Archive for 2010/06/21

Internet Registrars Accused Of Supporting Online Criminals

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Cybercrime, Education / Awareness, Network Security, Organized Crime, Stats / reports

A report issued on Monday claims Internet Registrars are knowingly facilitating illegal activity online.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225700879

Direct link to report: http://www.knujon.com/knujon_audit0610.pdf

Google’s Wi-Fi net caught passwords, says France

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Google, Privacy / Data Protection

Google intercepted passwords and email content while it was collecting unsecured Wi-Fi data from households, the French privacy watchdog has found.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/06/21/googles-wi-fi-net-caught-passwords-says-france-40089304/

No World Cup footy for Vodafone’s UK subscribers

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Bandwidth Management, Blocking

http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=46422&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10#

Syria, Lebanon Discuss Regional and International Communications Networking

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Bandwidth Management, Legislation, Net Neutrality

http://www.isria.com/pages/21_June_2010_160.php

Nokia Siemens Networks leads the way to 400G optical transport networks

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Tech Evolution

http://press-releases.techwhack.com/55570-nokia-siemens-networks-65

UK Consumers Lose Interest in Mobile Broadband Services

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Bandwidth Management, Tech Evolution

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/06/21/uk-consumers-lose-interest-in-mobile-broadband-services.html

Australia: Don’t claim we support filter, iiNet tells Conroy

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Filtering

http://www.news.com.au/technology/iinet-hit-backs-at-government-over-filter-claim/story-e6frfro0-1225873560741

Australia: Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Enforcement

http://www.zdnet.com.au/govt-wants-isps-to-record-browsing-history-339303785.htm

Vietnam: The challenge of IP Enforcement

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Enforcement, Legislation

http://www.managingip.com/Article/2577364/The-challenge-of-IP-enforcement.html

Peer to peer file sharing to double in 4 years

Posted: 2010/06/21 in File Sharing, Stats / reports

http://www.myce.com/news/peer-to-peer-file-sharing-expected-to-double-in-4-years-30747/

Nigeria: Country Lost U.S.$156 Million to Piracy in 2009 – IDC

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Stats / reports

http://allafrica.com/stories/201006100687.html

Study: $42 billion worth of PSP, DS games pirated

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Stats / reports

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20006954-17.html

US Panel Looks at Intellectual Property Violations in China

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Public Policy, Stats / reports

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/198901/us_panel_looks_at_intellectual_property_violations_in_china.html

Study: The Economy Will Explode If ISPs Don’t Get What They Want

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Stats / reports

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-The-Economy-Will-Explode-If-ISPs-Dont-Get-What-They-Want-108942

Cloud computing can check piracy of software

Posted: 2010/06/21 in The Cloud

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k10/june/june12.php

Network to spot pawned items that were stolen

Posted: 2010/06/21 in The Cloud

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100620/ARTICLES/6201009/1002?tc=ar

Netflix To Face Stiffer Video-On-Demand Competition After FCC Decision

Posted: 2010/06/21 in New Business Models

https://www.trefis.com/company?article=17402

Exec touting alternative options for theaters

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Future Developments?, New Business Models

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i80aa430b917f5ecadfb7c40120415142

ISPs under pressure to crack down on bots and spam

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Cybercrime, Network Security, Organized Crime

http://www.informationweek.in/Internet/10-06-15/ISPs_under_pressure_to_crack_down_on_bots_and_spam.aspx

See also:

Frustration growing over limited ability to shut down botnets
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1515138,00.html

Using All the Tools at Our Disposal to Stop Spam Scams
http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2010/06/17/using-all-the-tools-at-our-disposal-to-stop-spam-scams.aspx

Microsoft takes legal action to shut down Waledac botnet
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1395040,00.html

French Data Regulator Green-Lights Three-Strikes

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Three Strikes, Uncategorized

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i16591aef144b246538f904eef2b1d968

Germany: Federal Minister of Justice on Internet copyright protection: Squaring the circle

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Legislation, Public Policy, Three Strikes

http://www.stoppt-filmklau.org/index.php?article_id=312&clang=0

Operators of two key filehoster portal sites raided in Bochum, Duisburg and Rees

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Cybercrime, Enforcement, Illegal File Sharing

Police and tax investigators confiscate extensive evidence

http://www.stoppt-filmklau.org/index.php?article_id=311&clang=0

Googlegate: Mapping a scandal of global proportions – Google is not above the law

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Google, Privacy / Data Protection

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/17/googlegate/

Sweden: Three Arrested In Connection With ‘Darkside’ File-Sharing Servers

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Enforcement

http://torrentfreak.com/three-arrested-in-connection-with-darkside-file-sharing-server-100619/

Police Raids Tear Apart Hungarian BitTorrent Scene

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Enforcement

http://torrentfreak.com/police-raids-tear-apart-hungarian-bittorrent-scene-100618/

RapidShare Kills Reward Program Over Piracy Concerns

Posted: 2010/06/21 in Illegal File Sharing

http://torrentfreak.com/rapidshare-kills-reward-program-over-piracy-concerns-100620/

Cinema Expo embraces 3D

Posted: 2010/06/21 in New Business Models

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3id06d4e1f127671acca893f0530f67bd8