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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 *************************************************** Google Plans Tools to Help News Media Charge for Content http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/google-developing-micropayment-system-for-newspapers-others/ Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE58762P20090908 au: Hector's World™ helps children tackle cyberbullying [news release] http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311863 au: Program tackles online 'stranger danger' http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/10/2681866.htm The ACMA supports National Child Protection Week with Cybersmart Detectives [news release] http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311883 au: Porn as bad as guns to kids: Liberal MP [AAP] http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,26051837-29277,00.html IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15306,00.html Mobile Carriers Sign up to EU In-car Accident Alert System [IDG] http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171680/.html Editorial: Vague US Cyberbullying Law http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/opinion/08tue2.html E.U. Warns Web Shoppers of Illegal Practices http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/business/global/09shop.html Rudd website attacked in filter protest http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/10/2681642.htm us: Privacy Groups Score Obama Team http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/privacy-groups-score-obama-adm.php 11th-Hour Filings Oppose Google's Book Settlement http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/technology/internet/09google.html Google Curtails Europe Book Plan http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125231323825090047.html Group of authors opposes Google book settlement [IDG] http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/317776/ Brussels tries to fight Google book plan by overhauling EU copyright law http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/07/brussels-google-copyright-law-campaign EU States Given Leeway to Start Online Gambling http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125244792209993733.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Google Plans Tools to Help News Media Charge for Content Google is planning to roll out a system of micropayments within the next year and hopes that newspapers will use it as they look for new ways to charge users for their content. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/google-developing-micropayment-system-for-newspapers-others/ Google developing payment platform for newspapers: Nieman [AFP] Internet giant Google is developing a payment platform for newspapers that would allow them to charge for content online, according to a report on Wednesday. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-developing-payment-platform-for-newspapers-nieman-20090910-fi2s.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/google-developing-payment-platform-for-newspapers-nieman-20090910-fi2s.html Internet governance in Europe The 2nd European Dialogue on Internet Governance, which takes place on 14 and 15 September at the Geneva headquarters of the European Broadcasting Union, will bring together 200 representatives from the private sector, governments, parliaments, civil society including youth, media and international organisations to debate current European concerns and challenges. http://www.screenafrica.com/news/new_med/256260.htm ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Asian social networking sites profit from virtual money By selling an array of virtual products from avatar clothes to e-furniture, Asia's social networking sites appear to have solved the conundrum of how to leverage big profits from their extensive user bases. t's simple, they say, the money might be virtual but the profits are all too real. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42318020090909 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58800P20090909 Obama warns teens of perils of Facebook President Barack Obama warned American teenagers on Tuesday of the dangers of putting too much personal information on Internet social networking sites, saying it could come back to haunt them in later life. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE58762P20090908 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42315020090909 Barack Obama is... warning about 'stupid' Facebook posts [AFP] President Barack Obama had a blunt status update for America's permanently wired youth on Tuesday: your Facebook postings could come back to haunt you. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/barack-obama-is-warning-about-stupid-facebook-posts-20090909-fg93.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/barack-obama-is-warning-about-stupid-facebook-posts-20090909-fg93.html au: Challenge to idea of Facebook stalking The President of the Law Society of NSW, a workplace relations expert, has become embroiled in a two-year battle with a former employee over the legal minefield of social networking websites. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/challenge-to-idea-of-facebook-stalking-20090909-fhms.html The battle is on against Facebook and co to regain control of our files File deletion is all about control. This used to not be an issue. Your data was on your computer, and you decided when and how to delete a file. You could use the delete function if you didn't care about whether the file could be recovered or not, and a file erase program – I use BCWipe for Windows – if you wanted to ensure no one could ever recover the file. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/09/bruce-schneier-file-deletion ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Hector's World™ helps children tackle cyberbullying [news release] A new cyberbullying episode of Hector’s World™, hosted on the Cybersmart website (www.cybersmart.gov.au) and targeted at Australian children, was launched today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311863 au: Program tackles online 'stranger danger' Students across the country have been enlisted for the launch of a computer program aimed at protecting children online. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/10/2681866.htm The ACMA supports National Child Protection Week with Cybersmart Detectives [news release] The Australian Communications and Media Authority will mark National Child Protection Week tomorrow by hosting a national Cybersmart Detectives activity in South Australia. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311883 au: Porn as bad as guns to kids: Liberal MP [AAP] Porn should be treated like guns and kept under lock and key so children aren't inadvertently exposed to it at home, a senior Liberal MP has suggested. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/porn-as-bad-as-guns-to-kids-liberal-mp-20090909-fhmh.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,26051837-29277,00.html au: Banned abortion site not blocked THE federal opposition is alarmed at being able to access an abortion web page from parliamentary computers despite the site being listed on the government's top-secret blacklist. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26039820-15319,00.html au: Schoolyard MySpace bashing girl jailed A teenage girl who brutally bashed a Gold Coast school rival in an attack captured on video and posted on MySpace, has been sent to jail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26045801-952,00.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,26047889-421,00.html uk: Young say they need help and guidance with online privacy Keeping personal information private is the thing that young internet users most worry about, according to research conducted by media and telecoms regulator Ofcom. Young people said they needed more guidance on privacy, the research said. http://out-law.com/page-10356 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle Australia's peak internet industry group which represents Telstra and Optus has thrown its weight behind iiNet's Federal Court bid to fend off a major copyright lawsuit. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15306,00.html IIA wants in on iiNet piracy case The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has confirmed that it will seek to intervene as an impartial friend of the court in the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) lawsuit against internet service provider iiNet. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/IIA-wants-in-on-iiNet-piracy-case/0,130061791,339298374,00.htm Industry backs iiNet in copyright case [sub req'd] The Australian internet industry will try to throw its weight behind internet service provider iiNet in its landmark legal battle over copyright infringement with some of the world's largest movie studios. http://www.afr.com/home/login.aspx?EDP://20090909000031536124 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Microsoft prepares to bite back at Apple’s iPhone For the product manager of Windows Mobile, David Weeks is surprisingly frank. “We’re two years out of date,” he admits, “but now we’re making mobile our number two priority after Windows 7.” http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6826279.ece Mobile Carriers Sign up to EU In-car Accident Alert System [IDG] E.U.'s mobile-phone industry signed up to a Europe-wide road accident alert system designed to reduce fatalities and accidents on the continent's roads. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171680/.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/090909-mobile-carriers-sign-up-to.html Saving more lives on Europe's roads: mobile phone operators sign up for eCall roll-out [news release] Today, eCall, Europe's in-car automatic emergency call system, received the full backing of Europe's mobile phone industry. Representatives of the industry's GSM Association underlined their commitment to this life-saving technology by signing the EU's Memorandum of Understanding to implement eCall across Europe. eCall automatically dials 112, Europe's single emergency number , when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service – even when passengers do not know or cannot say where they are. Rolling out eCall requires close cooperation between public authorities, car companies and mobile phone operators and could save up to 2,500 lives each year in the EU when fully deployed and reduce the severity of injuries by 10 to 15%. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1290 ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Africa: Better policies key to high internet connectivity According to Ben Akol, information and communication technology and media programme manager at the Open Society Initiative of West Africa, more people in Africa will be connected to high capacity and fast internet through fibre optic cables if governments as regulators put in place better policies. ... Anne-Rachel Inne, Africa regional relations manager of ICANN, added that connectivity remains low because internet service providers are not networked together to optimise even the available broadband connectivity. http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/16/39785.html ********************** SPAM ********************** Chinese pharamcy spam could be legitiamte in origin: McAfee [CIO] Increases in spam which offers cheap Chinese medicine need not necessarily be a cause for alarm, according to a new report from McAfee. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/318015/ How to reduce spam ... Last year, approximately 62 trillion spam emails were sent, sounding similar to these subject lines. Sifting through spam email and deciding whether it is a legitimate inquiry is a time-consuming exercise for small-business owners and their staff. http://www.businessday.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/how-to-reduce-spam-20090908-fewn.html http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/how-to-reduce-spam-20090908-fewn.html http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/how-to-reduce-spam-20090908-fewn.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Editorial: Vague US Cyberbullying Law Lori Drew acted grotesquely if, as prosecutors charged, she went online and bullied her daughter’s classmate, a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide. A federal court was right, however, to throw out her misdemeanor convictions recently. The crimes she was found guilty of, essentially violating the MySpace Web site’s rules, are too vague to be constitutional. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/opinion/08tue2.html E.U. Warns Web Shoppers of Illegal Practices More than half of all Web sites selling electronic goods may be breaking the law by concealing charges, misleading consumers or failing to provide an address to which products can be returned, according to a European Union study to be published Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/business/global/09shop.html EU watchdog says most electronics websites mislead shoppers More than half of European websites selling consumer electronics are misleading or cheating online shoppers, the European Union consumer watchdog said on Wednesday after checks on 369 sites in 28 countries. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58820P20090909 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42331420090909 Report: Obama close to appointing White House cybersecurity chief More than three months after establishing a new White House office for cybersecurity, President Barack Obama may finally be close to appointing someone to head the office. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137789/Report_Obama_close_to_appointing_White_House_cybersecurity_chief Obama near choosing cyber security chief: source A cyber security coordinator is expected to be announced by President Barack Obama in the next week or two, and the lead candidate is Frank Kramer, who was an assistant Defense secretary under President Bill Clinton, a source said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5884NR20090909 au: Robbed by Facebook's enemy in the camp Natasha Cann endured the Father's Day from hell on Sunday when hackers broke into her Facebook account and proceeded to scam her closest friends out of significant amounts of money. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/robbed-by-facebooks-enemy-in-the-camp-20090908-ff5q.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/robbed-by-facebooks-enemy-in-the-camp-20090908-ff5q.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/2845157/ Facebook spawns new kind of identity fraud There are fresh reports today of scammers hacking into Facebook accounts and using them to ask friends for money. Fairfax newspapers have the story of one woman, Natasha Cann, whose friend wired money around the world because the friend believed Ms Cann had been mugged and left in London without cash or a passport. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/08/2680331.htm End users weakest security link: AFP [AAP] Fewer than half of all home computer users protect their systems from viruses, cyber-crime and other hacking, Australian Federal Police e-crime chief Neil Gaughan told federal parliament this week in a wide-ranging testimony. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/End-users-weakest-security-link-AFP/0,130061744,339298443,00.htm au: Russians behind cyber crime, says AFP The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the majority of cyber crime committed in Australia is driven by organised crime gangs in Russia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/09/2681241.htm au: AFP investigates govt cyber attack The Australian Federal Police has been called in to investigate a planned denial-of-service attack on Australian government web servers due to occur at 7pm tonight. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/AFP-investigates-govt-cyber-attack-/0,130061744,339298398,00.htm http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39745160,00.htm au: Hackers bring down PM's website [AAP] The prime minister's website has been hacked in protest over a federal government proposal to introduce a mandatory filter to censor internet content. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/hackers-bring-down-pms-website-20090910-fhu7.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/hackers-bring-down-pms-website-20090910-fhu7.html 'Anonymous' knocks PM, ACMA offline [AAP] The loose alliance of internet pests known as 'Anonymous' temporarily knocked websites belonging to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Communications and Media Authority offline last night. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/-Anonymous-knocks-PM-ACMA-offline/0,130061744,339298442,00.htm http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/-Anonymous-knocks-PM-ACMA-offline/0,339028227,339298442,00.htm Hackers in 'just juvenile' censor filter attack [AAP] COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy has described an attack on Federal Government websites as "juvenile". http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26053182-29277,00.html PM's site suffers Anonymous DDos attack [CIO] Threats from protest group Anonymous to disable the Web site of the Australian Prime Minister appear to have rung true. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/318011/ Rudd website attacked in filter protest The Federal Government is investigating reports a group of internet activists managed to temporarily shut down the Prime Minister's website. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/10/2681642.htm Anonymous vs the Australian Government, play by play live In two minutes from when I type this, Anonymous is declaring war on the Australian Government over its decision to implement Draconian internet censorship. We’re tracking the attack blow by blow, without taking part. http://www.inquisitr.com/36578/anonymous-vs-the-australian-government-play-by-play-live/ Anonymous targets Australian Government over Internet Censorship Anonymous is planning to launch an attack on Australian Government websites to draw attention to Australia’s proposed draconian internet censorship laws. http://www.inquisitr.com/36559/anonymous-targets-australian-government-over-internet-censorship/ au: Baby-swinging video charges dropped All charges have been dropped against Chris Illingworth, the man who was charged for republishing on a video-sharing site a video of a man swinging a baby by its arms like a rag doll. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/babyswinging-video-charges-dropped-20090909-fh33.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/babyswinging-video-charges-dropped-20090909-fh33.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/2849025/ au: Lawyers targeted by email scams AUSTRALIAN law firms are the latest victims of a Nigerian bank-style scam that swept through North America last year, targeting millions kept in lawyers' trust accounts. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/lawyers-targeted-by-email-scams-20090907-feef.html au: Still no arrests from AFP raid A raid carried out by the Australian Federal Police on a home in Melbourne whose inhabitant was suspected of attempting to obtain credit card details via an online forum has not yet led to any arrests or charges. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Still-no-arrests-from-AFP-raid/0,130061744,339298358,00.htm Kenyan Watchdog Warns of Increased Cybercrime Threat International experts are sounding the alarm over the increased security risk to the country as it adapts to high speed internet brought home by fibre connectivity. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/654440/-/u765i9z/-/index.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200909080015.html us: Cyber Thieves Steal $447,000 From Wrecking Firm Organized cyber thieves are increasingly looting businesses in heists that can net hundreds of thousands of dollars. Security vendors and pundits may be quick to suggest a new layer of technology to thwart such crimes, but in a great many cases, the virtual robbers are foiled because an alert observer spotted something amiss early on and raised a red flag. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/09/cyber_theives_steal_447000_fro.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** au: Fire alert mobiles spark privacy row THE proposed national bushfire warning system would enable authorities to track anyone's movement in a declared disaster area by their mobile phone, opening up broad uses for the technology and raising privacy concerns. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26041310-5013404,00.html us: Privacy bill would set rules for online marketing [AP] Here is a look at some of the things that Rep. Rick Boucher, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, hopes to put in a bill governing Internet advertising. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/privacy-bill-would-set-rules-for-online-marketing-20090908-feil.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/privacy-bill-would-set-rules-for-online-marketing-20090908-feil.html us: Privacy Groups Score Obama Team Privacy watchdogs on Wednesday gave the Obama administration an "incomplete" for consumer privacy; an "A" for medical privacy; a "C+" for civil liberties; and a "B" for cybersecurity. The scores from the Electronic Privacy Information Center and a coalition of consumer, educational, library, labor and technology stakeholders were unveiled at a National Press Club event that organizers hoped would act as an "early warning system" for the administration. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/privacy-groups-score-obama-adm.php Privacy experts see room for improvement from Obama Privacy watchdogs today will give the Obama administration mixed reviews on its early performance for safeguarding privacy, civil liberties and the nation's cyber infrastructure. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090909_8051.php Privacy Groups: Obama Has More Work to Do [IDG] U.S. President Barack Obama's administration received mixed grades from privacy groups after more than seven months in power, with the groups saying Obama has done little to change a surveillance-state environment created under former President George Bush. http://www.pcworld.com/article/171661/.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Internet NZ: Joyce must explain private-public model for $300m rural broadband roll-out Users’ association InternetNZ has questioned elements of the government’s rural broadband policy, announced this morning, and is calling on the minister to explain his brief allusion to "a mix of private and public funding". http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/internet-nz-joyce-must-explain-how-300m-rural-broadband-roll-out-will-be-funded-110456 Joyce announces rural broadband strategy Communications and IT Minister Steven Joyce has announced coverage targets for the roll out of broadband to rural communities. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/68E053C5267A1F5BCC25762D00035096 http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/2852006/ Broadband promises for rural areas The Government has unveiled its targets for the roll out of broadband to rural areas. Communications Minister Steven Joyce says it's a priority to get fast broadband to the 25 percent of people who live outside of urban areas. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=162933 InternetNZ welcomes Government rural broadband targets [news release] InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is encouraged by the announcement of Government targets for rural broadband, seeing them as an essential complement to the urban plans anticipated under the $1.5 billion ultra fast broadband investment initiative. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/media-releases-2009/internetnz-welcomes-government-rural-broadband-targets au: Scientology calls for Internet and Media censorship in Australia The “Church” of Scientology has called upon the Australian Government to censor the internet and media locally in direct response to protests from Anonymous. http://www.inquisitr.com/36336/scientology-calls-for-internet-and-media-censorship-in-australia/ 11th-Hour Filings Oppose Google's Book Settlement After a flurry of last-minute filings on Tuesday, a federal judge must now begin untangling the mountain of competing claims about how a legal settlement granting Google the right to create the world’s largest digital library and bookstore would affect competition, authors’ rights and readers’ privacy. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/technology/internet/09google.html Google Curtails Europe Book Plan Making concessions to European publishers, online-search giant Google Inc. Monday said it will remove all European books that are still commercially available from its $125 million program to scan orphaned and out-of-print books in the U.S. and sell them online. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125231323825090047.html Group of authors opposes Google book settlement [IDG] More than two dozen authors and publishers have filed an objection to a proposed settlement that would allow Google to digitize and sell millions of books, saying that the agreement ignores important privacy rights of readers and writers. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137706/Group_of_authors_opposes_Google_book_settlement http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/317776/ Brussels tries to fight Google book plan by overhauling EU copyright law Brussels began a campaign today to overhaul copyright law in the European Union's 27 countries, partly in response to Google's controversial plan to digitise the world's leading libraries. Viviane Reding and Charlie McCreevy, the European commissioners for media and the single market, launched their campaign to standardise authors' rights amid fears that Google's ambitious project will leave Europe floundering behind the US in the digital learning stakes. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/07/brussels-google-copyright-law-campaign Google facing European challenge to digital library Google was forced to offer concessions to European publishers yesterday as it came under pressure over its plans to digitise the world’s books. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6825324.ece Google Tackles Fears on Rights in Book Deal Google said it would limit the out-of-print books it plans to make available online in order to appease European publishers, authors and other copyright holders objecting to a proposed American court settlement allowing Google to sell digital books on the Internet. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/technology/internet/08books.html EU law may allow bans on foreign bet websites -court European Union law may let countries ban foreign gambling websites if the intention is to stop crime, the bloc's top court said on Tuesday in a judgement that will reverberate through the betting industry. Shares in Austrian online gambling group bwin -- one of Europe's biggest Internet bookmakers -- tumbled more than 5 percent on the news. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5871U820090908 EU States Given Leeway to Start Online Gambling The European Union's highest court Tuesday ruled that a Portuguese state-run charity's gambling monopoly is legal if it aims to combat criminal activity, a decision that could have broader implications for online betting in other EU countries. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125244792209993733.html Brussels backs Portugal in Bwin online betting case Moves to liberalise the online gambling market suffered a setback yesterday when Europe’s highest court ruled that governments could bar foreign online bookmakers if the intention was to combat fraud. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6826613.ece ECJ says gambling monopolies do not clash with free trade laws Europe's top court has denied an online gambling company the right to offer its sports betting services in Portugal. The company had argued that Portuguese restrictions violated EU free trade laws. http://out-law.com/page-10360 EU ruling opens door for online betting crackdown Online bookmakers such as the one behind the multi-million sponsorship of Real Madrid can be banned by individual EU states, Europe's top court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling set to hit the industry. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/eu-ruling-opens-door-for-online-betting-crackdown-20090909-fg8i.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** China drives Asian broadband boom The Asian broadband market grew at a healthy 18% over the past year ending in June, with China contributing to two-thirds of growth in subscribers, the Broadband Forum said. http://www.telecomasia.net/content/china-drives-asian-broadband-boom BT considers new wind energy plan BT has confirmed it is hoping to erect three giant wind turbines near Ilfracombe in north Devon. The telecoms company has submitted a "scoping" study to North Devon Council and a formal application could follow later this year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/8242840.stm European home fibre plans survive downturn More than two million people in Europe now have fibre broadband direct to their home, suggests a survey. The latest figures on superfast broadband delivered by fibre to the home (FTTH) shows 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8242136.stm au: Broadband plan still slow on the download IT IS four months since Kevin Rudd nudged Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to the edge of the stage and announced plans to build a $43 billion national broadband network. http://business.theage.com.au/business/broadband-plan-still-slow-on-the-download-20090908-fg25.html http://business.smh.com.au/business/broadband-plan-still-slow-on-the-download-20090908-fg25.html http://business.smh.com.au/business/conroys-baby-still-in-cradle-20090908-fg2x.html The super-fast revolution THE National Broadband Network will cost about $43 billion over eight years. http://business.theage.com.au/business/the-superfast-revolution-20090908-fg26.html ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** UK child abuse detective guilty of grooming girl A former detective involved in investigating child abuse cases pleaded guilty on Monday to inciting a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity via the Facebook Internet networking site. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5863MH20090907 au: Suspended sentence for child porn A JUDGE'S decision to allow a Victorian man to avoid jail after he accessed thousands of movies and images of child pornography, including babies, has been slammed by support advocates. http://www.theage.com.au/national/suspended-sentence-for-child-porn-20090908-fg4p.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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