Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the archive of the last 3 months of the news. And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** A new era in domain name economics? by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html Your last chance to delay the gTLD trademark time bomb (probably) http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=53b91ed4-f6e3-47c0-8a29-e7d320d1ce40 Internet land grabbers snatch up .co domain names http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/07/co-domain.html .CO Gets Even Hotter With 200,000 Registrations http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11888 India Plans to Introduce IPv6 By 2012 [IDG] http://www.cio.com/article/600112/India_Plans_to_Introduce_IPv6_By_2012 Verisign Could Get Whacked A Quick 20% If Monopoly Crumbles http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/07/20/verisign-could-get-whacked-a-quick-20-if-monopoly-crumbles/ Overstock Buys O.CO for $350,000 in First Big Premium .CO Sale http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11869 XXX.com For Sale ? $7,000,000 Reserve http://www.elliotsblog.com/xxx-com-for-sale-7000000-reserve ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** A new era in domain name economics? by Milton Mueller As we enter an era of hundreds or even thousands of new top level domains, how will the industry evolve? The ICANN Working Group on vertical integration was one attempt to answer that question. In the course of its lively and extensive debates, the policy setting group confronted some fundamental issues about the organization of the domain name industry. Back in March the ICANN Board threatened to impose a draconian ban on any and all forms of vertical integration and cross ownership between registries and registrars if the group failed to reach consensus on a new policy. The working group (WG) will complete its work this week. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/7/20/4582700.html Your last chance to delay the gTLD trademark time bomb (probably) Trademark owners concerned that the forthcoming expansion of the gTLD space will leave their rights open to infringement are rapidly running out of time. ICANN will soon close the latest round of comments - expected by many observers to be the last for a draft applicant guidebook (DAG). http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=53b91ed4-f6e3-47c0-8a29-e7d320d1ce40 JPNIC Argues Companies Shouldn?t Be Able to Get Corporate Top Level Domain Names Group says new TLDs aren?t meant for single brands that don?t offer second level domains to the public. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/07/21/jpnic-argues-companies-shouldnt-be-able-to-get-corporate-top-level-domain-names/ Survey for New gTLD Registry Service Providers A new top level domain registry service survey has been put together by Jothan Frakes. Frakes is seeking providers of services to potential new TLD registries help him complete this second survey. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/19/survey-for-new-gtld-registry-service-providers/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/survey-for-new-gtld-registry-service-providers.html The Geo-Politics of ICANN vs ITU by Phillip Hallam-Baker Over the past couple of years I have had the opportunity to talk to US policy makers and have seen how ITU and ICANN have emerged as proxies for a much wider diplomatic dispute over who is going to control cyberspace. http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_geo_politics_of_icann_vs_itu/ Comments on Economics Study of ICANN's New TLDs by Alex Tajirian ICANN has taken another crack at the question of the economics of launching new top-level domains (TLDs). The first report that the group commissioned on the subject was greeted by a loud and unhappy uproar. Now we have the preliminary draft of a new report, this one by professors Katz, Rosston, and Sullivan. It is insightful and analytic, but the final version needs to consider the theoretical and empirical issues outlined below. http://www.circleid.com/posts/comments_on_economics_study_of_icanns_new_tlds/ ICANN Ombudsman Fails to Hide Story About Air Canada Argument ICANN Ombudsman tries to get name taken out of public record in air travel dispute. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/07/18/icann-ombudsman-fails-to-hide-story-about-air-canada-argument/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** The ".Africa" domain presented at Libya's premier e-government event [news release] The premier E-Governance event was held on June 1-4 in Tripoli. The Executive Director discussed various models of Public Private Partnerships based on the various organizations she has been involved with including the DotConnectAfrica, which is to host the ".africa" name. The domain name ?.africa? with its unique continental vision mirrors the aspirations of the African people for unity across the continent, which the Libyan leadership has often encouraged. http://www.prlog.org/10725473-the-africa-domain-presented-at-libyas-premier-government-event.html Internet land grabbers snatch up .co domain names Co-go-daddy Internet domain registrars began selling .co domain names on Tuesday, and some of the 11 virtual-real-estate sellers report seeing plenty of demand. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/07/co-domain.html .CO Is Hot, Hot, Hot! The relaunch of .CO domain names for anyone who wants to register one has been extraordinarily popular with over 100,000 domains registered within the first 25 minutes of live registrations. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/20/co-is-hot-hot-hot/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/co-is-hot-hot-hot.html .CO Gets Even Hotter With 200,000 Registrations Well, not quite 200,00 right now, but checking the .CO Internet website it shows that as of 08:45 British Summer Time there is 194,576 domain names registered. When subtracting the 39,000 or so domain names that were registered before registration was available to everyone, it means around 155,000 domain names have been registered within the first few hours. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11888 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/21/co-gets-even-hotter-with-200000-registrations/ Speculating on .CO Domain Names I?ve covered the .CO launch pretty extensively, but I continue to field emails and some phone calls asking for advice, so I want to share a little bit of additional insight from a personal standpoint to answer any lingering questions. http://www.elliotsblog.com/speculating-on-co-domain-names-0892 AFNIC Launches Public Survey On Making .FR Available To EU Residents, Business French domain names are likely to be available to all European Union residents and businesses following the commencement of a public consultation that seeks to open up the .FR ccTLD. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/18/afnic-launches-public-survey-on-making-fr-available-to-eu-residents-business/ Macrons available in NZ domain names Macrons will be available in New Zealand internet domain names for the first time from next week, enabling Te Reo Maori to be correctly used in domain names, in time for Maori Language Week. http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/117146/macrons-available-nz-domain-names .nz domain names with macrons to launch next week The beginning of next week marks a new phase for the .nz domain name space. >From 10.30am on Monday 26 July 2010, people will be able to register .nz domain names using the macronised vowels ?, ?, ?, ? and ?. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8864 Bulgaria Embarks on New Quest for Cyrillic Web Domain A poll, proposing four new versions for a Bulgarian domain in Cyrillic, has been published on the official site of the Transport Ministry in a bid to pick the one with the largest public approval. The new versions that are subject to public discussion are ?????????,? ????,? ????? and/ or ???.? http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=118343 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** DNSSEC now fully deployed on the Internet root Operators of the Internet?s authoritative root zone last week completed deployment of enhanced security protocols at the top level of the Domain Name System. http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/19/dnssec-fully-deployed-at-internet-root.aspx Moving DNSSEC Forward: Help for Registries, Registrars, ISPs/Hosting, Enterprises, and Name Owners by Chuck Kisselburg DNSSEC adoption has been slow, but is now picking up speed, thanks to organizations leading the way. In October, 2009 the .TM registry signed with DNSSEC. In June, 2010 both .ORG and .EURid both announced the signing of their registries with DNSSEC. Before .TM a handful of other registries also signed with DNSSEC, those being .SE, .BR, .BG, .CZ and .PR. Last week there were several press announcements of the Root zone, itself now being signed. While some registries have already signed, some have announced plans to sign and others are still trying to figure out their plan. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_moving_dnssec_forward_help_for_registries_registrars_isps_hosting/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** The Path to End Cybersquatting by Alex Tajirian Dialogue is the only way to end cybersquatting. Distrust between brand owners and domain owners (with an assist from some cockeyed business incentives) has turned a problem into a very expensive vicious cycle. Now that ICANN is about to launch new top-level domains (TLDs), negotiations must start immediately or both sides will pile up further loses. http://www.circleid.com/posts/the_path_to_end_cybersquatting/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** nz: Migration to take place as IPv4 pool runs dry A group of international experts predict the date that IPv4, the current pool of internet protocol addresses, will run out is 18 July 2011, while the transition to IPv6, the new address pool, is occurring in fits and starts in New Zealand. A special taskforce under the auspices of InternetNZ has been set up and is headed by Murray Milner. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/technology/migration-to-take-place-as-ipv4-pool-runs-dry nz: Microsoft disputes local specialist on IPv6 tunnelling New Zealand IPv6 specialist Dean Pemberton warns that a transitional protocol to IPv6 may have underlying security risks. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/technology/microsoft-disputes-local-specialist-on-ipv6-tunnelling in: Govt draws up roadmap for moving into new IP version [Press Trust of India] With the domain name bandwidth for web addresses expected to get exhausted by March 2012, the government today said that it has drawn up a roadmap for moving into a newer version of Internet Protocol (IP). http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govt-drawsroadmap-for-moving-into-new-ip-version/102294/on India draws roadmap for new domain name protocol [IANS] With the domain name bandwidth for web addresses expected to get exhausted by March 2012, the government has drawn up a roadmap for the transition into a newer version of Internet protocol that will enable unlimited options for users. http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-4835.html http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/662552 India Plans to Introduce IPv6 By 2012 [IDG] India will start using IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) from March 2012, according to a new roadmap released by the Indian government. http://www.cio.com/article/600112/India_Plans_to_Introduce_IPv6_By_2012 http://www.pcworld.com/article/201573/.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/21/urnidgns002570F3005978D8002577670043EE09.DTL http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072110-india-plans-to-introduce-ipv6.html RIPE launches new website for Internet community European Internet registry RIPE NCC has launched a website aimed at providing a focal point for anyone interested in discussing topics such as IPv6. RIPE has been active in promoting IPv6 in Europe and has been very keen to be seen as an education resource for the emerging technology. http://news.techworld.com/networking/3232703/ripe-launches-new-website-for-internet-community/ IPv6 "Ripeness": The Hard Numbers on ISPs and Deployment Rates by Daniel Karrenberg As the unallocated IPv4 address pool runs out, are Internet Service Providers (ISPs) actually deploying IPv6? The graph, first in a series from RIPE Labs, looks at the IPv6 "ripeness" of all ISPs registered as RIPE NCC members. We created a rating system that gives ISPs up to four "stars" for IPv6 services that they provide, based on the following criteria. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100720_ipv6_ripeness_the_hard_numbers_on_isps_and_deployment_rates/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Verisign Could Get Whacked A Quick 20% If Monopoly Crumbles VeriSign, which holds exclusive rights to register .com and .net Internet domain names, is on the verge of losing an antitrust lawsuit filed by Coalition For ICANN Transparency (CFIT), a non-profit organization that represents website owners. http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/07/20/verisign-could-get-whacked-a-quick-20-if-monopoly-crumbles/ VeriSign Anti-Trust Lawsuit Paves Way for More Suits If There Are No Vertical Integration Exceptions The Coalition for Internet Transparency (CFIT) filed an anti-trust suit against VeriSign for their monopoly control of the .COM registry and the expiring market of .COM domains. The claims were many including excessive financial pressure lobbying and lawsuits to force ICANN into renewing the VeriSign .COM agreement under very self-serving terms. ICANN inevitably was paid millions of dollars to settle the suit. However, the saga continues once again. ... In the light of continuous and relentless discussions and proposals by the Vertical Integration working group, one question is in the back of everyone's mind. Could the decision on Vertical Integration backfire on ICANN and invite similar suits in the domain name space? http://www.circleid.com/posts/verisign_anti_trust_lawsuit_paves_way_for_more_if_no_vertical_integration/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Overstock Buys O.CO for $350,000 in First Big Premium .CO Sale Overstock.com announced it purchased the domain name O.CO from .CO Internet, the official .CO registry for $350,000. The new domain name is intended to enhance Overstock.com's brand recognition and retention, align with current marketing initiatives, and make it easier for shoppers to find the company's products and services online. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11869 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/20/overstock-buys-oco-for-350000-in-first-big-premium-co-sale/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/overstock-buys-o.co-for-$350000-in-first-big-premium-.co-sale.html XXX.com For Sale ? $7,000,000 Reserve This afternoon, I noticed that Bari from Moniker posted a note that XXX.com is coming up for sale at the DomainFest New York City auction on August 18th. I have known about this for a few weeks, but she also posted some additional information you might find interesting. http://www.elliotsblog.com/xxx-com-for-sale-7000000-reserve .XXX For Auction With $7m Reserve The XXX.COM domain name is up for sale at the forthcoming with a reserve price listed as $5m and up, although the reserve appears to be $7m according to a posting on Elliot?s Blog. The timing is interesting with the SEX.COM also up for sale. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/07/21/xxxcom-for-auction-with-7m-reserve/ ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Sex in Bits and Bytes: What's the Problem? How destructive is Internet porn? Is it possible to have sex with a computer? Well, not exactly, but people can use their computers to engage in a variety of online sexual activities, including hooking up with partners (both virtually and in the flesh) and finding fodder for kinky obsessions. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=sex-in-bits-and-bytes Risk of Net addiction growing in S'pore With the Internet becoming more pervasive and computers integral tools in schools, at work and in homes, more in Singapore are now at risk of becoming addicted, note field workers. http://www.zdnetasia.com/risk-of-net-addiction-growing-in-s-pore-62201499.htm Google images top 1bn page views For Google a picture is worth more than a thousand words - it is worth one billion page views a day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10693439 Amazon's ebook milestone: digital sales outstrip hardbacks for first time in US It is an announcement that will provoke horror among those who can think of nothing better than spending an afternoon rummaging around a musty old bookshop. In what could be a watershed for the publishing industry, Amazon said sales of digital books have outstripped US sales of hardbacks on its website for the first time. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/20/amazon-ebook-digital-sales-hardbacks-us ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Facebook hits 500m user milestone Social network giant Facebook has registered its 500 millionth member, the firm has announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10713199 Facebook Tops 500 Million Users Facebook, the social network created in the dormitories of Harvard six years ago, said on Wednesday that it now had 500 million members. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/technology/22facebook.html Mark Zuckerberg chooses TV interview to announce 500 millionth user Facebook has been brewing its 'half a billion users' announcement for months, it seems, waiting for that 500 millionth user to click the 'join' button and sign away their digital soul. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/jul/20/facebook-500-million Facebook's half-billion milestone is official One of the most hyped and least surprising tech industry milestones of the past few years is finally official: Facebook announced midmorning on Wednesday that it has reached 500 million active users around the world, an unprecedented number for a social-networking site. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20011227-36.html Facebook hits 500 million users, but meteoric rise has come with growing pains Facebook is expected to say this week that it has reached 500 million users, making it the biggest information network on the Internet in a meteoric rise that has connected the world into an online statehood of status updates, fan pages and picture exchanges. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/07/facebook_hits_500_million_user.html ANALYSIS - Facebook could be social pariah in Asia As Facebook gears up for a major push in Asia, the social networking giant may learn that good friends are hard to find as it faces privacy concerns in Japan and Korea and heavy-handed censors in China. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50226420100719 Foursquare registers 100 millionth check-in [IDG] Foursquare, the location-based social-networking service, registered its 100 millionth "check-in" on Monday evening, the company said Tuesday. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/353926/foursquare_registers_100_millionth_check-in/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/072010-foursquare-registers-100-millionth.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/201538/.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/353926/foursquare_registers_100_millionth_check-in/ Social Networking for Cars Meet AJ, the 2011 Ford Fiesta that has been modified so that it can send automatic Twitter messages (and photos) as it drives. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/social-networking-for-cars/ ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Helsinki data centre to heat homes Water warmed while cooling a server centre installed in a cathedral bomb shelter will go on to heat 500 homes http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/20/helsinki-data-centre-heat-homes ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Australian government plans for expert to check each banned web page The federal government will hand-pick an "expert" to manually check up to 10,000 blacklisted web pages. The proposal, which one critic described as too traumatic and absurd, will come to fruition over the next year if Labor wins the August 21 election. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government-plans-for-expert-to-check-each-banned-web-page/story-e6frgakx-1225894267976 au: Filter not part of preference talks: Greens The internet filter was not up for negotiation when the Greens cut its preference deal with Labor for the upcoming federal election. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/filter-not-part-of-preference-talks-greens/story-fn59niix-1225894715706 Censorship: Labour's hidden policy Labour's internet filtering policy isn't being discussed in the run-up to the election but its impact on Australia is significant. Championed by Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, the $30million+ filter is being sold by Labour as an internet block for child pornography, bestiality and extreme pornography with 'wide ranging support from the Australian public' and 'only minimal opposition against'. But after a new, lengthy investigation it transpires that virtually none of this is true. What Australia will get from this internet filter is a framework for censorship that doesn't stop "the worst of the worst" but will absolutely curtail discussion on politically incorrect topics like euthanasia, safe drug taking and graffiti while banning relatively-tame adult content. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/21/2960252.htm au: More delays to filter plan THE ISP filter legislation faces a further lengthy delay following the cancellation of a meeting of state attorneys-general scheduled for this week. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/more-delays-to-filter-plan/story-fn4htb9o-1225895182862 Policing the Web?s Lurid Precincts Ricky Bess spends eight hours a day in front of a computer near Orlando, Fla., viewing some of the worst depravities harbored on the Internet. He has seen photographs of graphic gang killings, animal abuse and twisted forms of pornography. One recent sighting was a photo of two teenage boys gleefully pointing guns at another boy, who is crying. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/technology/19screen.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Booming Demand for TV on the Internet in China Internet TV has arrived in China. Every month, about 300 million people in China are using a computer to watch Chinese TV dramas, Japanese and Korean sitcoms, and even American films and television series like ?Twilight? and ?Gossip Girl.? Live streaming of the recent World Cup also drew a huge online audience. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/global/19chinavideo.html Pirate Bay owners fined by Dutch court The three Swedish owners of The Pirate Bay will have to pay ?50,000 a day for failing to shutter the service in the Netherlands, an Amsterdam Court ruled on Friday. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/19/pirate_bay_fine/ Judge refuses to force Dutch ISP to block Pirate Bay Dutch anti-piracy foundation Brein has failed in its attempt to force Dutch ISP Ziggo to block access to The Pirate Bay. The famous torrent site will remain accessible for Ziggo subscribers. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/353670/judge_refuses_force_dutch_isp_block_pirate_bay/ U.S. lawmakers demand tough action on China piracy U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for tough new measures to punish China for its failure to stop widespread piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. goods ranging from music CDs to manufactured products. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50298320100721 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66K3MW20100721 US IP czar targets overseas pirate sites U.S. President Barack Obama isn't the only government official who wants to smack down copyright infringement and counterfeiting. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20011210-261.html us: Berman Crafting New IP Bill House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman, D-Calif., said Wednesday that he is working on legislation with Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., that would aim to crack down on Web sites that provide pirated goods and content. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/07/berman-crafting-new-ip-bill.php ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Fallout From the iPhone 4 Press Conference ?You are now entering the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field.? These were the words I heard from several journalists when I first started writing about Apple for Bits last year. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/apple-iphone-4-press-conference-fallout/ Apple's Antenna Claims Bogus, Say HTC, RIM, and Nokia Apple CEO Steve Jobs' claim that most smartphones have antenna weak spots has come under fire from BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), Nokia, and HTC. Apple highlighted at a press event on Friday phones from the three manufacturers as having antenna problems as well, in a bid to address the debate around the iPhone 4 antenna issues, also known as the ?death grip'. http://www.pcworld.com/article/201350/.html WSJ: Nokia Searching for New CEO [IDG] Struggling to keep up with newer and more inventive rivals, number one phone maker Nokia is looking for a new CEO, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201459/.html Mobiles may increase risk of tinnitus, study suggests Regularly using a mobile phone may increase the risk of tinnitus, which involves constant ringing or buzzing in the ear, a small study suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10688219 Prolonged mobile use increases risk of ear ringing: study Prolonged use of the mobile phone may be associated with an increase in the risk of developing chronic ringing in the ears, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, a BMJ Publishing Group journal. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/prolonged-mobile-use-increases-risk-of-ear-ringing-study-20100721-10k4y.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/prolonged-mobile-use-increases-risk-of-ear-ringing-study-20100721-10k4y.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Blog shut down over terrorist material posted on site A web hosting company has said it shut down a blogging platform that was home to over 70,000 bloggers because a "link to terrorist material" and an al-Qaeda "hit list" was posted to the site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10692501 Bomb-making tips tied to blog shut-down The Internet has been abuzz with rumors and conjecture about why blogging Web site Blogetery.com and its reported 70,000 bloggers went dark last week. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179449/Bomb_making_tips_tied_to_blog_shut_down A hidden world, growing beyond control in America The top-secret world the government created in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become so large, so unwieldy and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs, how many programs exist within it or exactly how many agencies do the same work. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/ au: 'Legal highs': the lowdown on a law enforcer's nightmare Internet sellers of illicit substances and so-called "legal highs" are undercutting street drug dealers by mailing their wares direct to homes, circumventing drug controls. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/legal-highs-the--lowdown-on-a-law-enforcers-nightmare-20100721-10kae.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/legal-highs-the--lowdown-on-a-law-enforcers-nightmare-20100721-10kae.html nz: Police use Facebook in missing woman's search [NZPA] Police are harnessing the power of social networking site Facebook in an attempt to generate further information about the disappearance of Auckland woman Carmen Thomas. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3933900/Police-use-Facebook-in-missing-womans-search nz: Police warn women over 'cyber casanova' [NZPA] A man police describe as a cyber-casanova has been wooing women into allowing him to use their addresses to receive goods bought with stolen credit cards. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3940625/Police-warn-women-over-cyber-casanova Reports: Turkish Hackers Have Stolen Personal Data Of More Than 100,000 Israelis Turkish hackers have posted two large files that could expose the personal data of more than 100,000 Israeli citizens, according to news reports. http://www.darkreading.com/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226000027 Chinese state media accuses Baidu of promoting fake drug sites China's main state-run television station has accused the country's top internet search engine Baidu Inc of directing users to websites that sell counterfeit drugs, the People's Daily reported on Monday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66I1HN20100719 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66I1HK20100719 US Senate passes 'libel tourism' bill [AFP] The US Senate on Monday passed a bill to shield US journalists, authors, and publishers from "libel tourists" who file suit in countries where they expect to get the most favorable ruling. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-senate-passes-libel-tourism-bill-20100720-10i4s.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-senate-passes-libel-tourism-bill-20100720-10i4s.html Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India The scam always starts the same way: the phone rings at someone's home, and the caller ? usually with an Indian accent ? asks for the householder, quoting their name and address before saying "I'm calling for Microsoft. We've had a report from your internet service provider of serious virus problems from your computer." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centres UK police crack down on Indian computer support phone scam Nineteen websites which were used to perpetrate a phone scam offering "computer support" that defrauded people across the English-speaking world have been closed down by police. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jul/19/police-crackdown-phone-scam-computer ************************** PRIVACY ************************** The Web Means the End of Forgetting The digital age is facing its first existential crisis: the impossibility of erasing your posted past and moving on: Four years ago, Stacy Snyder, then a 25-year-old teacher in training at Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pa., posted a photo on her MySpace page that showed her at a party wearing a pirate hat and drinking from a plastic cup, with the caption ?Drunken Pirate.? After discovering the page, her supervisor at the high school told her the photo was ?unprofessional,? and the dean of Millersville University School of Education, where Snyder was enrolled, said she was promoting drinking in virtual view of her under-age students. As a result, days before Snyder?s scheduled graduation, the university denied her a teaching degree. Snyder sued, arguing that the university had violated her First Amendment rights by penalizing her for her (perfectly legal) after-hours behavior. But in 2008, a federal district judge rejected the claim, saying that because Snyder was a public employee whose photo didn?t relate to matters of public concern, her ?Drunken Pirate? post was not protected speech. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html Ask the Experts: Managing Your Online Reputation In this week?s New York Times Magazine, I focus on a problem that?s affecting more and more people around the globe: how should we live our lives in a world where the Internet records almost everything and forgets almost nothing, where every photo, Facebook status update, Twitter post and blog by or about us is stored forever in the digital cloud? I open the article, ?The End of Forgetting,? with Stacy Snyder, a young teacher in training who was denied a teaching degree because she posted a photo of herself on MySpace wearing a pirate hat and drinking from a plastic cup with the caption ?Drunken Pirate.? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/ask-the-experts-managing-your-online-reputation/ us: New bill renews Internet privacy fight American businesses weren't very happy about a privacy bill that Rep. Rick Boucher announced in May. The Interactive Advertising Bureau, for instance, said the Virginia Democrat's draft legislation would have "major" effects on legitimate business practices. http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20011016-281.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Green Dam filter in doubt as funding dries up Developers of the Green Dam internet filter have not received government funding in the past year, media reported yesterday, placing in doubt the future of the much-criticized software. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=100540&sid=28902432&con_type=1&d_str=20100715 China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks China is satisfied that U.S. Internet giant Google Inc is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official said on Tuesday. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50254320100720 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66J17C20100720 China says Google renewal due to legal compliance [AFP] China renewed Google's licence to operate in the country after the company agreed to respect Chinese censorship laws, an official said Tuesday in the government's first public comment on the issue. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-says-google-renewal-due-to-legal-compliance-20100720-10jc6.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-says-google-renewal-due-to-legal-compliance-20100720-10jc6.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Rivals say Google has too much sway over administration's net neutrality policy Internet service providers cite e-mails between onetime Google executive Andrew McLaughlin, who now works for the White House, and his former colleagues as the FCC prepares to rewrite the rules governing broadband. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-google-white-house-20100720,0,5553393.story au: Coalition ICT policy weeks away Although the federal election campaign officially kicked off on Saturday, the Coalition is still weeks away from making policy announcements on ICT issues, according to the office of Tony Smith, shadow minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. http://www.zdnet.com.au/coalition-ict-policy-weeks-away-339304626.htm IT industry at odds over Kiwi jobs bill Industry groups are at odds over a bill that could see local IT firms given preference over international bidders in Government tenders. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/it-industry-at-odds-over-kiwi-jobs-bill ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Apple?s Profit Rises 78% on Appeal of New Devices The iPhone 4 antenna may be causing static for some Apple investors, but the company is showing no signs of slowing down. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/technology/21apple.html Yahoo Revenue Falls Short of Forecasts [Reuters] Yahoo said Tuesday that its profit increased more than 50 percent in the second quarter but that its net revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/technology/21yahoo.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** VeriSign: Net bandwidth must grow 1,000 times To deal with the flow of information over the next 10 years, the capacity of the Internet will need to increase by a factor of a thousand, according to VeriSign. http://www.zdnetasia.com/verisign-net-bandwidth-must-grow-1-000-times-62201280.htm Japan, Australia enter broadband agreement Communications minister, Stephen Conroy, has signed an agreement with Japan's minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Kazuhiro Haraguchi, that would see Australia and Japan strengthen bilateral cooperation in broadband technology and other ICT matters, according to reports. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/353976/japan_australia_enter_broadband_agreement_/ Aussies debate broadband, NZ govt goes quiet On 21 August the future of the Australian telecommunications industry is likely to be decided when the country goes to the polls. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/aussies-debate-broadband-nz-govt-goes-quiet us: Reforms urged in federal funding for phone lines Americans are turning away from home phone lines and toward mobile, but a federal program continues to pour $8 billion a year into phone service for rural homes and businesses. Last year in Chelan, Wash., for instance, the fund paid an average of $17,763 each for 17 residents to get phone lines. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071905193.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2010 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim FlanneryReceived on Wed Jul 21 2010 - 15:58:53 UTC
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