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 *************************************************** Internet can help reach anti-poverty goals, UN official tells governance forum http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35918&Cr=&Cr1= Kroes wants to include developing countries in Internet governance http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/kroes-wants-include-developing-countries-internet-governance-news-497816 ICANN Leader Says Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance Under Threat http://icann.org/en/news/releases/release-14sep10-en.pdf Adult Industry Group Issues Call-to-Action To Reject .XXX http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12307 au: Liquidator alleges breaches in Bolton company http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frfh4f-1225919916001 http://www.news.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frfm1i-1225920383325 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frez7r-1225920383325 au: Liquidator reports Bolton firm to ASIC: report http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Liquidator-reports-Bolton-firm-to-ASIC-report-pd20100913-98UAW .CO Domain Hits 500,000 Registrations Milestone http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/co-domain-hits-500000-registrations-milestone InternetNZ is boring, male and ageing: members http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internetnz-is-boring-male-and-ageing-members US urges NATO to build 'cyber shield' [AFP] http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-urges-nato-to-build-cyber-shield-20100916-15d27.html Get cracking on your IPv6 transition plan http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/091410-ipv6-schedule.html Majority of Organisations Slowly Deploying IPv6 While Cost Misconceptions Worry Some http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12306 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet can help reach anti-poverty goals, UN official tells governance forum A senior United Nations official today urged participants at the Internet Governance Forum to harness the many ways in which the Internet can help in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty, hunger, disease and other ills. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35918&Cr=&Cr1= http://www.isria.com/pages/14_September_2010_259.php Kroes wants to include developing countries in Internet governance Since emerging economies will soon have more web users than the EU and US combined, Internet governance should also be extended to the developing world, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said at the opening session of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Vilnius yesterday (14 September). http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/kroes-wants-include-developing-countries-internet-governance-news-497816 ICANN Leader Says Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance Under Threat The President and Chief Executive Officer of ICANN says all Internet stakeholders need to strive to keep Internet governance out of the hands of intergovernmental organizations. And if they fail, he warns, there could be unfortunate consequences. http://icann.org/en/news/releases/release-14sep10-en.pdf ICANN warns against government control of the Internet Rod Beckstrom, president and CEO of ICANN says all Internet stakeholders must strive to keep Internet governance out of the hands of intergovernmental organisations. http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/41877-icann-warns-against-government-control-of-the-internet Icann chief calls for multi-stakeholder control The head of Icann has warned against letting the corporation become the domain of any one group. http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2269790/icann-chief-calls-multi The sound and the fury and the kettle ... This is the fifth annual Internet Governance Forum ? IGF ? and the last under its current mandate agreed by the United Nations. The forum is going to be extended for at least another five years but we?ll all be pretending we don?t know that until the last day when the ?taking stock? session takes place. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/15/internet_governance_forum/ Internet must remain neutral, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee Mobile operators and internet service providers must not be allowed to break the principle of "net neutrality" ? that there should be no favouritism for connecting to certain sites online ? Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, warned today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/15/net-neutrality-tim-berners-lee Tim Berners-Lee calls for free internet worldwide The inventor of the Web has called for everyone to have access to his creation for free. Tim Berners-Lee said that he would like to see everybody given a low-bandwidth connection "by default". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11309902 Berners-Lee: 80 percent of the world isn't on the web After a brief welcome Mark Selby, vice president of industry collaborations for Nokia introduced Sir Tim Berners-Lee ? inventor of the Web ? for the Nokia World second day opening keynote. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/tech-tech-boom-10017860/berners-lee-80-percent-of-the-world-isnt-on-the-web-10018650/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Results of ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service Over the years, the ICANN community has expressed interest in and raised questions about domain names registered using a privacy or proxy registration service. In response, ICANN conducted an exploratory study in 2009 to assess an approximate percentage of domain names (through a statistical sampling plan) contained in the top 5 gTLD registries that used privacy or proxy registration services. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14sep10-en.htm FY 11 Update to Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency In June 2009, the ICANN Board accepted the first ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency. ICANN is today releasing an update for FY 11. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13sep10-en.htm Seasoned High Tech Leader Named Chief Operating Officer Akram Atallah, an experienced high-technology business leader, corporate executive and engineer, has been named as ICANN?s Chief Operating Officer. http://icann.org/en/news/releases/release-13sep10-en.pdf ICANN boss: international domain system in peril The CEO of ICAAN offered a stern warning on Tuesday, telling an Internet forum that agency's mission is "under threat." http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/09/icann-boss-international-domain-system-in-peril.ars One in five domains use a privacy service As many as 20 million domain names are registered via Whois privacy or proxy services, an ICANN-sponsored study has found. http://domainincite.com/one-in-five-domains-use-a-privacy-service/ Adult Industry Group Issues Call-to-Action To Reject .XXX The ongoing battle between ICM Registry, the applicants for the .XXX TLD, and the adult industry who are opposed to its introduction, has led to a call-to-action by the Free Speech Coalition, a US-based adult industry lobby group. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12307 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/09/15/adult-industry-group-issues-call-to-action-to-reject-xxx/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/adult-industry-group-issues-call-to-action-to-reject-.xxx.html Pornographers rally to decry .xxx The Free Speech Coalition has issued an official call to action to rally its members against the .xxx top-level domain application. http://domainincite.com/pornographers-rally-to-decry-xxx/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au: Liquidator alleges breaches in Bolton company THE liquidator appointed by investor Nicholas Bolton to one of his own companies has referred a string of possible Corporations Act breaches, including fraud, to the regulator. ... The voluntary liquidation followed a stoush between Mr Bolton's internet domain name company Bottle Domains and the domain name regulator auDA. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frfh4f-1225919916001 http://www.news.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frfm1i-1225920383325 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/liquidator-alleges-breaches-in-bolton-company/story-e6frez7r-1225920383325 au: Liquidator reports Bolton firm to ASIC: report A liquidator appointed to Nicholas Bolton's Australian Style Services has reported the firm to the regulator over several possible breaches of the Corporations Act, including fraud, according to The Herald Sun newspaper. http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Liquidator-reports-Bolton-firm-to-ASIC-report-pd20100913-98UAW Bulgaria Keeps the Faith over '??' Cyrillic Web Domain Bulgaria will push ahead with its efforts to get a domain name in Cyrillic with a "??" suffix approved even though ICANN already turned down the proposal. http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=120185 Bulgaria to appeal ICANN rejection The Bulgarian government will appeal ICANN?s rejection of .??, its proposed Cyrillic-script version of the .bg country-code top-level domain, according to reports. http://domainincite.com/bulgaria-to-appeal-icann-rejection/ ca: Why I Support Canadian Presence Requirements for .CA Domain Names by Zak Muscovitch It nearly goes without saying that if ".CA" means and should continue to mean, "Canada", the registration of a .CA domain name ought to involve some tie to Canada. As Canadian Internet Registration Authority ("CIRA") CEO, Byron Holland, aptly put it, "The fundamental requirement of having a Canadian presence in order to get a dot-ca domain name make sense...because it is a country code and there is an assumption that there is some "Canadian-ness". http://www.circleid.com/posts/why_i_support_canadian_presence_requirements_for_ca_domain_names/ .CO Domain Hits 500,000 Registrations Milestone .CO Internet S.A.S. announced that as of today it has officially taken registrations for more than a half a million .CO domain names. Hitting this major milestone less than two months from the public launch of the .CO extension reinforces the high consumer demand and global nature of the .CO domain. http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/co-domain-hits-500000-registrations-milestone .CO Reaches Half Million Registrations The .CO ccTLD has reached the half million registrations mark within two months of its public relaunch, showing what a good marketing and public relations campaign and a good idea can do. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12309 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/09/16/co-reaches-half-million-registrations/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/co-passes-half-million-registrations.html .CO fastest-growing new TLD in years .CO Internet today announced that it has taken over 500,000 .co domain name registrations in the less than two months since the names went into general availability. http://domainincite.com/co-fastest-growing-new-tld-in-years/ .Co Officially Hits 500,000 Registrations Today Just a couple months after general release, the .co namespace has now registered over half a million domain names effective today. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/15/co-officially-hits-500000-registrations-today/ InternetNZ is boring, male and ageing: members InternetNZ?s objectives are ?too boring?, say findings from membership submissions and consultation meetings in September. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internetnz-is-boring-male-and-ageing-members Is it time for a Superuser group? In its latest round of membership consultation, InternetNZ received feedback that it should take a more active part in network issues, such as the Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative and mobile data roaming charges. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/is-it-time-for-a-superuser-group Registrar banned from Swedish namespace A Danish registrar has been banned from selling .se domain names for 30 days after it registered a ?large number? of names on behalf of customers but without their permission. http://domainincite.com/registrar-banned-from-swedish-namespace/ Nominet to release ultra-short .uk domains this year Nominet, the .uk registry, today outlined its plan to start releasing one and two-character .co.uk domains before the end of 2010. http://domainincite.com/nominet-to-release-ultra-short-uk-domains-this-year/ Nominet To Release One Character, Two Letter, Reserved Domains Nominet, the .UK registry, has announced it will be releasing one character, two letter and other previously reserved domains by the end of 2010 following an extensive consultation period that will see changes to registration rules to enable the release. http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/09/15/nominet-to-release-one-character-two-letter-reserved-domains/ uk: A Trademark Sunrise for One Character Domain Names? Nominet, which oversees the .uk namespace, will begin releasing one and two character third level .uk domain names later this year. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/13/a-trademark-sunrise-for-one-character-domain-names/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** US urges NATO to build 'cyber shield' [AFP] NATO must build a "cyber shield" to protect the transatlantic alliance from any Internet threats to its military and economic infrastructures, a top US defence official said Wednesday. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-urges-nato-to-build-cyber-shield-20100916-15d27.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-urges-nato-to-build-cyber-shield-20100916-15d27.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/us-wants-nato-cyber-shield/story-fn4htb9o-1225924785541 us: Defense lacks doctrine to guide it through cyberwarfare The Defense Department lacks the doctrine needed to effectively guide cyberwarfare strategies, according to officials with the Government Accountability Office, who expect to release in October an unclassified version of a report detailing the challenges. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100913_7634.php Number Of Malware-Infected Websites Tops 1 Million Mark If you're wrestling with malware infections on your website, then you have company. Lots and lots of company. http://www.darkreading.com/smb-security/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400494 ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** From URLs to Apple Apps: A Brief History of Cybersquatting Cybersquatters have a new target: App names on Apple's App store. Apple is trying to fight them off, but squatting has been a moneyspinning scourge since the dawn of the Interwebs. http://www.fastcompany.com/1688890/from-urls-to-apple-apps-a-brief-history-of-cybersquatting Clicking Candidate.com, Landing at Opponent.com One might think that BobMenendez.com would be the Web site of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. But no. Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate for the Senate in Nevada, has the site, which her campaign uses to bash Democrats. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/us/politics/15squatters.html ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Get cracking on your IPv6 transition plan If you haven't started deploying IPv6 -- or at least begun planning your IPv6 deployment -- you have fallen behind schedule compared to the majority of network operators worldwide, according to the latest survey about global readiness for IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/091410-ipv6-schedule.html http://www.infoworld.com/d/networking/get-cracking-your-ipv6-transition-plan-388 http://www.itworld.com/internet/120579/no-ipv6-plan-youre-behind-schedule http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/360661/no_ipv6_plan_re_behind_schedule/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185660/No_IPv6_plan_You_re_behind_schedule Majority of Organisations Slowly Deploying IPv6 While Cost Misconceptions Worry Some With the supply of IPv4 addresses likely to be exhausted in May 2011, the slow adoption of IPv6 is becoming troubling even though most businesses are aware of the need to according to a global survey by the Number Resource Organization. The NRO is concerned about the slow rate of adoption of the technology that will give an almost limitless supply of internet protocol addresses despite the majority of organisations being aware that the change needs to happen. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12306 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/09/15/majority-of-organisations-slowly-deploying-ipv6-while-cost-misconceptions-worry-some/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/majority-of-organisations-slowly-deploying-ipv6-while-cost-misconceptions-worry-some.html Opinion: Are we really ready for IPv6? No. According to a recent survey by the Internet?s Number Resource Organization, approximately 84% of respondents already have IPv6 addresses or are considering getting them. Excuse me if I don?t buy those numbers. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/networking/are-we-really-ready-for-ipv6/162 IPv6 adoption remains slow, survey shows A global survey of Internet service providers and other networking companies found that only one quarter of ISPs are offering IPv6 services to customers, but 84 percent either have IPv6 address allocations or are making plans to get them. http://gcn.com/articles/2010/09/14/adoption-of-ipv6-is-slow.aspx Report: Most ISPs Are IPv6 Ready Is the IPv6 glass half-empty or half-full? A new survey by the Number Resource Organization (NRO) , the official representative of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that manage the pool of Internet Protocol addresses, could fuel either side of the IPv6 preparation argument. http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=196890 IPv6 reality starts dawning on ISPs The difficulties of adopting the next-generation Internet standard so far have outweighed its advantages, but one key part of the computing industry is showing signs of beginning the IPv6 transition in earnest: Internet service providers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20016284-264.html http://www.zdnet.com.au/ipv4-shortage-dawning-on-isps-339306002.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/ipv6-reality-starts-dawning-on-isps-62202917.htm NRO dismayed at sluggish IPv6 adoption A large proportion of businesses and ISPs are still doing nothing to migrate to IPv6, despite the dwindling number of IPv4 addresses, according to research from the Number Resource Organisation (NRO). http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2269721/research-finds-ipv6-adoption http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20100914/ttc-nro-dismayed-at-sluggish-ipv6-adopti-6315470.html Silvia Hagen: It's Not About IPv6 Transition But Urgent Integration As the IPv4 address pool is rapidly reaching exhaustion, Silvia Hagen, a leading expert on IPv6 and the author of O'Reilly's book, "IPv6 Essentials," stresses that a primary step towards IPv6 address space is not about "transition" but "integration". http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100913_silvia_hagen_its_not_about_ipv6_transition_but_urgent_integration/ IPv6: Whose Responsibility Is It? by Torbj?rn Ekl?v This text was originally meant to be read by the Swedish authorities and municipalities, but the problem is most probably similar all over the world. Along with others, I have repeatedly written and spoken about the need for municipalities and agencies to start with the roll-out of IPv6. Most of what I have written has been focused on IT managers. It might seem natural that it is the IT manager's decision to get the IPv6-project started. But what if perhaps it isn't...? http://www.circleid.com/posts/ipv6_whose_responsibility_is_it/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Competition to Regional Internet Registries (RIR) for Post-Allocation Services? by Peter Thimmesch Is it time for a split between allocation and services for Internet number resources as was the case for domain name resources? Consider the following; http://www.circleid.com/posts/competition_to_regional_internet_registries_rir_for_post_allocation_service/ ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** The Rise of Apps Culture Overview: Some 35% of U.S. adults have software applications or ?apps? on their phones, yet only 24% of adults use those apps. Many adults who have apps on their phones, particularly older adults, do not use them, and 11% of cell owners are not sure if their phone is equipped with apps. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/The-Rise-of-Apps-Culture.aspx ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** us: U-Md. researcher links kids' computer use with test scores, behavior A University of Maryland researcher has a message for parents who fret about how much time their preteen children spend on computers: Worry not. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/14/AR2010091407044.html Internet must remain neutral, says Sir Tim Berners-Lee Mobile operators and internet service providers must not be allowed to break the principle of "net neutrality" ? that there should be no favouritism for connecting to certain sites online ? Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, warned today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/15/net-neutrality-tim-berners-lee Baroness Susan Greenfield: society should wake up to harmful effects of internet Society should be aware of the potentially harmful effects of the internet, networking sites and computer games on the brain, leading neuroscientist and peer Baroness Susan Greenfield has said. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8002921/Baroness-Susan-Greenfield-society-should-wake-up-to-harmful-effects-of-internet.html Search Takes a Social Turn Now, even on the Internet, it is not what you know but who you know. After a decade when search engines ruled supreme ? tapping billions of Web pages to answer every conceivable query ? many people now prefer getting their online information the old-fashioned way: by yakking across the fence. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13search.html Americans spending more time with news: Pew survey [AFP] Americans are spending more time consuming news than a decade ago, adding online news to a diet of traditional media such as print newspapers, radio and television, according to a new survey. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/americans-spending-more-time-with-news-pew-survey-20100914-159od.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/americans-spending-more-time-with-news-pew-survey-20100914-159od.html us: Online sex ads market to reach $63 million this year, report says The online sex advertising market is expected to reach $63 million this year, with Craigslist accounting for about 70 percent of that revenue, according to projections by research firm Advanced Interactive Media Group. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/09/online_sex_ads_market_to_reach.html Aussies shop online as their dollar soars Australians have flocked to the internet to take advantage of a strong dollar to buy clothes, books and electronics from overseas. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/4133045/Aussies-shop-online-as-their-dollar-soars uk: Ofcom outlines accessibility benefits of superfast networks Superfast broadband networks could improve access to technologies and information for elderly people and people with disabilities, a study carried out for telecoms and media regulator Ofcom has found. http://out-law.com/page-11369 us: ?Adult Services? Closed, Craigslist Says At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Craigslist also defended its right to post sex-related ads as well as its efforts to fight sex trafficking. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/business/16craigslist.html ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** Twitter user sells §Israel username for six-figure sum While Twitter tries to work out how to make money, a Spaniard has sold his username on the site for a six-figure sum. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/14/twitter-user-sells-israel-username Pornographer sells Twitter ID to Israel Israel's foreign Ministry has acquired the §Israel username on Twitter, the social networking site, from the Spanish owner of adult porn sites. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/pornographer-sells-twitter-id-to-israel-2079392.html Facebook poses security risk at work, study finds A third of US SMEs claim to have experienced malware or virus infection as a result of staff using social media websites, Panda Security's first Social Media Risk Index survey has found. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/360836/facebook_poses_security_risk_work_study_finds/ http://news.techworld.com/security/3239719/facebook-poses-security-risk-at-work-study-finds/ ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Digital Agenda: EU grid project unlocks processing power of 200,000 desktop computers for European researchers EU researchers will have sustainable and continuous access to the combined processing power of over 200,000 desktop computers in more than 30 European countries thanks to the European Commission funded European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) project launched today. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1119&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ au: Cyber bullying reaches epidemic level [AAP] Cyber bullying is reaching epidemic levels, says a Melbourne youth worker, amid new claims about young girls being pressured to provide pornographic images of themselves. http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/cyber-bullying-reaches-epidemic-level-20100913-1593f.html http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/porno-pic-cyber-bullying-at-epidemic-level/story-e6frf7kf-1225921279161 http://www.cio.com.au/article/360572/cyber_bullying_reaches_epidemic_level/ http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/360572/cyber_bullying_reaches_epidemic_level/ au: $10.6m cyber bullying program to be rolled out in schools A $10.6 million program addressing cyber bullying will be rolled out in schools across Victoria from next year. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/14/3011042.htm?site=news http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/7939051/106m-cyber-bullying-program-to-be-rolled-out-in-schools/ Cyber bullying funds for Vic schools [AAP] A $10.6 million program to tackle cyber bullying will be rolled out in every Victorian public school. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/360571/cyber_bullying_funds_vic_schools/ ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Pew: Americans Have Apps On Their Phone, But Won't Pay For Them Do you use a lot of mobile apps on your cellphone? If you do, chances are you're a young, affluent, well-educated male, according to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. The PIALP recently conducted a study of 1,917 adult cellphone users to find out who is using apps and what they're doing with them. The study did not distinguish between feature phone and smartphone users. http://www.pcworld.com/article/205457/.html Nokia begins smartphone fightback with new handsets Finnish phone giant Nokia has vowed to fight back as it battles for customers in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11294363 HTC pushes its Android momentum HTC hopes that two new Android phones will secure its status as one of Apple's top competitors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11318207 HTC unveils new smartphones, pushes into services Smartphone maker HTC Corp unveiled details of its push into the increasingly important mobile services sector and introduced two new models using Google's Android software. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51511420100915 ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Tim Berners-Lee calls for free internet worldwide The inventor of the Web has called for everyone to have access to his creation for free. Tim Berners-Lee said that he would like to see everybody given a low-bandwidth connection "by default". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11309902 Berners-Lee: 80 percent of the world isn't on the web After a brief welcome Mark Selby, vice president of industry collaborations for Nokia introduced Sir Tim Berners-Lee ? inventor of the Web ? for the Nokia World second day opening keynote. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/tech-tech-boom-10017860/berners-lee-80-percent-of-the-world-isnt-on-the-web-10018650/ Internet can help reach anti-poverty goals, UN official tells governance forum A senior United Nations official today urged participants at the Internet Governance Forum to harness the many ways in which the Internet can help in attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty, hunger, disease and other ills. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35918&Cr=&Cr1= http://www.isria.com/pages/14_September_2010_259.php ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Pirated software costs world $51 billion, says study More than four out of 10 software applications in use around the world are unlicensed or pirated, an IDC study has calculated. http://news.techworld.com/applications/3239665/pirated-software-costs-world-51-billion-says-study/ http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/360835/pirated_software_costs_world_51_billion_says_study/ Searching for free stuff online can be costly It's common knowledge that you can catch computer viruses on porn Web sites. But did you know it's also risky to surf the Web searching for free movies or music? http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20016309-245.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/searching-for-free-stuff-online-can-be-costly-62202915.htm http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security-management/2010/09/15/free-searches-increase-chances-of-malware-40090108/ US urges NATO to build 'cyber shield' [AFP] NATO must build a "cyber shield" to protect the transatlantic alliance from any Internet threats to its military and economic infrastructures, a top US defence official said Wednesday. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-urges-nato-to-build-cyber-shield-20100916-15d27.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/us-urges-nato-to-build-cyber-shield-20100916-15d27.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/us-wants-nato-cyber-shield/story-fn4htb9o-1225924785541 us: Defense lacks doctrine to guide it through cyberwarfare The Defense Department lacks the doctrine needed to effectively guide cyberwarfare strategies, according to officials with the Government Accountability Office, who expect to release in October an unclassified version of a report detailing the challenges. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100913_7634.php Number Of Malware-Infected Websites Tops 1 Million Mark If you're wrestling with malware infections on your website, then you have company. Lots and lots of company. http://www.darkreading.com/smb-security/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400494 Australian police launch biggest piracy raid in history [AAP] Police have launched the largest coordinated attack on blackmarket operators in Australian history, with officers carrying out piracy raids nationwide. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/police-launch-biggest-piracy-raid-in-history-20100915-15byt.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/police-launch-biggest-piracy-raid-in-history-20100915-15byt.html au: Cyber terrorism threat 'not taken seriously enough' More than a third of Australian businesses have a lackadaisical attitude towards cyber terrorism and do not perform background security checks on new data centre employees, a study has found. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/cyber-terrorism-threat-not-taken-seriously-enough/story-e6frgakx-1225921434904 EBay defeats Tiffany in US counterfeit jewellery suit Online auctioneer eBay Inc on Monday won the dismissal of Tiffany & Co's 2004 lawsuit accusing it of deceiving customers by allowing the online sale of counterfeit Tiffany-branded jewellery. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51461820100913 Is Europe's shield for web hosts corroding away? OPINION: A gap is emerging between the way similar laws are being interpreted in the US and Europe that presents a threat to web hosts. In Europe they are at greater risk of being saddled with liability for users' copyright transgressions than in the US. http://out-law.com/page-11366 ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Internet Governance Forum Tackles Online Privacy Participants from throughout the world are gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week for the fifth-annual Internet Governance Forum. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-magid/internet-governance-forum_b_717392.html nz: Google Street View investigation & new cross-border privacy laws On September 2, 2010, police in New Zealand issued a statement to confirm that there was no evidence Google committed a criminal offense in relation to the data it collected from unsecured WiFi networks during the Street View photography capture exercise. http://www.lexology.com/r.ashx?i=2707127&l=7EJ6AV6 Czechs stop Google's Street View data collection Czech data protection authorities have stopped Google Inc collecting new images to update Street View, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, in the latest setback to the search group's mapping service. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51480320100914 Czechs ban Google from expanding 'Street View' [AP] Authorities in the Czech Republic have banned Google Inc. from continuing in its mapping feature "Street View" in the eastern European country. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/czechs-ban-google-from-expanding-street-view-20100914-15aqu.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/czechs-ban-google-from-expanding-street-view-20100914-15aqu.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Editorial: Microsoft and Russia Microsoft made the right decision to stop helping Russian authorities use claims of software piracy to harass and silence dissenters. On Monday, it announced that it is barring its lawyers from taking part in such cases and will provide a blanket software license to advocacy groups and news media outlets in Russia, undercutting the Kremlin?s tactic. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/opinion/15wed2.html Microsoft Changes Policy Over Russian Crackdown Microsoft announced sweeping changes on Monday to ensure that the authorities in Russia and elsewhere do not use crackdowns on software piracy as an excuse to suppress advocacy or opposition groups, effectively prohibiting its lawyers from taking part in such cases. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/world/europe/14raid.html Interview: Thai media activist Supinya Klangnarong Supinya Klangnarong needs no introduction in Thailand (though Wikipedia and Absolutely Bangkok both provide one). A fervent believer in freedoms of speech, press and internet in Thailand, Supinya is oft quoted and always insightful. Who then could be a better interview opportunity for this blog, which initially began with a very specific focus on the internet in Thailand? http://www.asiancorrespondent.com/jon-russell/interview-thai-media-activist-supinya-klangnarong Anti-censorship program Haystack withdrawn Software created to help Iranians escape government control of the web has been withdrawn over security fears. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11298022 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** UK rights-holders bear brunt of costs of chasing pirates Rights-holders will bear the brunt of the costs for tackling copyright infringers, the UK government has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11297033 UK ISPs hit back at sharing cost of copyright crackdown Internet service providers have protested against the government's decision that they will bear a quarter of the costs involved in enforcing the copyright crackdown laid out in the Digital Economy Act. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/business-of-it/2010/09/15/isps-hit-back-at-sharing-cost-of-copyright-crackdown-40090120/ E.U. to Back Plan for Pan-European Mobile Market The European Commission is poised this week to back a plan that would divert a portion of the valuable broadcast spectrum used by television stations to mobile operators by 2013, in a bid to create an European Union-wide market for wireless broadband services. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13spectrum.html F.C.C. Likely to Open Airwaves to Wireless When the Federal Communications Commission first approved the use of unlicensed bands of the airwaves decades ago, it began a revolution in consumer electronics ? first in television remote controls and garage door openers, then in baby monitors and cordless phones, and most recently in wireless computer networks. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html US regulator set to back ?WiFi on steroids? The prospect of new wireless devices resembling ?WiFi on steroids? will open up next week when US regulators will vote to liberalise an important part of the airwaves. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8b165ee6-beab-11df-a755-00144feab49a.html NZ Govt seeks advice on Telecom separation The government is asking the industry and the public for feedback on issues that might arise if Telecom was to structurally separate, as it wants to. http://www.techday.co.nz/telecommunicationsreview/news/updated-govt-seeks-advice-on-telecom-separati/17959/6/ ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* InternetNZ is boring, male and ageing: members InternetNZ?s objectives are ?too boring?, say findings from membership submissions and consultation meetings in September. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internetnz-is-boring-male-and-ageing-members Is it time for a Superuser group? In its latest round of membership consultation, InternetNZ received feedback that it should take a more active part in network issues, such as the Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative and mobile data roaming charges. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/is-it-time-for-a-superuser-group nz: Stakeholders get say if Telecom splits Telco players are being given the chance to shape the regulation of Telecom should it split in two. ... InternetNZ's Richard Wood said the organisation had always been in favour of Telecom's structural separation. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10673724 ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** What's the point of faster broadband? Here's what Will ultra-fast broadband be a game-changer or a costly toy? Anthony Doesburg found five companies already showing what better internet connections can mean. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10672380 Deutsche Telekom Is Focus of Corruption Investigation German prosecutors on Wednesday confirmed that they had opened an investigation to determine whether executives at Deutsche Telekom, including the current chief executive, pressured government officials in Macedonia to keep competitors out of the market. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/technology/16telekom.html India investigates deals after Vodafone case Indian authorities are scrutinising the tax aspects of several old cross-border deals after a local court ruled that UK mobile group Vodafone must pay about $2bn in capital gains tax on a deal that took place three years ago, a top finance ministry official has said. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c83b5b8a-bf52-11df-965a-00144feab49a.html Nokia chairman announces readiness to depart as turmoil at top grows The turmoil at the top of Nokia has continued for a third day, with the company saying on Tuesday that its chairman and former chief executive Jorma Ollia is to step down - though not until 2012. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/sep/14/nokia-chairman-ollia-departing Nokia looks to recover lost ground Nokia will launch a fresh push to reclaim lost ground from Apple and other rivals when it unveils a revamped range of smartphones amid further upheaval in the Finnish group?s top management. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee01a9c2-bf5d-11df-965a-00144feab49a.html EU set to open up access to new web systems Brussels is expected to extend the obligation of large telecoms operators to provide network access to competitors when it lays out its new high-speed broadband regulatory framework next week http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe0fe0fe-bf62-11df-965a-00144feab49a.html China Mobile,Vodafone to work on 4G after $6.5 bln stake sale China Mobile Ltd will still work with Vodafone Group Plc on developing a common 4G mobile telecommunications standard, its chairman said on Monday, even after the British company sold its $6.5 billion stake in the Chinese operator. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-51481020100914 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2010 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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