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 *************************************************** ICANN: Draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget .... Ready for Your Consideration http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17may09-en.htm Net security needs ground-up rebuild http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25502812-15306,00.html ICANN CEO calls for public health response model to e-security http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8161 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/19/icann-ceo-calls-for-public-health-response-model-to-e-security/ ICANN announces further delay to limitless domain plan http://out-law.com/page-10032 au: Bolton dusts off for another courtroom scrap http://business.theage.com.au/business/bolton-dusts-off-for-another-courtroom-scrap-20090518-bcus.html New DNS bug and fix announced http://computerworld.com.au/article/303835/ Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day [IDG] http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133363 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** UN Internet Governance Panel Urges Infrastructure, Education On Access To Knowledge Access to knowledge is a future challenge and a key factor for social and economic development but a balance needs to be found between the interests of rights holders and those of the public, said speakers at a high panel on access to knowledge during the World Summit on the Information Society Forum on Monday. http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/05/19/un-internet-governance-panel-urges-infrastructure-education-on-access-to-knowledge/ Sen. Rockefeller to seek speedy vote on NTIA nominee Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller wants his committee to send several key Obama administration nominations to the floor Wednesday, including the president's pick to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the federal government's first chief technology officer. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090519_5750.php Chopra, Strickling Ease Through Senate Hearings Senate panel weighs in on the nominations for federal CTO and the head of a key Commerce Department tech agency. ... NTIA will also play a key role in the future of Internet governance, as the Commerce Department's partnership with ICANN, the international group in charge of assigning Internet names, expires at the end of September. Speculation has been building over ICANN's fate going forward, with many in the international community looking to wrest the group responsible for global Internet governance from what they see as U.S. hegemony. http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3821171 A Closer Look at China's Call for an End to the Internet Governance Forum China as a nation with a population of 1.3 billion people, represents over a fifth of the whole world and for this reason, if not for any other, we need to sit up and listen to anything that China says, though a lot of what China says may be disagreeable. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090520_closer_look_china_call_to_end_internet_governance_forum/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget .... Ready for Your Consideration The draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget is posted and ready for community feedback. The draft plan and budget follows the plans described in the FY10 Framework which was posted in mid February prior to the Mexico City meeting. The FY10 Framework was discussed with members of the ICANN community at the Mexico City meeting in March, through online public fora, and through conference calls with ICANN constituencies. The comments received and the summary analysis of those comments can be found here: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17may09-en.htm Internet addresses get foreign language support Technical protocols to support the extension of the internet address system to languages such as Chinese and Arabic should be finalised this year, ICANN boss Paul Twomey says. Resolution of the difficulties will mean millions of new users can come online using ?phone books? in their own languages, with internationalised domain names spelling the end of English-speaking domination of the world wide web. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25506094-15306,00.html Net security needs ground-up rebuild IT professionals need to name and shame lazy software developers and refuse to deal with dangerous operating systems instead of pretending more security will defeat steadily increasing cyber-threats, US security consultant Daniel Klein has warned. ... Paul Twomey the president and chief executive of global internet name authority ICANN, has called for a public health approach to e-security. "There's certainly an element of draining the swamp, rather than worrying about the fever," he said. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25502812-15306,00.html http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25502812-15317,00.html ICANN CEO calls for public health response model to e-security The greatest threats to the internet are not cyber threats, but the threat of inappropriate public policy, Paul Twomey, the CEO and President of ICANN, told told the annual AusCERT in Australia last week. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8161 http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/19/icann-ceo-calls-for-public-health-response-model-to-e-security/ ISPs need more oversight and regulation The ISP industry is a rats and mice business that needs greater regulation and oversight said Alastair MacGibbon, former director of trust and safety at eBay, and prior to that, the former director of the High Tech Crime Centre. ... He said that it is not acceptable that the Internet is such an unregulated place, a statement that is in stark contrast to comments made by ICANN CEO and president, Paul Twomey. During his keynote, Twomey said that the greatest threat to the Internet isn't cybercrime, but excessive legislation by nation states that what to apply the laws of geography to a network that is essentially based on topology. http://computerworld.com.au/article/303704/ http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/isps-need-more-oversight-and-regulation-046 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051909-isps-need-more-oversight-and.html http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=59A3170B-1A64-6A71-CE3A28ABA761AD45 ICANN announces further delay to limitless domain plan The body responsible for controlling addresses on the internet has said that a plan to allow a potentially limitless number of domains has been delayed. Applications to use any word as a domain will not be taken until early 2010 at the earliest, it said. http://out-law.com/page-10032 Favourite emerges for broadband network top job A former public servant who heads the worldwide body that co-ordinates website names is likely to be the first chief executive of the Federal Government's national broadband network company. Paul Twomey, chief executive of ICANN, is on the shortlist for the job and climbing towards favourite status, sources say. http://business.theage.com.au/business/favourite-emerges-for-broadband-network-top-job-20090520-bfq6.html http://www.businessday.com.au/business/favourite-emerges-for-broadband-network-top-job-20090520-bfq6.html Opening The Floodgates: New Generic Top Level Domains Rolling Out Soon [reg req'd] In June 2008, ICANN approved the recommendation for the introduction of an indefinite number of new gTLDs to the 21 existing gTLDs (such as .com, .org, .net) and the over 250 existing country code top-level domain names (such as .us, .mx, and .uk). This new wave of gTLDs could include so-called "vanity" gTLDs such as GOOGLE applying for .google or Cozen O'Connor applying for .cozen. http://mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=79984 Call to action over new gTLDs Brand owners have until the end of this week to comment on proposals to provide rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs, which could be introduced before the end of this year http://managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2205185 Countdown to new gTLDs ICANN?s Board will next month take the latest steps in opening up the Internet to an unlimited number of gTLDs. At its Sydney meeting from June 21 to 26, the Association has promised to publish the latest comments on the new gTLD process and propose solutions to problems identified by interested communities in a third edition of its Guidebook, to be published soon after the meeting. http://managingip.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=2205188 .PRO Registry official sponsor for ICANN Sydney ICANN's next international meeting is coming up June 21-26 in Sydney, Australia. The .PRO Registry has announced that they will be the official sponsor for the event. http://dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2009/dailyposts/05-20-09.htm RegistryPro Sponsors 35th ICANN International Meeting [news release] RegistryPro is pleased to announce we have become an official sponsor of the 35th ICANN International meeting in Sydney, Australia. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RegistryProNews/~3/Z67h_4Bp4Es/ Twitter and Web Globalization ICANN recently launched its own Twitter feed. And since ICANN is a global organization, it launched more than one language feed?one in English and one in Spanish. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090520_twitter_and_web_globalization/ Internet addresses go global Chinese, Arabic and other non-Roman characters are set to become part of universal resource locators (URLs), otherwise known as internet addresses, by the end of the year if technical problems can be overcome. http://www.dynamicexport.com.au/news/internet-addresses-go-global00176/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au: Bolton dusts off for another courtroom scrap You just can't keep Nicholas Bolton out of a scrap these days. Fresh from a $4.5 million pay day after his BrisConnections adventures, the 27-year-old Melbourne internet entrepreneur has been busy preparing for another date in the Supreme Court of Victoria. This time Bolton is taking on the .au Domain Administration (auDA), which had the temerity to strip his company Australian Style of its accreditation to register internet domain names in this country. http://business.theage.com.au/business/bolton-dusts-off-for-another-courtroom-scrap-20090518-bcus.html http://www.businessday.com.au/business/bolton-dusts-off-for-another-courtroom-scrap-20090518-bcus.html Nicholas Bolton and auDA Battle Over .AU Registry Accreditation Nicholas Bolton, an IT entrepreneur who was recently awarded $4.5 million because of a ?secret deal?, will now be taking the .AU Domain Administration (auDA) to court after it stripped one of his company?s accreditation rights to register domain names. http://www.domainnamenews.com/cctlds/nicholas-bolton-auda-battle-au-registry-accreditation/5123 Management of .CO ccTLD Put Out to Tender The Colombian Ministry of Communications (MINCOM) has put out to tender the management, promotion, administration, technical operation and maintenance of the .CO ccTLD. http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/20/management-of-co-cctld-put-out-to-tender/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/co-cctld-management-put-out-to-tender.html .ME Domains Hit Quarter-Million Milestone The .ME Registry announced today its popular ccTLD extension has hit 250,000 domains registered. Montenegro's .ME Registry has seen significant growth since it launched the domain extension worldwide just over one year ago. In fact, .ME is the fastest growing new ccTLD. http://www.nic.me/news.php?news=170 .Me at 250,000: What?s Next? 250,000 .me domain names have been registered since its relaunch earlier this year. I draw two conclusions from this. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/20/me-at-250000-whats-next/ Nigerian Govt Takes Control of Internet Domain Name Nigeria has finally assumed management and control of the Internet domain name with change of severs to .ng and the approval of the board re-delegation of the Nigerian ccTLD on the IANA website by the global Internet regulation body ICANN/IANA. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905181107.html Nigerian Govt Attains Full Control of .ng ccTLD The Nigerian Internet community has effected the redelegation of the .ng ccTLD and attained full local management of the domain. The President, Internet Registration Association of Nigeria , Engr Ndukwe Kalu, disclosed this in a statement made available to THISDAY yesterday. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180040.html Nigeria gets control of .ng, has high hopes for registry After years of negotiations, meetings and discussions, the Nigeria Internet Registration Authority (NIRA) has gained control of the .ng country code top-level domain and is promising that it will be the fastest-growing in Africa. http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=5F7BF6E1-1A64-67EA-E47CDE358BB34116 http://www.infoworld.com/t/software-service/nigeria-gets-control-ng-has-high-hopes-registry-237 http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/885806/ .Tel Hits 200,000 Registrations Telnic, the operator of the .tel domain name, today announced that it has over 200,000 domain names registered. The company reported 100,000 .tel domains were registered a day after general registration became available in March. (Domains were available at higher prices prior to the general launch). http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/20/tel-hits-200000-registrations/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** New DNS bug and fix announced Domain name registries are scrambling to patch a newly discovered bug in popular open source DNS software that could be exploited for denial-of-service attacks. http://computerworld.com.au/article/303835/ http://techworld.com.au/article/303835/ http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/303835/ http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=5A63621C-1A64-67EA-E47F23225FDD3476 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165172/.html Net scare sparks loophole fears A flaw in the way the internet works has prompted the largest security update in the history of the web and fears that millions of people remaing exposed to criminals and malicious hackers. http://www.businessday.com.au/executive-style/gadgets/net-scare-sparks-loophole-fears-20090518-b978.html http://www.watoday.com.au/executive-style/gadgets/net-scare-sparks-loophole-fears-20090518-b978.html Chinese Regulations Target Rising Cybercrime [IDG] China has targeted cybercrime in three new sets of regulations issued this month as the activity starts to look like an established industry in the country. http://www.cio.com/article/492965/Chinese_Regulations_Target_Rising_Cybercrime http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/19/chinese-regulations-target-rising-cybercrime http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/chinese-regulations-target-rising-cybercrime-972 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051909-chinese-regulations-target-rising.html Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day [IDG] The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133363 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/052109-conficker-still-infecting-50000-pcs.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165287/.html http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/304027/ Kaspersky impressed by botnet slickness Cybercrime fighter Eugene Kaspersky can't help but be impressed by the slick operations behind the Conficker botnet, and says that it could have been worse had the botnet been after more than just money. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Kaspersky-impressed-by-botnet-slickness/0,130061744,339296562,00.htm ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** WIPO, Domain names and the football world. A number of England's top football clubs have combined in order to win a ground-breaking domain name dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham joined forces to make a claim under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. The WIPO panel stated that "little (if any) substantive consideration has previously been given by a UDRP panel concerning the circumstances in which it might be appropriate to permit a consolidated complaint involving multiple complainants and multiple domain names against a single domain name registrant". The panel considered an earlier ruling: "In the National Dial A Word case the panel held that the consolidation of multiple complaints in a single complaint should be permitted if the complainants: http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/18-may%20(1)wipofootball.htm Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments One of the WIPO decisions published today relates to gillette.ro. The registrant (respondent) didn't make any submissions in their defence, so the decision could have been quite banal. http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2009/05/18/gillettero-wipo-decision-provides-interesting/ Bank of America Gets Split Decision in Domain Name Dispute It?s not often that I read a domain name arbitration decision and think a cybersquatter won. But that?s the case with a recent decision handed down through National Arbitration Forum. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/19/bank-of-america-gets-split-decision-in-domain-name-dispute/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** One-stop website explains everything you need to know about the new Internet protocol, IPv6 [news release] The RIPE NCC, the not-for-profit organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet, launches the IPv6 Act Now website today. With an Internet community position statement on IPv6 supported by over 800 organisations, the website explains the new Internet protocol in terms that everyone can understand. It also urges adoption of IPv6 by all organisations integral to the Internet?s infrastructure. http://www.ipv6actnow.org/2009/05/one-stop-website-explains-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-internet-protocol-ipv6/ RIPE NCC pushes for IPv6 adoption With just two years left before IP addresses run out, RIPE NCC, the not-for-profit organisation that supports the infrastructure of the internet, has launched a website to get users to switch over to IPv6. http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/20/236121/ripe-ncc-pushes-for-ipv6-adoption.htm Mobily, Bayanat, introduce IPv6 in Saudi Arabia [news release] Bayanat, a subsidiary of Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), has concluded building a version-6 Internet Protocol network and connecting it internationally, thus becoming the first data operator in the Kingdom to offer the service. http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090518132349/Mobily,%20Bayanat,%20introduce%20IPv6%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093249511 Orange offers IPv6 on global VPN IP networking carrier Orange Business Services has turned on IPv6 in its IP VPN backbone and the service is now available in 35 countries, including Australia. http://computerworld.com.au/article/303700/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Slow Africa TLD growth blamed on lack of policies The domain name business in Africa is being stymied by a lack of policies to spell out the role of registrars and other potential players, according to industry insiders. http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/885578/ Battle Erupts Between Domain Registries and Registrars Existing registries fight registrars over registry-registrar separation. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/20/battle-erupts-between-domain-registries-and-registrars/ GM Buys Restructuring Domain Name General Motors, which is staring down a June 1 U.S. government-imposed deadline to avoid bankruptcy, has registered the domain name http://www.gmrestructuring.com/. http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2009/05/18/gm-buys-restructuring-domain-name/ GM Registers gmrestructuring.com Domain Despite its attempts to keep up the fa?ade of reorganization outside of bankruptcy, GM's actions speak far louder than its words. http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6540063/news/gm-registers-gmrestructuringcom-domain/index.html Net Domain Biz Up Despite Downturn While most technology vendors are seeing revenue declines as a result of the recession, VeriSign is reporting a revenue gain for its first quarter of 2009. It's secret? Growth in domain name sales. http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/cnews/article.php/3819561 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** The Perfect Parked Domain Name A couple months ago I bought a generic expired domain name related to summer camps. It doesn?t get much traffic. But on May 5th my preliminary traffic report at my parking company showed the domain got 21 clicks from one visitor. I assumed it was a bot, but when the stats were finalized it turns out the visitor was legit and generated $12.11 in revenue for me. http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/18/the-perfect-parked-domain-name/ Google changes AdWords policy to allow trade marks in text of US adverts Google will allow companies to use other people's trade marks in search engine adverts without their owner's permission for the first time, it has said. Use has previously been restricted to the use of trade marked terms as triggers for the ads. http://out-law.com/page-10025 Downturn drives Web domain name auction With the economy in a tailspin, a Cambridge domain name auction house is hoping to cash in on the sale of Web sites such as Wealth.com and Resumes.com. http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1173494 Are Sedo Sales Suffering the GFC? Three weeks of Sedo sales arrived at once, but they were a quiet three weeks for big sales at Sedo. The biggest seller in the three weeks to 18 May was seereise.de, which could translate as ?ocean travel?, selling for ?59,500 (US$80,900). Could the lack of six-figure sales in recent weeks could be a reflection of the GFC (global financial crisis)? http://www.domainpulse.com/2009/05/20/are-sedo-sales-suffering-the-gfc/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/are-sedo-sales-suffering-the-gfc.html A wealth of possibilities with Wealth.com Sedo announces an exclusive, one day only auction event for Wealth.com, scheduled for June 25, 2009 from 12-4 PM EST. http://www.sedo.com/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2398 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Understanding Cybercrime: A Guide for Developing Countries The purpose of the ITU publication Understanding Cybercrime: A Guide for Developing Countries is to assist countries in understanding the legal aspects of cybersecurity and to help harmonize legal frameworks. As such, the Guide aims to help developing countries better understand the national and international implications of growing cyber-threats, assess the requirements of existing national regional and international instruments, and assist countries in establishing a sound legal foundation. http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/cybersecurity/projects/cyberlaw.html http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/cybersecurity/docs/itu-understanding-cybercrime-guide.pdf OECD: Piracy of Digital Content This study of digital piracy covers the infringement of copyrighted content (such as music, films, software, broadcasting, books etc) where the end product does not involve the use of hard media, such as CDs and DVDs. Piracy involving hard media was covered in Phase I of the overall study. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/22/42619490.pdf ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Internet data heads for 500bn gigabytes The world's store of digital content is now the equivalent of one full top-of-the-range iPod for every two people on the planet, following the explosion of social networking sites, internet-enabled mobile phones and government surveillance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/18/digital-content-expansion Digital Information Growth Outpaces Projections, Despite Down Economy [news release] EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced the number 3,892,179,868,480,350,000,000.? John Gantz, Chief Research Officer for IDC, explained, ?That?s the number of new digital information bits created in 2008. Contrary to popular belief, as the economy deteriorated in late 2008, the pace of digital information created and transmitted over the Internet, phone networks, and airwaves actually increased.? http://australia.emc.com/about/news/press/2009/20090518-01.htm From 'why?' to 'why not?' The web is the biggest media revolution since the printing press, says Clay Shirky The near future of the web is tied up with the logic of present media practice, and the logic of present media practice dates back to Gutenberg's invention of movable type in the mid-1400s. The problem Gutenberg introduced into intellectual life was abundance: once typesetting was perfected, a copy of a book could be created faster than it could be read. Figuring out which books were worth reading, and which weren't, became one of the defining problems of the literate. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/18/internet-future EU Newspaper Group Fears Google News The European Newspaper Publishers' Association said Monday that Google's decision to allow advertising on its news section will hurt newspapers' advertising revenue online and make it difficult for newspapers to form productive partnerships with Google. "With such a move, Google does not follow its public statements to publishers that it would not place advertisements on its news service. It also sends a very negative signal that there is no intention by Google to negotiate in an open and fair basis with newspaper publishers," wrote ENPA, an international association that seeks to promote the interests of the European newspaper industry. "ENPA encourages newspapers publishers, where this is found appropriate, to consider all legal and other means to ensure that Google understands the harm it is causing to readers, journalists and other employees and its impact in the industry, democracy and employment," ENPA said. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/eu-newspaper-group-fears-googl.php Latest OECD broadband statistics (December 2008) [news release] The OECD has just released its official broadband statistics for December 2008. Highlights include there are now 267 million broadband subscribers in the OECD or 22.6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants; strongest per-capita subscriber growth in 2008 was in the Slovak Republic, Greece, New Zealand and Norway, Germany, France and the United States while Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Sweden, Korea and Finland have the highest broadband penetration. http://www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=8174 Google on target to crack A$1b in revenue in Australia Google is notoriously secretive about its business dealings but observers are tipping that the online search monster will be the first internet company in Australia to crack $1 billion in revenue - probably this year. http://business.theage.com.au/business/google-on-target-to-crack-1b-in-revenue-20090520-bfrp.html http://business.smh.com.au/business/google-on-target-to-crack-1b-in-revenue-20090520-bfrp.html Google backs local newspaper mergers in the UK Google will today argue that publishers like Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press should be allowed to merge, because of the competition they face from the search engine giant and other internet companies. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6314510.ece Google: Ditching data could hinder flu tracking Larry Page, the co-founder of Google, questioned whether the search engine giant was right to cut the amount of time it held personal search data, when by retaining information the company could help combat future pandemics. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6322198.ece Google chief Eric Schmidt hints at partnership with Twitter Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, hinted that a partnership with Twitter could be close, although he dampened speculation that he is planning to buy the microblogging phenomenon. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/5351937/Google-chief-hints-at-partnership-with-Twitter.html Pope seeks to connect world?s Roman Catholics on internet The Vatican is seeking ways to embrace full online ?interactivity? with all one billion members of the global Roman Catholic Church. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6321339.ece Wolfram 'search engine' goes live A web tool hailed as a significant rival to search giant Google has gone live to the public. Wolfram Alpha is called a computation knowledge engine rather than a search engine and wants to change the way people use online data. It aims to give people direct answers to queries rather than send them to other sites where they may find what they are seeking. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8052798.stm Wolfram Alpha: taking the first steps to an invaluable future Wolfram Alpha is the first small step on the way to having a system that answers questions. It doesn't have anything like enough data to be useful at the moment, but it could become invaluable in the future http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/18/wolfram-alpha-search-engine-google-rival-semantic-web Google challenged by new rival with all the answers - WolframAlpha A revolutionary new search engine that computes answers rather than pointing to websites will be launched officially today amid heated talk that it could challenge the might of Google. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6307744.ece WolframAlpha takes search in a whole new direction After much online chatter and media buildup, WolframAlpha is up and running, promising to take online search in a whole new direction. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133207 http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/2398FB4474EBA0D5CC2575BA00736E16 http://computerworld.com.au/article/303664/ Brits Focus their Internet Time on a Few Sites The top 10 web brands are getting stronger, despite the proliferation of new sites and services. The 10 Web brands on which Britons spend the most time accounted for nearly half of all U.K. Internet time -- compared to less than 42 percent a year ago. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=115759 http://www.pcworld.com/article/165030/.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Phishers harvest Facebook passwords for profit Identity thieves that hit Facebook last week with a new round of phishing attacks are harvesting passwords for profit, a security researcher said today. http://computerworld.com.au/article/303610/ Websites 'keeping deleted photos' User photographs can still be found on many social networking sites even after people have deleted them, Cambridge University researchers have said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8060407.stm ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** IEA expects energy use by new electronic devices to triple by 2030 but sees considerable room for more efficiency [news release] The International Energy Agency (IEA) calls on governments to urgently implement policies to make electronic devices such as televisions, laptops and mobile phones more energy-efficient. Presenting the new IEA publication Gadgets and Gigawatts today in Paris, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said ?that despite anticipated improvements in the efficiency of electronic devices, these savings are likely to be overshadowed by the rising demand for technology in OECD and non-OECD countries?. http://iea.org/Textbase/press/pressdetail.asp?PRESS_REL_ID=284 Swinburne University research leads to DVD that will store 2000 movies [AFP] Scientists have unveiled new DVD technology that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2000 movies onto a single disc. http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,25515541-5014239,00.html Electricity to power 'smart grid' Global electricity networks could become smart grids that can help us monitor and control our energy usage, if plans from net firm Cisco take off. The giant US firm, whose technology helps underpin the net, is building a two-way link into electricity grids. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8056083.stm ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ ITU - Draft Guidelines on Child Online Protection Draft Guidelines for Children; Draft Guidelines for Parents, Guardians and Educators; Draft Guidelines for Industry; Draft Guidelines for Policy Makers. Please send us your comments from 18 May 2009 to 30 June 2009 at cop§itu.int. The second revised version the guidelines will be available online on 15 July 2009. Final Guidelines on COP will be presented at ITU Telecom on 5-9 October 2009. http://www.itu.int/osg/csd/cybersecurity/gca/cop/guidelines/index.html EU Kids Online conference An international one-day conference for researchers, policy makers, industry, educators, NGOs and government to address the policy issues and research findings about children and the internet. The conference will focus on European research on cultural, contextual and risk issues regarding children and the internet. It will report the final results and recommendations from three year?s work by the EU Kids Online network of 60 researchers in 21 countries funded by the EC Safer Internet plus Programme. It will also showcase the latest current research in Europe and Worldwide. http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EUKidsOnline/Conference.htm Judge Postpones Lori Drew Sentencing, Weighs Dismissal A federal judge on Monday postponed the sentencing of Lori Drew, the 50-year-old woman convicted of unauthorized computer access last year in the country?s first federal cyberbullying prosecution. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/drew_sentenced/ Prosecutors 'real bullies' in MySpace suicide case [AP] A defence attorney says prosecutors are the real bullies for seeking a stiff sentence against a Missouri mother once accused of scheming over the internet to humiliate 13-year-old neighbour Megan Meier, who later committed suicide. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10573216 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30814538/ California: Federal Judge Postpones Sentencing in a Cyberbullying Case A federal judge in Los Angeles postponed the sentencing of Lori Drew, a woman convicted of computer fraud in a landmark cyberbullying case, until July 2. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/19/us/19brfs-FEDERALJUDGE_BRF.html Slur-Filled Web Site Hurtful but Not Illegal Before the digital age, there was simply nasty writing on the restroom wall. Now, in the say-it-all era of the Internet, the darker side of teenage expression has found a new place to fester. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602191.html au: Is cyber-bullying a crime? Cyber-bullying is back in the spotlight. Earlier this month the federal government announced it had established a Youth Advisory Group, consisting of young Australians, to advise it on cyber-bullying and other online issues. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/21/1242498854929.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/21/1242498854929.html au: Macedon Ranges sexting fears Police are concerned about a growing trend in the Macedon Ranges of teenagers sending sexually explicit material to each other on mobile phones. http://macedon-ranges-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/macedon-ranges-sexting-fears/ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25511119-12377,00.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25511119-29277,00.html au: Cyber bullies beware Monaro High School is one of 15 schools nationwide that will advise the Federal Government on issues such as cyber bullying. http://cooma.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/cyber-bullies-beware/1516901.aspx ITU World Telecommunication & Information Society Award goes to President Lula of Brazil, Rob Conway and Deborah Tate [news release] President Luiz In?cio Lula Da Silva of Brazil, along with Mr Rob Conway, CEO of GSMA, and Ms Deborah Taylor Tate, former Commissioner of the US Federal Communications Commission were honoured with the 2009 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award at a ceremony held in Geneva today. H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden was the patron on the occasion of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2009/13.html Ghana: NCA Urged to Protect Children Against Cyber Crimes The Minister of Communications, Mr. Haruna Iddrisu has challenged the National Communications Authority (NCA) to act as matter of urgency to ensure that all internet cafe operators in the country put in place a policy of protecting child privacy. Such a policy would protect the children from cyber crimes, as well as stopping them from using the internet to engage in internet fraud (sakawa). http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=11979&title=NCA%20urged%20to%20protect%20Children%20against%20cyber%20crimes http://allafrica.com/stories/200905181388.html Zambia: Children Must Be Protected Online The theme on the protection of children in cyberspace for this year's Telecommunications and Information Society Day is most appropriate and needs to be implemented for the Internet to have a positive impact on the development of children. http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=3&id=1242624596 http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180625.html zm: Let?s be wary of Internet effects on kids ? Mutati Acting Communications and Transport Minister, Felix Mutati has said there is need to be wary of the negative impact that the Internet may have on children. http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=5&id=1242624714 Nigeria: 60 Percent of Kids in Chat Rooms Daily - ITU Survey The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) survey indicates that 60% of children and teenagers talk in chat rooms on daily basis, the minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has said. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180355.html Angola: Children Protection Against Cyberspace Evils Defended The workshop that went in Luanda in the light of the World Technology and Information Society Day, May 17 Monday here defended the need for protection of children against the evils of the cyberspace. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190711.html Miley Cyrus blasts cyber-bullies for calling her fat Teen idol Miley Cyrus has a message for Internet critics calling her fat -- cyber-bullying can seriously scar people, leading them to hurt themselves. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39737920090519 http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE54I4MY20090519 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2575753.htm Miley Cyrus Slams Weight Critics Miley Cyrus has blasted critics of her weight, branding them "hateful" bullies. Cyrus took to her personal Twitter page to hit back at people who had criticised her weight, insisting she is just a "normal girl" - and blamed the gossips for encouraging online cyber bullying. http://www.teenhollywood.com/d/204500/1024/miley-cyrus-slams-weight-critics.html us: Cyber-Bullying On The Rise More and more students are threatening each other on social networking sites like My Space and Facebook, experts say. Some school resource officers monitor social networking sites looking for cyber bullies. http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/Cyber-Bullying_on_the_Rise/15850/ ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Do we want ISPs to penalise music fans? by Billy Bragg Having failed miserably in previous attempts to stamp out illicit filesharing, the record industry has now joined forces with other entertainment lobby groups to demand that the government takes action to protect their business model. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/18/billy-bragg-copyright-music-internet Record companies step up crusade against Pirate Bay [IDG] Four record companies want to close the Pirate Bay file sharing service and have filed a motion with the Stockholm district court to fine the people behind the operation as long as its users can access copyright-protected material. http://www.pcworld.com/article/165189/.html http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/303813/ http://computerworld.com.au/article/303813/ Will Real's courtroom drama hit the big screen? You don't really own your DVDs. If you watch them quietly at home, you may never realise that the 12cm plastic discs on your shelves are actually shiny little outposts of Hollywood, fortified by a shadowy legion of regulations. Break any of them - by showing a film at a youth club, lending discs to a B&B guest or simply transferring a movie to your iPhone - and you risk the full weight of the studios' legal muscle. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/21/real-networks-courtoom-trial-dvds Next up for France: police keyloggers and Web censorship The French government, fresh from passing its controversial "three strikes" law to boot repeat file-sharers off the Internet, is now prepping its next assault on online malfeasance. A new bill would legalize government keyloggers, institute ISP censorship of child porn sites, and set up a massive citizen database called Pericles. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/next-up-for-france-police-keyloggers-and-web-censorship.ars ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Handset Sales Drop, Though Smart Phones Sell Well Smart-phone sales growth continued in the first quarter, proving a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy picture as overall global handset sales fell at a record pace, research firm Gartner Inc. said Wednesday. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124280888704638701.html au: Rules force SMS costs out of the fine print Mobile phone users will be told the true cost of "premium" message services under sweeping new rules from July 1 that aim to prevent teenagers running up huge bills. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/18/1242498701777.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/18/1242498701777.html Ofcom to look into UK mobile termination charges Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is to begin reviewing charges made by mobile phone operators - which it says may lead to cheaper calls for customers. It is to probe mobile termination rates - the fees operators charge for connecting to one another's networks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8058996.stm Mobile termination rates: options to benefit UK consumers [news release] Ofcom today published a review of mobile termination rates - the wholesale charges that operators make to connect calls to each others' networks - to ensure that they benefit UK consumers. http://ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/05/nr_20090519b Angola Has 7.5 Million Mobile Phone Users, 200,000 Landline Users At least 7.5 million citizens residing in Angola are mobile phone users and nearly 200.000 people use fixed telephone services. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905181207.html The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 Feet Some airlines are rushing to offer Wi-Fi Internet connections in their domestic aircraft cabins, but none are talking about the space squeeze. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/19/business/19road.html Palm Pre Hits The Street June 6 Those coveting the Palm Pre won't have to wait much longer, as the smartphone will be available June 6 for about $200 with a new two-year contract fromSprint. http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217500859 Palm?s New Smartphone Goes on Sale on June 6 [Reuters] The hand-held device maker, Palm Inc., said Tuesday that it would begin selling its long-awaited smartphone, the Palm Pre, in the United States on June 6. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/20/technology/companies/20palm.html Palm Pre to arrive in the US on June 6 for $200 Sprint Nextel and Palm announced on Tuesday an official release date and pricing for the Palm Pre. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10244423-1.html ********************** SPAM ********************** Small company develops new way to stop form spam [IDG] Spam isn't just a problem for people with e-mail addresses, but also for companies and organizations running Web sites with various types of feedback forms. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051809-small-company-develops-new-way.html http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=116047 ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Net scare sparks loophole fears A flaw in the way the internet works has prompted the largest security update in the history of the web and fears that millions of people remaing exposed to criminals and malicious hackers. http://www.businessday.com.au/executive-style/gadgets/net-scare-sparks-loophole-fears-20090518-b978.html http://www.watoday.com.au/executive-style/gadgets/net-scare-sparks-loophole-fears-20090518-b978.html Chinese Regulations Target Rising Cybercrime [IDG] China has targeted cybercrime in three new sets of regulations issued this month as the activity starts to look like an established industry in the country. http://www.cio.com/article/492965/Chinese_Regulations_Target_Rising_Cybercrime http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/19/chinese-regulations-target-rising-cybercrime http://www.infoworld.com/t/security/chinese-regulations-target-rising-cybercrime-972 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051909-chinese-regulations-target-rising.html Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day [IDG] The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133363 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/052109-conficker-still-infecting-50000-pcs.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165287/.html http://pcworld.idg.com.au/article/304027/ Kaspersky impressed by botnet slickness Cybercrime fighter Eugene Kaspersky can't help but be impressed by the slick operations behind the Conficker botnet, and says that it could have been worse had the botnet been after more than just money. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Kaspersky-impressed-by-botnet-slickness/0,130061744,339296562,00.htm Cybersecurity groups pledge to work together [IDG] Three cybersecurity groups want to create a network of organizations and people focused on securing the Internet in an effort to combat malicious software. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133255 Groups Collaborate To Combat Malware A trio of cybersecurity groups launched a new initiative Tuesday to combat malicious software known as malware by establishing a "chain of trust" among all organizations and individuals that play a role in securing the Internet. The project developed by the Anti-Spyware Coalition, National Cyber Security Alliance and StopBadware.org will link together security vendors, researchers, government agencies, Web firms, network providers, advocacy and education groups in a systemic effort to stem the rising tide of malware, officials said in a press release. By creating a united front against the threat, the chain of trust will apply many of the same approaches used to bring nuisance adware under control, they said. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/groups-collaborate-to-combat-m.php Cyberthieves steal millions from banks U.S. banks have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to cyberthieves who have electronically broken into ATMs and forged electronic transfers, a top FBI agent said on Tuesday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE54I6CK20090520 http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-39738420090519 Report: Over 60 Percent of Websites Contain Serious Vulnerabilities Most Websites harbor at least one major vulnerability, and over 80 percent of Websites have had a critical security flaw, according to new data released today by WhiteHat Security. http://www.darkreading.com/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217500479 Web attack that poisons Google results gets worse [IDG] A new attack that peppers Google search results with malicious links is spreading quickly, the U.S. Computer Emergence Response Team warned on Monday. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/051909-web-attack-that-poisons-google.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/165108/.html http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133239 Norway pops porn biller Platte out of the picture Following action by the Norwegian authorities this week, the porn popup biller Platte International has found itself without a bank account or paid-for sponsored links in Google search results. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/21/platte-popup-billing-norway Craigslist Sues South Carolina in Preemptive Legal Strike Craigslist Sues South Carolina in Preemptive Legal StrikeTurning the legal tables, Craigslist Inc. this morning filed a lawsuit against the attorney general of South Carolina for threatening to file criminal charges against the Web site. http://www.pcworld.com/article/165257/.html Craigslist sues South Carolina attorney general Classified advertising website Craigslist has responded to accusations of criminal activity by suing the attorney general of South Carolina. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/20/craigslist-south-carolina-attorney-general-lawsuit Craigslist Sues South Carolina Attorney General Like those Clint Eastwood movies in which Dirty Harry is pushed to his limit and finally lashes out, Craigslist sued South Carolina?s attorney general, Henry McMaster, in federal court on Wednesday. The classified-ad site is asking the court to rule that the attorney general has no right to threaten executives of the company with criminal prosecution for aiding prostitution in the state. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/pushed-against-wall-craigslist-sues-south-carolina-attorney-general/ ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Google Threatened With Sanctions Over Photo Mapping Service in Germany A German data protection official on Tuesday threatened Google, the world's largest search company, with ?unspecified sanctions? if the company did not change its Street View panoramic photo mapping service to conform to the country?s strict privacy laws. http://nytimes.com/2009/05/20/technology/companies/20google.html EC Quizzes Google Over Street View Privacy The EC has organised a conference this week to discuss how businesses and consumers should react to the challenges poised to protecting personal information. http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/ec-quizzes-google-over-street-view-privacy-938 Privacy Forum Unveils Research Project The Future of Privacy Forum is embarking on a research project that will examine different methods for communicating with Internet users about advertising and privacy practices, the think tank announced Tuesday. The study will explore potential tools and notices that companies could use to raise consumer awareness regarding the use of online behavioral advertising data and will offer more transparency about how information is used in relevant advertising practices. The initiative follows a recent FTC report that called on the private sector to examine the issue. FPF launched in 2008 to advance a national privacy agenda that promotes transparency and user control that is practical for businesses and ensures personal autonomy for online users. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/05/privacy-forum-unveils-research.php How much information is too much in cyberspace? [San Francisco Chronicle] Emboldened by a few glasses of wine one Saturday night, Tara Hunt ranted on Twitter about her frustrations with the local dating scene. She soon regretted it. At work a couple of days later, Hunt's venting was topic No 1 in the boardroom at the marketing firm where she works. Her colleagues had read the message and, to her embarrassment, chimed in about her love life. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/18/1242498689035.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2009/05/18/1242498689035.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** au: Democrats launch anti-filtering site The Democrats party has launched an anti-censorship web site in the hope of rallying the opponents of internet filtering to its cause. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=103638 Australian Democrats to fight Government Internet Censorship with new site, proposals [news release] The Australian Democrats have launched a new site www.nointernetcensorship.com to mobilise supporters opposed to the government?s proposed internet censorship scheme and invite them to suggest and discuss what the policy should be. http://democrats.org.au/news/index.htm?press_id=6624 Democrats launch anti-filtering site The Democrats party has launched an anti-censorship web site in the hope of rallying the opponents of internet filtering to its cause. http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/145512,democrats-launch-antifiltering-site.aspx China clears bloggers who criticized government [IDG] Two Chinese bloggers separately detained for writing online about government corruption have had their charges dropped by police in recent weeks. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/052009-china-clears-bloggers-who-criticized.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/165217/.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Please kill this cookie monster to save Europe's websites EDITORIAL: Visit any website and there's a good chance that it will send a cookie to your computer. But unless that cookie is essential, its delivery could become illegal under a strange new plan that has, very quietly, won EU support. http://out-law.com/page-10022 White House Wins Court Fight on Email Disclosure [AP] A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the office that has records about millions of possibly missing emails from the Bush White House doesn't have to make them public. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124274567167334975.html http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090519_1789.php EC drafts rules for state aid in new broadband networks [IDG] The European Commission has laid out guidelines for how European Union national governments can boost development of super-fast broadband networks without falling foul of European laws designed to restrict state aid. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/052009-ec-drafts-rules-for-state.html ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** US net pioneer hails Australian govt's 'breathtaking' broadband network Call him Kevin Rudd's $43billion man. Larry Smarr, a 60-year-old US physicist and one of the pioneers of the internet, says the Rudd Government's announcement last month of a new broadband network is "breathtaking" and puts Australia at the forefront of government policy around the world embracing "intelligent infrastructure". http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25504325-5018015,00.html Telstra 'will be involved with NBN' Two of the pivotal figures in persuading the Federal Government to build the national broadband network have said the network will not be rolled out unless Telstra is involved. http://www.businessday.com.au/business/telstra-will-be-involved-with-nbn-20090518-bcum.html au: Is telco advertising out of control? Dodo has been taken to task for misleading advertising. It's one of many cases handled each year by the ACCC. http://www.cnet.com.au/is-telco-advertising-out-of-control-339296492.htm NZ telcos eye way to bring fast broadband to mobile phones Vodafone and Telecom are pressing for the Government to set aside analogue radio frequencies used by television channels to allow ultra-fast broadband for mobile phones. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10573120 European telcos falling short on green agenda European telecoms operators are happy to tout their green agendas, but are failing to offer a wide enough range of sustainable products, practices and services, according to a recent report by analyst firm Verdantix. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2242441/europe-telecoms-operators ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Child-porn computer genius' eight years on run in NZ A computer genius who went into self-exile in New Zealand to avoid prosecution in Victoria for child pornography has been jailed for six months - eight years after vanishing. http://www.theage.com.au/national/childporn-computer-genius-eight-years-on-run-20090519-be6q.html au: 20,000 samples of porn Hundreds of images allegedly depicting child porn downloaded by Edward 'Ned' Saffin, the son of Federal Labor Page MP Janelle Saffin, have yet to be viewed by his defence legal team. http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/05/20/20000-samples-of-porn/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2009 --------- 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 mail: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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