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 *************************************************** Who controls the internet? http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e52897c-d0ee-11df-a426-00144feabdc0.html ITU election results and what they mean for the Internet http://gibc.biz/2010/10/itu-election-results/ ICANN and UNESCO Working Together Towards Successful Implementation of IDN ccTLDs http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07oct10-en.htm ICANN Performance You Can Measure by Carole Cornell http://blog.icann.org/2010/10/icann-performance-you-can-measure/ How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the GAC http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/10/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-gac/ auDA rolls out DNSSEC http://www.coopermills.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2010/08/auda-rolls-out-dnssec/ Inside the Pentagon's cyber war games http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/07/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx Time for U.S. to assert itself on the Internet, report says http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/04/cybereye-box-us-should-assert-itself-on-internet.aspx Australian military faces huge cyber threat http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/military-faces-huge-cyber-threat-20101008-16c2m.html Cyber Storm III: simulated cyber attacks http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f0a541f2-8780-4b04-b56e-d49b2115d9c4 EU calls Stuxnet 'paradigm shift' as US responds more mildly http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20019124-245.html nz: "New Internet" message not getting through to business managers - Survey http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2010/new-internet-message-not-getting-through-business-managers-survey Update on New Zealand IPv6 Task Force activity http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/September 2010/update-new-zealand-ipv6-task-force-activity Few companies in New Zealand aware of IPv6 - survey http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=761381 INZ: "New internet" message not getting through http://www.techday.co.nz/itbrief/news/inz-new-internet-message-not-getting-through/18200/5/ COICA amended, still threatens Internet security by Brenden Kuerbis http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/10/6/4648186.html ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Who controls the internet? Squared-jawed, with four stars decorating each shoulder, General Keith Alexander looks like a character straight out of an old American war movie. But his old-fashioned appearance belies the fact that the general has a new job that is so 21st-century it could have been dreamed up by a computer games designer. Alexander is the first boss of USCybercom, the United States Cyber Command, in charge of the Pentagon?s sprawling cyber networks and tasked with battling unknown enemies in a virtual world. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3e52897c-d0ee-11df-a426-00144feabdc0.html us: Federal Register Notice: Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is examining issues related to the global free flow of information on the Internet and seeks public comment on government policies that restrict information flows on the Internet. Comments are due on or before November 15, 2010 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/InternetPolicyTaskForce/gffi/FR_gffinoi_09292010.pdf Time for U.S. to assert itself on the Internet, report says The international community has failed to develop an effective model for governing the Internet, and the United States must assert its interests in overseeing the infrastructure that plays a vital part in its national security and economic well-being, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations. http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/04/cybereye-box-us-should-assert-itself-on-internet.aspx ITU election results and what they mean for the Internet The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has finished the elections of its main officials, with only one surprise but an intriguing week ahead for discussions about the organisation?s role in the future of the Internet. http://gibc.biz/2010/10/itu-election-results/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN and UNESCO Working Together Towards Successful Implementation of IDN ccTLDs ICANN and UNESCO have agreed to work together to further strengthen and promote multilingualism in cyberspace, and facilitate the successful implementation of IDN ccTLDs. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07oct10-en.htm ICANN Performance You Can Measure by Carole Cornell Transparent, open and accountable. Our bylaws call for it. The community has asked for it. We are committed to it. As a nonprofit corporation working for the public good, we must be able to openly and easily provide answers to questions such as: http://blog.icann.org/2010/10/icann-performance-you-can-measure/ Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 39th International Public Meeting of ICANN thanks to ICANN?s on-going Fellowship program. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08oct10-en.htm How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the GAC There are plenty of things about ICANN?s Government Advisory Committee (GAC) to annoy most people at ICANN. I suspect they must at times be maddening even to some GAC members themselves. After years of lobbying to get the GAC to open more of their meetings to the public, I have often wished they?d close them again. http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/10/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-gac/ So what?s happened to the ICANN Board papers? Nearly two months ago, I reviewed the ICANN Board and staff?s efforts at releasing the information that goes into the Board?s decision-making. http://kierenmccarthy.com/2010/10/09/so-whats-happened-to-the-icann-board-papers/ ICANN review team: FAIL ... When Becky Burr was kicked off the team for an apparent conflict of interest that she had declared from day one, the ccNSO replaced her with Chris Disspain ? a very able and respected member of the community but not someone who was in the original 26 applicants, or 17 endorsed candidates. Just this week, Willie Currie has stepped down from his position on the ATRT because he has taken a job with a regulator in his own country. The NCSG part of the GNSO replaced him with Carlos Alfonso ? a very able and respected member of the community but not someone who was in the original 26 applicants, or 17 endorsed candidates. http://kierenmccarthy.com/2010/10/08/atrt-fail/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** auDA rolls out DNSSEC Details of the rollout of Domain Names System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .au domain name space have recently been released by the au Domain Administration (auDA). http://www.coopermills.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2010/08/auda-rolls-out-dnssec/ Net growth of domain names in Azerbaijan makes 1,021 units at present 2,929 domains have been registered in Azerbaijan since the beginning of 2010. http://abc.az/eng/news/main/48558.html Czech internet users prefer e-mails with diacritics According to a survey conducted for CZ.NIC by the Markent agency, e-mails written in Czech without the language-specific diacritic marks are becoming increasingly rare. This is particularly true for communication using work mail accounts. While diacritics were not used in the work e-mails of a full quarter of survey respondents in 2008, the figure dropped to only 14 percent this year. The number of people not using diacritics also decreased among users of personal e-mail accounts, where the habit of writing messages in a simplified way had taken much stronger root. In 2008, 45 percent of users fell into this category; this year, the figure is only 29 percent. http://www.nic.cz/page/787/czech-internet-users-prefer-e-mails-with-diacritics/ TRA Opens Registration for Arabic Top-Level Domain Name (dotEmarat) to Trademark Institutions The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced today the opening of Sunrise Period for the Arabic top-level domain name (dotEmarat) for trademarks. The registration process will last for two months starting from October 17 until December 15, 2010. The registration process will be available through TRA accredited registrars. http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Opens_Registration_for_Arabic_Top_Level_Domain_Name_(dotEmarat)_to_Trademark_Institutions-200-1.php TRA opens registration for Arabic domain name dotEmarat to trademark institutions The Arabic top-level domain name opens new doors for trademarks to communicate with a wide user segment that was reluctant to use the internet because of the language barrier. http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/tra-opens-registration-for-arabic-domain-name-dotemarat-to-trademark-institutions-1.694409 Why .eu page gets new look and new testimonials EURid has freshened up its Why .eu page with new video testimonials and an improved viewing panel. http://www.eurid.eu/en/content/why-eu-page-gets-new-look-and-new-testimonials French domain name law censored by Constitutional Court The Order by French Constitutional Court declares article L.45 of the French Electronic Communications Act unconstitutional but maintains current rules in place until July 1st 2011. http://www.afnic.fr/actu/nouvelles/262/french-domain-name-law-censored-by-constitutional-court French court finds domain name statute unconstitutional The French constitutional court has declared unconstitional article L.45 of the electronic communications act, which is the legal framework of domain name management in France, but has maintained the current rules in place until 1 July 2011. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=760964 HKIRC Announces Top 10 ?.hk? Website Competition 2010: New category and award created this year amid rising use of the Internet Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) today announced Top 10 ?.hk? Website Competition 2010 in Hong Kong, which is open for application from today through 12 November 2010. The competition aims at recognising outstanding ?.hk? websites which have innovatively leveraged on the Internet and social media platforms to enhance their businesses. https://www.hkirc.hk/company_info/pressrelease.jsp?item=207 "Internet Register Ireland" - Warning It has once again come to the attention of the IEDR that a company operating under the name "Internet Register Ireland" is contacting businesses with registered .ie domain names by post and by fax, soliciting domain holders to register their domain name with the "Internet Register Ireland". http://www.iedr.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=233:qinternet-register-irelandq-warning&catid=50:general Voting Opens for the Best .INFO Web site of 2010 Afilias announced that the 2010 .INFO Awards is now open for public vote. Anyone around the world can now vote for their favorite of the top 10 .INFO nominees selected by a panel of judges. Each voter will also automatically be entered to win a new Apple iPad. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/10/05/voting-opens-best-info-web-site-2010 http://www.info.info/news/2010/10/05/voting-opens-best-info-web-site-2010 A Tempest in a Libyan Teapot by John Levine The .LY domain is Libya, and their government recently cancelled the registration of the short and snappy VB.LY, provoking great gnashing of teeth. If you direct your attention to the address bar above this page, you'll note that it's at JL.LY, equally short and snappy. The .LY registry started allowing two letter second-level domains last year, and there was a quiet land rush. Now they restrict those domains to people actually in Libya, but say they'll let us keep the ones we have. How concerned am I that they'll take my domain away, too? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20101009_a_tempest_in_a_libyan_teapot/ Libyan domain shutdown no threat, insists bit.ly Over the years Libya has been notorious for many things, including its links to the Lockerbie bombing and the often bizarre activities of its leader, Muammar Gaddafi. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/oct/08/bitly-libya Registering domains within co.no The domain co.no is registered by the Norwegian organization ELINEWEB AS. It appears to be run by the company CoDNS BV, which is offering sub-domains of co.no to other entities. http://www.norid.no/nytt/co.en.html no: Successful transfer to a new registry system On the launch on 5 October, we received some 40,000 requests, 700 of which were domain name registrations. More than half of our registrars were active from the start. Our conclution is that the system appears to be performing well, and that the system changeover mostly went as planned. http://www.norid.no/nytt/nytt-system.en.html ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** 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://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/07/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/10/07/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx White House says online investigations, privacy can coexist Civil liberties and national security are at the core of the White House's cybersecurity agenda, a senior administration official said late Wednesday, amid concerns the FBI's desire to wiretap the Internet conflicts with protecting personal information on the Internet. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101007_4838.php Progress is slow on cybersecurity goals, GAO reports The White House's failure to assign agencies cybersecurity roles and responsibilities has slowed efforts to implement President Obama's plan for protecting computer networks, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101007_5336.php Administration Sends Conflicting Message on Cybersecurity An FBI initiative that would make it easier for law enforcement to wiretap the Internet appears to be at odds with a recently launched cybersecurity public awareness campaign, NextGov reported. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/administration-sends-conflicti.php GAO: Administration Slow To Implement Cybersecurity Report The GAO said Wednesday that the White House has made slow progress in fully implementing a set of recommendations included in a cybersecurity review released by the Obama administration in May 2009. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/gao-administration-slow-to-imp.php Time for U.S. to assert itself on the Internet, report says The international community has failed to develop an effective model for governing the Internet, and the United States must assert its interests in overseeing the infrastructure that plays a vital part in its national security and economic well-being, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations. http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/04/cybereye-box-us-should-assert-itself-on-internet.aspx Australian military faces huge cyber threat Australian military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies, according to the country's top electronic spy unit. http://www.theage.com.au/national/cyber-espionage-besieges-military-20101008-16c1m.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/military-faces-huge-cyber-threat-20101008-16c2m.html Cyber Storm III: simulated cyber attacks The Attorney-General for Australia, Robert McClelland, has recently launched Cyber Storm III. The Attorney-General emphasised the significance of cyber security as a national security threat. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f0a541f2-8780-4b04-b56e-d49b2115d9c4 EU calls Stuxnet 'paradigm shift' as US responds more mildly While official U.S. response has been comparatively mild, the European Union's (EU) cybersecurity agency says Stuxnet represents a "paradigm shift" in critical infrastructure threats and that current defense philosophies need to be reconsidered. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20019124-245.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/eu-calls-stuxnet-paradigm-shift-as-us-responds-more-mildly-62203570.htm ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** au: 1SaleADay L.L.C. and Benyamin Federman v. LivinWireless, Simon Mochkin and Eli Feiglin The disputed domain names <onesaleaday.com.au> and <1saleaday.com.au> are registered with TPP Domains Pty Ltd. dba TPP Internet. ... The second Complainant, Benyamin Federman, is the applicant for an Australian trademark registration of 1SALEADAY. The second Complainant thereby appears to satisfy the eligibility requirements for registration of the disputed domain names. http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2010-0016 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** nz: "New Internet" message not getting through to business managers - Survey InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force are concerned that the message about adopting the new Internet Protocol, IPv6, is still not getting through to leading enterprise managers in New Zealand (survey shows 71% unaware) , although there is increased understanding of the issues at a technical management level (74% informed). http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2010/new-internet-message-not-getting-through-business-managers-survey Update on New Zealand IPv6 Task Force activity The New Zealand IPv6 Task Force has progressed a number of activities recently. The Task Force is working on a structured program for IPv6 training and is investigating some alternative training approaches including a mentoring programme and leveraging organisations that have already made significant progress on deploying IPv6. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/the-browser/2010/September 2010/update-new-zealand-ipv6-task-force-activity Few companies in New Zealand aware of IPv6 - survey New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ and the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force have expressed concern that the message about adopting IPv6 is still not getting through to leading enterprise managers in New Zealand. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=761381 INZ: "New internet" message not getting through IPv6 is the replacement for the aging IPv4, which has a cap of four billion addresses. IPv6 has ?340 billion billion billion billion addresses?, enabling an end-to-end connection to any person, computer or machine that connects to the Internet. http://www.techday.co.nz/itbrief/news/inz-new-internet-message-not-getting-through/18200/5/ ARIN Reveals Details of IPv6 Meetings in Washington DC Internet resource distributer the American Registry for Internet Numbers revealed on Monday its findings from the recent National Telecommunications and Information Administration IPv6 workshop for industry and government. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/100710_ARIN_Reveals_Details_of_IPv6_Meetings_in_Washington_DC IPv6 switch: Is your equipment ready? Many organisations are complaining that software and hardware compatibility is hampering their move to IPv6. Marco Hogewoning investigates the IPv6-readiness of some vendors' customer premises equipment, including routers and switches. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/2010/10/08/ipv6-switch-is-your-equipment-ready-40090457/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** COICA amended, still threatens Internet security by Brenden Kuerbis Responding to a cacophony of opposing voices, citing free expression and global governance concerns, the proposed Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) has been slowed down for now. COICA is now scheduled to be taken up during the lame duck session following the November elections, which makes this "intergalacticly bad idea" still very dangerous. For those legislators who won't be returning there is nothing to lose, they might as well placate the well-funded and powerful intellectual property lobby behind it. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2010/10/6/4648186.html RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Moscow Sets Precedent for Internet Community in Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe The RIPE NCC held its 7th Regional Meeting in Moscow from 29 September - 1 October. With over 380 attendees, the meeting was a huge success, with tutorials, presentations and panel sessions on topics including DDoS Attacks, DNS Security (DNSSEC), Operations of Networks and Exchange Points, Regional Connectivity and Capacity, the Evolution of the Internet and IPv6 Deployment. During the meeting, the attendees decided to further their cooperation by proposing the creation of a regional forum in which the region?s Internet experts could collaborate on issues unique to the Russian Federation, CIS and Eastern Europe. http://ripe.net/news/20101007russian-internet-community.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Half Million Dollar Sale at Sedo and .CO Landrush Auction Sales Dominate This Week's Domain Sales Chart Sedo rang up one of the year's 10 biggest sales to date to take the top spot on our new weekly all extension domain sales leader board. They did it with IPO.com, a name that changed hands for an even $500,000. Sedo also claimed the runner-up position with AirTickets.com at $80,000 and wound up sweeping 11 of the 20 chart entries overall. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20101006.htm Highlights From the First Day of Business at DOMAINfest Europe in Prague After a welcoming cocktail party late Tuesday afternoon, the DOMAINfest Europe 2010 conference in Prague, Czech Republic got down to business Wednesday (Oct. 6) with more than 200 registrants on hand at the Intercontinental Hotel. There were lots of new faces in the crowd, there to talk about the burgeoning European domain name and monetization marketplace. (We expect to receive photos from the show Friday and will add those from the sessions referred to in this article as soon as they come in). http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2010/dailyposts/20101007.htm ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Chinese and Saudis lead way in internet use People in China and the Middle East are the busiest and most enthusiastic internet users, a study of the world?s online habits has revealed. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1792f094-d493-11df-b230-00144feabdc0.html Study: 90% of US kids have online presence by age 2 It's increasingly common for children to have an online footprint before they're born, and most kids in many developed countries have some sort of digital profile by their second birthday, according to a new study by AVG, an Internet security firm. http://www.pcworld.com/article/207225/.html http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/363669/study_90_us_kids_online_presence_by_age_2/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/100710-study-nine-of-10-us.html Privacy fears as eight in 10 kids have photos online [AFP] Eight out of 10 children under the age of two have their pictures online via sites like Facebook, raising privacy and even paedophilia concerns, an Internet security company said on Friday. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/privacy-fears-as-eight-in-10-kids-have-photos-online-20101008-16brh.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/privacy-fears-as-eight-in-10-kids-have-photos-online-20101008-16brh.html HTML 5: Web Code Offers New Ways To See What Users Do Online Worries over Internet privacy have spurred lawsuits, conspiracy theories and consumer anxiety as marketers and others invent new ways to track computer users on the Internet. But the alarmists have not seen anything yet. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/business/media/11privacy.html Is Your Online Identity Spoiling Your Chances? You looked wonderful on your r?sum?. Your references raved about you. The interview went swimmingly. Yet you didn?t get the job. Oh, no: did they see that Facebook photo of you dancing on a table? Or find out that you?re six months behind on your mortgage payment? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/jobs/10search.html Coffee, TV or Wi-Fi? The politicians have it all wrong. We are not addicted to foreign oil. We are addicted to Wi-Fi, the wireless networking technology that holds our youth in its wavy grip. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/coffee-tv-or-wi-fi/ Tobacco companies accused of promoting cigarette brands online Leading health organisations have expressed alarm at how the internet is being used to promote smoking. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/oct/10/cigarette-firms-accused-promoting-online ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Facebook Lets Users Interact in Small Groups Facebook is trying to become a bit more like the real world. The company on Wednesday introduced a feature that allows users to interact with small groups of people, like their family, high school friends or colleagues. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/technology/07facebook.html Facebook unveils 'groups' feature and user controls Facebook has introduced a raft of features aimed at giving users more control over their personal data. A groups feature will allow users to specify circles of friends with whom they want to share different data. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11486427 ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Smart specs unite world and data A lightweight pair of augmented reality glasses that overlay the world with digital content, such as directions or a travel guide, has debuted in Japan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11494729 Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic Anyone driving the twists of Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles recently may have glimpsed a Toyota Prius with a curious funnel-like cylinder on the roof. Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html Google tests cars that drive themselves Engineers at Google have tested a self-driving car on the streets of California, the company has announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11508351 What we?re driving at Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using technology. And one of the big problems we?re working on today is car safety and efficiency. Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people?s time and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-were-driving-at.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Parental Control: How Much Is Enough? When I evaluate parental control products I carefully test whether they actually do the things they promised to do. I look for naughty Web sites that get past a category-based Web filter and verify that the filter works for any browser. I verify that time-limiting features aren't fooled by changes to the system clock. And I strive to break down the system using techniques available to a control-averse teenage hacker. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2370394,00.asp Pornland author joins Lateline Gail Dines is a Professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College in Boston. Her latest book Pornland looks at how porn has changed in the last 60 years. http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s3031471.htm The Playground Gets Even Tougher SCARLETT made for a good target. The daughter of a Williamsburg artist, she wore funky clothing to her East Village school, had a mild learning disability and was generally timid and insecure. Lila, the resident ?mean girl? in Scarlett?s kindergarten class, started in immediately. ... But at a time when teenage cyber-bullying is making headlines, parents fear that the onset of bullying behavior is trickling down. According to a new Harris survey of 1,144 parents nationwide, 67 percent of parents of 3- to 7-year-olds worry that their children will be bullied; parents of preschoolers and grade-school-age children are significantly more likely to worry than parents of teenagers. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/fashion/10Cultural.html UK united in battle against child sexual abuse images on internet Today (7th October 2010) is the fourth national Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) awareness day. This year major UK internet companies are joining together with government departments, charities and police bodies to promote the IWF and its confidential online reporting service. http://iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/292-uk-united-in-battle-against-child-sexual-abuse-images-on-internet IWF members launch testing programme for blocking child sexual abuse content October is an important milestone and marks the launch of a testing and transparency programme for the blocking solutions of IWF member companies taking the child sexual abuse content URL list. http://iwf.org.uk/about-iwf/news/post/291-iwf-members-launch-testing-programme-for-blocking-child-sexual-abuse-content au: Safeguard children against online strangers during school holidays [news release] Nearly one in five parents say they, or someone in their family, have been contacted by someone they don?t know on the internet or via mobile phone texts, according to Telstra Cyber Safety research released today. http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/announcements/safeguard-children-against-online-strangers-during-school-holidays.xml nz: Photo requests prompt warning 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/marlborough-express/news/4218905/Warning-about-photos http://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-newspapers/west-coast-6013/4219304/Photo-requests-prompt-warning Marketing Companies Track Children's Online Activity The issue of cyber-bullying has made headlines recently following the suicides of teens who reported being harassed online, but another type of online behavior also may worry parents: Some websites collect teens' online habits, then sell the information to advertisers who may target the children for products and services. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/marketing-companies-track-childrens-online-activity/story?id=11828391 Poll Shows Parents, Teens Concerned About Online Privacy A poll released Friday shows that most parents are concerned that their children are sharing too much information online, and both parents and teens say more restrictions should be placed on what information is shared about children. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/polls-shows-parents-teens-conc.php Georgia to fight cyber crimes, child pornography with new laws [Xinhua] A stricter law concerning cyber crimes went into force on Friday in Georgia, after the country's lawmakers adopted it. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/08/c_13547718.htm us: Poll Shows Parents, Teens Concerned About Online Privacy A poll released Friday shows that most parents are concerned that their children are sharing too much information online, and both parents and teens say more restrictions should be placed on what information is shared about children. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/polls-shows-parents-teens-conc.php us: FTC Chairman Leibowitz Announces New Resources Communities Can Use to Promote Online Child Safety: With More Than 5 Million Copies of 'Net Cetera' Booklet Distributed, FTC Expands Campaign The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a community outreach kit with new resources to help parents and communities keep kids safe online and on their mobile phones. With more than five million copies of the Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online guide already in the hands of families across the country, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced the expanded campaign. http://ftc.gov/opa/2010/10/netcetera.shtm aeCERT Takes Part in "Children Protection Against ICT Crimes" Forum In line with its strategy to further develop and enhance the performance of the telecommunications sector in the UAE, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) ? formed to facilitate the detection, prevention and response of cyber security incidents on the Internet ?participates in the ?Children Protection Against ICT Crimes? forum that was hold on Tuesday, the fifth of October at the Center of Studies and Research of the Police Academy in Dubai. The forum will discuss the repercussions of online crimes that are targeting children. http://tra.gov.ae/news_aeCERT_Takes_Part_in_"Children_Protection_Against_ICT_Crimes"_Forum-196-1.php TRA Partners With EC-Council to Educate Students on Cyber Security The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) represented by the National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), is joining hands with the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) to initiate a nationwide campaign aiming to educate students on cyber security and risks of improper use of the internet. http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Partners_With_EC_Council_to_Educate_Students_on_Cyber_Security_-197-1.php Top 10 Ways Parents Can Protect Kids From Cyberbullying Concerns about cyberbullying have moved back to the front burner amid the agony over a Rutgers University student's suicide after two fellow students were accused of secretly streaming video of him in a sexual encounter with a man over the Internet. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/10/07/ways-parents-protect-kids-cyberbullying/ Schools Urged To Teach Youth Digital Citizenship In the wake of a Rutger University student's suicide, researchers who study youth and the Internet say schools need to do a better job of teaching kids the basics of digital citizenship. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130380236&ft=1&f=130380236 ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** New study suggests e-book piracy is on the rise Last January a company called Attributor conducted its first e-book piracy study. And back in May, I mentioned that study in piece called "Is Pad supercharging e-book piracy?" Well, Attributor has conducted a second study more recently and come up with some interesting data. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20018831-1.html Google Has Big Plans for Your TV For the past few years, tech companies have been trying to find a way to bring the Internet and television to-gether, without much success. Sure, there are lots of little boxes you can attach to your TV that let you download content from the Internet, including Vudu, Roku, TiVo, Boxee, and Apple TV, not to mention game consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Each one gives you a little something different. But no single box gives you the whole Internet. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/09/google-s-has-big-plans-for-your-tv.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Initiative aims to supply millions of mobiles to women A woman living in sub-Saharan Africa is 23% less likely than a man to own a mobile phone, according to research. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11492427 State Department supports boosting women's cell phone access in developing nations Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a program on Thursday that aims to convince more women in developing nations to use mobile phones, a practice that directly affects economic success and increases social interactions. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101008_2311.php Microsoft's mobile operating system - Windows or curtains: The software giant is desperate to make a splash in the smart-phone business At a company meeting last year, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft?s pugnacious boss, spied an employee taking a photo on an Apple iPhone. He promptly grabbed the offending device and pretended to stamp on it. Microsoft would love to crush competitors in the smart-phone market, but it has repeatedly failed to come up with compelling offerings of its own. Now the software firm is gearing up for another assault on a business that is crucial to its future. http://www.economist.com/node/17202417 Android Invasion: How Android Is Transforming Mobile Computing How a tiny piece of software created by a few Google engineers is ushering in the mobile revolution and reshaping the fortunes of the world's biggest tech companies. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/03/how-android-is-transforming-mobile-computing.html Microsoft to speed up in smartphones Microsoft needs to repair its battered position in the smartphone business if it wants to thrive in the era of cloud computing, when software running centrally feeds services to a range of devices, according to the executive in charge of its mobile division. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2feb8e7a-d23c-11df-8fbe-00144feabdc0,s01=1.html Cracks form in Telstra-Apple relationship Telstra chief executive David Thodey last week said there were problems in the telco's relationship with notoriously demanding manufacturer Apple and criticised what he called the company's lack of openness, in a speech in which he praised Google and demonstrated Telstra's upcoming Android tablets built by Chinese vendor Huawei. http://www.zdnet.com.au/cracks-form-in-telstra-apple-relationship-339306493.htm Mobile phone companies urged to display safety warnings more prominently Mobile phone companies have been urged to display health warnings about the risks from radiation more prominently by pressure groups and scientists. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8052262/Mobile-phone-companies-urged-to-display-safety-warnings-more-prominently.html UAE lifts BlackBerry ban threat The United Arab Emirates on Friday said it would not go ahead with the suspension of BlackBerry mobile communication services next week, saying they were now compliant with the Gulf?s state?s regulatory framework. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a2f7d4c-d2a3-11df-9166-00144feabdc0.html U.A.E. Goes Back on Blackberry Ban The United Arab Emirates said Friday it has reached a "regulatory compliant" solution with Blackberry maker Research In Motion, averting a ban on key Blackberry services that would have come into force Monday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704657304575539271628507864.html U.A.E. Drops Threat to Suspend BlackBerry The United Arab Emirates, one of several countries that have threatened to suspend services for the Blackberry smartphones this year, on Friday backed away from a ban that was to have come into effect on Monday, after reaching an agreement with the popular messaging devices? manufacturer, Research In Motion. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/technology/09blackberry.html UAE says BlackBerry dispute resolved before deadline The United Arab Emirates will not suspend BlackBerry services on October 11 after resolving a dispute with its Canadian maker Research in Motion over access to email and other data, state news WAM agency said on Friday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6970RX20101008 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52047120101008 U.A.E. Halts Plan to Ban BlackBerry [AP] The United Arab Emirates backed off a threat to cut key services on BlackBerry smart phones Friday, just days before the ban was set to take effect. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/10/08/business/global/AP-BlackBerry-Crackdown.html United Arab Emirates will not ban Blackberries The United Arab Emirates has said it will not go ahead with plans to ban Blackerry services, following talks with maker Research in Motion. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11499755 RIM's BlackBerry: Failure to Communicate When Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad last January, he took the stage in his inevitable jeans and mock turtleneck, and held his new tablet computer like a precious jewel. The device, he told the crowd, was a "truly magical and revolutionary product," something "extraordinary" and "unbelievably great." http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_42/b4199076785733.htm Mobile Internet Will Rule Within 5 Years, Analysts Say [ComputerWorld-Canada] Deloitte predicts mobile trends over the next five to ten years, Ericsson presents its vision of the world in 2020 and Comscore presents stats on the mobile phone market at Mobile Innovation Week 2010 http://www.pcworld.com/article/207352/.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** 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://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/07/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/10/07/inside-pentagon-cyber-war-game.aspx White House says online investigations, privacy can coexist Civil liberties and national security are at the core of the White House's cybersecurity agenda, a senior administration official said late Wednesday, amid concerns the FBI's desire to wiretap the Internet conflicts with protecting personal information on the Internet. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101007_4838.php Progress is slow on cybersecurity goals, GAO reports The White House's failure to assign agencies cybersecurity roles and responsibilities has slowed efforts to implement President Obama's plan for protecting computer networks, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101007_5336.php Administration Sends Conflicting Message on Cybersecurity An FBI initiative that would make it easier for law enforcement to wiretap the Internet appears to be at odds with a recently launched cybersecurity public awareness campaign, NextGov reported. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/administration-sends-conflicti.php GAO: Administration Slow To Implement Cybersecurity Report The GAO said Wednesday that the White House has made slow progress in fully implementing a set of recommendations included in a cybersecurity review released by the Obama administration in May 2009. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/10/gao-administration-slow-to-imp.php Time for U.S. to assert itself on the Internet, report says The international community has failed to develop an effective model for governing the Internet, and the United States must assert its interests in overseeing the infrastructure that plays a vital part in its national security and economic well-being, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations. http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/04/cybereye-box-us-should-assert-itself-on-internet.aspx Australian military faces huge cyber threat Australian military networks are under siege from soaring levels of cyber strikes by foreign intelligence agencies, according to the country's top electronic spy unit. http://www.theage.com.au/national/cyber-espionage-besieges-military-20101008-16c1m.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/military-faces-huge-cyber-threat-20101008-16c2m.html Cyber Storm III: simulated cyber attacks The Attorney-General for Australia, Robert McClelland, has recently launched Cyber Storm III. The Attorney-General emphasised the significance of cyber security as a national security threat. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f0a541f2-8780-4b04-b56e-d49b2115d9c4 EU calls Stuxnet 'paradigm shift' as US responds more mildly While official U.S. response has been comparatively mild, the European Union's (EU) cybersecurity agency says Stuxnet represents a "paradigm shift" in critical infrastructure threats and that current defense philosophies need to be reconsidered. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20019124-245.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/eu-calls-stuxnet-paradigm-shift-as-us-responds-more-mildly-62203570.htm Microsoft: Keep internet healthy by isolating infected PCs Computers infected with malware should be disconnected from the internet to prevent them posing a risk to the rest of the online community, a top security executive at Microsoft has urged. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/10/07/microsoft-keep-internet-healthy-by-isolating-infected-pcs-40090449/ Ban naughty countries from the net: former intelligence chief Countries in Eastern Europe and Africa that harbour cyber criminals should be locked out of the global internet until their governments do something to reduce the threats, the former chief technology officer at the US National Security Agency says. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/ban-naughty-countries-from-the-net-former-intelligence-chief-20101008-16as5.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4212373/Ban-naughty-countries-from-the-net http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/ban-naughty-countries-from-the-net-former-intelligence-chief-20101008-16as5.html Preventing a Hack Attack When a giant international cyber-theft ring was broken up last week, details emerged about a new tactic hackers are using: bombarding individual and business phones with incessant calls using automated dialing programs and, while the phones are tied up, raiding bank and brokerage accounts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704847104575532420374067024.html Keeping the masses safe on the Internet Recognizing that all the technology in the world can't protect the Internet from attacks, the security industry is targeting an education campaign at the weakest link--the computer users. http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20018842-245.html 5 years of AAI: The Swiss Universities? solution to the password jungle No students recognize it, though everyone uses it. The AAI system from SWITCH networks the majority of university services and permits access with a single central login. AAI is five years old today. As a private person it is still a distant dream, for students it is already reality: one login for everything. AAI is the Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure developed by the SWITCH foundation and the universities. http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2010/aai-5-years.html us: CDT Report Details How Meritless Copyright Claims Threaten Online Political Speech The Center for Democracy & Technology today released a report that details how the continued misuse of copyright claims under the DMCA threatens to stifle online political speech. The report examines a dozen cases where meritless copyright claims were successful in having some kind of online political campaign ad removed from services like YouTube. http://cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-report-details-how-meritless-copyright-claims-threaten-online-political-speech ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Facebook Moves Closer to EFF Bill of Privacy Rights Today Facebook announced three new features that help move the social networking giant closer to satisfying EFF's Bill of Privacy Rights for Social Networking. While EFF continues to have outstanding issues with Facebook, we greatly appreciate these important steps toward giving Facebook users more transparency and control when it comes to how the information they post to Facebook is shared, and more power to take their Facebook data with them if they ever choose to leave the service. While Facebook has taken some good steps here, and we recognize that this is just the first iteration of the new features, we do have several additional recommendations, noted below. We will continue to dialogue with Facebook on these issues. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/10/facebook-moves-closer-eff-bill-privacy-rights Internet Privacy Suits Filed Against Yahoo, Others A set of potential class actions filed recently in Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court against three Internet powerhouses raises interesting questions about how law enforcement agencies get information about Internet users without their knowledge. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202472987882 Comment: Enjoy the film. Then try Facebook's real challenge: restoring your privacy by Timothy Garton Ash A couple of days after watching The Social Network, the new film about Facebook, I was visiting two senior people at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, just off the Stanford campus. "How did you like the movie?" I asked, knowing that they had bussed the whole company down to see it the day it was released. "I found it rather dry," said one, and "a little slow". "Rather boring," said the other. Do I detect a company line emerging here? Facebook says that a film about Facebook is, er, boring. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/oct/06/enjoy-the-film-facebook-privacy-challenge Facebook takes on privacy with new tools After taking a beating from users over privacy issues this year, Facebook got the message and gave users more control over their information. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9189981/Facebook_takes_on_privacy_with_new_tools us: Will the Supreme Court Ever Hear an Information Privacy Case? The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark privacy cases, cases like Roe v. Wade that found in the Due Process Clause a right to reproductive freedom, or Cruzan v. Missouri Dept. of Health that found a constitutionally protected liberty interest in making end-of-life decisions, have conditioned people to believe that the wise men and women on the U.S. Supreme Court will save us from the worst excesses of government and our fellow citizens. http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2010/10/boring-case-.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** North Korea opens up Internet for national anniversary [IDG] North Korea appears to have made its first full connection to the Internet. The connection, planning for which has been going on for at least nine months, came as the reclusive country prepares to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea with a massive celebration and military parade. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/363812/north_korea_opens_up_internet_national_anniversary/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/100910-north-korea-opens-up-internet.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** European Antritrust Deal With Microsoft Barely Affects Browser Market When Europe settled an antitrust case over Web browsers with Microsoft in December 2009, it hoped to dislodge the world?s biggest software maker from its dominant position in that market by requiring it to offer rivals? products. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11eubrowser.html New Version of ACTA Copyright Pact Gets Mixed Reviews [IDG] A near-final version of the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) released this week won praise from organizations representing copyright holders and some sighs of relief from groups that had opposed proposals in earlier drafts. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/207227/.html ACTA details are published Negotiators trying to create a new international agreement on intellectual property (IP) rights and laws have published a summary of the state of their largely secret plans. http://out-law.com/page-11433 ACTA: No More Negotiating Rounds Planned; Latest Text To Be Released The round of negotiations in Tokyo last week on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) will be the last in the several-year long process to come to a final agreement, negotiators have said. The latest text ? along with highlighted issue areas on which certain countries still have reservations ? will be released before the end of the week, negotiators told Intellectual Property Watch. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2010/10/04/acta-no-more-negotiating-rounds-planned-latest-text-to-be-released/ Online pirates leave copyright laws all at sea by Cameron Harvey, partner at law firm Norton Rose and the national head of the firm's intellectual property team GLOBALISATION, thanks to the integration of trade and, in particular, technology, continues to break barriers to the exchange of goods. From an Australian perspective, the internet is playing a significant role in overcoming the tyranny of distance, allowing businesses to reach global markets and participate in a way that would have been economically prohibitive in the recent past. But there is a dark side to all this, particularly for the industry of media and publishing. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/pirates-leave-copyright-laws-all-at-sea/story-e6frg996-1225936843404 us: Parnell proposes strengthening cyber-crime laws Gov. Sean Parnell has a new plan to toughen laws for cyber-crimes and conduct a statewide sweep of the sexual offender registry. He announed the reforms Friday morning, as he plans for what he hopes is another term in office. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39587450 us: Bill would protect towns, schools from cybertheft losses Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would protect municipalities and school districts against financial losses resulting from certain types of cybertheft. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9190103/Bill_would_protect_towns_schools_from_cybertheft_losses ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* Microsoft acquisition of Adobe mooted A possible Microsoft acquisition of Adobe Systems, long a rival in the desktop software business, was among ideas for closer co-operation raised informally at a recent meeting between the chief executives of the two companies, according to a person familiar with the talks. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/00136742-d26c-11df-9e88-00144feabdc0.html What Did Microsoft and Adobe Chiefs Talk About? Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft?s chief executive, recently showed up with a small entourage of deputies at Adobe?s offices to hold a secret meeting with Adobe?s chief executive, Shantanu Narayen. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/microsoft-and-adobe-chiefs-meet-to-discuss-partnerships/ 10 steps to speed up a slow Windows PC I have a slow-running Dell that's about five years old. It has been protected by Norton Symantec throughout its life and, after a recent full system scan, Norton declares it to be in good health with all threats under control. On the other hand, I am told that slow running is what happens when a PC is full of viruses, and I should consider reinstalling Windows. Which of these is right? And if my PC is clogged up, what is the point of Norton Symantec? It would be nice to be able to make an accurate diagnosis. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2010/oct/06/slow-windows-pc ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** BT required to open fibre network by Ofcom Ofcom has required BT to allow competitors control of its fibre cables in a move designed to promote the take-up of superfast broadband services. The regulator has also told BT that it must give rival ISPs access to its underground ducts and telegraph poles to build their own fibre networks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11491528 nz: Fibre Pilots Important Step Forward For UFB And Rural Broadband InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) congratulates the Government on its decision to test nationwide fibre deployment standards through a series of pilot projects. http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/fibre-pilots-important-step-forward-ufb-and-rural-broadband/5/66631 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** Spain 'busts child pornography network' Police have arrested 57 people over child pornography allegations Spain, including business owners and local police officers, the authorities say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11503645 Spanish police smash online paedophilia ring [AFP] Spanish police arrested more than 100 suspects in raids on a major online child pornography ring, which included local police and business chiefs, they said on Friday. http://www.france24.com/en/20101008-spanish-police-smash-online-paedophilia-ring au: NSW dad 'led family sex posted on net' [AAP] A Sydney mother says she wasn't strong enough to stand up to her husband when he masterminded the ongoing sexual abuse of their nine-year-old son. http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-national/nsw-dad-led-family-sex-posted-on-net-20101007-168uu.html http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8100910 au: Child porn found at Sydney home: police [AAP] A man is due to face court after police seized computer equipment from his home allegedly containing pornographic images of children. http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/child-porn-found-at-sydney-home-police-20101008-16a5q.html Oz woman blames sex with 9-yr-old son on medication [ANI] An Australian woman, who had sex with her nine-year-old son, has blamed a 'cocktail of medication' as being the cause of her incestuous behaviour. http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-57939.html au: Sex with son blamed on medication A woman who had sex with her nine-year-old son feels disgusted by her actions and blames a "cocktail of medication", her lawyer has told a court. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10678847 au: Paedophile David Whitby's crimes worse than Dolly Dunn's, says judge A CAREER paedophile who committed the most "perverted and disgusting" crimes in the nation's history has been jailed for up to 32 years, a judge describing his heinous acts as "much worse" than child sex offender Robert "Dolly" Dunn. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/paedophile-david-whitbys-crimes-worse-than-dolly-dunns-says-judge/story-e6freuy9-1225935907889 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (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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