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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 *************************************************** Australians spend much more time online http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25142945-15306,00.html Internet growing weapon in Asian radicalisation http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE5250WP20090306 Facebook Plans Changes to Friend Updates http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/facebook-plans-changes-to-friend-updates/ Sweden tops UN’s information technology development index [news release] http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30056 YouTube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal http://iht.com/articles/2009/03/05/technology/05music.php The Music Industry's New Internet Problem http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc2009035_000194.htm Australia's gen Y drop landlines: survey http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25149535-15306,00.html Young Australians leaving home without the phone [news release] http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311654 Mobile telecoms in the recession http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13234981 The boom in mobile broadband: Mobile operators discover the dangers of being reduced to a dumb pipe http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13234973 Why Web Site Security Matters to Us All http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/could_a_single_web_site.html NZ plugged into secret internet http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2010435/NZ-plugged-into-secret-internet Craigslist sued for being 'single largest source of prostitution in US' http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5856408.ece European Push for More Online Rights to Privacy [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/article/160816/.html US Cybersecurity Chief Resigns http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638468860758145.html Why did New Zealand drop plans to cut off net users? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/05/internet-service-providers-new-zealand ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** OECD: Computer Viruses and Other Malicious Software: A Threat to the Internet Economy Malware attacks are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, thus posing a serious threat to the Internet economy and national security. This book is a first step toward addressing the threat of malware in a comprehensive, global manner. It aims to inform policy makers, to present new research into the economic incentives driving cyber-security decisions, and to make specific suggestions on how the international community can better work together to address the problem. http://www.oecd.org/document/16/0,3343,en_2649_34223_42276816_1_1_1_37441,00.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Australians spend much more time online Australians spend most of their waking hours consuming media and are spending more time online than ever before, a study has found. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25142945-15306,00.html Internet growing weapon in Asian radicalisation Extremist groups in Southeast Asia are increasingly using the internet and social networking to radicalise the youth of the region, said a new security report released on Friday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE5250WP20090306 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-38373920090306 Oarsman at Google's helm keeps one stroke ahead of the world Last year Matt Brittin helped Google make £1.26bn in UK ad revenues, but traditional media including ITV saw profits collapse. Is it the search engine's fault? Not at all, he tells Ian Burrell ... But, he says, Google is not the problem for traditional media but a potential saviour. "Google is a part of the internet but it is not the internet. We spend our time working on technologies that help people to get value out of the online environment, to get the right information and find people and places that are of interest to them. We think that's a good thing." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/oarsman-at-googles-helm-keeps-one-stroke-ahead-of-the-world-1639967.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Facebook Plans Changes to Friend Updates In recent months, Facebook, the popular social network, has endured a user rebellion over changes to its terms of service, reports of a failed takeover of Twitter, and its founder’s somewhat awkward appearance on the Today Show. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/facebook-plans-changes-to-friend-updates/ Facebook turns to Twitter with redesign of homepages Facebook has unveiled a redesign to the homepages of its 175 million users in an attempt to make the service more up-to-the-minute and to provide a platform for companies and brands. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5848227.ece Facebook launches new-look home page to compete with Twitter Facebook is incorporating users' real-time status updates into its home page in a move designed to see off the challenge posed by Twitter. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/facebook/4939640/Facebook-launches-new-look-home-page-to-compete-with-Twitter.html Facebook readies new user pages, filtering tools The social network announces two new features to its service, including a revamped way to organize and read news feeds. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10188294-2.html Offbeat Name? Then Facebook's No Friend What Caitlin wanted did not seem that hard. She had signed up for Facebook after she married, as Caitlin Shaw. Now, to make it easier for old friends to find her, she wanted to add her maiden name. Her maiden name is Batman. Facebook's name-change procedure suddenly required superhuman effort. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/04/AR2009030404159.html The peer who's opened the debate on the internet and the mind It's not often that I get asked by a Baroness to make a public appeal on her behalf. But then Baroness Greenfield is no ordinary Life Peer. Not only is the 58-year-old scientist the Oxford Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology, the chancellor of Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University and the director of the Royal Institution, but she is also the most notorious member of the House of Lords in cyberspace. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/andrew-keen-the-peer-whos-opened-the-debate-on-the-internet-and-the-mind-1639975.html ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Sweden tops UN’s information technology development index [news release] The most advanced nations when it comes to information and communication technology (ICT) are found in northern Europe, with Sweden topping the list, according to a new ranking released today by the United Nations of 154 countries worldwide. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30056 Sweden, Korea Top U.N.'s Communication Technology Rankings The targeting of consumers in developing countries for mobile phones has resulted in six of every 10 global citizens having a cell phone, according to a report from the U.N. International Telecommunication Union, or ITU. http://www.informationweek.com/news/industry/technology-telecom/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=215800537 New ITU ICT Development Index compares 154 countries [news release] ITU’s new ICT Development Index (IDI) compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five-year period from 2002 to 2007. The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country level. These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as households with a computer the number of Internet users; and literacy levels. http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2009/07.html PC shipments to recover gradually in 2010, IDC says [IDG] Expecting the recession to worsen, IDC updated its PC shipment forecast on Thursday, saying shipments would decline further in 2009 before showing a gradual recovery in 2010. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129055 http://computerworld.com.au/article/279235/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/160808/.html PC shipments to decrease 4.5 percent in 2009 As bad as the second half of 2008 treated the PC industry, 2009 is shaping up to be even worse. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10189362-92.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Research to inform cyber-safety policies [news release] A major review of Australian and international research on cyber-safety will be undertaken by Edith Cowan University. "The Rudd Government has committed to a comprehensive and evidence-based approach to cyber-safety policies and it is important that this is informed by a sound understanding of the risks facing children in the online environment," said Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy. http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/009 au: Online safety program hung out for kids A pilot program to keep children safe online has been announced jointly by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). http://www.psnews.com.au/Page_psn15912.html us: FCC: more content-blocking gizmos needed Lovers of parental control capabilities will be pleased as punch at the Federal Communications Commission's latest Notice of Inquiry, which asks for public comment on ways to disperse "advanced blocking technologies" across the digital landscape. http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/03/fcc-more-content-blocking-gizmos-needed.ars tr: Experts warn parents of threat Internet poses to children As Turkey’s urban population grows and the threats faced by children in large cities increase in number, parents have a growing tendency to keep their children near them at all times. http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=168975 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** YouTube and Universal Music Are Said to Discuss Deal Google’s YouTube and the Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music label, are in advanced discussions over a licensing agreement that could lead to the creation of a premium site for music videos, according a person briefed on the talks. http://nytimes.com/2009/03/05/technology/internet/05music.html http://iht.com/articles/2009/03/05/technology/05music.php The Music Industry's New Internet Problem Streaming music sites with freely accessible content are being used by a growing number of listeners as a substitute for buying music http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc2009035_000194.htm Biggest-ever Internet piracy bust claimed in Sweden Swedish police on Friday reported making a major Internet piracy bust. Authorities said they seized computer equipment belonging to a Stockholm-area man whom they suspected of violating local copyright law. The police, who carried out the raid on February 9, only disclosed the news Friday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10190977-93.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Australia's gen Y drop landlines: survey Telcos can expect more downward pressure on their fixed-line income as the emerging generation of adolescents start leaving the nest, new research has revealed. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25149535-15306,00.html Young Australians leaving home without the phone [news release] A new Australian Communications and Media Authority report, Australian household consumers’ take-up and use of voice communication services, has confirmed that young Australians are increasingly choosing not to connect a fixed line phone when moving out of their parental home, relying instead on mobile technology. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311654 Gen X and Y go mobile Mobile phones are the communications device of choice for the under-35 set, according to a new consumer research report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority. http://www.digital-media.net.au/Article/Gen-160-X-and-Y-go-mobile/470859.aspx Young Australians Leaving Home Without the Landline Phone Young Australians don't even consider buying a landline phone when moving out of their parents house - finds a report commissioned by the Australian telecoms regulator. The study, presents research findings into the attitudes and behaviours of household consumers concerning their voice communications. It indicates that while 90 per cent of consumers use both mobile and fixed line phones to stay in touch, many Australians aged 18 to 24 are abandoning the traditional phone in favour of more flexible technology. http://cellular-news.com/story/36389.php Mobile telecoms in the recession When the mobile-telecoms industry recently met in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, its biggest global shindig, head and body seemed oddly separated. Bosses bemoaned the downturn and demanded free radio spectrum to stimulate the industry. But on the show floor it was hard to keep track of all the new “smart” phones and services. http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13234981 The boom in mobile broadband: Mobile operators discover the dangers of being reduced to a dumb pipe As handsets turn into computers, laptops are becoming more like mobile phones. Even industry veterans have been surprised by the rapid take-up of mobile broadband—using built-in receivers or plug-in “dongles” to provide internet access to laptops via high-speed mobile networks. The advantage of this is that it works anywhere—unlike short-range Wi-Fi technology, it is not limited to a few hotspots. In Western Europe alone, the number of mobile-broadband users will grow by 50% to 27m this year, according to IDC, an analyst firm. Worldwide, there are thought to be around 100m. http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13234973 nz: Ignore mobile phone warning, say police A hoax email purporting to be a police warning about a mobile phone scam prompted hundreds of callers to flood police phone lines last week. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2104924/Ignore-mobile-phone-warning-say-police Mobile infrastructure consultations attract few complaints [sub req'd] Australia's Mobile Carriers Forum has welcomed the continuing decline in complaints to ACMA regarding the industry's consultation practices when establishing telecommunications facilities. ACMA received thirteen enquiries and six complaints relating... http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Millions risk exclusion from digital economy Millions of Britons are missing out on the benefits of the digital economy such as internet shopping, online entertainment and easy access to government services because they either cannot afford or cannot use technology. http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2237959/millions-risk-exclusion-digital ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Why Web Site Security Matters to Us All For the past several months, some of the sharpest minds in the security community have teamed up to block cyber criminals from wresting control over what may be one of the largest armies of hacked computers ever built. While those efforts are ongoing and so far appear effective, all of that work could be undone thanks to the lax security of a single Web site. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/03/could_a_single_web_site.html NZ plugged into secret internet A leaked American study into military actions in Afghanistan reveals New Zealand is quietly plugged into the world's most secret internet allowing access to the Pentagon's battle plans at strategic and tactical level. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2010435/NZ-plugged-into-secret-internet Hackers update Conficker worm, evade countermeasures Computers infected with the Conficker worm are being updated with a new variant that sidesteps an industry effort to sever the link between the worm and its hacker controllers, researchers at Symantec Corp. said Friday. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129239 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/030909-hackers-update-conficker-worm-evade.html Police aim to cut off Craigslist's 'erotic' ads Police officials in Chicago are seeking to ban "erotic services" advertising on the online classifieds site Craiglist, and have filed a $100,000 federal lawsuit accusing it of being "the single largest source of prostitution" in the US. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/06/craiglist-police-prostitution-internet Craigslist sued for being 'single largest source of prostitution in US' Craigslist, the world's most popular online classified advertisements site, is being sued by an Illinois sheriff who alleges that the site is a clearing house for prostitution. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5856408.ece ************************** PRIVACY ************************** European Push for More Online Rights to Privacy [IDG] Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will push for a re-think of the balance between the need for security and the right to privacy on the Internet, not just in Europe but around the world, they agreed during a debate at the Parliament on Thursday. http://www.pcworld.com/article/160816/.html When Everyone’s a Friend, Is Anything Private? Facebook has a chief privacy officer, but I doubt that the position will exist 10 years from now. That’s not because Facebook is hell-bent on stripping away privacy protections, but because the popularity of Facebook and other social networking sites has promoted the sharing of all things personal, dissolving the line that separates the private from the public. http://nytimes.com/2009/03/08/business/08digi.html Google Discloses Privacy Glitch Google disclosed Saturday that it shared a very small number of online documents with users who weren't authorized to see them. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/03/08/1214/ ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Chinese fight internet censors with "Grass Mud Horse" cuddly toy From unprintable curse word to cuddly children’s toy: that has been the voyage charted by an imaginary beast invented by Chinese internet users to poke fun at a new nationwide crackdown against online content deemed vulgar. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5858267.ece Bangladesh blocks YouTube in mutiny aftermath [AP] Bangladesh blocked access to the video-sharing site YouTube after it hosted a recording of a tense meeting between the prime minister and army officials following a bloody mutiny by border guards, officials said today. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bangladesh-blocks-youtube-in-mutiny-aftermath-1640387.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** US Cybersecurity Chief Resigns The government's coordinator for cybersecurity programs has quit, criticizing what he described as the National Security Agency's grip on cybersecurity. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638468860758145.html Cybersecurity official quits, blasts NSA power grab A top federal cybersecurity official resigned this week in a letter sharply critical of what he described as a power grab by the National Security Agency. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10191170-38.html Federal cybersecurity director quits, complains of NSA role In a move that highlights differences over who should be in charge of national cybersecurity efforts, the director of a federal office set up to protect civilian, military and intelligence networks has submitted his resignation after less than a year in the job. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129218 Fight Over Internet Filtering Has a Test Run in Europe As European lawmakers debate how to keep access to the Internet free and equal — so-called network neutrality — they are inundated, not unsurprisingly, by lobbyists. http://nytimes.com/2009/03/09/technology/internet/09neutral.html InternetNZ supports ISOC France in fighting termination [news release] InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) expresses its support for ISOC France against the introduction of draconian laws intended to cut people off the Internet based on mere allegations of copyright infringement. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/media-releases-2009/internetnz-supports-isoc-france-in-fighting-termination French gambling plan seeks to stem illegal betting [Bloomberg News] France will open its gambling market to competition and begin to grant online betting licenses in 2010 as it seeks to stem illegal gambling and safeguard the billions of euros in tax revenue provided by the industry each year, the country's budget minister said Thursday. http://iht.com/articles/2009/03/05/technology/gamble.php Why did New Zealand drop plans to cut off net users? Because the law was badly drafted, and internet service providers (ISPs), telecoms companies and copyright holders did not have a voluntary code for its use. That's what John Key, New Zealand's prime minister, said as he told a media conference that plans to introduce a law that would in part oblige ISPs to cut off "repeat copyright infringers" would be delayed until 27 March - and that if rights holders and ISPs couldn't agree on a code of practice, that part of the new law would be suspended indefinitely. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/05/internet-service-providers-new-zealand EU ends full-time antitrust oversight of Microsoft Antitrust regulators in the European Union today closed the book on their 2004 case against Microsoft Corp., announcing that they are dropping full-time oversight of the company. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128973 The Nation’s New Chief Information Officer Speaks Reforming the entire health care system may be easier than doing everything Vivek Kundra says he wants to do when it comes to reforming the government’s computer systems. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/the-nations-new-chief-information-officer-speaks/ ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* The internet's librarian: creating a free, online collection of human knowledge For a man who has set himself a seemingly impossible mission, Brewster Kahle seems remarkably laid back. Relaxing in the black leather recliner that serves as his office chair, his stockinged feet wriggling with evident enthusiasm, the founder of the Internet Archive explains what has driven him for more than a decade. “We are trying to build Alexandria 2.0,” says Mr Kahle with a wide-eyed, boyish grin. Sure, and plenty of people are trying to abolish hunger, too. http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13174399 ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Industry expert: Reding is the 'saviour' of EU telecoms The nascent optical fibre connection market underpinning super-fast Internet should be subject to rules aimed at avoiding the creation of new monopolies, telecoms industry chief Innocenzo Genna told EurActiv in an interview, praising Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding as the 'saviour' of the EU telecoms sector. http://euractiv.com/en/infosociety/industry-expert-reding-saviour-eu-telecoms/article-179699 Better high-speed internet access needed to revitalise Europe's rural regions, says Commission [news release] Connecting the 30% of the EU's rural population that has no high speed internet access should be a priority for achieving 'broadband for all' by 2010, the Commission said today. Improved internet connectivity is a powerful tool to stimulate swift economic recovery. The Commission today outlines how it would use its own support programmes to boost internet networks and services in rural areas, and called on EU Member States to do the same. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/343 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: 'Depraved' child porn mastermind gets six years A man who helped set up an international child pornography network has been jailed for six years by a District Court Judge in Townsville. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/05/2508704.htm au: Child porn case disgusts judge A MARRIED man from Goodna saved more than 200 images and videos of child pornography after accessing the material on the internet. http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/03/08/child-porn-case-disgusts-judge/ Merkel media man quits as police probe child pornography links A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's government resigned from his political posts yesterday after police said he was under investigation for possessing and distributing child pornography on his mobile phone. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/merkel-media-man-quits-as-police-probe-child-pornography-links-1639275.html German Lawmaker Resigns Over Child Porn Probe; Denies Charge [AFP] A German lawmaker under investigation for possession of child pornography said he resigned from all his political offices Friday to avoid damage to his party six months before a national election. http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20090306\ACQDJON200903060634DOWJONESDJONLINE000541.htm German legislator's office searched in child porn swoop - Summary [DPA] German prosecutors searching for child pornography said they confiscated suspicious pictorial material from the Berlin office of a Social Democrat (SPD) media spokesman on Thursday. "I can't understand it," said the 55-year-old parliamentarian, Joerg Tauss, who explained the discovery with his work as a media expert. http://earthtimes.org/articles/show/258643,german-legislators-office-searched-in-child-porn-swoop--summary.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. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. Also see http://technewsreview.com.au/ for recent updates. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2009 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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