Coupures de Presse [ le 23 novembre ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Traité La cybercriminalité sous un verrou Le premier traité international devrait être signé vendredi à Budapest. (Libération) Albert.com Albert annonce son lancement commercial Après deux années de R&D à Montpellier, le groupe Albert Inc annonce la disponibilité sur le marché français de son offre d'accès à l'information basée sur la technologie AMI (Albert Meaning Interpreter). (Abondance) Chine Les Chinois n'iront plus au cybercafé Le gouvernement chinois ferme 17 488 cybercafés et continue sa politique de contrôle et de répression ciblée de l'Internet.  (01net)

Press clippings [ November 23, 2001 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Something to worry about Cyberspace Seen as Potential Battleground Government officials are warning that cyberattacks are likely as retribution for the United States campaign in Afghanistan. (NY Times) Attacks at Hubs Could Disrupt Phone Lines Public safety experts and telecommunications executives are growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of attacks on the telephone system. (NY Times) Rumor Mill Separating fact from fiction While many rumors these days turn out to be true, there are still some questions--Does Larry Ellison have cancer? Has Wired cut its staff?--that remain firmly in gossip circles. (News.com)

Out of Africa Somalia's Only Internet Company Closes After Appearing on Suspected Terror List Somalia's only Internet firm was forced to close after appearing on a U.S. list of groups with suspected links to terrorism. It denies any such connection. Somali Internet Co. shut down after the United Arab Emirates' state-owned Internet service, Etisalat, canceled its international access, said Abdulkadir Hassan Ahmed Kadleh, administrator for the Somali firm. (WSJ) Paid subscription required

Domain Names Domain-Name Opportunism Expected to Rise A record number of .com, .org and .net are coming up for renewal or expiration, a fact that could spur a new wave of domain-name opportunism. (Washtech) Creative Writing First short story 'written online' A Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer has claimed to have completed the first short story written entirely online. Robert Olen Butler exposed himself to the scrutiny of three real-time webcams, the main one on his computer screen, one closely trained on the artist at work, and a longer shot of his office. (The Guardian)