[DNS] domain name news - 20 January

[DNS] domain name news - 20 January

From: David Goldstein <goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:50:52 -0800 (PST)
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.


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DOMAIN NAMES
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 - ICANN
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Share Your Views on Improving ICANN Accountability and Transparency by Rod 
Beckstrom
While the ICANN community was ringing in a new year on 31 December, the 
community review team charged with evaluating ICANN?s accountability and 
transparency was filing their final report. I wanted to make sure ICANN?s 
stakeholders and participants were aware that the Accountability & Transparency 
Review Team (ATRT) submitted their report to the Board and posted it for public 
comment through 14 February. I encourage everyone to review this important 
document and share his or her views with ICANN?s Board.
http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/share-your-views-on-improving-icann-accountability-and-transparency/


Public Comment: GNSO Council Requests Your Input on Proposed GNSO Working Group 
Guidelines
As part of the GNSO Improvements Process, which has as its objective to improve 
the structure and operations of the Generic Names Supporting Organization 
(GNSO), the Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) has now submitted to the 
GNSO Council the proposed GNSO Working Group Guidelines.
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jan11-en.htm

Update on DNS Security & Stability Analysis Working Group
During the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, the At-Large Advisory Committee 
(ALAC), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), Generic Names 
Supporting Organization (GNSO), and Number Resource Organization (NRO) adopted 
the charter for a joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis (DSSA) Working 
Group.
http://blog.icann.org/2011/01/update-on-dns-security-stability-analysis-working-group/


Surge in new domain registrars
ICANN is seeing a spike in newly accredited domain name registrars.
http://domainincite.com/surge-in-new-domain-registrars/

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al: Domain name regulation focuses on anti-cybersquatting measures
Although Albania has entered into the Stabilisation and Association Agreement 
with the European Union, protection against internet-based infringements is 
still far from effective. The adoption of best practices and policies within the 
domain name system by Albanian authorities will reduce the risk of Albania 
potentially becoming a safe jurisdiction for bad-faith registrants.
http://www.internationallawoffice.com/?i=2707127&l=7EWWMH4
http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/detail.aspx?g=2b44a680-7d05-481a-bf59-beccec015f59


Last Chance To Comment On .AU Policy Review
Submissions close this Friday (21 January) on a review into the policy framework 
for .AU domain names currently being undertaken by the policy and regulatory 
body for .AU domains.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=13456
http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/01/20/last-chance-to-comment-on-au-policy-review/

http://domainnews.com/en/last-chance-to-comment-on-.au-policy-review.html

.nz Dispute Resolution Service Policy Review
In line with the order of policy reviews agreed previously, the DNC is about to 
commence a consultation on the review of the .nz Dispute Resolution Service 
Policy.
http://dnc.org.nz/story/drs-2011-review

TRA Encourages Trademark Owners to Seize Opportunity
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) extended the registration in 
the (dotEmarat) Sunrise period for an additional six months to give Trademark 
owners greater opportunity to take advantage of the unique offer. 

http://tra.gov.ae/news_Registration_in_the_dotEmarat_Sunrise_period_has_been_extended_for_six_months-240-1.php


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Cyrillic .RU: an Internationalized Domain Name Success
ICANN is committed to ensuring that the Internet remains global, inclusive, and 
innovative, and the continuing expansion of Internationalized Domain Names 
(IDNs) is a key way to accomplish this goal.
http://icann.org/

Eleven new ccTLDs coming next week
ICANN is set to approve 11 new internationalized domain name ccTLDs, 
representing four nations in Asia and the Middle East, at its board meeting next 
week.
http://domainincite.com/eleven-new-cctlds-coming-next-week/

Letter from Sophia Bekele to Peter Dengate Thrush and Rod Beckstrom re DotAfrica
Open Letter for NITA - A preliminary case for an urgent need for .africa gTLD
http://icann.org/en/correspondence/bekele-to-dengate-thrush-18jan11-en.pdf

Trademark owners and governments plot tactics for final gTLD negotiation
The trademark community's proposals to protect rights when the domain name space 
expands were laughed out of town by ICANN's community-driven policy development 
process in Summer 2009. But, when governments meet with the ICANN board next 
month, could the so-called trademark tapestry make a comeback? Brand owners 
think so.
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/Detail.aspx?g=6e0817da-f9ad-4547-838f-082a8b4b0e56


Banks to write security rules for ?.bank?
Financial services firms unhappy with ICANN?s new top-level domains program are 
to take matters into their own hands by writing security guidelines for TLDs 
like ?.bank?.
http://domainincite.com/banks-to-write-security-rules-for-bank/

No cheap TLDs for poor countries
Applicants in the developing world that hoped to get a new top-level domain on 
the cheap will be disappointed after proposals to help subsidize their 
applications were watered down.
http://domainincite.com/no-cheap-tlds-for-poor-countries/

Insight: .JOBS and New TLD's - Are You Paying Attention? by Jothan Frakes
A lot of the people are planning to attend the .nxt conference next month ask me 
to point out the benefits of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs), and today gave me a 
fantastic opportunity... If you are thinking of applying for a new TLD and 
haven't been paying attention to the latest happening with .JOBS, maybe you 
should be. Though .JOBS has been a bit of a quiet TLD, they've been a favorite 
of mine because of the specific focus of the extension.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/insight_jobs_and_new_tlds_are_you_paying_attention/


RIAA threatens ICANN over new TLDs
The Recording Industry Association of America has added itself to the list of 
organizations making vague legal threats over ICANN?s new top-level domains 
program.
http://domainincite.com/riaa-threatens-icann-over-new-tlds/

You Can't Always Get What You Want... Unless You're a Trademark (Or Copyright) 
Holder
Following efforts by the well-funded trademark holder?s lobby to browbeat ICANN 
into submission over their desire (only partially successful) to scuttle the 
introduction of new gTLDs, the Recording Industry Association of America has 
also joined the fight.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=13457
http://www.domainpulse.com/2011/01/20/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want-with-new-gtlds-unless-youre-a-trademark-or-copyright-holder/

http://domainnews.com/en/you-can-t-always-get-what-you-want-with-new-gtlds...-unless-you-re-a-trademark-or-copyright-holder.html


Big content to ICANN: make it easier for us to challenge domain suffixes
A small battalion of music copyright trade associations have written to the 
global agency in charge of domains to express their displeasure with the group's 
latest Draft Application Guidebook for gLTDs. Those are the domain suffixes that 
we've all come to know and possibly love, such as .com, .org, and .info.
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/01/big-content-to-icann-make-it-easier-for-us-to-challenge-domain-suffixes.ars


RIAA to ICANN: Music TLDs Better be Piracy Free
Music coalition warns that it better change new requirement that an objector to 
a proposed gTLD must show ?likelihood of material detriment? to the ?broader 
Internet community?or else it will ?escalate? the confrontation. Is worried that 
a person could ?hijack a music themed gTLD to enable widescale copyright 
infringement? of its works.
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/92131/riaa-to-icann-music-tlds-better-be-piracy-free/


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Apocalypse in Cyberspace? It?s Overdone
Is a cyberwar already under way and, if so, could it really cause destruction on 
a large scale, as a number of recent books have asserted? Nonsense, says a new 
study.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/technology/17cache.html

Risks of cyber war 'over-hyped' says OECD study
The vast majority of hi-tech attacks described as acts of cyber war do not 
deserve the name, says a report. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and 
Development study is part of a series considering incidents that could cause 
global disruption.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12205169

World Now in 'Third Era' of Cybercrime
The year 2010 was a hugely significant one for computing criminality and could 
turn out to mark the beginning of a 'third era' of cybercrime, security expert 
Graham Cluley of Sophos has said in advance of the company's latest threat 
review of the year.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3257316/world-now-in-third-era-of-cybercrime-says-report/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/217070/.html

us: Administration says it will give industry and academia heads up on 
cyberattacks
The Obama administration will provide universities and businesses with 
government intelligence and law enforcement information about malicious Internet 
activities so that they can protect their critical assets, the president's cyber 
czar said on Tuesday.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110118_5841.php

Stuxnet cyberworm heads off US strike on Iran
The chances of a military strike against Iran this year are receding because of 
the success of a joint Israeli-US cyberattack on the country's nuclear 
facilities, according to officials and analysts with knowledge of the 
clandestine operation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/16/stuxnet-cyberworm-us-strike-iran

Internet 'kill switch' could cause chaos, OECD report warns
A proposed US Internet 'kill switch' to be used in the event of a cyberwar could 
actually cause more problems that it would prevent, a new report commissioned by 
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has argued.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3256940/internet-kill-switch-could-cause-chaos-oecd-report-warns/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/216865/.html
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373629/internet_kill_switch_could_cause_chaos_oecd_report_warns/


UK, Australia enter 'cyber partnership'
Australia and the United Kingdom will establish a "cyber partnership" to combat 
online security threats, the Department of Defence announced yesterday.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/uk-australia-enter-cyber-partnership-339308672.htm

Afghanistan, cyber security the focus at AUKMIN talks
Britain's foreign and defence ministers and their Australian counterparts have 
agreed to increase cooperation on issues including the war in Afghanistan, 
Queensland's flood clean-up and cyber security.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/18/3115814.htm

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Solving the web address dilemma [The Press]
Whether you're a technology fashionista or a modern Luddite, you have to admit 
that the internet is working its way deeper into our lives every day.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4552175/Solving-the-web-address-dilemma


Farewell IPv4; We Hardly Knew Ye
There have certainly been no shortage of ?the sky is falling? pronouncements 
about the Internet. But one refrain heard often over the last 20 years is 
finally coming true: the Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/70711

Yahoo IPv6 upgrade could shut out 1 million Internet users
Yahoo is forging ahead with a move to IPv6 on its main Web site by year-end 
despite worries that up to 1 million Internet users may be unable to access it 
initially.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217069/.html
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373886/yahoo_ipv6_upgrade_could_shut_1_million_internet_users/


Rhodri Marsden: Don't panic! The web isn't full to capacity ? yet
I wouldn't recommend that you warn your friends that the internet is filling up, 
any more than I'd advise Henny Penny to tell the King that the sky is falling 
in.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/rhodri-marsden-dont-panic-the-web-isnt-full-to-capacity-ndash-yet-2187771.html


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US official defends domain seizures for copyright violations [IDG]
The November seizures of more than 80 domain names by two U.S. government 
agencies were justified and necessary to project U.S. copyright holders, said 
the director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE).
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9205440/U.S._official_defends_domain_seizures_for_copyright_violations

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216943/.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/011811-us-official-defends-domain-seizures.html

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/373768/us_official_defends_domain_seizures_copyright_violations/

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373768/us_official_defends_domain_seizures_copyright_violations/


US Official Speaks Untruths About Torrent-Finder Domain Seizure
... The legitimacy of the Torrent-Finder domain seizure was questioned from the 
start, and the owner of the site is now fighting to get his domain back through 
an expensive legal procedure. In the past several weeks the authorities involved 
in the seizures have not responded to the critique, but at the Congressional 
Internet Caucus? State of the ?Net conference ICE director John Morton broke the 
silence.
http://torrentfreak.com/ice-torrent-finder-untruths-110119/

Senator who opposes antipiracy bill under pressure?
Supporters of an antipiracy bill introduced into the Senate last year appear 
ready to put some pressure on one of the legislation's chief opponents.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20028772-261.html

Customs Chief Defends Seizure Of Domain Names
The head of the Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement agency Tuesday defended his agency's aggressive efforts to combat 
online piracy and counterfeiting by seizing Internet domain names.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/01/customs-chief-defends-seizure.php

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110118_6590.php

25 years of IETF: setting standards without kings or votes
The Internet Engineering Task Force turned 25 yesterday. In that quarter 
century, 79 meetings were held in 15 countries and 4,500 RFCs (requests for 
comment) were written, resulting in 70 Internet Standards and 155 current best 
practices. Many more protocols are proposed standards and are often widely used, 
but haven't made it to standard status?yet. This includes HTTP, for instance.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/25-years-of-ietf-setting-standards-without-kings-or-votes.ars


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REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS
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The Social Side of the Internet
Overview: The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life 
in America. A new national survey by the Pew Research Center?s Internet & 
American Life Project has found that 75% of all American adults are active in 
some kind of voluntary group or organization and internet users are more likely 
than others to be active: 80% of internet users participate in groups, compared 
with 56% of non-internet users. Moreover, social media users are even more 
likely to be active: 82% of social network users and 85% of Twitter users are 
group participants.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/The-Social-Side-of-the-Internet.aspx

The State of the Electronic Identity Market: technologies, stakeholders 
infrastructure, services and policies
Abstract: Authenticating onto systems, connecting to mobile networks and 
providing identity data to access services is common ground for most EU 
citizens, however what is disruptive is that digital technologies fundamentally 
alter and upset the ways identity is managed, by people, companies and 
governments. 

http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=3739

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Pew Study Says Internet Users More Social, Civically Engaged
That old stereotype that Internet users are isolated and anti-social is getting 
harder and harder to justify. In fact, the latest study from the Pew Internet 
and American Life Project, aptly titled "The Social Side of the Internet," 
challenges this notion even further, finding that Internet users are actually 
more active in voluntary groups and organizations than non-Internet users.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/pew_study_says_internet_users_more_social_civicall.php

http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2011/01/18/18readwriteweb-pew-study-says-internet-users-more-social-c-36179.html


Under Pay Model, Little Effect Seen on Papers' Web Traffic
Initial findings showed that newspapers found success with a pay model by 
setting a conservative limit for the number of articles readers could read free 
each month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/business/media/18brill.html

Is the internet setting us free? [radio interview]
At the start of the 21st century we were promised that the internet would 
liberate the world. We could come together as never before, and from Iran's 
"twitter revolution" to Facebook "activism", technological innovation would 
spread democracy to oppressed peoples everywhere.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9363000/9363918.stm

China Mobile Uses Hotspots to Stem Internet Addicts Defections
Yolkie Sun?s addiction to Facebook Inc. cost China Mobile Communications Corp. a 
longtime customer.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/china-mobile-uses-hotspots-to-stem-internet-addicts-defections.html


Over one-third of Chinese people using Internet
The number of people using the Internet in China rose to 457 million at the end 
of 2010, up 73.3 million from a year earlier, the China Internet Network 
Information Center (CNNIC) announced Wednesday.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-01/19/c_13697983.htm
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/7266376.html

China's Internet users reach 457 million [IDG]
The number of Internet users in China reached 457 million at the end of 2010, 
growing by more than 73 million users from the previous year, according to 
official statistics released on Wednesday.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/011911-chinas-internet-users-reach-457.html


China's rapid rise online
China's online population rose to 457 million in 2010 as use of mobile phones to 
surf the Web spread rapidly, an industry group reported Wednesday.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4559265/Chinas-rapid-rise-online


China's online population rises to 457m in 2010 [AFP]
The number of Internet users in China, already the world's largest online 
market, hit 457 million in 2010 -- up 19.1 percent from the previous year, a 
government-linked industry body said Wednesday.
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/chinas-online-population-rises-to-457m-in-2010-20110119-19wj6.html

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/chinas-online-population-rises-to-457m-in-2010-20110119-19wj6.html


The internet's dark heart
An old saying has it that when one of China's leaders, Zhou Enlai, was asked 
about the consequences of the French revolution, he replied it was too soon to 
tell. When it comes to the internet, you might think it equally wise to wait for 
the e-dust to settle. But since this revolution threatens (or promises) an 
unprecedented revision of the world, the drive to analysis is probably 
unstoppable.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/01/the-internets-dark-heart.html


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Facebook U-turns on phone and address data sharing
Facebook appears to have U-turned on plans to allow external websites to see 
users' addresses and mobile phone numbers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12214628

Facebook retracts address and phone number API
Facebook has disabled the API that shares users' mobile phone and address 
details with developers in response to a wave of what it is calling 'feedback', 
and what I'd call justified concern.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/18/facebook-privacy-data

Remove your home address and mobile phone number from your Facebook: security 
expert
A security expert is warning users of Facebook to remove their home addresses 
and mobile phone numbers from their profiles as the website now gives third 
parties access to that information.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/remove-your-home-address-and-mobile-phone-number-from-your-facebook-security-expert-20110117-19tdh.html

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/remove-your-home-address-and-mobile-phone-number-from-your-facebook-security-expert-20110117-19tdh.html


Facebook 'should mimic Apple app security restrictions'
Facebook should adopt tighter security measures to protect its users, according 
to a leading internet firm.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12216654

nz: Facebook friend now a foe
A woman's Facebook whinge about wanting to leave work became an invitation to 
burgle for a "friend".
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10700774

Facebook to Double Advertising in 2011 to $4 Billion, EMarketer Estimates
Advertising spending on Facebook Inc. will total $4.05 billion this year, more 
than double the 2010 figure, according to researcher eMarketer.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/facebook-to-double-advertising-in-2011-to-4-billion-emarketer-estimates.html


Restaurants Reach Out to Customers With Social Media
RESTAURANTS and bars thrive on repeat business, but customers increasingly 
expect more than just good service, food and drinks. They want to be engaged and 
entertained, and some food establishments are turning to location-based social 
media to help keep customers happy and loyal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/business/media/20adco.html

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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Kinect game fails: the bodycount rises [AP]
It has inspired a legion of gamers to give up their couch and controller in 
favour of jumping and gyrating their way around the lounge room, but doctors 
warn that Microsoft's new Kinect console may spell the start of a new generation 
of gaming injuries.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/4553329/Kinect-game-fails-the-bodycount-rises


Annual computer sales to pass 1 billion by 2014
The rise and rise of smartphones and tablets will help double the shipment of 
computers around the world in just five years, according to new research.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/annual-computer-sales-to-pass-1-billion-by-2014-2187923.html


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Keeping it clean on kids' smart phones
Parents are starting to think about the need to filter unsavory Internet content 
on phones and other wireless devices. A few companies offer 'kid-safe' apps.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kidsafe-mobile-devices-20110118,0,5579803.story


Child sex trafficking in UK on the rise with even younger victims targeted
White, black and Asian children at risk with abusers using mobiles and web to 
groom victims, say Barnardo's ... Abusers are increasingly using the internet 
and mobile phone technology to control victims. Teens are being coerced into 
sending, or posing for, sexually explicit photos which are then used to 
blackmail and control them, said Carrie. "The abuser then sells the images, and 
threatens to send the pictures to the girl's parents or school if she does not 
do x, y and z."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/17/child-trafficking-uk-rise

Kinderpornos: 3260 Meldungen in ?sterreich
Im Jahr 2010 sind bei der ?sterreichischen Internet-Meldestelle Stopline 3260 
Meldungen mit Bezug zu kinderpornografischen Inhalten eingegangen. 
?sterreichische Server waren nicht betroffen. Der Verband der deutschen 
Internetwirtschaft lobte unterdessen die internationale Zusammenarbeit sowie die 
"hervorragende Erfolgsquote" bei der L?schung von Inhalten.
http://www.futurezone.at/stories/1665372/

Software gegen Cyberbullying birgt selbst Risiken
Immer mehr Unternehmen versprechen Eltern Hilfe beim Schutz ihrer Spr?sslinge 
vor Risiken wie Cyberbullying in Form von Software, welche die Aktivit?ten der 
Kinder in sozialen Netzwerken wie Facebook ?berwacht. Doch solche Produkte 
stellen of selbst ein gro?es Risiko f?r ihre Nutzer dar, warnt die 
US-Organisation School Safety Partners. Denn Anbieter sichern sich in den 
Nutzungsbedingungen teils umfassende Verwertungsrechte an ?berwachten Inhalten 
sicher oder das Recht, Daten ungefragt an Dritte weiterzugeben.
http://derstandard.at/1293370775349/Software-gegen-Cyberbullying-birgt-selbst-Risiken


eco: Kampf gegen Kinderpornografie im Web erfolgreich
Der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft (eco) vermeldet eine hohe 
Erfolgsquote beim L?schen von Web-Angeboten mit kinderpornografischen Inhalten. 
Im Jahr 2010 habe die eco-Internet-Beschwerdestelle insgesamt 656 Hinweise auf 
illegales Material an Provider oder Partnerhotlines des INHOPE-Netzwerkes 
weitergegeben, teilte der Verband am Dienstag in K?ln mit. 652 dieser Websites 
seien abgeschaltet worden. Damit verzeichne der eco eine Erfolgsquote von 99,4 
Prozent.
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/eco-Kampf-gegen-Kinderpornografie-im-Web-erfolgreich-1171092.html


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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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Universal and Sony Music plan 'instant pop' to beat piracy
Ten years after piracy first began to ravage the music industry, Britain's two 
biggest record labels will finally try to play their part in stopping it, by 
making new singles available for sale on the day they first hit the airwaves.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jan/16/universal-sony-music-singles-release


Opinion: IPTV is more than just about entertainment
There was a time not so long ago, when the cry "get off the Internet, I need to 
use the phone!" echoed through Australia's suburbs.
http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/01/20/3116968.htm

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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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European groups set up smartphone panel
European telecoms groups have launched a fresh broadside against Apple and 
Google by setting up an expert panel to monitor the development of mobile phone 
operating systems.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1c092fe-2338-11e0-b6a3-00144feab49a.html

European telecoms groups form smartphone panel - FT
European telecoms groups have set up an expert panel to monitor possible unfair 
practices in the smartphone market, the Financial Times said on Wednesday.
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54244820110119

Electronic Devices Interfering With Flight? In Short, Yes.
The announcement over the plane?s speaker seems as much a part of the routine 
before takeoff as the demonstration of how to buckle a seat belt: Please turn 
off all electronic devices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/business/18devices.html

Why Android Users Are Such a Happy Lot
Smartphone users tend to hold strong opinions about the various mobile platforms 
out there, often displaying feverish loyalty to the one they use and outright 
disdain for all others. That's particularly evident these days in the 
competition between iPhone and Android, of course, fueled by Android's rapid 
ascendance in the marketplace.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/217021/.html

Nokia to scale back free music service
Nokia is to stop offering free music downloads with its mobile phones in most 
markets, signalling a retreat from a service that was once predicted to 
transform the digital music market and challenge the dominance of Apple?s 
iTunes.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d9443b0-2248-11e0-b91a-00144feab49a.html

RIM to abide by Indonesia porn access ban
Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the popular Blackberry telephone and 
messaging system, said on Monday they would comply with an Indonesian government 
order to block access to porn sites from its devices.
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54206220110117
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE70G2OO20110117

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SPAM
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Canada: New Anti-"Spam" Law
Shortly before the holidays, Parliament assented to An Act to promote the 
efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain 
activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out 
commercial activities [...] which will regulate the transmission of unsolicited 
commercial electronic messages, also known as spam.
http://mondaq.com/canada/article.asp?articleid=119974

Spam - past its use-by date?
If your email client's spam folder has been looking a bit empty recently, don't 
worry ? you're not alone.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Spam---past-its-use-by-date/tabid/412/articleID/194639/Default.aspx


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DIGITAL DIVIDE
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?98 PCs target UK digital divide
Low-cost computers are to be offered as part of a government scheme to encourage 
millions of people in the UK to get online for the first time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12205412

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ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL
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Apocalypse in Cyberspace? It?s Overdone
Is a cyberwar already under way and, if so, could it really cause destruction on 
a large scale, as a number of recent books have asserted? Nonsense, says a new 
study.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/technology/17cache.html

Risks of cyber war 'over-hyped' says OECD study
The vast majority of hi-tech attacks described as acts of cyber war do not 
deserve the name, says a report. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and 
Development study is part of a series considering incidents that could cause 
global disruption.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12205169

World Now in 'Third Era' of Cybercrime
The year 2010 was a hugely significant one for computing criminality and could 
turn out to mark the beginning of a 'third era' of cybercrime, security expert 
Graham Cluley of Sophos has said in advance of the company's latest threat 
review of the year.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3257316/world-now-in-third-era-of-cybercrime-says-report/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/217070/.html

us: Administration says it will give industry and academia heads up on 
cyberattacks
The Obama administration will provide universities and businesses with 
government intelligence and law enforcement information about malicious Internet 
activities so that they can protect their critical assets, the president's cyber 
czar said on Tuesday.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110118_5841.php

Stuxnet cyberworm heads off US strike on Iran
The chances of a military strike against Iran this year are receding because of 
the success of a joint Israeli-US cyberattack on the country's nuclear 
facilities, according to officials and analysts with knowledge of the 
clandestine operation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/16/stuxnet-cyberworm-us-strike-iran

Internet 'kill switch' could cause chaos, OECD report warns
A proposed US Internet 'kill switch' to be used in the event of a cyberwar could 
actually cause more problems that it would prevent, a new report commissioned by 
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has argued.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3256940/internet-kill-switch-could-cause-chaos-oecd-report-warns/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/216865/.html
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373629/internet_kill_switch_could_cause_chaos_oecd_report_warns/


UK, Australia enter 'cyber partnership'
Australia and the United Kingdom will establish a "cyber partnership" to combat 
online security threats, the Department of Defence announced yesterday.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/uk-australia-enter-cyber-partnership-339308672.htm

Queensland floods scams emerge: ACMA, ACCC warn of email, SMS and phone scams 
preying on charitable donations
More reports of spammers and telemarketers trying to cash in on the Queensland 
floods fundraising and charity efforts have emerged.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373813/queensland_floods_scams_emerge/
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/373674/acma_issues_warning_scams_wake_floods/

http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/373674/acma_issues_warning_scams_wake_floods/


Consumer Alert - the ACMA warns scammers are targeting the Flood Relief Appeal 
[news release]
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is warning people to beware of 
spammers and telemarketers trying to cash in on the Queensland flood fundraising 
and charity efforts. The ACMA has received reports of various scams linked to 
flood relief and advises people to treat requests for donations or assistance 
made by email, SMS or phone with great caution.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312423

A Google Worry Recedes, for Now, as Italy Ends Investigation Into News Service
The Italian antitrust authority said Monday that it had ended an investigation 
into Google?s Internet news service after the company took steps to ease 
newspaper publishers? concerns about control over their content and the sharing 
of advertising revenue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/technology/18iht-google18.html

Italian competition body asks for copyright reform after Google settlement
Italy's competition regulator has asked the Italian parliament to reform 
copyright law after accepting Google's settlement of a dispute with newspapers. 
It does not have the power to solve the problem of the exploitation of newspaper 
content, it said.
http://out-law.com/page-11724

China pledges tougher fight on online piracy [AFP]
China will step up its fight to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) by 
targeting online piracy, state media said Monday, amid calls for Beijing to do 
more on widespread copyright infringement.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-pledges-tougher-fight-on-online-piracy-20110118-19ucw.html

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/china-pledges-tougher-fight-on-online-piracy-20110118-19ucw.html


us: Cyberbully sent to jail [AP]
A US man who used a teen's lewd online photos to cyberbully him is going to 
prison for 45 days.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4558191/Cyberbully-sent-to-jail

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PRIVACY
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au: Uni failed to secure vulnerable web data
The detailed records of thousands of University of Sydney students past and 
present are being stored online where they can be easily downloaded and read via 
an internet connection.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/uni-failed-to-secure-vulnerable-web-data-20110119-19wqf.html


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CENSORSHIP
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WikiLeaks turned the tables on governments, but the power relationship has not 
changed by John Kampfner, chief executive of Index on Censorship and author of 
Freedom For Sale
The information genie cannot be put back into the bottle, however hard 
authorities try. But the authorities continue to exploit the internet as a means 
of control
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/17/wikileaks-governments-journalism

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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Regulating Google's results? Law prof calls "search neutrality" incoherent
"Neutrality"?if it's good enough for the core of the Internet, isn't it good 
enough for the edge? The biggest Internet providers say it is, and they would 
love to have the government slap a few neutrality rules on Google, just to see 
how the advertising giant likes the taste of the regulatory bridle.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/regulating-googles-results-law-prof-calls-search-neutrality-incoherent.ars


BBC director general warns over 'two-speed' internet
The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, has warned broadband providers not to 
introduce charges for delivering the corporation's programmes to homes via the 
internet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/19/mark-thompson-internet-bbc

us: Republican politico's do-not-regulate Net manifesto
A prominent Republican politician today laid out a new conservative manifesto: 
How not to regulate the Internet.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20028754-281.html

Goodlatte To Examine Net Neutrality, Cybersecurity
Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., said Tuesday that among the issues his newly 
reinstated Judiciary subcommittee would like to examine include an examination 
of the FCC's network neutrality order.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/01/goodlatte-to-examine-net-neutr.php


International data protection enforcement bulletin
This international bulletin, produced quarterly, contains a summary of 
enforcement for data protection breaches across most of our offices during the 
last three months.
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0d7985d8-6922-41fb-9d2f-fc30800935e7


Hungarian government rejects OSCE criticism of media law
Hungary's government Tuesday rejected criticism from the Organisation for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) of its new media law but left the door 
open for changes should the EU find problems with it.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE70H54X20110118

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MISCELLANEOUS
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Apple Says Steve Jobs Will Take a New Medical Leave
Steven P. Jobs, the co-founder and chief executive of Apple, is taking a medical 
leave of absence, a year and a half after his return from a liver transplant, 
raising questions about both his long-term prognosis and the future of the 
world?s most valuable technology company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/technology/18apple.html

Apple's Steve Jobs to take medical leave
Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, who has survived a rare pancreatic cancer, 
is taking a medical leave of absence from the company almost exactly two years 
after he took a similar one, during which he received a liver transplant.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/17/steve-jobs-apple

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Venezuela, Cuba outfox U.S. with fibre optic cable
Venezuela will connect Cuba to a high-speed fibre optic cable next month 
undermining U.S. sanctions prohibiting Cuba's access to nearby underwater lines, 
the head of the project said on Tuesday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE70H63E20110118

Telcos fight to retain business in digital world: ACMA
New research from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) 
suggests consumers are reaping the benefit of greater telecommunication and 
media competition caused by the internet.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373594/telcos_fight_retain_business_digital_world_acma/

http://www.cio.com.au/article/373594/telcos_fight_retain_business_digital_world_acma/


Media and telcos adapting business to the new digital economy [news release]
Consumers are being offered more generous data allowances, mobile caps and 
pricing, together with internet and VoIP bundling and "smart phone" features on 
their home handsets, as telecommunication providers compete for new business in 
the rapidly changing digital world.
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312418

au: Broadband billions to keep rolling
The federal government is standing firm on building the multibillion-dollar 
national broadband network, which is due in flood-ravaged Toowoomba and some 
Brisbane suburbs in the second quarter of this year.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/broadband-billions-to-keep-rolling-20110119-19wq9.html

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/broadband-billions-to-keep-rolling-20110119-19wq9.html


nz: Ultra-fast net plan starts to take flak
Key industry players say the Government's broadband strategy lacks vision and 
will not maximise the potential of the new ultra-fast network.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10700759

nz: Telecom revises timetable for structural separation
Telecom won?t meet its initial timetable for the proposed structural separation 
of its business.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/telecom-revises-timetable-for-structural-separation


Telecom NZ to revise separation timetable
Telecom NZ has revealed it will likely be unable to meet its self-imposed 
timetable of enacting structural separation by the end of June.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/373933/telecom_nz_revise_separation_timetable/


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ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION
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us: Cyberbully who forwarded lewd photos of teen gets 45 days [AP]
A cyberbully who forwarded explicit online photos of a teenage boy to the teen's 
school has been sentenced to 45 days in federal prison.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/cyberbully-who-forwarded-lewd-photos-of-teen-gets-45-days-20110120-19x09.html

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/cyberbully-who-forwarded-lewd-photos-of-teen-gets-45-days-20110120-19x09.html


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