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Companies urged to fix worldwide Internet security flaw (International Herald Tribune)
Since a secret emergency meeting of computer security experts at Microsoft, Dan Kaminsky has been warning about a potentially dangerous flaw in the Internet that makes it possible for criminals to steal vast amounts of personal and financial information.
China plunges into controversy with Internet backflip (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Beijing Olympics were plunged into another controversy on Wednesday as China announced a backflip on Internet freedoms for the thousands of foreign reporters covering the Games.
China Curbs Visiting Media’s Internet Access (NPR)
Journalists from around the world are gathering in China for the Beijing Summer Olympics and their access to some Internet sites is being blocked. China had pledged to provide media with unrestricted access to the Internet.
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China to censor Internet during Games: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China will censor the Internet used by foreign media during the Olympics, an organising committee official confirmed Wednesday, reversing a pledge to offer complete media freedom at the games.
Senator: China spying on Internet use in hotels (AP via Yahoo! News)
Foreign-owned hotels in China face the prospect of "severe retaliation" if they refuse to install government software that can spy on Internet use by hotel guests coming to watch the summer Olympic games, a U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday.
Comcast, NetZero agree to block Internet child porn (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Internet service providers (ISPs) Comcast Corp and United Online Inc’s NetZero have agreed to block access to child pornography, the New York Attorney General’s office said on Tuesday.
China to censor Internet during Games — organisers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Foreign reporters will not have complete access to the Internet during the Beijing Olympics, Games organisers said Wednesday, reversing a pledge to bring down the Chinese firewall of censorship.
Companies urged to fix worldwide Internet security flaw (International Herald Tribune)
Since a secret emergency meeting of computer security experts at Microsoft, Dan Kaminsky has been warning about a potentially dangerous flaw in the Internet that makes it possible for criminals to steal vast amounts of personal and financial information.
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China Tops U.S. in Number of Internet Users (New York Times)
China said the number of Internet users in the country reached about 253 million last month, ahead of the U.S., thanks to a powerful surge in Internet adoption in the last few years.
Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation’s effort to deal with white collar crime at emerging dot-coms.
Fortify Your Internet Security Settings Now (Washington Post)
The Web became a substantially more dangerous place this week, thanks largely to the publication of instructions that show cyber criminals how to exploit a pervasive, critical flaw in the Internet infrastructure. While Internet service providers and corporations can mitigate the danger by updating the software that powers vulnerable components of their networks, data released yesterday indicates …
China says it’s first in world in number of Internet users (International Herald Tribune)
China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.
First Mile starts offering Internet service (Miami Herald)
Atlanta-based First Mile Communications, a provider of Internet access, will offer high-capacity wireless Internet services to Miami businesses, beginning Friday.
China Internet Users Pass 250 Million, Surpassing U.S. as Largest Internet Population (CircleID)
China reports that the number of its Internet users has reached close to 253 million, surpassing United States as the world’s leading Internet market, despite heavy government controls.
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China Tops 250 Million Internet Users (PC World via Yahoo! News)
China reasserted itself as the world’s largest Internet market, with 253 million total users by the end of June.
Fortify Your Internet Security Settings Now (Washington Post)
The Web became a substantially more dangerous place this week, thanks largely to the publication of instructions that show cyber criminals how to exploit a pervasive, critical flaw in the Internet infrastructure. While Internet service providers and corporations can mitigate the danger by updating the software that powers vulnerable components of their networks, data released yesterday indicates …
China says it’s first in world in number of Internet users (International Herald Tribune)
China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.
Internet Firm Says It Targeted Ads To Customers’ Web-Surfing Habits (Washington Post)
Regional Internet company Embarq told lawmakers this week that it notified 26,000 high-speed Internet customers in Kansas that it was conducting a targeted advertising test based on their "anonymous" Web-surfing behavior and offered them the ability to opt out.
China: We have more Internet users than any other nation (USA Today)
China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest, according to government data.
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Internet television service Joost enters China (AFP via Yahoo! News)
London-based Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world’s largest online market.
Internet, alcohol and sleep tied to girls’ weight (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Girls and young women who devote much time to the Internet, get too little sleep or regularly drink alcohol are more likely than their peers to put on excess weight, a new study suggests.
UZBEKISTAN: HOW THE UZBEK GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS A CHOKE-HOLD OVER THE INTERNET (EurasiaNet.org)
In Uzbekistan, responsibility for controlling the web begins at the cabinet level and ends with plainclothes police officers who physically intimidate internet caf owners and customers.
Internet television service Joost enters China (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world’s largest online market.
Dismissal sought in LA Internet suicide case (The Fresno Bee)
An attorney representing a Missouri woman charged in connection with an Internet hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday seeking dismissal of the case.
Companies face ‘groundswell’ threat on Internet (International Herald Tribune)
Businesses are in danger of losing control of the Internet-fueled conversation about their products and services, putting their corporate reputations at risk, a new book asserts.