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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 *************************************************** U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10% http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/media/27audit.html Germany Looks at Ways to Protect Online Journalism http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/business/global/29copy.html au: Rudd honours scientist behind wi-fi http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/28/2726762.htm Lord Mandelson sets date for blocking filesharers' internet connections http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/28/mandelson-date-blocking-filesharers-connections We7 CEO: Mandelson is wrong on internet pirates http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6894090.ece Vivendi head calls for 'three-strikes' rule to tackle UK filesharers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/27/vivendi-file-sharing-levy Google takes on iTunes with music search http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6894381.ece Mobile net 'heading for data jam' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8325634.stm ASIO busy fending hostile cyber probes http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26270234-5013404,00.html Cyber criminals target Australian networks http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/29/2727129.htm ISPs: Email Abuse Down But Not Out says Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900608 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10% The two-decade erosion in newspaper circulation is looking more like an avalanche, with figures released Monday showing weekday sales down more than 10 percent since last year, depressed by rising Internet readership, price increases, the recession and papers intentionally shedding unprofitable circulation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/media/27audit.html U.S. newspaper circulation falls again U.S. newspapers continued to lose subscribers in recent months as readers increasingly turned to online news sources and price increases scared off cost-conscious consumers. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-newspapers27-2009oct27,0,374885.story Germany Looks at Ways to Protect Online Journalism As Angela Merkel begins her second term as chancellor of Germany, her government is promoting a novel way to help embattled newspaper and magazine publishers manage the transition to a digital future. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/business/global/29copy.html Advertising recovery boosts Australia's 'old media' Traditional media outlets have held on to their share of advertising spending in the face of the new media onslaught, and in fact are on the threshhold of a new revenue cycle, according to new data. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26258002-7582,00.html Australian press dusts itself off Don't believe everything you read. After months of bad news about the domestic newspaper industry, it appears observers of the "dead tree" media are changing their story. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26258029-7582,00.html French Free Newspaper Offer Aimed at Younger Readers Newspapers have tried many things to stave off a seemingly relentless decline in readers. Now France is pushing forward with a novel approach: giving away papers to young readers in an effort to turn them into regular customers. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/business/media/28papers.html WSJ editor lowers boom on Google's news 'promiscuity' [AFP] Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson has again opened fire on Google, accusing the internet giant of promoting online news reading "promiscuity". http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26258005-7582,00.html Makers of Online Games in China Look Overseas [Reuters] Armed with cash from recent listings, Chinese online game makers are gearing up to play in Western markets, challenging the industry’s leaders, Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard, on their home turf. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/global/27iht-game.html au: Table turns for ACMA's online safety focus Consumers want to take responsibility for protecting themselves online but ISPs and governments still have an educational role to play, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/159027,table-turns-for-acmas-online-safety-focus.aspx ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Twitter Serves Up Ideas From Its Followers Companies big and small monitor Twitter to find out what their customers like and what they want changed. Twitter does the same. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html Many more tweets in store for Twitter users Imagine a world where you were given answers to questions you didn't know you had. That's the future of search, according to the chief executive of Twitter - the site every tech company wants a piece of, with Microsoft and Google recently announcing search deals with Twitter that will result in people's tweets being added to their respective search engine's results. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/many-more-tweets-in-store-for-twitter-users-20091026-hgtk.html ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** au: Rudd honours scientist behind wi-fi An Australian radio astronomer who helped develop wi-fi technology has won the Prime Minister's prestigious Science Prize. Wi-fi technology has become an essential part of everyday life. It is found in personal computers, video games, mobile phones and much more. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/28/2726762.htm PM's science award a clear signal of achievement The man who invented key technology inside nearly every WiFi device in the world hasn't received a cent in royalty payments. But last night he took home the $300,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26273990-5018020,00.html http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,26275683-15306,00.html Internet discovery wins researcher $300,000 A man who discovered a technology integral to wireless internet while searching for exploding black holes has won this year's Prime Minister's Prize for Science. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/internet-discovery-wins-researcher-300000-20091028-hl1q.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/internet-discovery-wins-researcher-300000-20091028-hl1q.html WiFi pioneer John O'Sullivan wins PM's Prize for Science Almost two decades after pioneering high-speed wireless technology, John O'Sullivan has won one of the nation's top science gongs. http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,,26275624-5014239,00.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Censor eyes e-store smartphone content Nokia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion may have to join Apple in submitting thousands of software applications for classification before being allowed to sell them online in Australia. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26263346-15306,00.html au: Web filter intellectual slams plan's secrecy The public intellectual who proposed web filtering says the Government's plan to censor the internet is far too secretive. Greens candidate Clive Hamilton this week told news.com.au he would continue to support plans to filter the web if they were found to be "practicable". http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,26265867-952,00.html Microsoft Windows thwarts police efforts to cut child porn The much lauded latest Microsoft Windows operating system could make it harder for police to prosecute child pornography suspects, experts warn. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,26264238-8362,00.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Lord Mandelson sets date for blocking filesharers' internet connections Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, warned internet users today that the days of "consequence-free" illegal filesharing are over as he unveiled the government's plan for cracking down on online piracy. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/28/mandelson-date-blocking-filesharers-connections UK to get tough on file-sharers People who persistently download illegal content will be cut off from the net, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has announced. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8328820.stm UK threatens Web access block in piracy fight Britain is set to push ahead with a controversial new law to clamp down on illegal file sharing that would start with a series of warning letters and could result in repeat offenders losing their Internet connection. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-43497020091028 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59R1NI20091028 Mandelson to press on with cutting internet links for download pirates Lord Mandelson will say today that he intends to press ahead with controversial measures to cut off the internet connections of people caught downloading pirated music, films or television programmes. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6892922.ece We7 CEO: Mandelson is wrong on internet pirates At this morning’s Cabinet Forum conference, Peter Mandelson announced the government’s plans to amend UK digital rights management, stating his intention of giving a fairer deal for all. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6894090.ece U.K. Confirms Pursuit of Internet Piracy Law U.K. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said the government was sticking with plans to cut the Internet connections of persistent illegal filesharers. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125673511227012955.html Vivendi head calls for 'three-strikes' rule to tackle UK filesharers Jean-Bernard Levy, the chief executive of Vivendi, the French owner of the world's largest record company, Universal Music, said the UK government needs to bring in a "three-strikes" policy that would ultimately cut off persistent illegal filesharers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/27/vivendi-file-sharing-levy Culture minister confirms court oversight for UK disconnections UK internet users will not be disconnected from the internet for illegal file sharing without a court's involvement, a Government minister has pledged. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told MPs that there would be a "strict" process involving the courts. http://out-law.com/page-10479 EU Parliament drew back from file-sharer demands over legal uncertainty The European Parliament has had to withdraw demands for court oversight of the cutting off of file sharers' internet access after it received legal advice that it had been over-stepping its powers. http://out-law.com/page-10476 Google takes on iTunes with music search The internet search giant will today add relevant music tracks and albums to its US search results, and make them available for purchase http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6894381.ece Music search is Google's newest tune Already the far-and-away leader in search, Google wants to be a big player in music discovery, too. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10385755-93.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** E.U. Plan Could Lead to Lower Cost International Calls The European Commission will urge the 27 European Union countries Wednesday to reserve a uniform slice of broadcast spectrum for a pan-European mobile broadband network, one that could enable flat-rate, international voice and data calling plans. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/technology/28spectrum.html Big Cellphone Makers Shifting to Android System Since 1996, Microsoft has been writing operating systems for little computers to carry in your pocket. It was a lonely business until the company’s perennial rival, Apple, introduced the Web-browsing, music-playing iPhone. But now that smartphones are popular, Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Mobile, is foundering. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/technology/26android.html Mobile net 'heading for data jam' The number of people accessing the net on mobile phones could soon outstrip the capacity of networks, experts warn. Mobile data traffic looks set to rise 25 fold by 2012, said mobile analyst firm Informa. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8325634.stm Indian officials accused in mobile phone licence scam Indian government officials have been accused of orchestrating a 600 billion rupee (A$14.2bn) scam after investigators found that lucrative mobile phone licences had been granted in 2007 on a "first-come, first-served basis" to "friendly companies" at implausibly low prices set in 2001. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article6894627.ece http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26275691-5017997,00.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** ASIO busy fending hostile cyber probes A sharp increase in cyber attacks including internet probes by "hostile foreign intelligence services" marked the busiest year since 2005 for the country's peak security service, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26270234-5013404,00.html Cyber criminals target Australian networks More evidence is emerging of sophisticated attacks by criminals and foreign governments on Australia's computer networks. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/29/2727129.htm New group spies rise in cyber crime More evidence is emerging of sophisticated attacks by criminals and foreign governments on Australia's computer networks. Launched by the Government in July, the new Cyber Security Operations Centre has found attacks on company information, apparently conducted by organised crime, which turn out to have national security implications. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2009/s2727080.htm ASIO Report to Parliament 2008-09 [news release] The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) Report to Parliament 2008–09 was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday 27 October 2009. The report is an unclassified version of a highly sensitive report the Organisation presents annually to the Attorney-General. http://www.asio.gov.au/Publications/Content/CurrentAnnualReport/Content/Cover.aspx Infected websites No.1 cybercrime concern: ACMA Infected websites are the number one cybercrime concern for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), a Senate inquiry into cybercrime has heard. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/323970/ au: Use of another's trade mark in search engine marketing While a recent opinion of the Advocate General to the European Court of Justice indicates that use of another's trade mark as a keyword in search engine marketing will not, of itself, constitute trade mark infringement in Europe, the position in Australia remains unsettled. Lawyer Nicholas Tobias reports on the aggressive and defensive uses of search engine marketing that can promote or protect a business's reputation. http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ip/foipoct09.htm Laws to prosecute malware makers flagged A senate inquiry into cybercrime has discussed the possibility of extending Australia's Spam Act to specifically prosecute Australians that distribute malware or trick internet users into uploading programs onto their device without consent. http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/159160,laws-to-prosecute-malware-makers-flagged.aspx FBI: Cyber Crooks Stole $40M From U.S. Small, Mid-Sized Firms Cyber criminals have stolen at least $40 million from small to mid-sized companies across America in a sophisticated but increasingly common form of online banking fraud, the FBI said this week. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/fbi_cyber_gangs_stole_40mi.html New medical evidence could stop hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition The home secretary, Alan Johnson, pledged today to examine new medical evidence in the case of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon "very carefully" before approving his extradition to the US on charges of breaking into the Pentagon's military networks. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/26/garry-mckinnon-extradition-alan-johnson Swiss ministry victim of cyber attack [AP] The Swiss Foreign Ministry says it was the victim of a "professional" cyber attack aimed at obtaining information from its computer network. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/swiss-ministry-victim-of-cyber-attack-20091027-hhfd.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/swiss-ministry-was-victim-of-cyber-attack-20091027-hgyg.html System needed to warn websites of security threats The Australian Communications and Media Authority needs a new system for notifying website owners that their sites have been compromised and should be cleaned up, a federal inquiry has heard. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26263340-15319,00.html ISPs: Email Abuse Down But Not Out says Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) Internet service providers reported a slight dip in email abuse in the second quarter of this year, according to data revealed today by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) at its general meeting here. http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900608 MAAWG's Mission Evolving As Botnets, Web Threats Intensify ISPs and vendors here at the mostly closed-door Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) meeting this week shared data and research on more than just email abuse -- botnets, Web-borne attacks, social neworks, and wireless threats were also among the topics for ISPs and email providers. http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900758 How Victims Encourage Cybercrime The relative anonymity of Internet users is the key issue in managing cybercrime, according Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Russian security firm Kaspersky. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/174292/.html uk: Girl dead after Facebook date: how to keep your children safe online The proportion of online sexual abuse reports linked to social networking websites like Facebook and Bebo has doubled in a year, according to police. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/6446903/Girl-dead-after-Facebook-date-how-to-keep-your-children-safe-online.html 'Internet penfriend' held after teenage girl's body found in field A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a teenage girl he allegedly met over the internet was found in a field, police said today. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6891798.ece ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** us: Editorial: A Win for Internet Speech The sheriff of Cook County, Ill., grabbed headlines earlier this year when he sued Craigslist, the online classified advertising forum, for allowing posts that he said promoted prostitution. A federal judge in Chicago wisely threw out the suit last week. As Congress has recognized, if an Internet proprietor had to police every posting that a third party put up, the cost would be enormous — and it would likely stifle communications. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/opinion/27tue3.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: Laws to prosecute malware makers flagged A senate inquiry into cybercrime has discussed the possibility of extending Australia's Spam Act to specifically prosecute Australians that distribute malware or trick internet users into uploading programs onto their device without consent. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/159160,laws-to-prosecute-malware-makers-flagged.aspx German Gov't To Tighten Copyright Law Germany's new coalition government has pledged to tighten up copyright law, but has shied away from introducing any "three strikes"-style legislation to deter illegal downloading. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i018a992ff2ce5f8eae092e04cb24039e us: Smart-grid money could assist broadband U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled US$3.4 billion in grants to update the nation's electrical grid, but the benefits could reach to the broadband sector as well, one community broadband adviser said. http://www.reuters.com/article/idgGreenComputing/idUS395248900220091027 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139986/Smart_grid_money_could_assist_broadband First Broadband Stimulus Grants Are Delayed The first broadband stimulus grants won't be awarded until December, a month later than expected, federal officials said Tuesday, citing the complexity of the 2,200 applications received. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125668130915111453.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Slip puts value on Telstra's network Telstra's copper network is worth between $8billion and $33bn according to a confidential report accidentally released yesterday by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26264641-5018015,00.html NZ Telecom blows whistle on Search and Surveillance Bill Telecom is warning that provisions in the Search and Surveillance Bill, now before a Parliamentary select committee, could amount to unwarranted surveillance. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/6B7CAE1E24C2F429CC25765B006B2C6D ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** au: 3 years' jail for child porn A Melbourne judge who jailed a pornography ''predator'' found it ''unimaginable that another human being could view and then retain'' images of such extreme abuse. http://www.theage.com.au/national/3-years-jail-for-child-porn-20091026-hgra.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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