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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 *************************************************** Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide [news release] http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/11/Microsoft_Sites_Captures_Largest_Share_of_Time_Spent_Online_Worldwide Murdoch's plan for web pay walls 'raises questions of British anti-trust law' http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/05/murdoch-pay-wall-anti-trust Murdoch admits delay in introducing newspaper website charges http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/05/murdoch-online-news-charge-delay China to ban beating web addicts http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8344002.stm British bid to block paedophiles from Facebook fails as it would breach human rights law http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/08/facebook-sex-offenders-law Gadget problems divide the sexes http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8346810.stm INHOPE Network marks 10 years in the fight against online illegal content http://www.iwf.org.uk/media/news.270.htm We couldn't disconnect clients: Malone http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/we-couldnt-disconnect-clients-malone/story-e6frgakx-1225794772423 au: ACCC issues dodgy FIFA World Cup tickets warning http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325451/ International internet sweep highlights problem websites [news release] http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/900938/fromItemId/142 Google privacy tool unveiled http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5116b30-c9f5-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html Google tries to allay privacy fears http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/google-tries-to-allay-privacy-fears/story-e6frgakx-1225794910369 ACTA Internet Chapter Leak Signals Far-Reaching Copyright Policy http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/05/acta-internet-chapter-leak-signals-far-reaching-copyright-policy/ E.U. Leaders Bolster Internet Access Protections http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/technology/internet/06net.html EU agrees internet restriction guidelines http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6904292.ece Skype founders wrestle back $400m share of company http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/06/skype-settlement Lessons From the War Over Skype http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/lessons-from-the-world-war-over-skype/ More than one million Kiwis to miss out on broadband http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/more-one-million-kiwis-miss-out-broadband-114603 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Emerging Best Practice in Do Not Call Registers Do Not Call Registers have grown in popularity and are starting to deliver real privacy benefits for consumers. Several large Do Not Call Registers have been set up by national Governments and, after some initial teething problems, they appear to be working well – with large numbers of registered consumers and numerous examples of enforcement action. http://www.galexia.com/public/research/assets/do_not_call_best_practice_2009/do_not_call_best_practice_2009-Introduc.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Microsoft Sites Captures Largest Share of Time Spent Online Worldwide [news release] comScore, Inc. ... released a study of online engagement at the top worldwide properties based on data from its comScore World Metrix service. The study found that Microsoft Sites captured nearly 15 percent of time spent online worldwide in September, making it the most engaging global property, followed by Google Sites and Yahoo! Sites. Facebook.com, which continues to see significant growth on a worldwide basis, was the fourth most engaging destination with visitors spending 1.4 billion hours on the site in September, up 193 percent from the previous year. http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/11/Microsoft_Sites_Captures_Largest_Share_of_Time_Spent_Online_Worldwide Murdoch's plan for web pay walls 'raises questions of British anti-trust law' Questions over competition in the media industry have been raised by Rupert Murdoch's admission that News Corporation is talking to other organisations about its plans to introduce web charging. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/05/murdoch-pay-wall-anti-trust Murdoch admits delay in introducing newspaper website charges Rupert Murdoch is finding it harder than expected to introduce charges for readers browsing his newspaper websites and may miss a target of next June for the introduction of so-called "pay walls". http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/05/murdoch-online-news-charge-delay China to ban beating web addicts China's ministry of health has moved to ban the use of physical punishment to treat teenagers addicted to the web, according to draft guidelines. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8344002.stm China Bans Solitary Confinement for Internet Addicts [IDG] China on Wednesday banned the use of physical punishment to treat Internet addiction after reports of beatings and at least one death in recent months at clinics for the condition around the country. http://www.pcworld.com/article/181468/.html Does Technology Reduce Social Isolation? Hundreds of daily updates come from friends on Facebook and Twitter, but do people actually feel closer to each other? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/does-technology-reduce-social-isolation/ ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** British bid to block paedophiles from Facebook fails as it would breach human rights law Government plans to block paedophiles from using social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have been shelved because of fears that such a move would breach human rights laws. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/08/facebook-sex-offenders-law au: Students set up 'pro-rape' page on Facebook A group of past and present University of Sydney students set up a ''pro-rape'' page in the sports and recreation section on Facebook, describing themselves as ''anti-consent''. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/elite-college-students-proud-of-prorape-facebook-page-20091108-i3js.html http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/students-set-up--prorape-page-on-facebook-20091108-i3ix.html 'Ingrained misogyny' behind Facebook rape page One of Sydney University's oldest colleges is on the defensive over reports that past and present residents set up a pro-rape website on Facebook. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/09/2737370.htm Pro-rape Facebook group condemned A pro-rape group, started by past and present Sydney University students on Facebook, has been condemned as "sickening". http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/09/2736793.htm au: Don't make your life an open book For most members of Generation Y, just going to a party or a concert isn't enough - the event doesn't really happen until the photographic or video evidence is uploaded on to Facebook. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/lifestyle/a/-/lifestyle/6441305/dont-make-your-life-an-open-book/ ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Australian PC recycling free of charge An Australia-wide program to keep computers, TVs and other electronic waste out of landfill will be underway by 2011, with the nation's environment ministers today agreeing to fast-track a landmark product stewardship approach advocated by industry. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/pc-recycling-free-of-charge/story-e6frgakx-1225794782369 Gadget problems divide the sexes Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline. The service found that 64% of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8346810.stm ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ INHOPE Network marks 10 years in the fight against online illegal content The INHOPE network of Internet Hotlines today convened a special session to celebrate its 10th Anniversary in the fight against illegal content on the Internet. INHOPE Hotlines provide the general public with a means to report anonymously suspected illegal content online – primarily child sexual abuse images. http://www.iwf.org.uk/media/news.270.htm INHOPE celebrated its 10th anniversary INHOPE was founded in 1999 with 8 Member hotlines in Europe. The main objective of the network is to fight against illegal content online, and especially against child sexual abuse images. Today, INHOPE has 35 Members all over the world. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5380 Treating kids on the Web in a new way by Larry Magid I spent part of last week in Washington, D.C., attending a gathering that turned out to be a watershed moment in the 16-year history of online safety education. The third annual conference of the Family Online Safety Institute brought together about 400 Internet safety advocates around the theme of "Building a Culture of Responsibility: From Online Safety to Digital Citizenship." http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_13723472 uk: Anti Bullying Week 2009 Resources http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6027220 Child porn a growing threat of PC viruses [AP] Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. http://dailymail.com/News/NationandWorld/200911080417 http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9028516 http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ap-impact-framed-for-child-porn--by-a-pc-virus-20091109-i3sd.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ap-impact-framed-for-child-porn--by-a-pc-virus-20091109-i3sd.html Spain: Internet-related child porn on the rise [AP] Spain says Internet-related child pornography has risen tenfold in the past five years. Francisco Villanueva of the Interior Ministry says the number of cases has gone from 108 in 2004 to 1,024 last year. http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-technology/spain-internetrelated-child-porn-on-the-rise-20091106-i0i1.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33664179/ns/technology_and_science-security/ ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** We couldn't disconnect clients: Malone IiNet chief Michael Malone has told the NSW Federal Court that the ISP's service agreements did not provide it with sufficient contractual rights to take action against customers who infringe copyright online. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/we-couldnt-disconnect-clients-malone/story-e6frgakx-1225794772423 AFACT v iiNet: iiNet moves to reassure customers iiNet has moved to reassure customers that it never supported breaches of the Copyright Act, following the chief executive’s three and a half day stint in the witness box. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325284/ AFACT v iiNet: "We should not be doing AFACT’s work" iiNet had no intention of forwarding copyright infringement notices to customers without court orders, the Federal Court of Australia has heard as part of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) case against the internet service provider (ISP). http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325331/ AFACT v iiNet: Draft eSecurity Code introduced in court The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), which represents more than 30 film studios and TV broadcasters, has submitted to the court a draft ISP code of conduct relating to computer security, despite Justice Cowdroy questioning its relevance. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325343/ AFACT v iiNet: ISP lacks technical capability to block BitTorrent websites Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet does not have the technical capabilities to block BitTorrent traffic from websites like The Pirate Bay, the Federal Court of Australia heard today. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325157/ Norwegian ISP doesn't have to block Pirate Bay, says court [IDG] Norwegian ISP Telenor doesn't have to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, according to a ruling from the district court for Asker and Bوrum on Friday. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140450/Norwegian_ISP_doesn_t_have_to_block_Pirate_Bay_says_court http://www.pcworld.com/article/181601/.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325370/ EU telecoms reform package agreed Law enforcement agencies will be able to cut off the connections of Internet users suspected of illegally downloading films and music, lawmakers and EU ministers agreed in the small hours of this morning (5 November). http://euractiv.com/en/infosociety/eu-telecoms-reform-package-agreed/article-187064 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** First iPhone worm spreads Rick Astley wallpaper [IDG] The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia. However, the worm, known as Ikee, is only a threat to users who have jaibroken their phones to let them run unauthorized software, security experts say. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325440/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140518/First_iPhone_worm_spreads_Rick_Astley_wallpaper http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/110809-first-iphone-worm-spreads-rick.html http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/325431/ ********************** SPAM ********************** New Spamming Botnet On The Rise Upping its output of spam by nearly 5 percent in recent weeks, a new botnet called Festi has grabbed the attention of researchers, cracking the list of top 10 most prolific spamming botnets, according to Symantec's MessageLabs Intelligence team. http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221600694 ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** au: ACCC issues dodgy FIFA World Cup tickets warning The ACCC is warning Australian consumers to beware of dodgy websites selling tickets to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/325451/ International internet sweep highlights problem websites [news release] Early results from this year's International Internet Sweep underscore the need for continued consumer vigilance, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy chair Peter Kell has warned. http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/900938/fromItemId/142 au: ACCC launches action against dating site A DATING website created fictitious profiles of people and used them to send flirty messages to lonely hearts across Australia, according to allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. http://www.theage.com.au/national/accc-launches-action-against-dating-site-20091106-i29d.html Computer hackers cause major blackouts in Brazil An official with Brazil's electricity regulator has confirmed that large scale blackouts in 2005 and 2007 were caused by people hacking into the computers that control the electricity grid. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/08/2736567.htm ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Google privacy tool unveiled Google sought to alleviate the concerns of privacy campaigners on Thursday by unveiling new tools that will allow users to see what information the internet company is keeping on them. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5116b30-c9f5-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html Google tries to allay privacy fears Google hopes to stem rising public concern over privacy and data protection issues with the release of a dashboard that puts visibility and control over personal information associated with various services firmly into the user's hands. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/google-tries-to-allay-privacy-fears/story-e6frgakx-1225794910369 Google centralises privacy control With the new Google Dashboard, the personal data and product settings of different Google products are combined on one side to make it simpler for users to deal with them. The feature, which has just been launched, looks like a console for your personal data. Now you can do what Google can do too, as it links from one place to the data stored on different Google sites. And yes, it does make it easier to manage your personal data. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/nov/05/google-dashboard-privacy Google Offers Users a Peek at Stored Data Google, which has been criticized frequently for amassing large amounts of data about people, is giving users an easy way to find out what information it stores in their accounts. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/google-offers-users-a-peek-at-stored-data/ ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** ACTA Internet Chapter Leak Signals Far-Reaching Copyright Policy As governments negotiating the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) meet in Seoul this week, public interest concern has surfaced over leaked information on internet enforcement. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/11/05/acta-internet-chapter-leak-signals-far-reaching-copyright-policy/ Lack of Transparency Surrounding Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Negotiations Causes Concern For Many Public Interest Groups Talks are heating up again on the controversial proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with key negotiations taking place this week in Seoul, South Korea. ACTA would set a new international legal standard for intellectual property rights and their enforcement, essentially replacing the WTO TRIPS Agreement and several treaties undertaken by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). http://ipjustice.org/wp/2009/11/06/lack-of-transparency-surrounding-anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-acta-negotiations-causes-concern-for-many-public-interest-groups/ ACTA Negotiations, Day Three: Secret Talks on Transparency The current round of ACTA negotiations wrap up later today in Seoul, Korea. Having spent the first day focused on the now-leaked Internet provisions and the second day on the leaked criminal provisions, negotiators will spend this morning discussing whether they should make the draft treaty public. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4515/125/ Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy - An OECD Conference The world of electronic commerce has evolved dramatically since 1999, when the OECD issued its first Guidelines for e-Consumer Protection. How effective are they 10 years later? What new opportunities, obstacles and risks face e-consumers? How can consumer trust be strengthened? Senior government officials from OECD and non-member economies, representatives from business, civil society, international organisations, and academics will discuss these and related issues at this conference. http://www.oecd.org/site/0,3407,en_21571361_43348316_1_1_1_1_1,00.html E.U. Leaders Bolster Internet Access Protections European lawmakers on Thursday agreed on new protections for Internet users, striking a compromise between national governments seeking to impose tough anti-piracy laws and consumer organizations that wanted to enshrine Internet access as an unassailable right. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/technology/internet/06net.html European Union Agrees on New Internet User Rights [AP] EU lawmakers and governments agreed Thursday on proposed new telecommunication rules that better protect European mobile phone and Internet users from arbitrary service cutoffs. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/05/technology/AP-EU-EU-Internet-Rights.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/05/international/i033331S09.DTL http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010205740_apeueuinternetrights.html EU offers hope to file-sharers Internet users throughout Europe accused of illegal file-sharing are to receive more protection from being cut off by their service provider. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8344174.stm EU agrees internet restriction guidelines Europe’s MEPs and Council representatives on Wednesday night agreed that restrictions on access to the internet within the EU may “only be imposed if they are appropriate, proportionate and necessary within a democratic society”. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6904292.ece EU adopts "Internet freedom" provision on Internet cut-offs For weeks, the major governing institutions of the European Union have been locked in a battle over three-strikes laws, Internet disconnections, and the appropriate role of judges in the process. Just after midnight last night, the deadlock was broken and all parties agreed to a new "Internet freedom provision" that reinforces the presumption of innocence, the right to privacy, and the right to judicial review under any Internet sanctions. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/eu-adopts-internet-freedom-provision-on-net-cut-offs.ars Agreement on EU Telecoms Reform paves way for stronger consumer rights, an open internet, a single European telecoms market and high-speed internet connections for all citizens [news release] Late last night (at 0:45), the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached an agreement on the EU Telecoms Reform, after intense negotiations brokered by the European Commission. The reform, proposed by the Commission in November 2007 ( IP/07/1677 ), substantially strengthens competition and consumer rights on Europe's telecoms markets, facilitates high-speed internet broadband connections to all Europeans and establishes a European Body of Telecoms Regulators to complete the single market for telecoms networks and services. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/491 Anti-Piracy Treaty: Global DMCA, “Three-Strikes” The latest round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations wrapped up yesterday in Seoul, South Korea and by all indications it has little to do with combating counterfeit goods and everything to do with forcing ISPs to become copyright cops. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87211/anti-piracy-treaty-global-dmca-three-strikes/ ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Intel struggles against rising tide of accusations Chip maker Intel says it will fight new allegations of corruption, as it faces a fresh onslaught of claims over its business practices. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/05/intel-bribery Founders Win a Piece Of Skype From eBay EBay has formally settled the litigation around its sale of the Skype online calling service. The founders of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, will drop their lawsuits against the company and a consortium of buyers whose bid to purchase 65 percent of Skype was announced last month, according to an announcement released by eBay before the opening of the stock markets on Friday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/technology/companies/07skype.html Skype founders wrestle back $400m share of company The founders of Skype have regained a significant stake in the internet company after settling a contentious legal dispute that had threatened to derail its $2bn sale. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/nov/06/skype-settlement Lessons From the War Over Skype The dust has settled, the ink on the deal has dried, and one of the biggest sideshows in Silicon Valley this year appears to be over. The litigation between eBay, the buyers of Skype and its original founders has been dropped, and the deal, which values Skype at $2.7 billion, should close sometime soon. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/lessons-from-the-world-war-over-skype/ ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** S'pore says NBN will stay competitive Tight regulation will ensure players involved in the country's next-generation broadband network (NBN) stay competitive, assured the country's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62059160,00.htm More than one million Kiwis to miss out on broadband More than one million New Zealanders could be excluded from the rural broadband initiative if the government does not extend its rollout, Federated Farmers claims. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/more-one-million-kiwis-miss-out-broadband-114603 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** Austrian gets 7 years in prison in child porn network case An Austrian man was found guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. 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