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And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network's Plan to Dominate the Internet — and Keep Google Out http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-07/ff_facebookwall Ten million log on to Facebook to claim their own 'vanity' web addresses http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ten-million-log-on-to-facebook-to-claim-their-own-vanity-web-addresses-1711257.html Free downloads damage Britain's musical diversity and creativity http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/24/response-free-downloades Spammer Ralsky Pleads Guilty to Stock Fraud [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/article/167153/.html U.S. Military Command Is Created for Cyber Security http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124579956278644449.html Men are less security savvy than women http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=117689 Web Pries Lid of Iranian Censorship http://nytimes.com/2009/06/23/world/middleeast/23censor.html As Blogs Are Censored, It's Kittens to the Rescue http://nytimes.com/2009/06/22/technology/internet/22link.html Google Censors China Porn Searches [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167164/.html Broadband tax is the only option, says U.K. communications minister Lord Carter http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/22/digital-britain-broadband-tax Aussies 'happy' with telecom services [AAP] http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/aussies-happy-with-telecom-services-20090623-cv00.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Great Wall of Facebook: The Social Network's Plan to Dominate the Internet — and Keep Google Out Larry Page should have been in a good mood. It was the fall of 2007, and Google's cofounder was in the middle of a five-day tour of his company's European operations in Zurich, London, Oxford, and Dublin. The trip had been fun, a chance to get a ground-floor look at Google's ever-expanding empire. But this week had been particularly exciting, for reasons that had nothing to do with Europe; Google was planning a major investment in Facebook, the hottest new company in Silicon Valley. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-07/ff_facebookwall Google defamation trial over YouTube 'bullying' video adjourned The defamation trial of four Google executives over the broadcast in Italy of YouTube video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's syndrome will resume in September, lawyers said on Tuesday. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/google/5612571/Google-defamation-trial-over-YouTube-bullying-video-adjourned.html au: Website to log racist attacks Western Australia's peak ethnic group has set up a website for foreign students to confidentially report racist attacks, amid claims Australia is becoming more racist. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25669097-5013404,00.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Ten million log on to Facebook to claim their own 'vanity' web addresses Insomniac entrepreneurs stand to profit handsomely from Facebook's "vanity URL" giveaway, after millions snapped up the choicest profile addresses in the hours after they became available in the middle of Friday night. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ten-million-log-on-to-facebook-to-claim-their-own-vanity-web-addresses-1711257.html Twitter on the Barricades in Iran: Six Lessons Learned Political revolutions are often closely linked to communication tools. The American Revolution wasn’t caused by the proliferation of pamphlets, written to whip colonists into a frenzy against the British. But it sure helped. http://nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21cohenweb.html Just watch MySpace – it's not dead yet It has 127 million users around the world, including more than 70 million in the US. It brings in more advertising revenue than any other social networking site. It is the go-to website for people wanting to explore new music. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/just-watch-myspace-ndash-its-not-dead-yet-1711256.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Ending the American panic on 'sexting' Text messages are forcing us to rethink the way we deal with the difficult issues that arise when teenagers get involved with sex; The Times addressed this touchy issue in its June 1 editorial, "Keeping an eye on ‘sexting.’ " Some in law enforcement have taken extreme measures against teens who send sexually explicit words and images using cellphones and Internet sites. Their solution? Treat these kids just like adults who traffic in pornographic pictures of children. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-oew-walsh22-2009jun22,0,4020842.story ITU, experts adopt strategy for protecting children in cyberspace IF the global telecommunications regulatory authority, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has its way, nations around the world would be encouraged to quickly adopt a framework for achieving safety to increase literacy and awareness among children and young people who visit the Internet. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/compulife/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=240609&ptitle=ITU,%20experts%20adopt%20strategy%20for%20protecting%20children%20in%20cyberspace ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Free downloads damage Britain's musical diversity and creativity Charles Arthur, the Guardian's technology editor, says: "We saw the release last week of some 'research' that said 7 million people 'use' illegal downloads in the UK, 'costing the economy billions of pounds and thousands of jobs'" (Filesharing isn't music's biggest foe, 11 June). He points out that these numbers don't stack up - that you can't equate every illegal download with a "lost sale"- and asks why the music industry keeps putting them forward. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/24/response-free-downloades ********************** SPAM ********************** Spam King Alan Ralsky Pleads Guilty Alan Ralsky, a 64-year-old Michigan man that federal investigators say was among the world's top spam kingpins, pleaded guilty on Monday to running a multi-million dollar international stock fraud scam powered by junk e-mail. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/06/spam_king_alan_ralsky_pleads_g.html Spammer Ralsky Pleads Guilty to Stock Fraud [IDG] Alan Ralsky, a spam kingpin who was convicted of felony bank fraud in 1995, could face more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty in a stock fraud case involving spam messages that pumped up Chinese "penny" stocks. http://www.pcworld.com/article/167153/.html http://www.infoworld.com/t/business/spammer-ralsky-pleads-guilty-stock-fraud-607 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062309-spammer-ralsky-pleads-guilty-to.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** U.S. Military Command Is Created for Cyber Security Defense Secretary Robert Gates created a new military command dedicated to cyber security on Tuesday, reflecting the Obama administration's plans to centralize and elevate computer security as a major national-security issue. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124579956278644449.html New Military Command for Cyberspace Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday ordered the creation of the military’s first headquarters designed to coordinate Pentagon efforts in the emerging battlefield of cyberspace and computer-network security, officials said. http://nytimes.com/2009/06/24/technology/24cyber.html Pentagon creates 'cyber command' for waging online warfare America has confirmed that it will be creating a new Pentagon "cyber command" to bring together the country's various hi-tech military units under one roof. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jun/24/usa-defence Gates Creates Cyber-Defense Command Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued an order yesterday establishing a command that will defend military networks against computer attacks and develop offensive cyber-weapons, but he also directed that the structure be ready to help safeguard civilian systems. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062303492.html Defense Secretary Gates approves creation of U.S. Cyber Command Defense Secretary Robert Gates today approved the creation of a unified U.S. Cyber Command to oversee the protection of military networks against cyber threats. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134744 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062409-defense-secretary-gates-approves-creation.html New cyber chief to protect against computer attacks Britain is to appoint its first national cyber security chief to protect the country from terrorist computer hackers and electronic espionage, Gordon Brown will announce tomorrow. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/new-cyber-chief-to-protect-against-computer-attacks-1715969.html uk: Plans to crack down on online criminals with 'cybercrime' units Regional “cybercrime” units are to be set up across the country to try to crack down on sophisticated gangs of online criminals who make billions of pounds every year. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6569092.ece Microsoft offers free anti-virus A trial version of Microsoft's free anti-virus software has been launched in the US, China, Brazil, and Israel. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) promises to provide people with basic protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits and spyware. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8116387.stm Men are less security savvy than women When it comes to online security, men are less savvy than women, according to PC Tools. Research by the security firm revealed that 47 percent of men use the same passwords when signing up to online banking and shopping facilities, compared to just 26 percent of women. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=117689 http://computerworld.com.au/article/308232/ ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Web Pries Lid of Iranian Censorship Shortly after Neda Agha-Soltan bled her life out on the Tehran pavement, the man whose 40-second video of her death has ricocheted around the world made a somber calculation in what has become the cat-and-mouse game of evading Iran’s censors. He knew that the government had been blocking Web sites like YouTube and Facebook. Trying to send the video there could have exposed him and his family. http://nytimes.com/2009/06/23/world/middleeast/23censor.html US lodges China censorship complaint The US has complained officially to China over its strict new internet censorship rules as tension builds over an issue causing consternation among international technology companies and Chinese internet users. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/874ca00e-5e9e-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.html As Blogs Are Censored, It's Kittens to the Rescue To censor the Internet painlessly, undetectably, is the dream that keeps repressive governments up late at their mainframe computers. After all, no users are so censored online as those who never see it. http://nytimes.com/2009/06/22/technology/internet/22link.html Chinese Government Attacks Google Over Internet Porn Beijing's Internet censors are on the rampage again. But this time the victims are not the country's nearly 200 million surfers but one of the most-recognized names on the Web: Google. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906133,00.html Google forced to shut sites The Chinese government will force the world's biggest technology company Google to block a raft of overseas sites on its search engine. This is China's third major internet censorship move in a month amid growing internet activism in the country and in the shadow of a strong online element in the disputed election in Iran. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25669725-15306,00.html China raises 'Great Fire Wall' on internet The phenomenal growth of the Google search engine in China may be about to end, after authorities accused it of allowing access to pornography - a claim that observers see as pretext for a crackdown on internet freedom. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/24/2607284.htm?site=news Google Censors China Porn Searches [IDG] Google engineers have put in place several measures to remove pornography from search results in China, after the government warned the company its filter was too weak. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/167164/.html CCTV: Google China Is A Gateway To Vulgar Internet Content China Central Television has exposed in its news and Focus Report programs that the website for Google China contains links to a large number of websites hosting pornographic and vulgar content. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2009/06/19/10009-cctv-google-china-is-a-gateway-to-vulgar-internet-content/ ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Broadband tax is the only option, says U.K. communications minister Lord Carter Lord Carter has defended plans to levy a £6-a-year tax on every phone line to raise up to £1.5bn to help pay for the next generation of super-fast internet networks, as the most transparent way of investing in a critical part of Britain's infrastructure. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/22/digital-britain-broadband-tax Fight over German filtering law sends MP into Pirate Party Germany's Bundestag has approved a bill that would roll out a national filtering system designed to warn people off child porn. That action may have helped push a Social Democrat into the Pirate Party. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/fight-over-german-filtering-law-sends-mp-into-pirate-party.ars ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** ACMA: SMEs satisfied with broadband Internet More than 80 per cent of small to medium enterprises (SME) are satisfied with their broadband Internet services, according to a study by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/308511/ Most Australians satisfied with communications services [AAP] More than 70 per cent of Australians are satisfied with their communications services, although the number of complaints is continuing to rise, a report shows. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25678711-15306,00.html Aussies 'happy' with telecom services [AAP] Three-quarters of Australians are satisfied with their communications services, although the number of complaints is continuing to rise, a report shows. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-business/aussies-happy-with-telecom-services-20090623-cv00.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Australians-mostly-satisfied-with-telcos/0,130061791,339297063,00.htm http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Aussies-happy-with-telecom-services-TA9MB http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/18485/ http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=582629 http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-business/aussies-happy-with-telecom-services-20090623-cv00.html http://www.businessday.com.au/breaking-news-business/aussies-happy-with-telecom-services-20090623-cv00.html Consumers become more savvy on internet providers Australian consumers are becoming increasingly savvy when it comes to phone and internet services. Research shows they are more likely to switch providers or make complaints if they are unhappy. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/consumers-become-more-savvy-on-internet-providers-20090623-cvdr.html Spam help just one click away Computer users frustrated by spam cluttering email inboxes are being urged to report the messages to a national database. http://www.businessday.com.au/small-business/spam-help-just-one-click-away-20090619-cohv.html Complaints about telecommunications services surge – survey Complaints about internet services have surged, but most Australians intend to stick with their current provider, a report shows. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25679304-661,00.html Telecoms services users satisfied, but complaining a lot more The ACMA has released results of its survey of consumers' and SMEs' satisfaction with fixed, mobile and broadband services reporting high satisfaction levels with most services, but noting also a very large increase in the level of complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25835/1231/ Most Australians satisfied with communications services A new Australian Communications and Media Authority report, Australian Consumer Satisfaction with Communications Services, has confirmed that while most Australians are satisfied with their communications services, they are also becoming more likely to switch providers or make complaints if dissatisfied. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311777 Most Australians Satisfied with Communications Services A report from the Australian telecoms regulator, the ACMA has confirmed that while most Australians are satisfied with their communications services, they are also becoming more likely to switch providers or make complaints if dissatisfied. http://cellular-news.com/story/38144.php Minchin claims there is no need for NBN Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin has seized on an ACMA report showing most Australians are satisfied with their ISP to claim the country does not need a National Broadband Network (NBN). http://www.itnews.com.au/News/148360,minchin-claims-there-is-no-need-for-nbn.aspx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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