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Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 sites that peddle abusive images of children and says countries need to work together to fight the problem.(From Reuters) Hundreds of child abuse Web sites around the world could be shut down if countries worked together to tackle the problem, an Internet watchdog…
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Commission enforcement bureau is expected to recommend rejecting cable operators’ complaint over Verizon’s techniques in retaining customers.(From Reuters) Staff at the Federal Communications Commission are expected to recommend that it review rules on how phone and cable companies can use customer information as they try to take business…
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At least four Indonesian ISPs have blocked access to YouTube for carrying a Dutch lawmaker’s film that accuses the Koran of inciting violence. (From Reuters) At least four Indonesian firms providing Internet services have blocked access to YouTube for carrying a Dutch lawmaker’s film that accuses the Koran…
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Authorities have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits. (From Reuters) Chinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics…
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As the country becomes a democracy, anonymous comments in online forums are proving difficult for a new government to cope with.(From Reuters) As the reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan opens up gradually to the outside world and embraces democracy, it is finding the freedoms of the Internet both…
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Local court orders telecom provider to block image-hosting service Slide after users allegedly posted offending material.(From Reuters) The Turkish government has been blocking access nationwide to Slide and its popular multimedia Web software after a local court ruled the site let users post photos and stories insulting the…
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Authorities order 25 video-sharing Web sites to halt operations and issued warnings to dozens of others in move that could scare away investors. (From Reuters) Chinese authorities ordered 25 video-sharing Web sites to halt operations and issued warnings to dozens of others on Thursday, tightening their grip on…
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Fouad Mortada, 26, had been jailed for setting up a Facebook profile under the name and likeness of the king’s brother.(From Reuters) A Moroccan computer engineer jailed last month for setting up a Facebook account in the name of King Mohammed’s brother has been freed after a royal…
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Commission looking into complaints from foreign companies that believe they are being singled out by the U.S. Justice Department. BRUSSELS–The European Union launched an investigation Monday into whether U.S. prosecutions of foreign online gambling companies are discriminatory, possibly paving the way for action at the World Trade Organization….
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Homeland Security chief says the system will fight illegal crossings all along the frontier. A high-tech “virtual fence” on part of the U.S. border with Mexico is finally ready for service and the technology can fight illegal crossings all along the frontier, the Homeland Security chief said on…
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Cable company and foes to be questioned as agency considers new nondiscrimination regulations targeting broadband providers. The high-profile squabble over Comcast’s slowdown of BitTorrent file-sharing traffic–and broader questions of network handling by Internet service providers–is set for public scrutiny Monday at a federal hearing. …
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The move is part of government efforts to exert greater control over China’s rapidly growing Internet sector. China has called on domestic Web sites to sign a voluntary pact governing online video and audio content, saying they should exercise self-censorship to ensure a “healthy and orderly” cyberspace. …
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A missile fired from Navy ship hits satellite, but it’s unclear whether the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic fuel tank on board. A missile fired from a Navy ship struck an ailing U.S. spy satellite, but it’s unclear whether the operation succeeded in destroying a toxic…
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Hundreds of Spaniards pose questions via YouTube for the two main candidates in the national parliamentary election set for next month. If it weren’t for YouTube, a man wearing a little black dress and a pearl necklace would be unlikely to proffer question to the leader of the…
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Italian police are investigating an anti-Semitic blog listing the names of more than 150 “Jewish university professors,” which was removed from the Internet after protests from politicians and Jewish leaders. The blog, by an anonymous author, listed the names and workplaces of university professors that it accused…
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Government says only state-controlled companies can apply for licenses to stream videos, but lack of clarity leaves many confused. China’s new rules on online video and audio content banning violent, pornographic and fake material are aimed at promoting the Internet’s “healthy” development, according to a government statement. …
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Software giant says it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its unsolicited offer for Yahoo. Microsoft said Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited…
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Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits. As most of us now understand, paperless electronic voting is a really bad idea. But there is a still worse idea: voting over the Internet. Voters may…
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Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the the full text of the Real ID bill. Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act…
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Man likely to become Russia’s next president launches a site with speeches, his campaign team, news, and a gallery of photos. Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month as his favored successor, launched his personal Web site on Wednesday. In links on the his site,…
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