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| robertshaw.info Telecoms, Internet and Convergence  23 June 2002BenumbedThe Internet Protocol Journal has an good article on ENUM by Geoff Huston. He concludes: "It appears that the technical components of ENUM are generally the most straightforward part. The regulatory and social implications of ENUM are more of a concern..." 11:52:41 PM Google It! Independence Day?Cigref and ISOC France are hosting a conference NOM DE DOMAINE 2002 in Paris on the 4th of July, 2002. I plan to participate on behalf of ITU. 11:45:09 PM Google It! The Council of Europe’s Convention on CybercrimeTwo years ago today right here in Bucharest, following a meeting on the topic of "Police of the XXIst century : Strengthening the protection of citizens' rights and new international threats against security", the conclusions of the meeting noted that "a Convention on Cyber Crime is in an advanced stage of preparation within the Council of Europe and call for the adoption of this Convention without delay". Since then a lot has happened. The Council of Europe's Convention on cybercrime is now the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing particularly with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography and violations of network security. It also contains a series of powers and procedures such as the search of computer networks and interception. Its main objective is to pursue a common criminal policy aimed at the protection of society against cybercrime, especially by adopting appropriate legislation and fostering international cooperation. The Convention is the product of four years of work by Council of Europe experts, but also by Canada, Japan, the United States and other countries, who are not members of the organization. It is somewhat unusual in that it is open to signature and accession by non-EU member states. 11:30:00 PM Google It! Can't get away from homeArrived at the hotel in Bucharest from Geneva and decided to have some dinner in the hotel. Egads, it's Swiss week and the restaurant has a guest chef from Geneva who's organized an entire week of Swiss specialities such as "roesti" (a Swiss fried potato cake). Not exactly what I had in mind. 11:13:35 PM Google It! On the road to BucharestOn my way to Bucharest to participate in ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting. On the plane from Frankfurt, ran into the very nice people from Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) who also participate in the GAC. They were very helpful in my preparations of a report I wrote on network infrastructure protection in Brazil. Brazil's a great dynamic country and clearly emerging as a major Internet hub of the Americas. 11:02:10 PM Google It! Korea Fights SPAMKorea has the highest Internet broadband penetration per capita in the world and by a very large margin (the runner-ups are not even close). It's always interesting to look at how technology leaders address policy issues as it indicates where other countries might be heading. For example, as I explained in my earlier mention of Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Terrorism in Korea, the government is attacking a wide range of hacking and cyber-crime issues. In its latest initiative, this article in the Korea Herald explains how the the Korean Ministry of Information and Communication has now unveiled plans for tough new laws dealing with SPAM. 10:29:24 PM Google It!
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