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April 29, 2008

Controversial Ownership of Domain Name

Filed under: Domain Names — info @ 9:25 pm

Controversial Ownership of Domain Name

Domainer Anything.com will be handing over the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com (jerryseinfeld.com) to its “rightful” owner, stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld, after facing the National Arbitration Forum (arb-forum.com) last week for its “controversial” ownership of the domain name and its suspected exploitation of the TV funnyman’s self-titled website.

The website, at first glance, appeared to be a fan site featuring a bio of the comedian and linked to a few other websites devoted to his TV show, Seinfeld.

The website even included a disclaimer, saying the site was “not endorsed or authorized by Jerry Seinfeld or by any party other than the owner of this site,” as apparent proof that it was an unofficial fan site.

But the problem issue was links on the page actually led to a secondary page with nothing but ads i.e. a parking page

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April 16, 2008

New Technology by Google YouTube

Filed under: Google,Pornography,Web 2.0 — info @ 9:15 pm

New Technology by Google YouTube

NEW YORK – The fight against child pornography is getting an assist from technology designed by Google Inc. to help identify copyright-protected clips on its YouTube video-sharing site.

Google Employees have tried customize the copyright software for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s program for identifying children in sexually explicit photos and video.

The center has recently employed facial-recognition technology to make those IDs easier, but with limited success.

With the new Google tools, analysts can also seek matches based on other attributes, such as the color and shape of a couch or the wallpaper pattern in the background of a photo.

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April 13, 2008

Employee emails Australia

Filed under: Australia,Countries,Cyber Culture Computer Security — info @ 10:23 pm

Employee emails Australia

Australian employers would be able to read their staff’s e-mails under proposed new national security laws being considered by the Federal Government.

According to reports the new laws would give companies extra powers to monitor their computer networks to prevent cyber-attacks.

They would be allowed to check staff e-mails and internet communications without their consent.

Deputy Prime Minister says the proposed changes would step up national security of Australia’s computer networks, to ensure they are safe from terrorist attack.

The report further says that privacy experts and unions will be consulted about the proposed laws.

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April 10, 2008

The United Nations and Google

Filed under: Google,Web 2.0 — info @ 2:04 am

The United Nations and Google

GENEVA –– The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday unveiled a new partnership with Internet giant Google to help track refugees from Iraq to Darfur and raise public awareness of its work.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched its new service using the “Google Earth Outreach” programme, which allows organisations to add their own data and information as a “layer” on top of the existing Google Earth service.

The UNHCR layer shows three of the agency’s main refugee operations — Iraq, Darfur and Colombia — as well as providing an overview of its structure, mandate and wider operations.

Users can click on an icon of a camp for Darfur refugees in Chad, for example, and read pop-up windows detailing everyday life for the refugees, their histories and the challenges aid agencies face in ensuring their health and livelihoods.

The head of the Google Earth Outreach programme, said the aim was to addresss what to many people is an abstract construct, and “take” them there on a virtual trip, so they can gain an intuitive understanding of what is at stake.

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April 2, 2008

Beijing Olympic Games and Cyber Security

Filed under: China,Cyber Culture Computer Security — info @ 3:37 am

Beijing Olympic Games and Cyber Security

In order to meet the city’s demand for information security during the Olympic Games, the first municipal Information Security Emergency Response and Disposal Centre was set up in Beijing on April 1; and it will operate 24 hour a day.

The Information Security Emergency Response and Disposal Centre has set up 10 emergency protection groups against viruses, network attacks, hacking, network incidents; and for emergency resources. When the city’s important information system suffers illegal attacks and the system fails, the Center will respond and reduce loss immediately.

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