Cinema-style ratings proposed for ‘offensive’ web sites

June 13th, 2009 Company alleges Chinese software has stolen code SAN FRANCISCO — A California company claims that the Internet-filtering software China has mandated for all new personal computers sold there contains stolen programming code. Solid Oak Software of Santa Barbara said Friday that parts of its filtering software, which is designed for parents, are being used in the "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software that must be packaged with all computers sold in China from July 1.

September 21st, 2009 Facebook shuts down thorny marketing toolNEW YORK — Facebook is closing an uncomfortable chapter in its five-year history. The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites.

May 5th, 2009 Facebook is your archive of photos and images on the web. When you are going for online albums for uploading photos Facebook is definitely the unanimous choice.

June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Social networking tools like Twitter might offer a platform for people to make new friends, but it can also raise a variety of legal issues concerning the right of publicity, says an intellectual property attorney. Citing the examples of Peyton Manning and La Russa incidents, Faber said Indianapolis Colts issued a statement on www.Colts.com that a Twitter user posing as Peyton Manning was not the 'real' Peyton.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The finance ministry has proposed a reserve base price of Rs.4,040 crore for third generation (3G) spectrum auctions and the final announcement could be made in a week, IT and Commmunications Minister A. Raja said Friday.

January 28th, 2009 BANGKOK - About 2,300 websites have been blocked for not showing respect to the monarchy, Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhage said Thursday. On Jan 8, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tasked the ministries of justice, the information and communication technology, and defence with forming a committee to clamp down on the websites having words or images insulting the monarchy, according to the Bangkok Post website.

September 6th, 2009 LONDON - Employees at PC World and Currys used Facebook to abuse their customers. Many past and present staff members hurled abuses to their customers on discussion boards.

March 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The UK government could soon start monitoring and saving web-profiles of millions of British social networking site users as part of its security upgradation endeavor. "Social networking sites, such as MySpace or Bebo, are not covered by the directive.

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July 8th, 2009 Federal Web sites knocked out by cyber attackWASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that a widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime. Officials say the Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and the Transportation Department's Web sites were all down at varying points over the weekend and into this week.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - Israel has asked its public to be careful while using Facebook because, it says, Arabs are trying to recruit spies on the popular social networking site. The Shin Bet security agency warned Israelis against replying to unknown messages, or divulging sensitive information the internet.

September 10th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The two-day talks between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai to take forward the proposed Smart City Kochi software township project turned out to be inconclusive, but both parties were confident that the deadlock would be broken. Emerging after the meeting, Chief Secretary Neela Gangadharan, who led the Kerala delegation, said discussions were yet to be concluded and would continue.

July 9th, 2009 Official: 7 SKorean Web sites under renewed attackSEOUL, South Korea — A state official says seven South Korean Web sites are under renewed cyber attack. Ku Kyo-young from the state-run Korea Communications Commission said the latest assault began around 6:30 p.m.

July 9th, 2009 Official: S. Korea web sites under renewed attackSEOUL, South Korea — A state official says seven South Korean Web sites are under renewed cyber attack.

June 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - Parents need not worry if their teens are into social networking sites - they are savvy enough to minimize risks for themselves, according to a recent study. Kerry Mallan, of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and colleagues who interviewed 170 students, found that teens who spend time on social networking sites are savvier than thought.