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 *************************************************** The End of the Net as We Know it? Deep Packet Inspection and Internet Governance by Ralf Bendrath & Milton Mueller http://ssrn.com/abstract=1653259 US and Canadian Governments support Chinese-style censorship of DNS in ICANN by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/8/7/4598864.html ICANN Moves Forward on .XXX http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/06/icann-moves-forward-on-xxx/ CN Domain Registrations Slip Even Further http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12006 No Surprises As Sedo Finds Domain Market Grows Steadily in Q2, 2010 http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12023 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** The End of the Net as We Know it? Deep Packet Inspection and Internet Governance by Ralf Bendrath & Milton Mueller Abstract: Advances in network equipment now allow internet service providers to monitor the content of data packets in real-time and make decisions about how to handle them. If deployed widely this technology, known as deep packet inspection (DPI), has the potential to alter basic assumptions that have underpinned Internet governance to date. The paper explores the way Internet governance is responding to deep packet inspection and the political struggles around it. Avoiding the extremes of technological determinism and social constructivism, it integrates theoretical approaches from the sociology of technology and actor-centered institutionalism into a new framework for technology-aware policy analysis. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1653259 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Letter from Governmental Advisory Committee to Peter Dengate Thrush Procedures for Addressing Culturally Objectionable and/or Sensitive Strings http://icann.org/correspondence/gac-to-dengate-thrush-04aug10-en.pdf Letter from Peter Dengate Thrush to Heather Dryden GAC Comments on New gTLDs and Draft Applicant Guidebook Version http://icann.org/correspondence/dengate-thrush-to-dryden-05aug10-en.pdf US and Canadian Governments support Chinese-style censorship of DNS in ICANN by Milton Mueller The Chair of ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee has issued a statement on the censorship of TLD names. We are sad to report that the alleged GAC position is deeply flawed and outrageously wrong-headed. It is a recipe for global censorship, and although at this point it only applies to the DNS it can lead to the erosion of all internet freedom of expression unless it is stoutly resisted. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/8/7/4598864.html ICANN Board Chair will be paid $75,000 a year ICANN's Board met on August 5th and approved a number of resolutions, including one that must have been particularly pleasing for Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush. Even before he became Chair, Dengate Thrush has always argued for some kind of compensation for that position. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/336-ICANN-Board-Chair-will-be-paid-75,000-a-year.html ICANN Moves Forward on .XXX The ICANN Board adopted a resolution yesterday that will allow ICM Registry?s application for .xxx to move forward. But it may not be a quick process, and a new can of worms will be opened allowing for another comment period on the actual registry contract. Here?s the resolution that was adopted: http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/06/icann-moves-forward-on-xxx/ Governments want morality veto on new TLDs ICANN?s Governmental Advisory Committee wants to be able to kill off new top-level domain applications on cultural and religious grounds. http://domainincite.com/governments-want-morality-veto-on-new-tlds/ Judgment day for .xxx and .jobs ICM Registry will find out whether its contract to run .xxx will have to face a potentially lengthy review by ICANN?s notoriously slow-footed Governmental Advisory Committee. http://domainincite.com/judgment-day-for-xxx-and-jobs/ New gTLDs and Their Hidden Costs: Part 1 by R. Shawn Gunnarson New generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) appear to be headed for introduction next year, finally. That's a good thing for many ICANN constituents who have been waiting for them to become available. Important questions persist about how new gTLDs will affect ICANN and its constituents, however, despite a lot of effort to resolve concerns. Pressing those questions should not be taken as criticism of the basic wisdom of making new gTLDs available to many constituents under many circumstances. But too much is at stake not to get it right. http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_gtlds_and_their_hidden_costs_part_1/ New gTLDs and Their Hidden Costs: Part 2 by R. Shawn Gunnarson In my last post I discussed some questions that remain about ICANN's gTLD budget. Today I discuss the rights protections mechanisms as they currently appear. An economic study commissioned ICANN to analyze the new gTLD process recently concluded that "the biggest likely costs" of approving new gTLDs are "consumer confusion and trademark protection." http://www.circleid.com/posts/new_gtlds_and_their_hidden_costs_part_2/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** CIRA invites its members to Help Shape Canada?s Internet The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is asking its members to nominate dynamic individuals for the Members? Slate of its 2010 Board of Directors Election. http://www.cira.ca/Elections-MemberNomiations/ CN Domain Registrations Slip Even Further The number of .CN domain name registrations have slipped by over one million in the two months to 30 June according to statistics published on the China Internet Network Information Center?s (CNNIC) website this week. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12006 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/08/07/cn-domain-registrations-slip-even-further/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/cn-registrations-slip-even-further.html How To Turn On Geographical Targeting For .CO [Video] Early this morning, Google enabled geographical targeting on the .co domain name extension. This means that you can tell Google that your website is targeting people in other countries (other than Colombia) ? which is what .co was originally for. http://www.domainerincome.com/news/how-to-turn-on-geotargeting-for-co-domain-names/ There are already 700,000 .CZ domains, with the longest one being 63 characters long The CZ.NIC Association, administrator of the .CZ national domain, registered domain number 700,000 on Wednesday 4 August at 10:22 a.m. The average monthly increase in the number of .CZ domains has therefore remained around 10,000. According to CZ.NIC statistics, men dominate among domain holders with an 87% share, while businesses and legal entities have a 52% share. Domain names most often contain eight characters; the longest Czech domain name has 63. http://www.nic.cz/page/771/there-are-already-700,000-.cz-domains,-with-the-longest-one-being-63-characters-long/ my: Invitation to join IDN Public Testbed In preparation to implement IDN for .my domain names by Q4 2010, .my DOMAIN REGISTRY has opened an IDN Public Testbed to allow the public to experience registering your domain name in 3 languages (Jawi, Chinese and Tamil). It gives users the opportunity to see how IDN is implemented. http://domainregistry.my/readnews.php?id=100 Introducing change of holder fee Starting on 4 October, we will charge a fee to cover our processing expenses when a domain name changes holder. The fee will be introduced after the new registry system goes online. http://www.norid.no/regelverk/forslag/2010-08-02/index.en.html ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Internet Infrastructure Reaches Long-Awaited Security Milestone Two years after a major flaw was exposed in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), a major upgrade to the infrastructure protocol that fixes that weakness is now up and running in all of the Internet root servers. http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/security/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226300226 DNSSEC Taking Center Stage at 2010 Black Hat On July 28th DNSSEC took center stage at the 2010 Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas. Two years ago, at the same conference, Dan Kaminsky unveiled the infamous DNS bug that many believe became a major catalyst for DNSSEC implementation. http://pir.org/blog/2010/blackhat ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** WIPO Advanced Workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution: Update on Practices and Precedents: Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19 and 20, 2010 The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is internationally recognized as the leading institution in the resolution of Internet domain name disputes. Since December 1999, the Center has administered over 32,000 proceedings, of which over 17,500 under the WIPO-initiated Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) adopted by ICANN. The UDRP applies to disputes in the gTLDs (e.g., .com, .net, .org), as well as an increasing number of ccTLDs. http://wipo.int/amc/en/events/workshops/2010/domainname/ WIPO Arbitration Workshop: Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday and Friday, October 21 and 22, 2010 Overview: For many companies, intellectual property has become an essential business asset as well as a means of creating value. It is being exploited on an increasingly international level in various forms of collaborative arrangements, such as licenses, technology transfer and R&D agreements, and film and media related agreements. As a consequence, parties increasingly look for dispute resolution mechanisms that match their business requirements: private procedures which would provide efficient, flexible and less costly means of settling international disputes without disrupting commercial relationships. http://wipo.int/amc/en/events/workshops/2010/arbitration/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** ie: Unlocking door to new net names The appearance of a new domain is being touted as the new .com, but with plenty of name availability, writes Karlin Lillington: IF YOU have ever tried to get a .com domain name on the internet and (probably) found the name was long, long, long gone, then you will understand the global interest in the availability of a new(ish) top-level domain, .co. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0806/1224276306610.html ARIN XXVI Fellowship Application Period Extended - Apply Now! ARIN's Fellowship application deadline has been extended to 20 August. Apply today to attend ARIN XXVI in Atlanta, GA from 6-8 October 2010. ARIN offers this Fellowship Program to bring new voices and ideas to public policy discussions. https://www.arin.net/announcements/2010/20100802.html BlueCat Networks Selects Afilias to Power New DNS Offering [news release] Today Afilias ... announced that BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence company, has selected Afilias? FlexDNSSM Platform to power its new DNS offering. Proteus Cloud Services is the first service that fully integrates internal and external DNS with centralized IP Address Management (IPAM), providing customers with the simplicity of a single interface and vendor to manage all of their IP and DNS needs on one of the most highly reliable DNS networks available. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/08/04/bluecat-networks-selects-afilias-power-new-dns-offering ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** No Surprises As Sedo Finds Domain Market Grows Steadily in Q2, 2010 Offer-Counteroffer sales are the most prominent type of sales, .COM is the most popular top level domain, .DE is the most popular country code domain while .FR domains have the highest average sale value are the highlights from over 11,000 domain names sold through the domain marketplace and monetisation provider, Sedo, according to their latest quarterly report. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12023 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/08/09/no-surprises-as-sedo-finds-domain-market-grows-steadily-in-q2-2010/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/no-surprises-sedo-finds-domain-market-grows-steadily-in-q2-2010.html Sedo Domain Market Study Shows Steady Growth in Second Quarter of 2010 Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced the results of its Q2 2010 Domain Market Study, revealing domain industry trends and changes, based on Sedo?s marketplace. Approximately 11,000 domains changed hands via the Sedo marketplace throughout the quarter, accounting for almost $22 million in transactions. Showing a steady rise in domain sales for four quarters in a row, coupled with increased interest in individual markets, the domain market is well positioned for continued growth for the remainder of the year. http://www.sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=331 Sedo On Fire as They Sweep All But Two Positions on Our Latest Weekly Top 20 Sales Chart Sedo makes a consistently strong showing on our weekly Top 20 Sales Chart and it is not uncommon for them to take at least half of the positions on the elite list. However the Cologne, Germany based company outdid themselves this week, turning in the best showing by anyone ever on our all-extension leader board. Sedo's sales blitzkrieg gave them 18 of the 20 chart positions, including all of the first 13 places. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20100804.htm ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Effect of Pathological Use of the Internet on Adolescent Mental Health: A Prospective Study by Lawrence T. Lam [Archive of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine] Objective: To examine the effect of pathological use of the Internet on the mental health, including anxiety and depression, of adolescents in China. It is hypothesized that pathological use of the Internet is detrimental to adolescents' mental health. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/2010.159 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Newspapers beat the doomsayers' final deadline There's the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end: but what about the end of the end ? as in the end of the end of print newspapers? You remember what it was like two years ago, amid great wails of crunched despair, as economies tanked, advertising collapsed and only the all-conquering internet marched on? Conventional newspapers weren't just withering a bit: they were dying in droves. It would only be a mere five or 10 years, some analysts declared, before there'd be no papers left at all. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/08/are-newspapers-doomed-peter-preston The German Internet Generation Prefers the Real World They may have been dubbed the "Internet generation," but young people are more interested in their real-world friends than Facebook. New research shows that the majority of children and teenagers are not the Web-savvy digital natives of legend. In fact, many of them don't even know how to google properly. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,710139,00.html Internet-savvy NZers on the rise The number of New Zealanders using the internet, broadband, and social networking sites are all on the increase, according to latest survey findings. http://www.3news.co.nz/Internet-savvy-NZers-on-the-rise/tabid/412/articleID/169245/Default.aspx Online games in China: a hundred million happy geeks, but please, no sex or subversion Sex must not be used to sell online games, decreed the Chinese government in July. But most online gamers are men, so the rule is not always scrupulously obeyed. The ChinaJoy digital entertainment show in Shanghai, which ended on August 1st, was packed with showgirls, many with logos somehow squeezed onto what little clothing they wore. The sweaty conference-goers seemed to like it. http://www.economist.com/node/16744132 ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Legends of Innovation Predict the Future Techonomy's opening night event was unlike anything I've seen at other conferences: an interactive brainstorming session led by legendary tech investor John Doerr and famed inventor Dean Kamen. They asked for all 250 attendees to call out big picture topics to discuss?gathering ideas from "data flow" to "intellectual property use." And they called on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Eric Schmidt to contribute their ideas -- and they did. http://www.cnbc.com/id/38575872 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Japan child porn cases surge to record high [AFP] Japanese police investigated almost 600 child porn cases in the first half of the year - a new record and 60 percent more than in the same period last year, a government survey said Thursday. http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20100805-230679.html http://www.news24.com/World/News/Japan-child-porn-cases-surge-20100805 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j949UFWQhBeSbQrZAADX9sQ54TvQ German Schools to Teach Online Privacy Internet companies such as Facebook and Google have come in for repeated criticism in Germany, where the government has concerns about what they do with users' data. Now one state, worried about the amount of information young people reveal online, plans to teach school pupils how to keep a low profile on the web. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,710320,00.html au: Coalition vows to block 'flawed' internet filter Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says the Coalition will not back the Government's proposed internet filter. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/05/2974827.htm au: Coalition rejects internet filter LABOR'S internet filter plan would not be implemented under a Coalition government, with Joe Hockey saying an Abbott government would adopt the Howard-era policy of increased funding for internet policing and personal filters for families. http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/coalition-rejects-internet-filter-20100805-11krf.html nz: Teen torture Celebrity dad Matthew Ridge has had a chance to cool off since he stormed into the home of ex-wife Sally Ridge last month after learning their 16-year-old daughter Jaime had her boyfriend staying over. ... Whether it's accessing pornography or excessive texting, a heavy-handed approach to policing your children's technology use won't protect them, says Martin Cocker, executive director of the internet safety group Netsafe. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10664529 New Zealand?s Online Safety Guaranteed New Zealand's online safety organization, NetSafe has recently come up with a new way to tackle online crime. A new website has been developed to take complaints and the impending cyber crime. http://topnews.net.nz/content/26840-new-zealand-s-online-safety-guaranteed S'pore pushes responsible Internet use among youth [AFP] Singapore has earmarked $10 million for projects aimed at preventing "cyber-bullying" and promoting responsible Internet use among its technologically savvy youth. http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20100805-230733.html http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-technology/singapore-pushes-responsible-internet-use-among-youth-20100806-11kzi.html http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2891&iArticleId=5591475 us: Federal plan to combat child sex crimes could mean more resources locally A U.S. Justice Department plan to redouble efforts to combat child exploitation crimes could mean more resources for Oklahoma prosecutors and investigators. With a heavy caseload of such crimes already burdening police and prosecutors, the added help is needed, they say. http://newsok.com/crime-fight-may-get-boost/article/3483406 us: Editorial: Breaking the law is wrong way to get tougher laws A group that wants tougher laws and stiffer penalties for those who traffic in child pornography is breaking the law in an attempt to further its cause. http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20100805/SHE06/8050342/1109/Editorial--Breaking-the-law-is-wrong-way-to-get-tougher-laws ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** AFACT v iiNet: Copyright holders continue to push industry code Both AFACT and presiding judge, Justice Emmett, have looked to an industry code of conduct to counter copyright infringement, but stalled discussions may not restart http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/356032/afact_v_iinet_copyright_holders_continue_push_industry_code/ AFACT v iiNet: Innocent account holders held responsible Account holders should be held responsible for alleged copyright infringement on their accounts, even if they weren't the one to actually download the material http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355911/updated_-_afact_v_iinet_innocent_account_holders_held_responsible/ AFACT v iiNet: 'Reasonable belief' defence may be incorrect The ISP's chief executive did not receive legal advice on Telecommunications Act provisions for failing to act on AFACT evidence, court hears http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355895/afact_v_iinet_reasonable_belief_defence_may_incorrect/ Study: TV king in US, Asians rely on mobile video [AP] The Chinese watch half as much television each day as Americans do, but they are more likely to catch video on computer or mobile phones. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/04/AR2010080405116.html EFF Offers New Help for Targets of Predatory Copyright Infringement Lawsuits The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today published "U.S. Copyright Group v. the People," a comprehensive collection of resources designed to assist the thousands of individuals accused of online copyright infringement by a Washington, D.C., law firm calling itself the U.S. Copyright Group (USCG). http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/08/03 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in BlackBerry talks The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks with the UAE over the ongoing BlackBerry dispute. The United Arab Emirates has said it intends to prevent the phones sending e-mails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10886413 BlackBerry irritates spy masters When Mike Lazaridis, Research in Motion?s founder and co-chief executive, launched the first BlackBerry smartphone in 2002, he could not have imagined that less than a decade later, his company would be at the centre of an international row involving Middle East governments and shadowy spy agencies. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d13816b4-a16c-11df-9656-00144feabdc0.html BlackBerry users told: text away, so long as we can spy on messages Deal is reached ? at a price ? to avert ban on the device's use in Saudi Arabia, but other large countries remain unhappy: For BlackBerry users in Saudi Arabia and possibly elsewhere, there is good news and bad this weekend. The good is that the oil kingdom and the makers of the smartphone have reached a deal on accessing users' data that will avert a ban on the phone's messaging service, a Saudi official said yesterday. The bad is that the agreement involves placing a BlackBerry server inside Saudi Arabia, which would allow the government to monitor users' messages. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/blackberry-users-told-text-away-so-long-as-we-can-spy-on-messages-2046516.html A deal to avert BlackBerry ban could set precedent [AP] A preliminary agreement between the maker of the popular BlackBerry smart phone and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which government officials say grants them some access to users' data, will avert a ban on the phone in that country. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blackberry-20100807,0,529934.story BlackBerry in bid to address Saudi security concerns BlackBerry maker and Saudi mobile firms are testing three servers to send communications and data through Saudi Arabia before Canada to address Riyadh's concerns over security, a Saudi official said on Sunday. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50708920100808 Saudi Blackberry service resumes Blackberry services have been restored in Saudi Arabia, reports say. A ban on the use of the device for sending and receiving messages was due to have come into force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10896653 BlackBerry Still Working in Saudi Pending Talks [AP] A Saudi telecom official says a ban on BlackBerry messenger service in the kingdom has not taken effect pending ongoing negotiations with its Canada-based maker to avert the shutdown. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/08/07/world/AP-BlackBerry-Crackdown.html Lebanon wants programme to access BlackBerry info Lebanon hopes BlackBerry maker Research In Motion will give the country a programme that would allow it to access information used on the smartphone device, the telecommunications minister said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6751DQ20100806 BlackBerry's armour has cracks, security experts say Research in Motion's resistance to giving governments access to its BlackBerry network misses a major point -- authorities could probably hack the data on their own if they want it badly enough, security experts say. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50667220100805 Saudi, RIM talks progress as Blackberry ban looms Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion(RIM.TO) are making progress in talks over access to the device's encrypted network, a source close to the negotiations said, and the kingdom had yet to carry out threats to cut its Messenger service early Friday morning. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50670220100806 us: Texting generation doesn't share boomers' taste for talk Jane Beard and Jeffrey Davis didn't realize how little they speak to their children by phone until they called AT&T to switch plans. The customer service agent was breathless. The Silver Spring couple had accumulated 28,700 unused minutes. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/07/AR2010080702848.html ********************** SPAM ********************** Spam analysis shows that it pays to be polite A frequency analysis study of the words used in different types of spam has revealed the tactics used by spammers. Research conducted by MessageLabs Intelligence into short URL spam split the data into four types: sales spam, phishing, malware and targeted attacks. In each case it classified the words used in the headers into a top 10 format. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2267738/spam-analysis-shows-pays-polite http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20100806/ttc-spam-analysis-shows-that-it-pays-to-6315470.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Cyber threat bill clears US Senate panel A Senate committee on Thursday approved legislation that gives the Energy secretary power to issue emergency orders for imminent cybersecurity threats to the electric grid. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100805_2539.php uk: Teenagers accused of running cybercrime ring Five people accused of involvement in a UK-based online crime forum have appeared in a London court. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/06/teenagers-accused-of-running-cybercrime-ring-40089761/ Met Police: UK botnet command server taken out An Eastern European command-and-control server for a botnet that targets UK banking customers and businesses has been taken down, according to a senior Metropolitan Police source. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-threats/2010/08/05/met-police-uk-botnet-command-server-taken-out-40089740/ nz: Agencies join to launch The Orb website for reporting cyber crime [Dominion Post] A new website will allow internet users to anonymously report online crimes such as spam, fraud, privacy breaches and child exploitation. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3996274/Agencies-join-to-launch-The-Orb-website-for-reporting-cyber-crime Website launched to tackle cyber crime A catch-all web site for complaints about potential online crime has been developed by NetSafe, New Zealand?s online safety organisation. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/website-launched-to-tackle-cyber-crime Hackers and scammers beware [Newstalk ZB] Reporting spam, scams and system attacks just got easier with the launch of Netsafe's dedicated online crime website http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=118210 http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/7718054/hackers-and-scammers-beware/ nz: Website launched to tackle cyber crime A catch-all web site for complaints about potential online crime has been developed by NetSafe, New Zealand?s online safety organisation. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/website-launched-to-tackle-cyber-crime nz: Google data a crime fighting tool Google?s database of geolocated MAC addresses is helping New Zealand Police verify the location of crimes and offenders particularly when the criminals use mobile phones. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/google-data-a-crime-fighting-tool NetSafe launches Online Reporting Button for flagging online crime Scammers and hackers are on their way out and censorship breaches and online child exploitation now another step closer to being stopped, says NetSafe about The ORB ? Online Reporting Button. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8886 New Zealand Law Changes on Internet Copyright Infringement On 4 August 2010 public submissions began before the Commerce Select Committee, which is considering a Bill before the New Zealand Parliament that will strengthen the law on internet copyright protection. Called the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, the legislation amends the Copyright Act 1994 to provide enforcement measures intended to combat unauthorised sharing of copyright material via the internet. http://news.suite101.com/article.cfm/new-zealand-law-changes-on-internet-copyright-infringement-a270562 Internet disconnection penalties "must go" In a presentation made to Parliament's Commerce Select Committee on the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, InternetNZ has called for disconnection to be removed as a penalty. http://www.techday.co.nz/netguide/news/internet-disconnection-penalties-must-go/17289/1/ ************************** PRIVACY ************************** The Great Privacy Debate: Tracking Is an Assault on Liberty, With Real Dangers by Nicholas Carr is the author, most recently, of "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains" In a 1963 Supreme Court opinion, Chief Justice Earl Warren observed that "the fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a great danger to the privacy of the individual." The advances have only accelerated since then, along with the dangers. Today, as companies strive to personalize the services and advertisements they provide over the Internet, the surreptitious collection of personal information is rampant. The very idea of privacy is under threat. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411682714389888.html The Great Privacy Debate: It's Modern Trade: Web Users Get as Much as They Give If you surf the web, congratulations! You are part of the information economy. Data gleaned from your communications and transactions grease the gears of modern commerce. Not everyone is celebrating, of course. Many people are concerned and dismayed?even shocked?when they learn that "their" data are fuel for the World Wide Web. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703748904575411530096840958.html Privacy Legislation: Time Has Come - Analysis: What's worse than privacy legislation? No privacy legislation The Internet has had 10 years to "self regulate" and hasn't. Jim Harper is a smart guy. I've had the pleasure of interviewing him on several occasions, and I've always appreciated his contrarian views on privacy even when I didn't agree with them. http://www.pcworld.com/article/202862/.html Did we pronounce privacy dead this week? Does privacy exist anymore? Do we even know what it is? A conversation between digital academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd on Friday morning at the Supernova conference capped off a week in which many peoples' perceptions of the tension between public and private data online were shaken (and stirred). http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20012234-36.html Browser 'Privacy Modes' Not So Private After All All the major web browsers have a privacy mode that's supposed to cover a user's tracks after he or she finishes an Internet session, but a trio of researchers have found those modes fail to purge all traces of a Net surfer's activities. http://www.pcworld.com/article/202824/.html Schmidt: we can predict where you are going to go Google's CEO Eric Schmidt has admitted that his thinks that internet anonymity won't last, with governments looking to maintain visibility over users' online movements. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/schmidt-we-can-predict-where-you-are-going-to-go-708339 ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Shadrake case highlights Singapore censorship battle The title of Alan Shadrake's book leaves little room for doubt as to the tone of the content. "Once A Jolly Hangman - Singapore Justice in the Dock" is a critique of the way the death penalty is applied in the city state. It alleges double standards and a lack of impartiality. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10849942 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Opinion: A Net Game for Google? ... And so in last week?s controversy over whether Google and Verizon are hatching a deal to undermine net neutrality, it pays to look closely at their words. Both companies maintain that there is no deal and that no money will be paid for faster transmission of data. This is probably true in a literal sense, though something is clearly happening between the companies. I think Google has just found a way to fool Mom. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/opinion/08cringeley.html Washington?s passion for Google cools If it is true ? as many believe ? that the political elite in Washington have been engaged in a love affair with Google since Barack Obama?s campaign for the White House, then it is also true that the US president is now beginning to notice some wrinkles and warts on his beloved. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9e89846e-a185-11df-9656-00144feabdc0.html U.S. should lead by example in free and open Internet, advocacy group says The United States should look at its own policies before criticizing countries such as the United Arab Emirates for banning BlackBerry e-mail, Web and messaging services for security reasons, according to one digital rights advocacy group. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100805_6309.php Has the internet just sold its soul? Google deal threatens to end sacred principle of ?net neutrality? Google stood accused last night of betraying the founding principles of the internet, as it readied a deal that will abandon key parts of its support for "net neutrality", which has guaranteed equal access to the worldwide web since its inception. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/has-the-internet-just-sold-its-soul-2044907.html Google-Verizon Deal: The End of The Internet as We Know It For years, Internet advocates have warned of the doomsday scenario that will play out on Monday: Google and Verizon will announce a deal that the New York Times reports "could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/google-verizon-deal-the-e_b_671617.html FCC ends talks for deal on net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday called off its closed-door meetings with big Internet companies aimed at reaching agreement on protecting consumer access to the Web, after drawing criticism for attempting to broker a deal with limited public input. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/05/AR2010080502423.html CDT Statement on Reported Internet Deal Between Google and Verizon In response to the news reports about a secretly negotiated deal between Google and Verizon regarding Internet policy, CDT President Leslie Harris made the following statement: "The idea that a critical question of public policy could be privately negotiated between two industry giants turns the notion of Internet Neutrality on its head. The goal of Internet Neutrality is to prevent gatekeepers and ensure a level playing field. Any negotiation that begins and ends with two companies threatens to undercut that goal. Companies are free to make proposals. But at the end of the day, regulators and policymakers must make Internet policy decisions based on the public interest in ensuring that the Internet remains open innovative and free.? http://cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-statement-reported-internet-deal-between-google-and-verizon Google denies deal to end net neutrality Search giant says there is no agreement allowing telecoms company Verizon to prioritise the order and speed in which it delivers content to users http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/aug/05/gogle-denies-verizon-deal-net-neutrality Net neutrality talks stall in US US regulators have halted closed-door meetings intended to find a way to make sure all web data is treated equally. The Federal Communications Commission began the meetings after a court limited its net regulation powers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10890495 Internet traffic talks collapse Regulators halted closed-door negotiations about net neutrality rules with phone, cable and Internet companies on Thursday after reports of a side deal between two participants, Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and Google Inc (GOOG.O), surfaced. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67449V20100806 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50666520100805 FCC calls off Net neutrality negotiations [IDG] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has called off negotiations on a network neutrality compromise scheduled for the coming days, saying the talks have not been fruitful enough. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180221/FCC_calls_off_Net_neutrality_negotiations http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080510-fcc-calls-off-net-neutrality.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202690/fcc_calls_off_net_neutrality_negotiations.html Verizon, Google make net neutrality pact, sources say Google and Verizon have come to an agreement on how network operators can manage Web traffic, according to two sources briefed on their negotiations. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/08/google_and_verizon_have_come.html U.S. Should Lead By Example With Open Internet, Group Says The United States should look at its own policies before criticizing countries such as the United Arab Emirates for banning BlackBerry e-mail, Web and messaging services for security reasons, according to one digital rights advocacy group, Nextgov.com reported. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/08/us-should-lead-by-example-with.php NZ debates on 'three strikes' copyright Bill The New Zealand Commerce Select Committee has heard further evidence into its review of the Copyright Amendment Bill this week, with internet industry body InternetNZ and the New Zealand Labor Party voicing opposition to disconnecting users caught infringing copyright. http://www.zdnet.com.au/nz-debates-on-three-strikes-copyright-bill-339305050.htm Authors appeal for net 'licensing fee' Internet users could be required to pay a licensing fee to access content online under a suggested amendment to a controversial copyright bill. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4003265/Authors-appeal-for-net-licensing-fee nz: New testimony in Copyright Amendment Bill hearings In its review of the Copyright Amendment Bill, the New Zealand Commerce Select Committee heard further evidence as the internet industry body InternetNZ and the New Zealand Labor Party voiced it disapproval of disconnecting users caught infringing copyright. New evidence suggests that disconnecting users for infringing copyright is over the top. http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/41377/20100806/new-zealand.htm Complete ban of internet for copyright infringers mooted The New Zealand government has been advised to bring in a complete internet ban for persistent copyright infringers, which would take away their right to open up an account with another ISP when their original one is suspended. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/complete-ban-of-internet-for-copyright-infringers-mooted-708125 Internet Ban Proposed for Serial Copyright Infringers The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, which allows for large fines and six month Internet suspensions, has already passed its first reading in the New Zealand Parliament. However, according to copyright advocates, it doesn?t go far enough. Instead of simply disconnecting repeat infringers, they are calling for a heavier punishment that would take people?s right to Internet access away. http://torrentfreak.com/internet-ban-proposed-for-serial-copyright-infringers-100805/ Three-strike discussions continue in New Zealand Three-strikes is being discussed in New Zealand again. Despite being one of the first countries to seriously discuss the idea of suspending the net access of persistent file-sharers, and despite passing legislation to instigate some sort of three-strikes system in 2008, nothing has actually happened there in this regard, and the political types are discussing it all anew. http://newsblog.thecmuwebsite.com/post/Three-strike-discussions-continue-in-New-Zealand.aspx New Zealand Law Society Seeks Total Ban of Internet Rights for Copyright Violators New Zealand Law Society has proposed that importunate copyright violators should be subjected to a total ban on the Internet. If this move comes into effect, it will not allow the infringers to make an account with some other ISP. http://topnews.net.nz/content/26853-new-zealand-law-society-seeks-total-ban-internet-rights-copyright-violators Cabinet paper might be misconstrued [Dominion Post] Communications Minister Steven Joyce says he is unable to release the Cabinet paper that sanctioned the Government's $1.35 billion ultrafast broadband investment initiative as some of the information it contains may be misconstrued to indicate bias on the part of the Government. http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/business/4005318/Cabinet-paper-might-be-misconstrued http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/4005318/Cabinet-paper-might-be-misconstrued ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* nz: Lush asks for help outing his imposter Broadcaster Marcus Lush has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to a Facebook faker. ... NetSafe executive director Martin Cocker said more people had been seeking advice on how to deal with impersonators. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10664430 More S'pore govt transactions to go 2FA Singapore pads up online capabilities and works on protecting transactions dealing with sensitive data, such as healthcare, with two-factor authentication, says IDA infrastructure chief. http://www.zdnetasia.com/more-s-pore-govt-transactions-to-go-2fa-62201876.htm ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** nz: Distributors say TiVo getting better reception TiVo's Australasian distributors insist the advanced recorder and internet TV device has been getting an improved reception from consumers. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10664623 nz: Telecom links to be no longer regulated [NZPA] Two further Telecom backhaul links, connecting rivals to the telco's local loop, will no longer be regulated since they are subject to competition, the Commerce Commission says. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/telecom-links-be-no-longer-regulated-127717 nz: TiVo boss in town with message for Telecom?s rivals [sub req'd] http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/tivo-boss-town-with-message-telecom-s-rivals-127800 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** Queensland man who tried to avoid arrest over child pornography spent eight months in Cambodian prison A NORTH Queensland man spent eight months languishing in an Asian prison while trying to avoid arrest by Australian authorities for possessing more than 125,000 images of child pornography and sharing some over the internet, a court has been told. http://www.news.com.au/queensland-man-who-tried-to-avoid-arrest-over-child-pornography-spent-eight-months-in-cambodian-prison/story-e6freoof-1225902043978 Victorian lawyer struck off roll after becoming fascinated with child porn [AAP] A LAWYER who became fascinated with child pornography after appearing in an incest trial has been struck off the legal practitioners roll. http://www.news.com.au/victorian-lawyer-struck-off-roll-after-becoming-fascinated-with-child-porn/story-e6frf7kx-1225902219991 http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/child-porn-lawyer-struck-off-roll-20100806-11o7a.html Court sentences extradited man over child porn A 54-year-old Queensland man has been sentenced for possessing an extensive library of child pornography. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/06/2975591.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (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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