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Verizon offers details of Usenet deletion: alt.* groups, others gone: “

Verizon Communications confirmed on Thursday that it will stop offering its customers access to tens of thousands of Usenet discussion areas, including the alt.* groups that have been a free-flowing area for discussions for over two decades.

Eric Rabe, a Verizon spokesman, said only a subset of discussion groups, …

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(Via The Iconoclast.)

N.Y. A.G. says AOL will curb access to Usenet. It already did: “

It’s no secret that politicians tend to churn out press releases touting their accomplishments, no matter how mean or insignificant. But it is still possible to be surprised on occasion, which brings us to today’s announcement by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat.

In his press release, …

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(Via The Iconoclast.)

City Room: AT&T and AOL Agree to Fight Child Pornography: “AT&T and America Online have agreed to eliminate access to child pornography on newsgroups and their servers.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

ZA - New website to expose child pornography: “(BuaNews)
Members of the public can now anonymously report any images of sexual abuse discovered on the internet through a newly launched website in South Africa. The website, www.fpbprochild.org.za, which is available 24 hours, seven days a week was launched in Johannesburg by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba. Mr Gigaba said the website service will afford members of the public an opportunity to report any incidences of child pornography online and remain anonymous. ‘Our internet content analysts will assess the contents of any reported website and will forward a detailed report to the law enforcement agencies in South Africa for further action. The Film and Publication Board fully supports the initiative Other stakeholders in the fight against child pornography included the South African Police Service, SABC and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.”

(Via QuickLinks Update.)

Only 20% of known child porn sites heed watchdog’s call to shut down | The Japan Times Online: “Saturday, July 5, 2008

Only 20 percent of some 1,600 known child pornography sites were taken off the Internet in 2007 despite pressure from a Tokyo-based watchdog that monitors the harmful sites, the group said Friday.

As the Internet Hotline Center Japan is not authorized to enforce deletions or issue requests for such action to foreign servers, cross-border exchanges of pornographic images continue.”

The center detected 1,609 child porn sites last year, based mainly on tipoffs, and urged the taking down of 526 whose servers are located in Japan. However, only 339 accepted the request. The center is under the control of the Internet Association of Japan, an incorporated foundation entrusted by the National Police Agency with monitoring harmful Internet sites.

The contents of the detected sites included naked images of children and violent acts against them, and they are believed to have been shot in Japan as well as abroad, it said. Among the Group of Eight nations, Japan and Russia have no legislation to prohibit possession of child porn.

Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn - Yahoo! News: “Wed Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally. “

Under the agreement, Google will use filters to remove and prevent illegal content on Orkut, which has about half its users in Brazil. The company will also facilitate evidence gathering under judicial order in suspected crimes against children and teen-agers on Orkut without the need for international legal accords.

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Child Predator’s Encrypted Files Stumps Feds: “Computer crimes expert Gus Dimitrelos’ efforts to crack an encryption code on the computer of an alleged child predator have been thwarted.”

(Via XBIZ.com | News & Articles.)

FOXNews.com - Spain Arrests 41 in Crackdown On Child Pornography

Associated Press, Wednesday, June 25, 2008

MADRID, Spain — Spain’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested 41 people accused of possessing child pornography videos and sharing them over the Internet.

The ministry says the suspects were arrested last week in 30 Spanish provinces and include farmers, architects, civil servants, electricians and computer technicians.

The ministry said in a statement issued Wednesday that the arrests stemmed from tip-offs by Internet users.

It said some of these users reported that while trying to download music or games from the Internet they ended up with files containing video of adults having sex with minors.

FOXNews.com - Girl, 12, Charged With Distributing Nude Pic of Classmate

Associated Press, Tuesday, June 24, 2008

WESTPORT, Conn. — A 12-year-old Westport girl has been charged with distributing a nude photo of a classmate to fellow students.

The investigation began on May 12 when the incident was reported to Westport police after word circulated throughout Coleytown Middle School that a nude snapshot was taken during a video chat and distributed to others.

The girl is being referred to Juvenile Court in Norwalk on a charge of second-degree breach of peace, which involves the distribution of offensive and indecent material. Her name is not being released because of her age.

“In light of how sensitive this case is for all the families involved, I don’t feel it’s appropriate to comment at this time,” said Mark Sherman, an attorney for the girl.

The arrest comes amid growing worries among parents about teenagers snapping naked pictures of themselves on their cell phones and sending them to their boyfriends and girlfriends. Many of the pictures are falling into the wrong hands or being posted on the Internet, leading to criminal charges.

In Castle Rock, Colo., 18 middle school students sent around nude pictures of themselves last year.

Similar cases have been reported in New Jersey, New York, Alabama, Utah, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Nazi paedophile: “‘Racial war’ terrorist who viewed child abuse images”

Neo-Nazi Martyn Gilleard has been found guilty of making bombs for a far-right terrorist campaign, after having previously admitted downloading thousands of images of child sexual abuse.

He wrote of starting a “racial war” and murdering Muslims.

(Via BBC News.)