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GILC PRESSWIRE - 2001 "All the News That's Fit to Link" Past Presswire Current Presswire   December 2001 Australia in the "KGB Internet Age". ZDNet Australia, December 21, 2001. Access to files public's domain. Australian IT, December 21, 2001. Govt will free Sklyarov in exchange for testimony. Newsbytes, December 13, 2001. November 2001 European Confrontation over Privacy Rights on the Internet. New York Times, November 30, 2001. European Union Holds Cybercrime Conference - Update. Newsbytes, November 27, 2001. Poet's son held by 'web' police in Egypt. Africast.com, November 26, 2001. US shuts down Somalia Internet. BBC News, November 23. 2001. States move to censor net. Australian IT. November 20, 2001. Irish Know Where You've Been. Wired News, November 9, 2001. Federal judge rules Yahoo is not subject to French ruling in Nazi memorabilia case. Associated Press, November 7, 2001. Police get sweeping access to net data. The Guardian, November 7, 2001. Saudis pay to surf censored sites. BBC News Online, November 3, 2001. First email link for North Korea. Guardian Unlimited, November 1, 2001. October 2001 Gag on web for elections. Australian IT, October 30, 2001. Lauschposten in Bad Aibling bleibt bestehen. Heise, October 26, 2001. China Again Censoring Web. Washington Post, October 23, 2001. Berlin to Increase Internet Surveillance. Agence France Presse, October 22, 2001. [UK] Businesses to Hold e-mail Records for 12 Months. Financial Times, October 17, 2001. Telecommunication Council Wants New Investigation Into Privacy Rules. Heise, October 17, 2001. Dutch Government Wants to Regulate Strong Cryptography. Heise, October 9, 2001. Steps Taken to Crack Down on Cyber Defamation. Korea Times, October 4, 2001. September 2001 First International Treaty to Combat Crime in Cyberspace Approved by Ministers' Deputies. COE Press Release, September 19, 2001. Parliament Rejects Use of Personal Communications, Irish Times, September 7, 2001. August 2001 Interception Bill Raises Hackles, News24, August 22, 2001. China Puts Webmaster on Trial, Associated Press, August 20, 2001. So. Africa Weighs Police Spy Law, Wired News, August 17, 2001. Activists Close Online Forum, South China Morning Post (Associated Press), August 16, 2001. Online Police Appear in Internet Bars in Xi'an, Xinhua News Agency, August 7, 2001. July 2001 Protesters seek release of hacker, CNN.com (Reuters), July 24, 2001. China shuts down 2,000 Net cafes, CNN.com (Reuters), July 20, 2001. Taliban bars Internet in Afghanistan, ZDNet (Reuters), July 13, 2001. Gov't to launch upgraded 'missiles' on dangerous websites, Malaysiakini, July 5, 2001. More trouble for Europol, Heise, July 2, 2001. June 2001 Polizisten sollen ohne richterliche Genehmigung Computer durchsuche dürfen, Heise, June 30, 2001. Japanese diplomatic dispatches infiltrated by English-speaking spies, Mainichi Interactive, June 27, 2001. Treaty 'could stifle online privacy', BBC News, June 11, 2001. May 2001 Internet Founder Worried Over EU Cybercrime Plans, Yahoo News (Reuters), May 31, 2001. Fears of a Website Inquisition, Wired News, May 29, 2001. MS-built UK 'Government Gateway' locks out non-MS browsers, The Register, May 28, 2001. Online-Anbieter sollen Nazi-Sites sperren, Heise, May 28, 2001. Germany, UK breaching human rights with NSA spy link-up, Heise, May 27, 2001. Pioneer cybercrime pact tightens privacy rules, SiliconValley.com (Reuters), May 25, 2001. Dutch law enforcement should get easier access to personal data stored by companies, Heise, May 21, 2001. Civil Liberties Groups Oppose 'Stealth' Web Blocking, Newsbytes, May 19, 2001. Europäische Strafverfolger fordern die totale Telekommunikations-Überwachung, Heise, May 19, 2001. More snooping to come, PC Advisor, May 18, 2001. Eurocops want seven-year retention of all phone, Net traffic, The Register, May 16, 2001. Computer Crime in the European Union, Heise, May 14, 2001. Los socialistas claman contra la nueva ley que regulará Internet, abc.es, May 11, 2001. Spy Investigators Leave In A Huff, CBSNews.com, May 10, 2001. Dark side of cybercrime fight, FT.com, May 9, 2001. Dutch government puts Trusted Third Parties under pressure, Heise, May 8, 2001. Position impossible, Guardian Unlimited, May 7, 2001. April 2001 Cyber-crime treaty enters home stretch, CNN.com, April 26, 2001. Europarat verabschiedet Cybercrime-Abkommen, Heise, April 25, 2001. SDMI cracks revealed, The Register, April 23, 2001. Online activists arrested in China, Guardian Unlimited, April 19, 2001. The uni MP3 raid: Reports from the front lines, The Register, April 15, 2001. German Pol Backtracks on Hack,, Wired News, April 10, 2001. Mit Hackermethoden gegen Neonazis, Spiegel Online, April 6, 2001. March 2001 Wiretapping on Personal Computers on Rapid Rise, The Korea Herald, March 23, 2001. Germany drops Yahoo 'Mein Kampf' auction probe, USAToday.com, March 22, 2001. Slashdot caves in to Scientology loonies, The Register, March 16, 2001. Verio gags EFF founder over spam, The Register, March 16, 2001. Beijing accused of school blast cover-up, BBC News, March 9, 2001. Leaked MS memo whips up anti-piracy 'national cause', The Register, March 8, 2001. Euro-court outlaws criticism of EU, Electronic Telegraph, March 7, 2001. Australia goes stark raving mad over Net censorship, The Register, March 2, 2001. February 2001 Global crackdown needed: G8 ministers call for major fight against Internet crime, MSNBC, February 27, 2001. Nazi web platform blocked by Swiss Internet service providers, swissinfo, February 19, 2001. Hackers become terrorists under new law , ZDNet UK, February 19, 2001. There's no going back after CPRM, warns Schneier, The Register, February 17, 2001. Threat to press on the Net, The Times, February 16, 2001. Analysis: China, the Net and free speech, CNN.com, February 16, 2001. Interception Requirements Get Dutch Internet Providers Into Trouble, Heise, February 15, 2001. Microsoft Executive Says Linux Threatens Innovation, CNET News.com, February 14, 2001. FBI takes the teeth out of Carnivore's name, CNET News.com, February 9, 2001. Chinese cut off from internet, BBC News, February 9, 2001. Chinese webmaster on trial for 'subversion', BBC News, February 9, 2001. Terror groups hide behind Web encryption, USAToday.com, February 6, 2001. January 2001 EU unveils plan to fight cybercrime, CNN.com, January 31, 2001. Vietnam begins to relax control over Internet access, Associated Press, January 29, 2001. Effects of Arab censorship blunted by Internet, Nando Times, January 29, 2001. Hearing On Echelon In Dutch Parliament, Heise, January 23, 2001. Prof hushes SDMI crack on DMCA terror, The Register, January 15, 2001. Encouragement of Snooping, Heise, January 12, 2001. Stop signs on the web, The Economist, January 11, 2001. Dutch employers may monitor workers' online habits, IDG News Service, January 10, 2001. European Commission Wants To Tackle Cybercrime, Heise, January 10, 2001. German Intelligence Connection in Lernout & Hauspie Scandal, Heise, January 3, 2001. Yahoo to ban Nazi artifacts, Associated Press, January 2, 2001.