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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 *************************************************** Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx eu: Commission sets new information society challenge: Becoming literate in new media [news release] http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1244 News Corp. pushing to create an online news consortium http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newscorp21-2009aug21,0,5961516.story Take embarrassing pics off Facebook, Berlin warns http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/take-embarrassing-pics-off-facebook-berlin-warns-20090822-eu0r.html Sweden launches criminal probe of Pirate Bay sale http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10315576-93.html Mobile TV 'very slow' to take off http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8210677.stm Apple tries to 'pull the wool over' FCC's eyes, says iPhone dev http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137018/Apple_tries_to_pull_the_wool_over_FCC_s_eyes_says_iPhone_dev British teenage girl is first to be jailed for bullying on Facebook http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/21/facebook-bullying-sentence-teenage-girl Europe Divided on Google Book Deal http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24iht-books.html ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back Overview: Teenagers have previously lagged behind adults in their ownership of cell phones, but several years of survey data collected by the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that those ages 12-17 are closing the gap in cell phone ownership. The Project first began surveying teenagers about their mobile phones in its 2004 Teens and Parents project when a survey showed that 45% of teens had a cell phone. Since that time, mobile phone use has climbed steadily among teens ages 12 to 17 – to 63% in fall of 2006 to 71% in early 2008. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** eu: Commission sets new information society challenge: Becoming literate in new media [news release] The way we use media is changing, the volume of information enormous, demanding more of us than being able to read, write or use a computer. The European Commission today warned that Europeans young and old could miss out on the benefits of today's high-tech information society unless more is done to make them 'media literate' enough to access, analyse and evaluate images, sounds and texts and use traditional and new media to communicate and create media content. The Commission said EU countries and the media industry need to increase awareness of the many media messages people encounter, be they advertisements, movies or online content. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1244 News Corp. pushing to create an online news consortium The media giant, advocating a model that would charge for news distributed online and on portable devices, has met recently with major publishers. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-newscorp21-2009aug21,0,5961516.story OPINION: Setting the price of a free press If the 1st Amendment is to mean anything, Congress has to suspend antitrust rules for the newspaper industry so publishers can determine as a group how much to charge for online content. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten22-2009aug22,0,6637557.column The Days of the Internet Free Lunch Are Numbered Media billionaire Rupert Murdoch wants to start charging online readers of his newspapers a fee. His decision has launched a fierce debate over the future of the culture of free content on the Internet. It has also posed a difficult question for publishers: How much are we worth to readers? http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,644212,00.html Unplugged: US cyber junkies go cold turkey [AFP] The first US retreat for internet addicts has opened its doors, welcoming a teenager that was captive to the World of Warcraft online role-playing videogame. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/21/2663028.htm http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/cyber-junkies-can-unplug-at-us-retreat-20090821-et71.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/cyber-junkies-can-unplug-at-us-retreat-20090821-et71.html Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Revised Schedule for Workshop: "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?" [news release] The Federal Trade Commission today announced December 1 and 2, 2009, as the dates on which it will begin a series of workshops titled "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?" The workshops previously were scheduled to begin on September 15, 2009. http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/news2009.shtm au: Fairfax ready to discuss charging for online news: CEO McCarthy Fairfax Media is open to forming an agreement with rival News Ltd. in an effort to get readers to pay for online content, Fairfax chief Brian McCarthy said today. http://business.theage.com.au/business/fairfax-ready-to-discuss-charging-for-online-news-ceo-mccarthy-20090824-evh4.html http://business.smh.com.au/business/fairfax-ready-to-discuss-charging-for-online-news-ceo-mccarthy-20090824-evh4.html Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts Computers may be good at crunching numbers, but can they crunch feelings? The rise of blogs and social networks has fueled a bull market in personal opinion: reviews, ratings, recommendations and other forms of online expression. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24emotion.html Forget internet dating, this is online matchmaking British Asians are looking for love on matrimonial websites, but can you really find your life partner online? http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/24/shaadia-marriage-dating-website ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Take embarrassing pics off Facebook, Berlin warns The German government warned job-seekers Friday to avoid posting potentially compromising pictures or remarks on social networking sites such as Facebook, citing a study about their use by employers. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/take-embarrassing-pics-off-facebook-berlin-warns-20090822-eu0r.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/take-embarrassing-pics-off-facebook-berlin-warns-20090822-eu0r.html MXit Mixes Mobile Networks with Social Conscience The South Africa-based wireless service is gaining millions of developing-world users by emphasizing social change, not just music and games http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2009/tc20090820_669558.htm ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Booby trap: children exposed to raunchy ads As more and more young children become internet-savvy, the need for parents to protect them from harmful content grows. A Sensis e-business report has revealed a big jump in the number of children under the age of five who use the internet. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/21/2662418.htm au: Internet filtering meetings: Senior public servants keen on speed Senior public servants have focused on speed in technical discussions with industry representatives on the Federal Government’s controversial ISP-level Internet filtering scheme. Up to eight senior bureaucrats from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy met with a team from security vendor, Marshal8e6, on August 19 in Canberra. http://www.arnnet.com..au/article/315672/ nz: The tight grip of new-age bullying [The Dominion Post] School children are at risk of text and cyber bullying because of out-of-date policies originally set to protect them, a report into a Wellington bullying case has found. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2776709/ nz: Major conference on human trafficking planned [NZPA] A major conference on human trafficking will be held in New Zealand next month. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/major-conference-human-trafficking-planned-2937193 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10592755 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2779294/ http://bigpondnews.com/articles/World/2009/08/23/NZ_to_hold_human_trafficking_meeting_365343.html http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=365320 us: Beware the Bullies [AP] As many as one in three U.S. children have been ridiculed or threatened through computer messages, according to one estimate of the emerging problem of cyberbullying. http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090823/LIFE/908230325/1041/ Disproportionate Sentencing for Possession of Child Pornography: Witchcraft Trials of the Modern Age? by Jesse P. Basbaum [Hastings Law Journal] Abstract: This Note identifies several infirmities of United States Sentencing Guideline section 2G2.2, the sentencing scheme for possession of child pornography. The production and web-based dissemination of child pornography images has increased substantially over the past decade. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1457197 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Sweden launches criminal probe of Pirate Bay sale Sweden's Economic Crimes Bureau has begun an investigation into some of the events surrounding the planned acquisition of The Pirate Bay by Global Gaming Factor X. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10315576-93.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62057115,00.htm Pirate Bay acquisition appears to be unraveling The Pirate Bay has always attracted a lot of controversy, but now investigations and scrutiny have cropped up around the company bidding to take over the famed BitTorrent tracker. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10315020-93.html Report: Singapore considers 'three strikes' anti-piracy law [IDG] Singaporean authorities are studying a law that would cut off the Internet access of users who receive three warnings to stop downloading pirated content, the Straits Times newspaper reported. http://www.pcworld.com/article/170484/.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/082009-report-singapore-considers-three-strikes.html Sydney movie, music pirate earns jail time The Australian arms of the music and film industry have won a victory against piracy with the news that Sydney man Yong Hong Lin has been handed a three-month jail term for selling illegal imported discs from his Eastwood music and movie store. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Sydney-movie-music-pirate-earns-jail-time/0,130061733,339298104,00.htm ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Mobile TV 'very slow' to take off Mobile TV has so far failed to deliver on its promise of ubiquity, but analysts expect worldwide user numbers to increase to 54 million in 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8210677.stm Reading bar codes with mobile phones: Snap it, click it, use it - A new way to deliver information to mobile phones is spreading around the world Negotiating his way across a crowded concourse at a busy railway station, a traveller removes his phone from his pocket and, using its camera, photographs a bar code printed on a poster. He then looks at the phone to read details of the train timetable displayed there. In Japan, such conveniences are commonplace, and almost all handsets come with the bar code-reading software already loaded. In America and Europe, though, they are only just being introduced. http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14257721 Nokia pledges smartphone assault on Apple Nokia has pledged to strike back at Apple and produce mobile phones that will compete effectively with the US technology company’s iPhone. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b1204ea-9009-11de-bc59-00144feabdc0.html Apple Denies It Rejected Google Application for iPhone Apple told the Federal Communications Commission on Friday that it did not reject an iPhone application submitted by Google and that it was still studying it, in part because of privacy concerns. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/technology/companies/22apple.html Apple leaves door open to approving Google Voice, albeit a different incarnation Apple today denied it had rejected the Google Voice app for distribution on its iTunes online store, technically leaving the door open for Google to submit a modified version that would address Apple's concerns about the app's look and feel. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/08/google-voice-app-apple.html Apple tries to 'pull the wool over' FCC's eyes, says iPhone dev The developer of one of the Google Voice-related applications yanked from the iPhone App Store last month isn't buying Apple Inc.'s explanation to the Federal Communications Commission. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137018/Apple_tries_to_pull_the_wool_over_FCC_s_eyes_says_iPhone_dev Google Voice interferes with iPhone 'experience', says Apple [Reuters] Apple told US regulators it has not approved Google's Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry's giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience". http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-41902120090821 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE57K52G20090821 http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/iphone/google-voice-interferes-with-iphone-experience-says-apple-20090824-evku.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2781818/ http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/iphone/google-voice-interferes-with-iphone-experience-says-apple-20090824-evku.html Apple denies rejecting Google Voice for iPhone In responses to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inquiries about Google Voice, Apple today denied that it has rejected the application, AT&T said it played no part in Apple's iPhone application review process, and Google asked the agency to redact its answer about Google Voice's App Store status. http://www.computerworld..com/s/article/9137004/Apple_denies_rejecting_Google_Voice_for_iPhone Apple Lifts the Curtain on App Store Approvals On Friday, Apple, along with AT&T and Google, filed responses to the Federal Communications Commission’s inquiry into Apple’s rejection of an iPhone application developed by Google. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/apple-lifts-the-curtain-on-app-store-approvals/ India Added 14.4 Million Mobile Subscribers in July [IDG] India added 14.4 million new mobile subscribers in July, bringing the total number of mobile subscribers in the country to 442 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Thursday. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/170560/.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Software groups hail China piracy verdict The global software industry was on Friday celebrating what it said was a landmark victory against Chinese piracy after a district court sent four men to prison and handed them hefty fines for distributing counterfeit versions of Microsoft’s Windows XP and other computer programs over the internet. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37ecd29c-8e08-11de-93df-00144feabdc0.html China Court Issues Rare Piracy Penalty to Windows Copycats A Chinese court sentenced four people to prison and levied roughly $1.6 million in fines against them for various counts of software copyright infringement, in what an industry group cheered as a major victory in a market where piracy is rampant. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125085960049149231.html Twitter's bid to trademark 'tweet' fails The word "tweet" may have entered the international lexicon thanks to an explosion in 140-word microblogging messages, but an attempt by Twitter's founders to trademark it has been rejected. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/21/twitter-trademark-tweet-application-fails British teenage girl is first to be jailed for bullying on Facebook A teenager who posted death threats on Facebook has become the first person in Britain to be jailed for bullying on a social networking site. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/21/facebook-bullying-sentence-teenage-girl Cyberbully Keeley Houghton gets 3 months for Facebook death threats A teenager was ordered to be detained yesterday for posting death threats on Facebook. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6805567.ece au: Net scam attacks on taxpayers on rise Internet scammers have stepped up their attacks on the personal details of Australian taxpayers, with the tax office reporting a 31 per cent increase in cyber security incidents. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25972441-15306,00.html Buy this dog or it will be killed: Nigerians strike again A Nigerian scam selling fake puppies and kittens is targeting Australian animal lovers. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/buy-this-dog-or-it-will-be-killed-nigerians-strike-again-20090822-euer.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/buy-this-dog-or-it-will-be-killed-nigerians-strike-again-20090822-euer.html au: Fairfax accuses website of plagiarism Fairfax Business Media has accused website BusinessSpectator.com.au of plagiarism for publishing abstracts of The Australian Financial Review, as publishers become increasingly alarmed about the appropriation of their content by online businesses. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25971084-7582,00.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Bloggers lose their cloak of anonymity in US Bloggers sometimes hide behind their anonymity to make comments which they would be reluctant to make in the offline world. Anonymity is often thought to protect bloggers from being accountable for their comments. However, this thin veneer of protection can be removed either by application to court or, sometimes, by some simple cyber-sleuthing. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/bloggers-lose-their-cloak-of-anonymity-20090821-eso3.html au: A blurry line divides public interest and insensitivity The issue of privacy is one of the media's more vexed questions. How journalists deal with it is as confused and contrary as our attitudes to it as consumers; we enthusiastically lap up wanton gossip no matter how intrusive it might be, yet shriek with outrage if we feel our own privacy is being invaded.. ... It is not based on law (there is no constitutional or legal right to privacy in Australia) nor is it enshrined in broadcasting regulations. At this stage, the new interpretation is based merely on ACMA's "thinking". http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25971079-12280,00.html uk: Phorm's shares dip on news of OFT inquiry The share price of controversial behavioural targeting firm Phorm fallen by more than 20% in early trading today, after the Office of Fair Trading announced an investigation into how the habits and personal information of web users are used to target internet advertising. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/20/advertising-digital-media ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** us: Net neutrality: Back in the spotlight for debate The debate over Net neutrality has reignited as broadband service providers hit the first deadline for applying for funds as part of President Obama's economic stimulus plan. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10314553-266.html ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Where Yahoo Leaves Google in the Dust Google has an outsize image as the deft master of information. Its superior technology seems to pitilessly grind up its rivals. But Google’s domination in search has proved hard for it to match in some information domains. When serving financial news and information, for example, Yahoo draws 17.5 times the traffic of Google, according to comScore Media Metrix. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/business/23digi.html Google Rivals Will Oppose Book Settlement Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo are planning to join a coalition of nonprofit groups, individuals and library associations to oppose a proposed class-action settlement giving Google the rights to commercialize digital copies of millions of books. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/technology/internet/21google.html Europe Divided on Google Book Deal The proposed U.S. legal settlement giving Google the right to sell digital copies of millions of books is dividing publishers and authors in Europe, which has struggled to develop viable alternatives to Google’s ambitious book digitization project. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24iht-books.html Tech's Bigs Put Google's Books Deal In Crosshairs Three technology heavyweights and some library associations are joining a coalition led by a prominent Silicon Valley lawyer to challenge Google Inc.'s settlement with authors and publishers. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125080725309147713.html Google's book project faces growing opposition Google's ambition to create the largest body of human knowledge on the internet by scanning millions of library books and turning them into a massive digital publishing venture is prompting growing opposition from authors and legal experts who object to its scope and copyright implications. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/19/google-internet-digital-book ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Femtocells still years away from mainstream Femtocell deployments are still several years away from becoming mainstream, according to analyst firm Berg Insight. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62057104,00.htm FCC Can't Wrangle Wireless Industry Analysis: The Federal Communications Commission will next week begin to take a broad look at the wireless industry. What took so long? http://www..pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/170615/.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** Chilean judges acquit Melbourne man of child porn A Melbourne rugby coach is getting his life back together after three judges in Chile cleared him on charges of child pornography last week. http://www.theage.com.au/national/chilean-judges-acquit-melbourne-man-of-child-porn-20090822-euhp.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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/. 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