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 *************************************************** Strengthening multilingualism in cyberspace [news release] http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30890&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html US government raises ?misplaced concerns? over Internet governance http://gibc.biz/2010/10/us-government-misplaced-concerns/ New bill may not end cybersquatting but does send a warning to ICANN http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=F14925C8-DB36-4AFB-913E-06D8C53E1A05 AuDA CEO Nominated to ICANN Board http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/10/14/auda-ceo-nominated-to-icann-board/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/auda-ceo-nominated-to-icann-board.html Europe to hold cybersecurity exercise next month [IDG] http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364027/europe_hold_cybersecurity_exercise_next_month/ 'CYBER EUROPE 2010' -the 1st pan-European CIIP exercise [news release] http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/2018cyber-europe-20102019-the-1st-pan-european-ciip-exercise-phase-one UK infrastructure faces cyber threat, says GCHQ chief http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11528371 Shrinking brains trust risks cyber defence http://www.zdnet.com.au/shrinking-brains-trust-risks-cyber-defence-339306539.htm Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games http://fcw.com/articles/2010/10/12/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx au: Cyber 'strikes' up 250% [AAP] http://www.zdnet.com.au/cyber-strikes-up-250-339306510.htm I Hate Ryanair UK Domain Transferred Because It Earned Money http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12556 nz: IPv6 survey shows vital messages not getting through http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/ipv6-survey-shows-vital-messages-not-getting-through http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/2250531/index.html http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A2FE82BB-1A64-67EA-E4F13856263556D0 http://www.itworld.com/internet/123822/ipv6-survey-shows-vital-messages-not-getting-through http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3243998/cios-slow-to-adopt-ipv6/ http://news.techworld.com/networking/3243952/cios-dragging-feet-over-ipv6-upgrades/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Strengthening multilingualism in cyberspace [news release] During the 5th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) last month in Vilnius, Lithuania, UNESCO and ICANN agreed to work together to further strengthen multilingualism in cyberspace and facilitate the successful implementation of internationalized country code top-level domains (IDN ccTLDs). http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=30890&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html US government raises ?misplaced concerns? over Internet governance The US government has called concerns about its unique position in Internet governance ?misplaced?. USG representative, Philip Verveer, was speaking to the in-house media team at the ITU Plenipotentiary, taking place in Mexico this month, and spoke directly about the biggest topic on delegates lips: the role of the ITU, as of the United States government, in Internet governance. http://gibc.biz/2010/10/us-government-misplaced-concerns/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Public Comment: One and Two-Character ASCII .TEL Domain Names ICANN is today opening a public comment period on a proposed amendment from Telnic Ltd. to Appendices 6 and 7 of the .TEL Registry Agreement. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-11oct10-en.htm Letter from Kurt Pritz to Edmon Chung Approval to Deploy IDNs http://icann.org/en/correspondence/pritz-to-chung-11oct10-en.pdf Proposals Sought For DNS Operations/L-root Contingency Exercise Consultant ICANN is posting this request for proposals [PDF, 360 KB] for an exercise consultant to assist with an internal ICANN DNS operations & L-root contingency exercise to be conducted in Q1 2011. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11oct10-en.htm New bill may not end cybersquatting but does send a warning to ICANN While Senator Leahy?s proposed Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) will not automatically put an end to cybersquatting, participants at the Online Brand Abuse and Internet Governance Forum have argued the proposed law sends out a warning to ICANN prior to negotiations over the renewal of its charter. http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=F14925C8-DB36-4AFB-913E-06D8C53E1A05 ICANN rejects porn domain info request ICANN has turned down a request from porn trade group the Free Speech Coalition for more information about the .xxx top-level domain application, including a list of its pre-registrations. http://domainincite.com/icann-rejects-porn-domain-info-request/ DotAsia to Get Internationalized Domain Names DotAsiaICANN Senior Vice President of Services Kurt Pritz has notified (pdf) DotAsia Organisation LTD that it is granting permission to start offering internationalized domain names on .asia. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/10/11/dotasia-to-get-internationalized-domain-names/ Who controls the internet? ... there are areas where American control over the administration of the web is slipping. Under pressure from foreign governments, notably China, Icann, the US-based independent body that stipulates how the addresses of websites can be formulated, announced that from now on it will allow the use of most major language scripts ? Cyrillic, Chinese and Arabic, among them. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e52897c-d0ee-11df-a426-00144feabdc0.html AuDA CEO Nominated to ICANN Board The CEO of auDA, Chris Disspain, has been nominated as the ccNSO Council nominee to the ICANN Board. With no other candidates his approval was approved and his nomination will be formalised on 19 October at the ccNSO Councul meeting. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/10/14/auda-ceo-nominated-to-icann-board/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/auda-ceo-nominated-to-icann-board.html ICANN Close to Final DAG for Top-Level Domains: Will Policy Concerns by New Applicants Be Resolved? by Constantine Roussos ICANN's plan to increase competition and bring innovation in the domain space by launching TLD seems to be in full swing following the resolutions at the last ICANN Board retreat in Norway. However one area that seems unclear is who will take responsibility in determining the TLD winners. After years of continuous additions, retractions and amendments, the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG) is not yet finalized. However, the word in the ICANN community is that the TLD program launch will be in effect immediately after the ICANN San Francisco meeting held in March 2011. http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_dag_for_top_level_domains_will_policy_concerns_be_resolved/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** New dot-ca registry goes live The Canadian Internet Registry Authority unveiled its revamped dot-ca domain registration system on Wednesday, which now lets users auto-renew their domains. http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/new-dot-ca-registry-goes-live/141722 CIRA announces streamlined .CA registry system for improved customer experience It is now easier for Canadians to register and maintain their .CA domain names. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) today launched its redesigned and streamlined domain name registration system, the system that enables Registrars ? the companies that register domain names ? to communicate with the .CA registry database. This effectively updates and simplifies every aspect of the registry from its technological processes to its policies and business practices. http://www.cira.ca/streamlined-ca-registry-system/ Arabic domain names to be registered with TRA Dubai Corporations vying to reach out to Arabic-only internet users through the new top-level domain name .emarat will have a two-month window to register their trademark with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority - UAE. http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_10102010_111057 The Launch of Jordan?s Arabic Top-Level Domain (.alordon) Announced at the MENA ICT Forum 2010 The National Information Technology Center (NITC) has announced the launch of Jordan?s Arabic top-level domain at the MENA ICT Forum 2010. A ceremony attended by H.E. the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mr. Marwan Juma, , the Regional Director of ICANN to the Middle East Mr. Baher Esmat, NITC?s Director General Dr. Nabeel Al-Fayoumi, and others will inaugurate the commencement of the top-level domain. http://www.pr-inside.com/the-launch-of-jordan-s-arabic-top-level-r2168775.htm http://www.ameinfo.com/244802.html NITC Announces Launch of Jordan?s Arabic Top-level Domain Jordan has become the most recent nation/territory to launch an internationalized top-level domain (IDN) as part of ICANNs IDN FastTrack process. The nations Information Technology Centre (NITC) has announced the launch of the Arabic IDN . . (.alordon). http://icann.org/en/press/ Will the internet get two new ccTLDs (and lose one)? One country dropped off the map on Sunday, and two new countries were created. So does this mean we?re going to get two new country-code top-level domains? The islands of Curacao and St. Maarten have reportedly become autonomous countries, after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, a collection of former Dutch colonies off north-east coast of Venezuela. http://domainincite.com/will-the-internet-get-two-new-cctlds-and-lose-one/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Europe to hold cybersecurity exercise next month [IDG] The European Union is planning to hold a cybersecurity exercise across its 27 member states next month, the start of what officials hope will be greater cooperation in defending computer networks. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364027/europe_hold_cybersecurity_exercise_next_month/ 'CYBER EUROPE 2010' -the 1st pan-European CIIP exercise [news release] The recent 'dry-run' of the 'Cyber Europe 2010' exercise has occurred; preparing the ground for the actual exercise. On Friday, 24th September, 'phase one', and a major milestone of the ?CYBER EUROPE 2010? -the first pan European exercise on CIIP ever -was successfully completed. This first phase included the training and a 'dry- run'. http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/2018cyber-europe-20102019-the-1st-pan-european-ciip-exercise-phase-one UK infrastructure faces cyber threat, says GCHQ chief The UK's critical infrastructure - such as power grids and emergency services - faces a "real and credible" threat of cyber attack, the head of GCHQ says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11528371 uk: Terrorist cyber attacks are a growing threat to the nation, says GCHQ chief Cyber attacks pose a threat that "goes to the heart of our economic well-being and national interest," the head of GCHQ said last night. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8060641/Terrorist-cyber-attacks-are-a-growing-threat-to-the-nation-says-GCHQ-chief.html Cyber attack is 'credible' threat [Press Association] Britain's critical national infrastructure faces a "real and credible" threat of cyber attack, the head of the UK's electronic spying agency has warned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9308989 Britain faces 'real and credible' cyber threat [AFP] Britain faces the threat of cyber attacks from hostile states and criminals which could damage its critical infrastructure, the head of the country's electronic spying agency warned Wednesday. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britain-faces-real-and-credible-cyber-threat-20101013-16ind.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britain-faces-real-and-credible-cyber-threat-20101013-16ind.html UK says it gets hit by 1,000 cyber attacks monthly British government computer networks are targeted by some 1,000 attacks a month, one of the country's top spies said in comments published Wednesday, adding that officials may consider investing in using cyberwarfare techniques to deter their online enemies. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101302147.html Shrinking brains trust risks cyber defence Australia's cybersecurity capabilities may be at risk due to a lack of PhD-qualified professionals. http://www.zdnet.com.au/shrinking-brains-trust-risks-cyber-defence-339306539.htm Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games Under a constant canopy of low-flying nuclear-capable B-52s, the brand new Cyber-Innovation Center in the shadow of Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, La., provided the perfect setting for the Pentagon's latest cyber challenge ? a public- and private-sector exchange focused on leveraging ?the art of the possible? in a cyber war game setting. Unlike the war-games or exercises prepared for by Barksdale's nuclear strike force ? the Global Strike Command ? these cyber war games, held in September, help prepare America for a different type of battle altogether. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/10/12/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx Web traffic redirected to China still a mystery Six months after Web traffic involving popular U.S. sites and e-mail from computers around the globe was re-directed to Chinese servers unnecessarily, Internet watchers are trying to figure out why it happened and how to prevent future mishaps. In at least two instances since mid-March, large amounts of traffic on the Internet have been routed to China in circumstances still shrouded in mystery, Rodney Joffe, senior technologist at DNS (Domain Name System) registry Neustar, told CNET in an interview this week. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20019093-245.html us: Feds are behind on DNSSEC -- and that's a good thing Less than 40 percent of federal domains have deployed the secure version of DNS, but government is helping develop industry expertise by serving as a guinea pig http://www.infoworld.com/t/dns/feds-are-behind-dnssec-and-thats-good-thing-427 au: Cyber 'strikes' up 250% [AAP] Australia's top electronic spy unit says the country's military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies. http://www.zdnet.com.au/cyber-strikes-up-250-339306510.htm EU Agency analysis of ?Stuxnet? malware: a paradigm shift in threats and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection [news release] The EU ?cyber security? Agency ENISA, i.e. the European Network and Information Security Agency, has produced an initial comment and brief, high level analysis of the recent ?Stuxnet? attacks; on its importance, and its technical implications for Europe. The Agency considers ?Stuxnet? a paradigm shift, and warns that similar attacks may occur. It argues that Europe should reconsider its protection measures for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP). http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/eu-agency-analysis-of-2018stuxnet2019-malware-a-paradigm-shift-in-threats-and-critical-information-infrastructure-protection-1 5 countries gain DNS Security Extensions Five country code top-level domains for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been digitally signed to enable use of the Domain Name System Security Extensions. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/10/13/dnssec-adds-five-country-domains.aspx Afilias Increases DNS Security in Latin America and the Caribbean with the deployment of DNSSEC Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for five ccTLDs in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The ccTLDs whose zones have been secured by DNSSEC include: .AG (Antigua and Barbuda), .BZ (Belize), .HN (Honduras) .LC (St. Lucia), and .VC (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). These TLDs were officially signed by Afilias on October 5, 2010. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/10/13/afilias-increases-dns-security-latin-america-and-caribbean-deployment-dnssec ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** uk: 'I Hate Ryanair' website has its wings clipped ... for a while A disgruntled passenger who set up a website called I Hate Ryanair to share travel "horror stories" has been ordered to hand over the domain name to the low-cost airline he loathes. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/12/i-hate-ryanair-website-closed Disgruntled airline passenger ordered to forfeit 'I Hate Ryanair' website A disgruntled plane passenger who set up the website ihateryanair.co.uk, dedicated to criticising Ryanair, has been ordered to hand over the domain name to the budget airline. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8060095/Disgruntled-airline-passenger-ordered-to-forfeit-I-Hate-Ryanair-website.html I Hate Ryanair UK Domain Transferred Because It Earned Money The budget airline Ryanair is loved by some, loathed by others. But it survives as it is cheap, if you do not add in the extras! One of those who loathed it was Robert Tyler, from Walthamstow, north-east London, who set up a website using the domain name ihateryanair.co.uk for travellers to tell their tales of woe. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12556 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/10/13/i-hate-ryanair-uk-domain-transferred-because-it-earned-money/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/i-hate-ryanair-uk-domain-transferred-because-it-earned-money.html Ryanair wins ihateryanair.co.uk because of ?322 ad revenue A website criticising airline Ryanair must surrender its domain name to the Irish carrier because it broke the policies governing the use of others' trade marks in .co.uk addresses by earning money from commercial links on the site. http://out-law.com/page-11446 CitizenHawk Nailed For Reverse Domain Hijacking, Chastised by Panelist For the second time, cybersquatting recovery company CitizenHawk has been chastised by a UDRP panelist for submitting a boilerplate complaint. This time the panelist threw in an added bonus, finding the company?s complainant guilty of reverse domain hijacking. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/10/12/citizenhawk-nailed-for-reverse-domain-hijacking-chastised-by-panelist/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** nz: IPv6 survey shows vital messages not getting through CIOs view the IPv6 deployment as a cost, rather than a business benefit, and are dragging their feet when it comes to adopting the new internet protocol. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/ipv6-survey-shows-vital-messages-not-getting-through http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/2250531/index.html http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=A2FE82BB-1A64-67EA-E4F13856263556D0 http://www.itworld.com/internet/123822/ipv6-survey-shows-vital-messages-not-getting-through http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3243998/cios-slow-to-adopt-ipv6/ http://news.techworld.com/networking/3243952/cios-dragging-feet-over-ipv6-upgrades/ IPv6 survey shows vital messages not getting through Most managers (71%, only a slight drop compared to last year) remain unaware or "not especially aware" of either the threats or the opportunities driving them to IPv6, survey results say. http://www.itworld.com/internet/123822/ipv6-survey-shows-vital-messages-not-getting-through VeriSign: We will keep our lead in IPv6 VeriSign, the back-end operator of the Internet's.com and .net domains, says it has a head start on transition to the next-generation Internet Protocol known as IPv6 and that it intends to keep its lead over competitors. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101110-verisign-ipv6-lead.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/363937/verisign_we_will_keep_our_lead_ipv6/ http://www.itworld.com/business/123623/verisign-we-will-keep-our-lead-ipv6 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/10/11/urnidgns852573C400693880002577B9006D0FBC.DTL Why you can ignore the IPv4 depletion hysteria For years we've been hearing about the dire state of the Internet due to a growing lack of IPv4 addresses. In fact, current predictions are that Internet-routable IPv4 address allocation could cease as early as December of this year. http://informationweek.in/Internet/10-10-11/Why_you_can_ignore_the_IPv4_depletion_hysteria.aspx IPv6: Why Bother? IPv6 has been coming Real Soon Now for well over a decade. David Chisnall looks at what the benefits it brings and how to support it. http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1578519 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Google to map inflation using web data Google is using its vast database of web shopping data to construct the ?Google Price Index? ? a daily measure of inflation that could one day provide an alternative to official statistics. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/deeb985e-d55f-11df-8e86-00144feabdc0.html Google creates new inflation measure Google has created a new inflation measure ? the Google Price Index ? based on the cost of goods sold online which could prove more accurate and up-to-date than official statistics. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/oct/12/google-create-new-inflation-measure Online health services "need tighter rules" Online health information and disease-risk tests can mislead, confuse and create needless anxiety, and governments should do more ensure the people who use them know what they are buying, experts said on Tuesday. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52125120101012 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69A50Z20101012 Andrew Marr attacks 'inadequate, pimpled and single' bloggers Andrew Marr, the BBC political presenter, has dismissed bloggers as "inadequate, pimpled and single" loners who rant about the world from the safety of their mothers' basements. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8053717/Andrew-Marr-attacks-inadequate-pimpled-and-single-bloggers.html Andrew Marr says bloggers are 'inadequate, pimpled and single' The BBC's website has nearly 100 blogs and invites its readers to "have your say" on an enormous range of topics, from Westminster to the weather. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/11/andrew-marr-bloggers Disabled to get better web access The UK government has outlined plans to improve public websites, upgrade equipment and provide better online content for disabled people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11524233 Digital Agenda: household survey reveals more Europeans on-line but concerned about costs and security [news release] Europeans are becoming increasingly "digital" according to a European Commission Eurobarometer survey which questioned 27,000 households throughout the EU on their use of internet, telephones and TV. More Europeans are subscribing to broadband internet and digital television in fixed-cost bundled 'packages'. Increased broadband take-up means even more Europeans are going online with 35% now using social networking websites. However, they have concerns about cost, quality of service and security, as well as online freedom. One fifth of fixed and mobile internet users reveal that they have experienced problems with blocked content and applications. The Commission's May 2010 Digital Agenda for Europe not only sets ambitious targets to bring broadband internet to all of Europe's citizens but also outlines measures to boost competition, trust and security (see IP/10/581, MEMO/10/199 and MEMO/10/200). http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1328 A fifth of U.S. adults have engaged in video chats Nearly 20 percent of all American adults have participated in a video call either online or on their mobile phone, according to a study released today by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20019479-17.html Video calling and video chat Overview: Almost a fifth of American adults ? 19% ? have tried video calling either online or via their cell phones. These figures translate into 23% of internet users and 7% of cell phone owners who have participated in video calls, chats, or teleconferences. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Video-chat.aspx ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** German social networks wage virtual war on rightists A group of web 2.0 communities in Germany has launched a campaign called "Social Networks against Nazis" in a bid to fight right-wing extremism on the Internet. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52152520101013 After Building an Audience, Twitter Turns to Ads Twitter at last looks serious about making money. ?We feel like we've cracked the code on a new form of advertising, and we feel like we've got a hit on our hands,? Dick Costolo, Twitter's chief, said last week. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/business/media/11twitter.html Japan has fewest digital friends Malaysians have the most friends on their social networks, while Japanese users have the fewest. This is one of the findings of a large-scale research project, looking at online behaviour around the globe. It also found that digital sources are overtaking TV, radio and newspapers as the media channel of choice for 61% of the online population around the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11501625 73% of Toddlers Have Digital Footprint Nearly three quarters (73 percent) of children under age 2 have some kind of digital footprint, such as online albums or e-mail addresses, says AVG. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3242748 http://www.pcworld.com/article/207361/.html Rest of world leaving U.S. in social networking dust; China, Brazil among those blogging their way to digital dominance Think you and your friends are well connected digitally? If you're in the United States, you just might want to think again. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9190478/Rest_of_world_leaving_U.S._in_social_networking_dust Microsoft deepens Facebook ties in Web search battle Microsoft Corp deepened its ties with social networking company Facebook on Wednesday, bolstering its fledgling Bing search engine to catch up with Google Inc. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69C5NB20101014 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52173420101014 Facebook offers temporary log-ins for public computers Facebook is launching one-time passwords in an effort to make it safer to log on to the social network from public computers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11535370 Facebook rolls out new security measures Facebook announced new security controls Tuesday, including allowing the social networking site's account holders to use one-time passwords. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101013_6639.php ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Kids who stare at screens have psych problems The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children spend two hours or less at a screen?either computer or television?a day. And, to a large extent, that advice has been supported by studies that show screen time associated with both sedentary behavior and some emotional problems. http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/10/screen-time-not-sitting-associated-with-psychological-problems.ars Porn: not just a little harmless fun [Edited extract from Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, by Gail Dines] Over the years I have come to understand how and why my lectures to students on pornography stir up extreme emotions in men. What I do in my presentations is take the very images that users have viewed privately and with pleasure, and I project them on to a screen in a public forum. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/porn-not-just-a-little-harmless-fun/story-e6frg6zo-1225935783393 Porn has hijacked sexuality and is destroying men by Gail Dines IN A recent radio interview the host suggested that since I didn't like porn, the solution was to not look at it. If only it was that easy to avoid. Many women I know don't look at porn, but this doesn't mean that they are not affected by it every day. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/porn-has-hijacked-sexuality-and-is-destroying-men-20101013-16jy4.html au: ACMA blocks more sites THE Classification Board handled more than three times as many referrals to rate online content in the past year. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/acma-blocks-more-sites/story-fn4htb9o-1225938240747 au: Gillard committed to ISP filter plan PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will push ahead with plans to introduce mandatory internet filters but the implementation date still remains unclear. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/gillard-committed-to-isp-filter-plan/story-fn4htb9o-1225938067670 au: Gillard backs controversial web filter [AFP] Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday renewed her backing for a controversial Internet filter, saying it was driven by a "moral question". http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/gillard-backs-controversial-web-filter-20101012-16hm0.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/gillard-backs-controversial-web-filter-20101012-16hm0.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/gillard-backs-controversial-web-filter-20101012-16hm0.html Queensland Premier Anna Bligh speaks out on unsuitability of Facebook for pre-teens PRE-TEENS should not be on Facebook, insists Queensland Premier Anna Bligh - and the social networking site needs to work harder at enforcing the 13-year age limit. http://www.news.com.au/technology/queensland-premier-anna-bligh-speaks-out-on-unsuitability-of-facebook-for-pre-teens/story-e6frfro0-1225936721129 Viruses come to life in cyberbully site [AAP] Slimy, creepy crawlies are the ugly image of cyberbullying in a new interactive website aimed at children in the years before high school. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1379961/Viruses-come-to-life-in-cyberbully-site nz: Photo requests prompt warning [Marlborough Express] Police are warning girls in Marlborough not to send photos of themselves wearing shoes and socks through Facebook to a man who offers to top up their cellphone credit in exchange. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/south-island/4219304/Photo-requests-prompt-warning Too much screen time bad for kids' behavior As kids in the '80s, my twin brother and I were allowed to watch about an hour of TV a week, which we typically used up on Saturday morning cartoons and which resulted in near total pop culture illiteracy. The dedicated hour brought on such intense euphoria that one time, when our father fell through the kitchen floor and broke a few ribs (it was an old house), we looked at him, saw he was still alive, and went back to watching Bugs Bunny. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20019246-247.html uk: Economic crisis could widen inequality About a quarter of Pakistani men in Britain are taxi drivers, and a black person in England or Wales is five times as likely as a white person to be in jail -- two findings in a new report on fairness published on Monday. ... In schools, the report highlighted widespread homophobic abuse and a new trend of cyber-bullying. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLNE69A01T20101011 Parenting, Part II: How closely should parents monitor teens online? When my older son joined Facebook at age 13, the deal was that I'd have his password and would use it to check up on him every few days. Early on, I did catch a few inappropriate posts. Later, I had to remind him to tighten up his privacy settings. But now he's 16 and I'm checking less often. My online kid seems all right. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-10-12-parent12_ST_N.htm Bullycide Prevention: 3 Steps for Parents The wave of shocking suicides by young adults, teens and tweens, who were allegedly being bullied and sexually harassed, have many parents, schools and communities reeling about how to stop the tide. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/courtney-macavinta/bullycide-prevention-3-st_b_756635.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Irish court rules in favour of ISPs in piracy case The High Court in Ireland has ruled that laws cutting off internet users who have illegally downloaded content cannot be enforced in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11521949 Music industry dismayed by failure in Irish filesharing case The process of pursuing and penalising illegal filesharers in Ireland has been thrown into uncertainty after a failed attempt by four of the world's largest record companies to legally enforce the "three strikes" rule. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/13/filesharing-ireland-high-court French subsidy for music downloads gets EU nod The government of France's strategy to combat illegal music downloads by contributing to the amount young people pay for them won European Union (EU) approval and praise for promoting cultural diversity. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52145420101012 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Facebook app downloads show unique 'bandwagon effect' A study of the download rates of a set of apps for Facebook has shown how they follow an unusual "bandwagon effect". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11523261 Apple Awarded a Patent To Prevent Texting "Objectionable Content" Apple has been awarded a patent that can keep you from sending or receiving "objectionable" text-messages. The patent, filed in January of 2008 and approved today, will allow certain content to be filtered, based on parental controls. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_awarded_a_patent_to_prevent_texting_objectio.php Google Pushes Android for India Google is pushing to become a significant player in India's huge wireless industry. A range of little-known Indian handset makers will release low-cost devices that include the tech giant's Android operating system in coming months. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703794104575545963108615120.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/google-bets-on-cheap-handsets-in-india/story-e6frg90x-1225937524971 India sets Jan deadline for BlackBerry access-report Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has been given a new deadline of Jan. 31 by the Indian government for a final solution to get access to all its services, the Economic Times reported. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINBMA00859020101012 50% of second-hand mobile phones contain personal data Consumers are unwittingly passing much of their most private personal data to strangers when they discard mobile phones, with intimate photos and credit card numbers and pins frequently left on handsets, according to new research. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/12/mobile-phones-personal-data F.C.C. Wants to Stop Cellphone 'Bill Shock' The Federal Communications Commission will propose rules on Thursday requiring mobile phone companies to alert customers by voice or text message when they are have reached monthly usage limits and are about to incur extra charges, the commission?s chairman said Tuesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/technology/13shock.html Egypt sets new regulations on SMS services [AP] Egypt's telecommunications regulator has set new rules for companies sending text messages to multiple mobile phones, in a move activists say will stifle efforts to mobilize voters ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39645252 Texting can be partial grounds for divorce: SKorea [AFP] Sending romantic text messages to someone other than your spouse can be partial grounds for a divorce, a South Korean court has ruled. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/texting-can-be-partial-grounds-for-divorce-skorea-20101012-16hf1.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/texting-can-be-partial-grounds-for-divorce-skorea-20101012-16hf1.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Commission proposes new EU cybercrime law The European Commission wants to harmonise the laws of EU member states dealing with cyber-attacks. It wants to create a new Directive on attacks on information systems, it said in a statement. http://out-law.com/page-11436 Europe to hold cybersecurity exercise next month [IDG] The European Union is planning to hold a cybersecurity exercise across its 27 member states next month, the start of what officials hope will be greater cooperation in defending computer networks. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364027/europe_hold_cybersecurity_exercise_next_month/ 'CYBER EUROPE 2010' -the 1st pan-European CIIP exercise [news release] The recent 'dry-run' of the 'Cyber Europe 2010' exercise has occurred; preparing the ground for the actual exercise. On Friday, 24th September, 'phase one', and a major milestone of the ?CYBER EUROPE 2010? -the first pan European exercise on CIIP ever -was successfully completed. This first phase included the training and a 'dry- run'. http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/2018cyber-europe-20102019-the-1st-pan-european-ciip-exercise-phase-one UK infrastructure faces cyber threat, says GCHQ chief The UK's critical infrastructure - such as power grids and emergency services - faces a "real and credible" threat of cyber attack, the head of GCHQ says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11528371 uk: Terrorist cyber attacks are a growing threat to the nation, says GCHQ chief Cyber attacks pose a threat that "goes to the heart of our economic well-being and national interest," the head of GCHQ said last night. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8060641/Terrorist-cyber-attacks-are-a-growing-threat-to-the-nation-says-GCHQ-chief.html Cyber attack is 'credible' threat [Press Association] Britain's critical national infrastructure faces a "real and credible" threat of cyber attack, the head of the UK's electronic spying agency has warned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/9308989 Britain faces 'real and credible' cyber threat [AFP] Britain faces the threat of cyber attacks from hostile states and criminals which could damage its critical infrastructure, the head of the country's electronic spying agency warned Wednesday. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britain-faces-real-and-credible-cyber-threat-20101013-16ind.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/britain-faces-real-and-credible-cyber-threat-20101013-16ind.html UK says it gets hit by 1,000 cyber attacks monthly British government computer networks are targeted by some 1,000 attacks a month, one of the country's top spies said in comments published Wednesday, adding that officials may consider investing in using cyberwarfare techniques to deter their online enemies. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101302147.html Shrinking brains trust risks cyber defence Australia's cybersecurity capabilities may be at risk due to a lack of PhD-qualified professionals. http://www.zdnet.com.au/shrinking-brains-trust-risks-cyber-defence-339306539.htm Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games Under a constant canopy of low-flying nuclear-capable B-52s, the brand new Cyber-Innovation Center in the shadow of Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, La., provided the perfect setting for the Pentagon's latest cyber challenge ? a public- and private-sector exchange focused on leveraging ?the art of the possible? in a cyber war game setting. Unlike the war-games or exercises prepared for by Barksdale's nuclear strike force ? the Global Strike Command ? these cyber war games, held in September, help prepare America for a different type of battle altogether. http://fcw.com/articles/2010/10/12/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx Web traffic redirected to China still a mystery Six months after Web traffic involving popular U.S. sites and e-mail from computers around the globe was re-directed to Chinese servers unnecessarily, Internet watchers are trying to figure out why it happened and how to prevent future mishaps. In at least two instances since mid-March, large amounts of traffic on the Internet have been routed to China in circumstances still shrouded in mystery, Rodney Joffe, senior technologist at DNS (Domain Name System) registry Neustar, told CNET in an interview this week. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20019093-245.html us: Feds are behind on DNSSEC -- and that's a good thing Less than 40 percent of federal domains have deployed the secure version of DNS, but government is helping develop industry expertise by serving as a guinea pig http://www.infoworld.com/t/dns/feds-are-behind-dnssec-and-thats-good-thing-427 au: Cyber 'strikes' up 250% [AAP] Australia's top electronic spy unit says the country's military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies. http://www.zdnet.com.au/cyber-strikes-up-250-339306510.htm EU Agency analysis of ?Stuxnet? malware: a paradigm shift in threats and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection [news release] The EU ?cyber security? Agency ENISA, i.e. the European Network and Information Security Agency, has produced an initial comment and brief, high level analysis of the recent ?Stuxnet? attacks; on its importance, and its technical implications for Europe. The Agency considers ?Stuxnet? a paradigm shift, and warns that similar attacks may occur. It argues that Europe should reconsider its protection measures for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP). http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/eu-agency-analysis-of-2018stuxnet2019-malware-a-paradigm-shift-in-threats-and-critical-information-infrastructure-protection-1 DHS Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Americans to take responsibility for their own online safety and encourage others to do the same through a new cybersecurity awareness campaign. http://www.darkreading.com/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227701105 Reforming Nigeria's '419' email scammers The most foolish argument I've heard from the never-ending efforts to discourage young Nigerians from cybercrime is that money isn't everything. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/10/12/nigeria.email.scams/ Microsoft warns on botnets amid biggest ever security release Over the past six months Microsoft cleaned more than 6.5m computer botnet infections ? more than double the same period last year, according to the company's biannual Security Intelligence Report (SIRv9) released on Wednesday. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/oct/13/microsoft-security-botnets-fixes Two million US PCs recruited to botnets The US leads the world in numbers of Windows PCs that are part of botnets, reveals a report. More than 2.2 million US PCs were found to be part of botnets, networks of hijacked home computers, in the first six months of 2010, it said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11531657 SMS safer than online, says industry leader SMS technology could provide simpler options for government compliance and would be easier to implement than online systems that rely on 3G connections, a mobile industry leader has claimed. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364310/sms_safer_than_online_says_industry_leader/ ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Facebook keeps 'deleted' user photos for years Even if you delete incriminating photos on your Facebook profile, the company is keeping them accessible to anyone online for up to 30 months. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-keeps-deleted-user-photos-for-years-20101013-16j1x.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-keeps-deleted-user-photos-for-years-20101013-16j1x.html Bruce Schneier warns 'profits killing personal privacy' Personal privacy is in danger of being killed off by the profit-making motives of firms which hold our data, security expert Bruce Schneier has warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11524041 ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Chinese reformers push on censorship A group of veteran reformers in China?s Communist party has demanded that the country dismantle its elaborate censorship apparatus, an appeal for accelerated political reform which Beijing quickly moved to silence. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75308952-d608-11df-94dc-00144feabdc0.html us: A Shift on the First Amendment and Internet Speech William Shakespeare would have liked Justice Stephen Breyer. At oral argument, Breyer does not just hurl tendentious questions at hapless counsel. Like Hamlet, he likes to hear himself think. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/10/a-shift-on-the-first-amendment-and-internet-speech/64351/ Tajikistan blocks Internet sites amid unrest: sources [AFP] Tajikistan has ordered local Internet providers to block access to three leading regional news websites amid growing Islamist unrest in the east of the country, sources said on Monday. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/tajikistan-blocks-internet-sites-amid-unrest-sources-20101012-16gab.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/tajikistan-blocks-internet-sites-amid-unrest-sources-20101012-16gab.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** NZ Government to review 'wild west' internet Justice Minister Simon Power has ordered a review into the "wild west" of the internet, he announced today. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4233501/Government-to-review-wild-west-internet Joint statement from all the Negotiating parties to ACTA [news release] The 11th and final round of the negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was concluded successfully in Tokyo, Japan on October 2. The Government of Japan hosted the negotiations. Participants in the negotiations included Australia, Canada, the European Union (EU) represented by the European Commission and the EU Presidency (Belgium) and the EU Member States, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States of America. http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=623 ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Google invests in $5bn wind-power superhighway The Atlantic Wind Connection Project will serve 1.9m homes from New Jersey to Virginia with electricity from dozens of offshore windfarms http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/12/google-invests-wind-power-superhighway Google to Fund Offshore Power Project Google Inc. and two other companies pledged to invest tens of millions of dollars in a new offshore wind-energy project that, if completed, could allow 1.9 million households to obtain energy from turbines off the East Coast. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703440004575547381873787098.html Web design company celebrates history of NZ internet Wellington web-design agency Heyday, formerly known as Doubleclique, has launched a web-video and text project aimed at celebrating New Zealand?s internet, by looking at its evolution and benefits from the standpoint of users. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/web-design-company-celebrates-history-of-nz-internet Wellington Council wi-fi free ? but with conditions The free wi-fi service planned by the Wellington City Council (WCC) for the central city may have data volume caps, be censored and possibly be restricted to a limited number of destination websites. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/wellington-council-wifi-free-but-with-conditions Web design company celebrates history of NZ internet Wellington web-design agency Heyday, formerly known as Doubleclique, has launched a web-video and text project aimed at celebrating New Zealand?s internet, by looking at its evolution and benefits from the standpoint of users. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/web-design-company-celebrates-history-of-nz-internet ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** uk: Telcos fail to notify disabled users of services, finds Ofcom Telecoms companies do not do enough to tell users with disabilities what facilities are available for them, research by regulator Ofcom has found. The telecoms and media regulator conducted 'mystery shopper' tests and found UK networks lacking. http://out-law.com/page-11438 nz: Broadband plan parties closer on Telecom split Telecom, its competitors and the Government appear in broad agreement about what would need to happen for Telecom to separate into two companies in order to participate in the Government's ultrafast broadband scheme. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/business/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4225700/Broadband-plan-parties-closer-on-Telecom-split nz: Minister rejects Telecom's initial request for relief, offers compromise ICT Minister Steven Joyce has rejected Telecom?s latest ? and most substantial ? request to be let off some of its more onerous commitments under operational separation and has instead offered a compromise solution. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/minister-rejects-telecoms-request-for-relief-offers-compromise nz: Labour spanner in UFB initiative Labour has thrown a spanner into the Government's $1.3 billion ultrafast broadband initiative. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/business/national-business/4230288/Labour-spanner-in-UFB-initiative nz: Labour against proposed changes to Telco Act Labour will oppose any changes to the Telecommunications Act that would remove regulatory control for broadband pricing from the government?s $1.5 billion Ultra Fast Broadband plan. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/labour-against-proposed-changes-to-telco-act us: Debate Rages Over Broadband Regulation Key congressional telecom staffers said Tuesday they believe Congress should address issues related to the FCC's authority over broadband but they broke down along party lines as to how quickly lawmakers need to act. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/debate-rages-over-broadband-re.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (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. 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