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GILC PRESSWIRE - 2002
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December 2002
- ElcomSoft
verdict: Not guilty. CNet News.com, December 17, 2002.
- Internet
Filters Block Many Useful Sites, Study Finds. New York Times,
December 11, 2002.
- Australia
makes landmark net ruling. BBC News, December 11, 2002.
- Move
to block teen access to porn sites. Bangkok Post, December
4, 2002.
- China
blocks news not porn online. BBC News, December 4, 2002.
- Court test for US digital piracy law. BBC News, December 2, 2002.
November 2002
- Efforts
to stop music piracy 'pointless'. BBC News, November 22,
2002.
- MPs
probe impact of data retention laws. The Register, November
18, 2002.
- 'Duty'
of telecoms to assist snooping. New Zealand Herald, November
13, 2002.
- Vietnam
jails internet dissident. BBC News, November 8, 2002.
- Ellison
to pull plug on protest websites. The Courier-Mail (Australia),
November 7, 2002.
- Chinese province launches ID requirement for Net cafe users. USA Today, November 5, 2002.
October 2002
- Internet
intelligence plans hit hurdle. BBC News, October 22, 2002.
- Web
sites blackout over Spanish monitoring law. The Register,
October 14, 2002.
- China
bans minors from net cafes. CNet News (Reuters), October
11, 2002.
- Bill
would circumvent foreign censors. CNet News, October 3, 2002.
- Africans embrace mobiles and the net. BBC News, October 2, 2002.
September 2002
- Reprieve
for Greek gamers. BBC News, September 24, 2002.
- Greek
net cafes face ruin. BBC News, September 20, 2002.
- China
releases Aids activist. BBC News, September 20, 2002.
- China
partially restores Google searches. Reuters, September 13,
2002.
- Google
China crisis over. The Register, September 12, 2002.
- Court
allows Greek gamers to play on. BBC News, September 10, 2002.
- China
blocks second search website. BBC News, September 6, 2002.
- Greeks
fight computer game ban. BBC News, September 5, 2002.
- Google fights Chinese ban. BBC News, September 3, 2002.
August 2002
- Will
Canada's ISPs become spies? CNet News.com, August 27, 2002.
- Hyperlink
patent case fails to click. CNet News.com, August 23, 2002.
- Federal
Spy Court Blasts FBI, Justice. CBS News, August 23, 2002.
- Privacy
fears over EU snooping plans. BBC News, August 20, 2002.
- Labels
move to block 'piracy' site. BBC News, August 18, 2002.
- Vietnam
to crack down on net access. Guardian Unlimited, August 16,
2002.
- Iran reformers use Net to fight press ban. Reuters, August 5, 2002.
July 2002
- China
dissidents publish "declaration of Internet users' rights."
Yahoo! News Singapore, July 29, 2002.
- No
internet surfing without identification. The Nation, July
20, 2002.
- Switch
on for state snooping. BBC News, July 17, 2002.
- Net
portals pledge to axe 'subversive content.' South China Morning
Post, July 16, 2002.
- Ruling
Against 'Soribada' Bans MP3 Sharing. Korea Times, July 12,
2002.
- Italy
gags 'porno' Virgin Mary sites. BBC News, July 10, 2002.
- Deep
Link Foes Get Another Win. Wired News, July 8, 2002.
- China internet firms 'self-censoring.' BBC News, July 5, 2002.
June 2002
- Cyber-cafes
'ordered to install spy programs' after fatal fire. South China
Morning Post, June 29, 2002.
- US
cyber security may draft ISPs in spy game. Security Focus,
June 19, 2002.
- Questions
over net snooping centre. BBC News, June 6, 2002.
- Beijing punishes net portals over 'unsuitable content'. South China Morning Post, June 6, 2002.
May 2002
- China
lifts block on Web sites. Yahoo! News (AP), May 17, 2002.
- Net
ban sparks protests in Bahrain. BBC News, May 4, 2002.
- Spanish
Web Law Sparks Debate. Wired News, May 1, 2002.
- Site Barks about Deep Link. Wired News, May 1, 2002.
April 2002
- Europe
elbows Internet content 'blocking'. The Register, April 11,
2002.
- Internet
song-swap site loses case. The Asahi Shimbun, April 11, 2002.
- Internet Backdoors in Hungary. Heise, April 5, 2002.
March 2002
- Europe
falters on Echelon spy network. ZDNet, March 29, 2002.
- New
Zealand 'Interception' Laws to Cover ISPs. Newsbytes, March
21, 2002.
-
Super DIRT Trojan to infect indiscriminately. The Register,
March 18, 2002.
- Public
eyes censorship plans. The Australian, March 13, 2002.
- Russian Spies, They've Got Mail. Washington Post, March 7, 2002.
February 2002
- Beijing
reins in media with new rules. Straits Times, February 25,
2002.
- Chinese
web sentencing delayed. Reuters, February 19, 2002.
- Mahathir
net closing on websites. Australian IT, February 14, 2002.
- Linking
patent goes to court. Reuters, February 7, 2002.
- Global Net Crime Treaty Hurts Free Speech. Newsbytes, February 6, 2002.
January 2002
- Russian
firm seeks relief from U.S. lawsuit. Reuters, January 28,
2002.
- Internet
returns to Somalia. BBC News, January 22, 2002.
- Chinese
internet dissidents jailed. BBC News, January 14, 2002.
- Internet in border areas banned. The Nation, January 11, 2002.