200658.html Spam Volumes Drop by Two-Thirds After Firm Goes Offline The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide plummeted on Tuesday after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations engaged in spam activity was taken offline. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/spam_volumes_drop_by_23_after.html Spam Volume Drops When ISPs Terminate McColo If you notice a bit less spam in your inbox this week, thank Brian Krebs, who covers security for The Washington Post. http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212002194 Study shows how spammers cash in Spammers are turning a profit despite only getting one response for every 12.5m e-mails they send, finds a study. By hijacking a working spam network, US researchers have uncovered some of the economics of being a junk mailer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7719281.stm Spammers making a profit ASHLEY HALL: Ever wondered how the companies that send out junk emails make any money when most people delete the emails without reading them? http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2418104.htm Spam Campaigns Work, But Don't Generate Big Profits It's a question all computer users ask from time to time, as we delete yet another advertisement that has squeaked past our spam filters: http://www.darkreading.com/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212001611 Study: Viagra Spam Is Profitable, but Margins Are Tight [IDG] One of the most notorious networks of hacked computers used for sending spam could be generating as much as US$3.5 million per year peddling drugs such as Viagra, according to new research. http://www.pcworld.com/article/153575/viagra_spam_study.html http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=106896 http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/266701/study_viagra_spam_profitable_margins_tight Researchers hack spam network for study Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD) have published a report detailing how they hacked a spamming network to collect data on the economics of the problem. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2230180/researchers-hack-spam-network ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** UK data retention laws: what they mean for ISPs If you think you're making a private call, or sending a discreet message, think again. Under an anti-terrorism law passed in late 2001 in the wake of the atrocities of September 11, details of every website visited and the transmission of every email sent and every phone call made in the UK can be retained and made available to authorities. This may give individuals privacy concerns but for telcos and internet service providers faced with the consequent storage and retrieval requirements, it is cause for financial concern. http://out-law.com/page-489 Cybercriminals target Facebook users Facebook has been infiltrated by Nigerian scammers and other cyber criminals who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/11/10/1226165454265.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/11/10/1226165454265.html Facebook 'infiltrated by Nigerian fraudsters' Criminals are hijacking Facebook accounts to con other members of the social networking site into sending them money, in the latest cyber scam. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/3438012/Facebook-infiltrated-by-Nigerian-fraudsters.html How a Facebook scam leads to a Chinese email harvesting site - and back again Reports of your friends - and everyone else's friends - being adrift in a war-torn place where strangely enough they can somehow manage to update their Facebook profile to say "Send money!" are exaggerated. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2008/nov/11/facebook-scam-email-china Facebook hit by Nigerian 419 scam Scammers are trawling Facebook for victims using a convincing twist on the notorious 'Nigerian 419' scam. Normally, 419 scams are easy to spot and involve email requests for money from supposedly rich individuals in countries such as Nigeria, from which the fraud gets its name. The latest Facebook attack is much craftier, however, because it hijacks the identities of real people known to Facebook members, asking for money under an apparently plausible guise. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/5F778C44DCA2E9B6CC2574FE00154E3E http://computerworld.com.au/article/266860/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153665/facebook_hit_by_nigerian_scam.html uk: Catching up with the 'internet pimps' Nine people from Thailand have been jailed for up to two-and-a-half-years for their part in exploiting women who were advertised in "online brothels". They are thought to have made millions of pounds from women trafficked from Asia to the UK for use in the sex trade. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7720605.stm Internet sex gang members jailed Two brothers who led an internet sex gang which made millions by exploiting trafficked women have been jailed. The gang, which smuggled hundreds of Asian women into Britain to work as prostitutes, made at least £3.2m during its five-year span. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7725386.stm us: Jury in MySpace Cyberbullying Trial Might Not Be Told Of Teen's Suicide A federal judge in Los Angeles is considering whether to prohibit evidence of a Missouri teen's suicide from being introduced in the trial of a woman charged with creating a MySpace account that was allegedly used to harass the teen. http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/suicide-evidenc.html us: Suicide evidence likely out of MySpace hoax trial [AP] Prosecutors in the trial of a woman accused of a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to kill herself will likely be prohibited from presenting evidence of the suicide, a federal judge said. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10542633 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Is our Internet future in danger? Signs point to a bandwidth shortage, and avoiding that may mean you'll pay more for broadband usage: The digital Disneyland of the future -- where we freely work and play online -- may be at risk. Why? Because, some argue, broadband carriers can't support it. The Internet's "free ride" culture has led to more people downloading gigabytes of data at practically no cost. Even if broadband infrastructure's capacity doubled or tripled, there's no avoiding the equivalent of an abrupt work stoppage. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/11/11/46FE-broadband-limits_1.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** South Korea cracks down on Net rumours [AFP] South Korean police have rounded up more than 2,000 people for spreading malicious rumours on the Internet during a crackdown sparked by the suicide of an actress, officials say. http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=529187 http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2885&iArticleId=4704736 Burma blogger jailed for 20 years A Burmese blogger has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for posting a cartoon of the military leader Than Shwe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7721271.stm Argentine judge: Google, Yahoo must censor searches If an Argentine sports fan tried searching Yahoo Argentina for one of his country's most beloved athletes--soccer star Diego Maradona--these days, he'd be out of luck. Both Yahoo and Google are locked in a legal battle with dozens of fashion models and other public figures like Maradona over whether the Internet companies should have to censor search results relating to those persons' names. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10094597-38.html Maradona rubbed from Yahoo! web by Argentinian judge Following a judge's temporary restraining order, Yahoo! Argentina has blocked all web searches for the country's most famous son: notorious football cheat Diego Maradona. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/13/yahoo_and_maradona/ Report: Italy charges Google officials over taunting video Italian prosecutors reportedly filed defamation and breach of privacy charges against four former and current Google officials and set a February 3 hearing date, according to a Reuters report. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10086965-93.html China considers media freedoms to stem unrest The Chinese government is considering loosening its grip over the media and allowing citizens to let off steam as the economy unravels. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/3447904/China-considers-media-freedoms-to-stem-unrest.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ What children need is censorship The difference between a child and an adult is that children are more vulnerable to the effects of everything from sunburn and alcohol to ideas and images. And while free speech may seem a laudable aim between adults, the concept is now being used primarily by commercial interests to speak freely to our children. It all sounds very open and honest, but what children need is censorship. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/11/internet-digitalmedia au: Canberra calls net filter trial The federal Government has released details of its long-awaited call for expressions of interest on live internet-service-provider content filtering trials. The Government is asking all ISPs to participate, as their feedback is important. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24632210-15306,00.html Conroy coy on filtered web content THE federal Government has been urged to come clean over grey areas in its internet filtering plan after Broadband and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy pointed to "unwanted content" being censored. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,24641171-5013040,00.html Greens accuse Conroy of fudging facts over content filter trials Federal Communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy has dodged a question by the Greens asking why he said in an October Senate estimates hearing that countries such as Sweden and Canada had mandatory Internet filtering systems similar to those now being trialled in Australia, when in fact they don’t. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/267102/greens_accuse_conroy_fudging_facts_over_content_filter_trials http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/267102/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/267102/ Optus, iiNet put filters to the test Telcos critical of the government's clean-feed Internet scheme will respond to a call to trial the technology over the holiday season. http://computerworld.com.au/article/267223/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/267223/ http://www.cio.com.au/article/267223/optus_iinet_put_filters_test Govt urged to provide internet filtering details The Greens are pushing the Federal Government to provide more details about a plan for an internet filtering system. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/11/2416871.htm Opinion: Filter advocates need to check their facts One of the minor irritants associated with the recent internet censorship debate has been the continual need to correct basic factual errors promulgated by the Government's supporters. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2414895.htm Net censorship plan backlash As opposition grows against the Government's controversial plan to censor the internet, the head of one of Australia's largest ISPs has labelled the Communications Minister the worst we've had in the past 15 years. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/11/11/1226318639085.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/11/11/1226318639085.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Obama preparing comprehensive technology policy Barack Obama's Internet-fueled campaign has transformed the way Americans choose a president. Now, the president-elect's administration plans to change the way Americans - and government - use technology. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/11/11/obama_brings_cyber_sensibility_to_office/ http://iht.com/articles/2008/11/12/style/otech.php U.S. issues Internet gambling rule The U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve issued a final rule on Wednesday aimed at stopping illegal Internet gambling, two days after a leading Democratic lawmaker called for a delay because of the problems he said it would cause for banks. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE4AB8QP20081112 ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** InternetNZ, TUANZ eye closer relationship [NZPA] Advocacy groups InternetNZ and the Telecommunications Users Association of NZ (TUANZ) are looking to work more closely together. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4757523a13.html InternetNZ and TUANZ hold amalgamation talks The possible amalgamation of "some functions or organisational attributes" is on the table in talks between TUANZ and InternetNZ. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/51AB8CDA28147921CC2574FE000734A9 InternetNZ, TUANZ explore union TUAN and InternetNZ could amalgamate some functions of the two groups, according to a joint statement released today. http://www.itbrief.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3060&Itemid=808 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Demand for mobile video pushes UK operators to an expensive upgrade The timing could hardly be worse. Mobile phone operators have spent billions of pounds rolling out 3G services for comparatively little return; now, amid a financial downturn and at the onset of a global recession, they are gearing up to do it all again. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article5119742.ece Mobile phone shopping makes wallets redundant in Japan Japanese office worker Satoshi Tada pays for shopping, wins free food and gets store discounts all by waving his cell phone. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-36436220081111 http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE4AA0R020081111 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111003259.html Apple iPhone 3G biggest selling handset in US Apple's iPhone 3G became the most popular mobile phone in the United States during the third quarter of this year, according to industry analysts. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/3419110/Apple-iPhone-3G-biggest-selling-handset-in-US.html Aust. industry body drafts premium services code of conduct The Australian Communication Alliance has drafted an industry code of practice for mobile premium services, which would see providers obligated to provide live help-lines during business hours. http://www.telecomasia.net/article.php?type=article&id_article=11275 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Windsor man on child porn charges Police have charged a 41-year-old man over pornographic images of children found at his South Windsor home, north-west of Sydney. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/11/13/1226318805329.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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