Archive for March, 2006

Government requests data from PC security companies.

On a winter afternoon in Trafalgar Square, Michael (”Please don’t use my second name”) is trying to explain how the internet has changed his life and the lives of thousands like him.

DuPage County officials weren’t dazed — but maybe a little confused — when looking over the list of possible charges or fees the county could implement to generate revenue. Among the taxes listed was one for an illegal drug license.

For pedophiles and other sexual perverts, the Internet offers one-stop shopping. With a few clicks of a mouse, these predators can find teen-age girls and boys through an online social networking service called Myspace.com

For pedophiles and other sexual perverts, the Internet offers one-stop shopping. With a few clicks of a mouse, they can find teenage girls and boys through an online social networking service called myspace.com.

THE State Government will introduce new laws to force parents or guardians to pay fines incurred for underage drinking offences as part of a crackdown on “out of control” youth parties.

Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination (PIRT) Squad formed. SpywareGuide articles are sponsored by FaceTime Communications, providing solutions for securing and controlling IM, P2P and Spyware Greynets.

HOPKINTON, Mass. & ARLINGTON, Va.—-March 28, 2006–UpdateLogic, providing automatic software update technology called UpdateTV for the consumer electronics market, and National Datacast, a leader in nationwide wireless data broadcasting and a subsidiary of the Public Broadcasting Service , today announced they are partnering to deliver software updates to digital televisions.

COMPTON, Calif.—-March 28, 2006–Belkin Routers now ship with the award-winning ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, offering greater protection from hackers, data thieves, and cyber-criminals.

THE Federal Government says it is not convinced of the need for a new internet address for adult content. A Canadian-based body, the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR), is seeking to register a new internet domain using the extension .xxx.

The federal government says it is not convinced of the need for a new internet address for adult content. –

The federal government says it is not convinced of the need for a new internet address for adult content. –

Underage alcohol abuse and a lack of parental responsibility are the main causes of out-of-control teenage parties, a new report says. –

(Sports Network) – The Washington Redskins ( website – news ) kept left guard Derrick Dockery, as he signed his tender offer with the team on Monday.

(Sports Network) – The Miami Dolphins signed veteran fullback Fred Beasley to a one-year contract on Monday. The 6-0, 245-pound blocking back had spent his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers.

(Sports Network) – Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox has been rewarded with a new five-year contract. Fox has led the Panthers to two NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl in four years with the club.

You can’t make internet filters mandatory. For a start, they don’t work, writes Mark Pesce. –

(Sports Network) – The NBA fined Sacramento guard Bonzi Wells $5,000 on Monday for batting the ball into the stands during Sunday’s 90-83 loss to Golden State at ARCO Arena.

(Sports Network) – Cleveland’s LeBron James and Memphis’ Pau Gasol were named the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the week ending March 26.

When N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper talks about Internet predators shadowing children’s chatrooms and the challenges of policing the online world, the word “scary” often pops into the conversation.