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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 *************************************************** Cloud computing: how information giants are setting the pace for the internet's next decade http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/cloud-computing-google-applehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/cloud-computing-google-apple Australian home internet access quadruples in the last decade http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/335427/home_internet_access_quadruples_last_decade/ Facebook’s Project Titan: A Full Featured Webmail Product http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/facebooks-project-titan-a-full-featured-webmail-product/ Facebook hits 400 million users http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/02/facebook-hits-400-million-users.html au: iiNet ruling casts cloud over legal online content http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/iinet-ruling-casts-cloud-over-legal-online-content/story-e6frgakx-1225828042312 Court clears illegal internet downloads http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/court-clears-illegal-internet-downloads/story-e6frgakx-1225826893614 Facebook dominates UK mobile use http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500368.stm FBI tackling rising number of Haiti scams http://www.usatoday.com/news/sharing/2010-02-04-haiti-scam_N.htm Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/science/05google.html EPIC files FOIA request over reported Google, NSA partnership http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152438/EPIC_files_FOIA_request_over_reported_Google_NSA_partnership U.S. House passes cybersecurity research bill http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10447627-245.html China Heralds Bust of Major Hacker Ring http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575052684021385828.html German Minister Takes on Google Street View http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,676616,00.html 500,000 EU computers can access private British data http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/eu-computers-access-private-data UK Digital Economy Bill bill could 'breach rights' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500876.stm Google: We will bring books back to life by Google's senior vice president for corporate development and chief legal officer http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/05/google-bringing-books-back-life Australia's fibre-optic network backbone begins http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/fire-optic-network-backbone-begins/story-e6frg6nf-1225826901841 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Responsibility of Bittorrent Search Engines for Copyright Infringements by Michal Czerniawski [University of Warsaw] Summary: This dissertation concludes that: (i) based on the The Pirate Bay rationale Google, if sued in Sweden, might be found liable for copyright infringement as it assists in making available copyright materials to the general public; (ii) under Canadian law, and the CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Assn. of Internet Providers rationale, both isoHunt and Google should be found as not authorizing copyright infringement. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1540913 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Cloud computing: how information giants are setting the pace for the internet's next decade From Google's library project to Apple's iTunes store, 'cloud capitalism' provides an innovative way forward for business – but raises more questions about privacy and security http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/cloud-computing-google-applehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/cloud-computing-google-apple Two futures of the internet: next cold war or up in the clouds Will the future be cyber-attacks and an uneasy balance of terror or cultural collaboration hosted by Google's servers? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/computers-future-cyberattacks-cloud-culture U.S. teens lose interest in blogging - study Blogging by teenagers and young adults has dropped by half over the past three years as they turn instead to texting and social networking sites such as Facebook, a new study shows. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-45921320100205 Google's Display-Ad Sales Should Top $1 Billion Google CEO Eric Schmidt hinted in July that display advertising would probably be the next of his company's businesses to generate $1 billion in sales. Analysts say 2010 is the year he'll deliver on that prediction. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2010/tc2010027_356976.htm What Murdoch Still Doesn't Get About the Internet Rupert Murdoch knows who's winning the war between big media and the Internet. Unsurprisingly, it's Rupert Murdoch. "Without content, the ever-larger and flatter screens, the tablets, the e-readers, and the increasingly sophisticated mobile phones would be lifeless," he proclaimed when News Corp. (NWS) posted unexpectedly strong fiscal 2010 second-quarter earnings. "Devices and platforms are proliferating, but this clever technology is merely an empty vessel without any great content. " http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2010/tc2010025_634089.htm Australian home internet access quadruples in the last decade ICT has become increasingly more affordable over the past decade with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recording marked increases in access to PCs and the Internet in Australian households. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/335427/home_internet_access_quadruples_last_decade/ Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2008-09 According to the 2008-09 MPHS, 72% of Australian households had home internet access and 78% of households had access to a computer. Between 1998 to 2008-09, household access to the internet at home has more than quadrupled from 16% to 72%, while access to computers has increased from 44% to 78%. http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/8146.0 Kiwis could have the answer to internet content woes There is a way forward to charge for content as TV and the internet collide, Aspiring Software claims. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/kiwis-could-have-answer-internet-content-woes-118089 Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-45998620100208 ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Facebook’s Project Titan: A Full Featured Webmail Product Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its place, according to a source with knowledge of the product. Internally it’s known as Project Titan. Or, unofficially and perhaps over-enthusiastically, the Gmail killer. http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/facebooks-project-titan-a-full-featured-webmail-product/ Facebook may challenge Internet giants with Gmail killer Facebook has been challenging the Internet giants since infancy. Now, at 400 million users and growing, it’s firing a salvo directly at Google and Yahoo. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/02/facebook-google-gmail-killer.html Facebook six years later: from a dorm room experiment to a household name On Feb. 4, 2004, a Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg, along with a few of his fellow classmates, had an idea to create a social network for Harvard students. Dubbed "TheFacebook," the site was a place where students could communicate and share photos with their friends. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/02/facebook-six-years-later-from-a-dorm-room-to-a-household-name.html Facebook hits 400 million users As we noted earlier, Facebook launched six years ago Thursday. Capping a year of spectacular growth and celebrating the milestone, Facebook founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg published a special post on the site’s blog. In it he revealed the company this week has surged to 400 million users. It was only five months ago that Facebook had 300 million. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/02/facebook-hits-400-million-users.html Insights into Gen-Y behaviour on social networking sites New research into Generation-Y's online friendship habits shows young people are becoming increasingly conscious of who they befriend on social networking sites. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/05/2811662.htm Facebook removes Microsoft banner ads from site [Reuters] Facebook is taking full control of display ads on the world's No. 1 social networking website, cutting short an exclusive deal that had allowed Microsoft to manage part of that business. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-removes-microsoft-banner-ads-from-site-1892728.html nz: Vicious Facebook attack on new Burnside High principal [The Press] A new Christchurch principal is the subject of a vicious online attack, sparking a police investigation. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/3305268/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-newspapers/west-coast-6013/news-6662/3305306/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/3305306/ How many Facebook friends is too many? It’s the internet world now, so you can speak to anyone anywhere in the world — right? Blog away, and every Tom, Dick and Harriet from Anchorage to Cape Town can admire your wit, marvel at your wisdom and might even offer a comment in return. Sign them up to your Facebook site, where you can now boast 300, 500, 1,000 friends. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7018321.ece ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Tough new Australian child porn rules Police will be able to destroy computers carrying suspected child pornography even where the material is highly encrypted and impossible to access, under a tightening of federal sex offence laws. http://www.theage.com.au/national/tough-new-child-porn-rules-20100204-ng7d.html au: AFP abandons legal pursuit over blacklist leak The Australian Federal Police has abandoned attempts to prosecute those responsible for leaking the ACMA blacklist last year, the communications regulator said today. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/166665,afp-abandons-legal-pursuit-over-blacklist-leak.aspx nz: New service can keep tabs on kids' texts A new mobile phone service which allows parents to be sent copies of their children's texts and phone calls has been launched in New Zealand. http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/new-service-can-keep-tabs-kids-texts-3349645 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Internet protocol TV braces for Australian push In the US it's often referred to as "over-the-top TV", but in Australia, it lurches along with the humble handle of internet protocol TV. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/internet-tv-braces-for-australian-push/story-e6frg996-1225827642646 au: iiNet ruling casts cloud over legal online content The Federal Court's decision last week not to hold Perth-based internet service provider iiNet liable for peer-to-peer online copyright infringement has created uncertainty for providers of legal internet movie and TV services. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/iinet-ruling-casts-cloud-over-legal-online-content/story-e6frgakx-1225828042312 Court clears illegal internet downloads Australian telcos and download enthusiasts came out on top yesterday after the Federal Court in NSW rejected a landmark legal bid to make internet service providers liable for online copyright infringement. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/court-clears-illegal-internet-downloads/story-e6frgakx-1225826893614 Net piracy fight takes body blow Hollywood studios and record labels are being forced to go back to the drawing board to come up with a new way of combating online piracy after the Federal Court ruled that internet service providers are not required to police copyright infringement on their networks. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/net-piracy-fight-takes-body-blow-20100204-nge0.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/net-piracy-fight-takes-body-blow-20100204-nge0.html http://www.theage.com.au/national/net-piracy-fight-takes-body-blow-20100204-ng6y.html Torrent of joy for the internet file sharers The Hollywood giants might be smarting after their latest attempt to shut down rampant piracy was shot down in the Federal Court but Australian BitTorrent fans are grinning. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/torrent-of-joy-for-the-internet-file-sharers/story-e6frgakx-1225826898556 AFACT needs appeal for law changes: Lawyer Lawyer and CSP Central contributor Peter Moon said that he believed the iiNet judgement was fair and that the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft would likely have to appeal before pushing legislation changes in the government. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/AFACT-needs-appeal-for-law-changes-Lawyer/0,130061791,339300856,00.htm The 'Down Under' and the iiNet decisions In brief: Two Federal Court decisions handed down last week will have important ramifications for those dealing with intellectual property in Australia. In a landmark judgment, it was found that Internet service provider iiNet was not liable for any copyright infringement committed by users of its services. In the second ruling relating to the Men at Work song 'Down Under', it was found that two bars of the popular folk tune 'Kookaburra sits in the old gumtree' were copied in the flute riff of 'Down Under', even though the riff was not a substantial part of 'Down Under' itself. ISPs off the hook – for now http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ip/foip8feb10isp.htm Copyright infringement of well-known musical work http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/ip/foip8feb10.htm ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Google's phone faces cut-price challenger Google's plans to take on the iPhone are running into problems in Europe as several mobile phone companies plan to sell a cheaper version within weeks of the internet company's Nexus One device going on sale. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/feb/07/google-phone-cut-price-challenger Facebook dominates UK mobile use Facebook dominates the lives of mobile internet users in the UK, according to figures from a mobile industry body. The social network accounts for nearly half of all the time people in the UK spend going online using their phones. The data, from the GSM Association (GSMA), showed that people in the UK spent around 2.2bn minutes browsing the social network during December alone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500368.stm GSMA and comScore Announce UK Launch of Mobile Media Metrics [news release] The GSMA and comScore, Inc., in partnership with operators O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile and 3UK, today announced the official UK launch of the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics (MMM) product, a pioneering census-level solution for mobile media reporting. Taking irreversibly anonymised mobile Internet usage data from all five UK mobile operators, the service will provide comprehensive insights into mobile media consumption, empowering brands and agencies to plan effective and focused campaigns for the mobile medium. http://gsmworld.com/newsroom/press-releases/2010/4614.htm ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** FBI tackling rising number of Haiti scams Federal law enforcement officials have received more than 170 complaints about fundraising scams tied to Haitian earthquake relief, and they're bracing for more online cons using Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. http://www.usatoday.com/news/sharing/2010-02-04-haiti-scam_N.htm Climate emails: were they really hacked or just sitting in cyberspace? More than two months after the moment that thousands of confidential emails, documents and computer code from the University of East Anglia (UEA) was released online it remains a mystery who was behind the hack. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/04/climate-change-email-hacker-police-investigation Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks Google has turned to the National Security Agency for technical assistance to learn more about the computer network attackers who breached the company’s cybersecurity defenses last year, a person with direct knowledge of the agreement said Thursday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/science/05google.html EPIC files FOIA request over reported Google, NSA partnership Privacy advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the National Security Agency (NSA) asking for details on the agency's purported partnership with Google Inc. on cybersecurity issues. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152438/EPIC_files_FOIA_request_over_reported_Google_NSA_partnership http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020510-epic-files-foia-request-over.html Google teams up with National Security Agency to tackle cyber attacks Google's decision to enlist the help of the National Security Agency in tackling cyber attacks has caused alarm among internet groups and bloggers, who fear that users' personal information could be accessed by the US government. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/05/google-national-security-agency-cyber-attack Google links up with US spy-master to thwart threats to cyberspace Google is teaming up with the US National Security Agency to battle cyber-attacks from China in a move that is causing disquiet on the internet. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7015973.ece U.S. House passes cybersecurity research bill The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a cybersecurity bill that calls for beefing up training, research, and coordination so the government can be better prepared to deal with cyberattacks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10447627-245.html Cybersecurity bill, OK'd by House, draws cautious praise Security analysts today gave a cautious thumbs-up to the passage of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 (HR 4061) by the U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152299/Cybersecurity_bill_OK_d_by_House_draws_cautious_praise Terrorists 'gaining upper hand in cyber war' Western governments are facing a potent and ill-understood new threat from terrorists and hostile powers in the shape of cyber warfare, military and security experts have warned. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/terrorists-gaining-upper-hand-in-cyber-war-1890913.html EU reviews Internet security after emissions fraud An email "phishing" fraud against the European Union's greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has prompted the executive European Commission to revise its Internet security guidelines, the Commission said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6135IX20100204 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-45918520100204 Nigeria uses celebrity power to stem cybercrime [IDG] Microsoft and Nigeria have released a song and video as part of a campaign to dissuade people from getting involved in cybercrime. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/335168/nigeria_uses_celebrity_power_stem_cybercrime/ China Heralds Bust of Major Hacker Ring China heralded a major bust of computer hackers to underscore its pledge to help enhance global online security, with state media saying officials had shut what they called the country's largest distributor of tools used in malicious Internet attacks. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575052684021385828.html China shuts down largest hacker training website [Reuters] China has closed what it claims to be the largest hacker training website in the country and arrested three of its members, domestic media reported on Monday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6170HX20100208 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-45982020100208 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/07/AR2010020703467.html China shuts down training website for hackers China has closed down what is believed to be the country's biggest training website for hackers, state media has reported. They say the site, Black Hawk Safety Net, gave lessons in hacking and sold downloads of malicious software. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8503637.stm Chinese porn website owner jailed for 13 years A man who operated a pornographic website in China has been sentenced to 13 years in jail and fined 100,000 yuan ($16,800), state media said, amid an ongoing campaign to crack down on online sexual content. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/08/2812844.htm China 'jails porn website operator for 13 years' [AFP] China has sentenced a man who operated a porn website to 13 years in jail and fined him 100,000 yuan (15,000 US dollars), state media said, amid an ongoing campaign to crack down on online sexual content. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-jails-porn-website-operator-for-13-years-20100209-nnkp.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-jails-porn-website-operator-for-13-years-20100209-nnkp.html FBI still wants two years of ISP Web logs Largely at the behest of the European Union, search engines like Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have cut their data retention periods over the last few years. Now, all those sensitive search queries you make will be anonymized in a matter of months—Yahoo will do so after 90 days, Microsoft will remove all IP addresses after six months, and Google anonymizes IP addresses after nine months. Europe has decided that six months should be the limit. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/fbi-still-wants-two-years-of-isp-web-logs.ars ************************** PRIVACY ************************** German Minister Takes on Google Street View Many in Berlin have long viewed Google's Street View service with some suspicion. Now, Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner has called for better privacy laws. She says that even intelligence agencies wouldn't "collect photos so unabashedly." http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,676616,00.html Europe should adopt US behavioural advertising icon, and quick OPINION: When US trade bodies announced a badge scheme for behavioural advertising this week it looked like a good way to help web users navigate a difficult new area and a good way to relax the regulators. http://out-law.com/page-10730 500,000 EU computers can access private British data Privacy campaigners expressed shock last night after it emerged that large amounts of confidential personal information held about British citizens on a giant computer network spanning the European Union could be accessed by more than 500,000 terminals. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/07/eu-computers-access-private-data ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Opinion: Net censorship campaign backfires by Chris Kenny, a former federal and South Australian Liberal government adviser South Australia's history of spectacular clashes between politicians, the judiciary and the media found a new chapter this week when a mess of eggs ended up on the face of the Attorney-General, forcing a humiliating backflip over internet censorship. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/net-censorship-campaign-backfires/story-e6frg6zo-1225827282004 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: Conroy calls for piracy code of conduct In the wake of iiNet's recent court win, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy has said that he wants the film and internet industries to sit down and try and work out a code of conduct to prevent pirating of copyrighted works rather than working towards legislation changes. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Conroy-calls-for-piracy-code-of-conduct/0,130061791,339300874,00.htm Justice Dept. Criticizes Latest Google Book Deal In another blow to Google’s plan to create a giant digital library and bookstore, the Justice Department on Thursday said that a class-action settlement between the company and groups representing authors and publishers had significant legal problems, even after recent revisions. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/technology/internet/05publish.html DOJ: Thumbs down again to Google book search settlement [IDG] In a big blow to Google's efforts to build a massive digital-books marketplace and library, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has come out against the revised agreement to settle copyright lawsuits brought against Google by authors and publishers. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9152498/DOJ_Thumbs_down_again_to_Google_book_search_settlement UK Digital Economy Bill bill could 'breach rights' An influential group of MPs and peers has said the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of internet users. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8500876.stm us: Internet gambling again in play Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/06/AR2010020602190.html ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Google: We will bring books back to life by Google's senior vice president for corporate development and chief legal officer If you love books and care about the knowledge they contain, there is a problem that needs to be solved. Somewhere in the region of 175m books exist in the world today. A tiny fraction of those are in print and for sale in bookshops or on the web. Another small portion are so old that they are out of copyright and anyone can use them. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/05/google-bringing-books-back-life ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Australia's fibre-optic network backbone begins The federal government is a week away from seeing the first sod of soil turned in the construction of fibre-optic backbone links for its ambitious $43 billion national broadband network. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/fire-optic-network-backbone-begins/story-e6frg6nf-1225826901841 Conroy and his duel with the bureaucrats Stephen Conroy is copping political flak over the bungled tender for the original broadband network s abandoned by the Rudd government last year. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/conroy-and-his-duel-with-the-bureaucrats/story-e6frg6nf-1225826896757 OECD queries cost of new broadband network The OECD has questioned Labor's $43 billion national broadband network as the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy fends off an Auditor-General's report that shows $30 million was lost after he ignored public service advice that his original scheme risked failure. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/oecd-queries-cost-of-new-broadband-network/story-e6frg9hx-1225826908447 au: Broadband battle to flare again after iiNet slips copyright net IT HAS been an eventful week at the minnows end of the telco sector, with iiNet successfully defending court action brought by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, while TPG Telecom tucked away one of the first substantial placements of the year, a $70 million raising. http://www.theage.com.au/business/broadband-battle-to-flare-again-after-iinet-slips-copyright-net-20100204-ng69.html au: Govt may sit on broadband viability study Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says he is yet to decide whether to publicly release a study into the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/09/2813803.htm ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** au: Teacher bound and gagged boys A FORMER teacher who tied and gagged boys before photographing them for his sexual gratification had ''close to zero empathy'' for his victims, a court heard yesterday. http://www.theage.com.au/national/teacher-bound-and-gagged-boys-20100208-nnav.html nz: Anger as child porn collector's name stays secret A prominent Manawatu man who downloaded more than 300,000 pornographic images - many featuring children - is at the centre of an outcry after the sentencing judge granted him permanent name suppression. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10624999 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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