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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 *************************************************** URL shortening is hot--but look before you leap http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10277724-2.html Bing, the Imitator, Often Goes Google One Better http://nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/personaltech/09pogue.html Why Google is parking its tanks on Microsoft's lawn http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/08/google-chrome-os-windows-microsoft-analysis Google targets Microsoft with new operating system http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/08/google-chrome-operating-system us: House Web Safety Bill Forthcoming http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/07/house-web-safety-bill-forthcom.php au: Net filtering a $33m waste: child groups http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25756003-15306,00.html Cybercrooks descend on Twitter with spam, attacks http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-05-hackers-internet-twitter_N.htm Cyber-criminals preparing to target London 2012 Olympics, police warn http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/08/cyber-criminals-london-olympics Cyberattacks Jam Government and Commercial Web Sites in U.S. and South Korea http://nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/09cyber.html U.S., South Korea Targeted in Swarm Of Internet Attacks http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070800066.html No sign of N. Korean backing in bot attacks on U.S. sites, says researcher http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070809-no-sign-of-n-korean.html BT Decides Not to Adopt Internet-Based Ad System http://nytimes.com/2009/07/07/technology/internet/07private.html Broadband growth seen slowing, shifting to Asia [IDG] http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/310329/ ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** URL shortening is hot--but look before you leap Twitter's dramatic rise has helped ignite an industry to shorten Web addresses to fit within 140-character messages. With the technology, though, comes a new handful of challenges. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10277724-2.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62055785,00.htm us: Nielsen: Kids' online time leaps dramatically Kids from two to 11 years of age are spending 63 percent more time online than they did five years ago, says a report released Monday from Nielsen Online. Children in that age range were online an average of 11 hours in May 2009 versus just 7 hours in May 2004. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10281882-235.html nz: Son auctions nude photos of mum online A New Zealand teenager tried to sell some sexy photographs of his mother on an internet auction site after the pair had an argument, a local newspaper reports. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/06/2617999.htm Bing, the Imitator, Often Goes Google One Better For the last 15 years, Microsoft’s master business plan seems to have been, “Wait until somebody else has a hit. Then copy it.” http://nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/personaltech/09pogue.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Social networking lures teenagers to internet Australians aged 16 and 17 are spending an average of 3½ hours every day on the internet, new research reveals, with social networking the overwhelming favourite reason. http://www.theage.com.au/national/social-networking-lures-teenagers-to-internet-20090708-ddew.html Facebook posts rules of Australian engagement Facebook's user base has rocketed to 6 million people - nearly one in four Australians - as the social networking website sets its sights on a greater share of Australia's $465 million online display advertising market. http://business.smh.com.au/business/facebook-posts-rules-of-australian-engagement-20090708-ddcl.html us: Facebook's identity crisis: too many old people In some parental circles, it's known that the best way to pull teenagers from a particular hobby is to participate. Likewise, no teen in his or her right mind would be caught dead hanging out with Mom and Dad. But can parents and teens share the same social network? Facebook is about to find out. http://computerworld.com.au/article/310262/ http://pcworld.com/article/167971/ ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Google Plans a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs that is tied to its Chrome Web browser. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/08/technology/companies/08operate.html Why Google is parking its tanks on Microsoft's lawn It is the longest, most-expected parking of tanks upon a lawn. Google's announcement that it will introduce an operating system for computers, the long-anticipated "GoogleOS" - though it prefers to call "Google Chrome OS" - means that the irresistible force of the online world is going to go head-to-head with the immovable object of personal computing. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/08/google-chrome-os-windows-microsoft-analysis Google targets Microsoft with new operating system Google has issued its clearest challenge to rival Microsoft so far, by announcing its plans to create a new computer operating system aimed at laptop users. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/08/google-chrome-operating-system In Chrome, Hints of a Real Rival to Windows If at times you’re frustrated with your PC — and who isn’t? — Google says it is working on a solution. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/internet/09google.html Analysis: Charge of Google's light brigade So at long last Google is making its move. Promising a lightweight but fast operating system - Chrome OS - the internet search company is poised to strike at the heart of Microsoft's software empire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8140594.stm Google joins battle with Microsoft with Chrome operating system Google is to launch a new operating system, in its most direct challenge yet to the dominance of Microsoft. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6665703.ece Google Plans to Launch Operating System for PCs Google Inc. is preparing to launch an operating system for personal computers, a direct assault on the turf of software giant Microsoft Corp., which has long dominated the market for software that runs PC applications. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124702911173210237.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ us: House Web Safety Bill Forthcoming Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., will soon introduce legislation that would create a competitive grant program for state and local education agencies and non-profit organizations to provide Internet safety education to teachers, schools and parents. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/07/house-web-safety-bill-forthcom.php au: Net filtering a $33m waste: child groups Child rights groups have come out in force to criticise the Rudd Labor government's controversial plans to censor the internet, saying the scheme will divert around $33 million away from more effective ways of tackling online child pornography. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25756003-15306,00.html Save the Children opposes internet filter Save the Children has urged the Federal Government to abandon its plans to censor the internet, saying it will not be effective in protecting kids from online dangers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/09/2621354.htm Children's liberties groups protest filter A number of Australian children's civil liberties and other groups have launched a significant protest against the Federal Government's plans to censor the internet through a filtering scheme. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Children-s-liberties-groups-protest-filter/0,130061744,339297339,00.htm Censordyne: net censoring gets a toothpasting Toothpaste is the latest weapon mobilised to fight against the Federal Government's plan to censor the internet. Online activist group GetUp, which has already run ads slamming the internet filtering policy, today launched a new campaign - Censordyne - a parody ad playing on the Sensodyne brand of toothpaste. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/censordyne-net-censoring-gets-a-toothpasting-20090709-dec0.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/censordyne-net-censoring-gets-a-toothpasting-20090709-dec0.html au: Parents warned of online dangers Parents have been urged to learn chat room language to protect their children from online predators. They have also been asked to warn teenagers about the consequences of posting intimate photographs of themselves and personal information on social networking websites. http://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-warned-of-online-dangers-20090706-dajt.html au: Youth warned of online grooming dangers Young people are being warned against publishing too much information about themselves on the internet because a new report shows the risk of online grooming is increasing. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/06/2618059.htm Online dangers a worry for children and parents Australian children are becoming more savvy about cyber safety but their parents are still worried about what they are doing online, a new study shows. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,25752285-8362,00.html http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25756002-5014239,00.html Children developing Web browsing smarts Australian children have developed a high level awareness regarding Internet risks and online safety, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report released today. http://computerworld.com.au/article/310384/ http://www.techworld.com.au/article/310384/ Australian children getting smarter about online risks says ACMA research [news release] Children and young people have a high level of awareness of cybersafety risks and the key messages for staying safe online, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority report, released today. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311798 Threat of online child grooming to grow: report Young people who use popular social networking sites now face a much-greater risk of being groomed by cyber predators, according to a study by a national criminal research institute. http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/threat-of-online-child-grooming-to-grow-report-20090706-daag.html au: More students suspended, expelled for bullying [AAP] The number of student suspensions and expulsions in Queensland state schools has risen more than 20 per cent over the past two years, new figures show. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25751177-5005941,00.html au: Bob says 'name and shame' People looking at internet pornography on public library computers should be publicly outed on the spot, mayor Bob Abbot says. http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/08/bob-says-name-and-shame/ Internet Safety Tips for parents Keep your kids safe while using the internet with these safety tips from Cyber Safety Expert Susan McLean. http://www.readersdigest.com.au/life/internet-safety-tips-for-parents/article150366.html Guess Who’s Behind The Lens Of Child Porn? By it’s very nature, the idea behind child pornography is chilling. So how does it get worse? When statistics come out that point the finger for child porn straight at parents. In a Tampa Bay-based story about a series of parents arrested on child porn charges came this demoralizing statistic: http://www.babble.com.au/2009/07/07/guess-who%E2%80%99s-behind-the-lens-of-child-porn/ ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** How can YouTube survive? It's wildly popular - and thought to be losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Now questions are being asked about the future of YouTube. Rhodri Marsden investigates a mystery of digital-age 'freeconomics' http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/how-can-youtube-survive-1734267.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Growing Presence in the Courtroom: Cellphone Data as Witness Mikhail Mallayev, who was convicted in March of murdering an orthodontist whose wife wanted him killed during a bitter custody battle, stayed off his cellphone the morning of the shooting in Queens. But afterward, he chatted away, unaware that his phone was acting like a tracking device and would disprove his alibi — that he was not in New York the day of the killing. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/06/nyregion/06cellphone.html ********************** SPAM ********************** Cybercrooks descend on Twitter with spam, attacks Cybercriminals are rapidly using Twitter— the popular Web-messaging service — to direct users to websites that sell porn and fake drugs and trigger promotions for fake anti-virus subscriptions. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-05-hackers-internet-twitter_N.htm Spammers Shorten Their URLs Shortened URLs are great for character-conscious Tweeters, marketers who want to track Web site visitors, and even perhaps an opportunity for venture capitalists who are investing in companies such as Bit.ly. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/spammers-shorten-their-urls/ ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Cyber-criminals preparing to target London 2012 Olympics, police warn International criminal networks are preparing to target the London 2012 Olympics, a senior Scotland Yard officer warned today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/08/cyber-criminals-london-olympics International cyber criminals targeting London Olympics International criminal networks are preparing to disrupt the London 2012 Olympics with cyber attacks, a senior police officer warned today. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6667856.ece Experts in Brisbane for internet crime conference International cyber crime experts are meeting in Brisbane today to work out new ways to tackle internet scams. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2619165.htm Cyberattacks Jam Government and Commercial Web Sites in U.S. and South Korea A wave of cyberattacks aimed at 27 American and South Korean government agencies and commercial Web sites temporarily jammed more than a third of them over the past five days, and several sites remained stalled or extremely slow on Wednesday. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/09cyber.html U.S., South Korea Targeted in Swarm Of Internet Attacks U.S. and South Korean authorities yesterday were investigating the source of attacks on at least 35 government and commercial Web sites in the two countries, officials said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070800066.html No sign of N. Korean backing in bot attacks on U.S. sites, says researcher There's nothing in the code of the malware used since Saturday to attack a wide array of U.S. and South Korean government and high-profile Web sites that indicates the campaign is backed by the government of North Korea, a noted botnet researcher said today. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135306/No_sign_of_N._Korean_backing_in_bot_attacks_on_U.S._sites_says_researcher http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070809-no-sign-of-n-korean.html ANALYSIS - Cyber attacks may not have come from North Korea Cybersecurity analysts raised doubts on Wednesday that the North Korean state launched recent attacks on U.S. government and South Korean websites, saying industrial spies or pranksters could be the villains. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-40913220090709 Cyberattacks on federal Web sites may be smokescreen The type of cyberattack that took down multiple federal Web sites this week is more of a nuisance than a threat to national security, according to computer security experts, but it can be used to conceal more serious attacks on networks and systems. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090708_6262.php More web attacks likely, North Korea suspected A fresh wave of cyber attacks that slowed U.S. and South Korean websites this week could come later on Thursday, a web security firm said, while the South's spy agency has said the hacking may be linked to North Korea. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-40916920090709 The U.S.-South Korea Cyberattack: How Did It Happen? It sounds like an advanced operation: Hackers hit dozens of high-profile Web sites, knocking the Federal Trade Commission and other government groups completely offline. Days later, South Korea gets a wave of the same treatment. http://www.pcworld.com/article/168084/.html White House among targets of sweeping cyber attack [AP] The powerful attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized, also targeting the White House, the Pentagon and the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cyber-attack9-2009jul09,0,1998483.story Pyongyang blamed for S Korea cyber attack South Korean intelligence officialson Wednesday blamed their North Korean neighbours for a cyber attack that paralysed the president’s website as well as those of the defence ministry, other state agencies, banks, retailers and media companies. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eedc1c16-6b89-11de-9320-00144feabdc0.html U.S., South Korea Search for Source of Cyber Attacks South Korean and U.S. intelligence officials said they were trying to determine whether North Korea launched the electronic attack that disrupted the Web sites of several South Korean and U.S. government agencies late Tuesday and Wednesday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124701806176209691.html North Korea 'launches massive cyber attack on Seoul' North Korea is suspected of launching a cyber attack that paralysed the websites of South Korean and United States government agencies, banks and businesses, the first such large-scale attack attempted by the isolated communist state. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6667440.ece Some recent international cyber attacks [AP] A look at some known international cyber attacks in recent years: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/07/08/some_recent_international_cyber_attacks/ http://technology.canoe.ca/2009/07/08/10064386-ap.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/some-recent-international-cyber-attacks-20090709-ddjl.html For Symantec and McAfee, 'Arms Race' for Security The two leading makers of computer security software, Symantec and McAfee, are like preachers who conduct dueling tent revivals. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/06/technology/business-computing/06virus.html Former Goldman employee accused of cyber-theft US law enforcement officials arrested a former Goldman Sachs employee over the weekend, accusing him of stealing sensitive automated trading codes and uploading them to a server based in Germany. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87953578-6a54-11de-ad04-00144feabdc0.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** BT Decides Not to Adopt Internet-Based Ad System Amid rising concern about privacy, BT Group, the British telecommunications company, said Monday that it would not adopt a technology that lets advertisers tailor their pitches to consumers based on interests revealed by their Internet use. http://nytimes.com/2009/07/07/technology/internet/07private.html Phorm plunges as BT mothballs targeted ads service Shares in Phorm, the Aim-listed technology firm, have plunged after it emerged that BT has quietly pulled plans to roll out its controversial advertising system, which tracks the internet habits of customers and has been attacked as online snooping by privacy campaigners. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/06/phorm-webwise-bt-internet-privacy Phorm shares fall as BT opts out Shares in the online ad firm Phorm have fallen by more than 40% after BT said it had no immediate plans to use the service that tracks online behaviour. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8135850.stm us: Four Privacy Protections the Online Ad Industry Left Out Last week, the Internet advertising industry announced what it described as tough new standards for how it collects and uses data about the behavior of Internet users. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/four-privacy-protections-the-ad-industry-left-out/ ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Iran's uprising plays out online Brute force may have crushed the street protests, but Iran's uprising is continuing online. Foreign Correspondent's Eric Campbell reports. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2618765.htm China tightens Web screws after Xinjiang riot China clamped down on the Internet in the capital of China's northwestern region of Xinjiang on Monday, in the hope of stemming the flow of information about ethnic unrest which left 140 people dead. ... Some residents in Urumqi, Xinjiang's regional capital, said they had been told there would be no Internet access for 48 hours. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5651JK20090706 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-40831920090706 ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Broadband growth seen slowing, shifting to Asia [IDG] Nearly 650 million households will have broadband Internet service by 2013, but the growth rate of high-speed access will slow between now and then, research company Parks Associates predicted on Tuesday. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/310329/ http://computerworld.com.au/article/310329/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/168015/.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** uk/fr: 'Internet stalker' arrested with girl, 12, at airport Police have arrested an internet stalker who tried to abduct a British schoolgirl while she was on a family holiday in the south of France. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/internet-stalker-arrested-with-girl-12-at-airport-1736655.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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