Privacy in Orkut: A hopeless story by Ms. Debarati Halder * Dear readers, do you know me? Well, sure at least 50 % of the readers do know me , my job profile, my family , my past relationships, my likes and dislikes and even what is there in my bed room. How? Become an Orkut member and you would no longer stay a ‘private person”. Unfortunately most users of social networks do not know that they do have a right to protect their privacy in the web world. I am a proud member of Orkut, a hugely popular social website which made an introvert like me to have lots of friends, a pretty regular social gathering with my friends in the net via different communities; many of them have become my intimate chatting friends too. But except a few I had never met any of my friends, because they are all “second identities” known to me and to their million net friends via Orkut profile only. One fine morning when I discovered even my Orkut profile had also received some nasty scraps from my “ghost profile” only , I felt an immense urge to do a little research with my friends about their experience . It was a traumatic experience for me to see so many innocent victims at one time. Read More * (Author is practicing lawyer at tamil Nadu, India) Cyber Laws enforcement in subcontinent By S.J.Tubrazy ** The intent behind to enact laws always been to decrease and minimizing the injustices among the human beings and insure the natural justice for humanity.     Read More Section 13 (cyberstalking) of (lxxii 2007) is a Knock of luck for online community By S.J.Tubrazy ** Stalking is a pattern of goal-directed behaviour, both lawful and unlawful, promoted by a delusional and narcissistic perception of a relationship and intended to empower the 'predator' to feel omnipotent and in control, while reducing the prey's emotional stability to a state of vulnerability and fear.     Read More ** (Author is practicing lawyer in Pakistan)

India 1. 16-year-old ruled cyber fraud gang from Mumbai A 16 year-old mumbai student was arrested by Gujarat Police, in a hacking case. At 16, he's a millionnaire, leaving hundreds of credit card holders broke across the globe. Read Story | Discuss 2. Police arrests women hacker in TN The cyber crime cell of CB-CID, Tamil Nadu police, has arrested a 25-year-old woman from Bangalore for allegedly hacking into the e-mail account of a defence employee from Nilgiris and misused his contacts for financial benefit. Read Story | Discuss 3. Toddler goes to jail with hacker parents Seven-month-old P A Aryan is too young to realise that he is being behind bars for no mistake of his. When his mother Ritu Peter Anderson tried to cheat an NRI after hacking one of her friend's email ID and then impersonating him, Aryan also had to pay the price. Read Story | Discuss 4. When cyber police turn a hacker victim With growing Cyber Crime, Commissioner of Police's system has also not been spared by the hackers. Read on... Read Story | Discuss 5. Another corporate data theft case investigated by mumbai Police The Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) of the Mumbai Police is currently conducting investigations in a case of possible corporate data theft, in which a former employee of a leading IT company illegally logged into the firm’s data network and stole sensitive information by sending data files to his personal e-mail address. Read Story | Discuss 6. MPA to train cops to counter cyber crime Maharashtra Police Academy (MPA) has set up modern computer laboratories to train police officials in countering growing cyber crimes. Read Story | Discuss USA 1. Senate Attacks Cyber-Terrorism, Computer Crime The New York State Senate has passed legislation that would crack down on computer crime by creating the new crimes of cyber-terrorism, computer intrusion, aggravated computer intrusion, and use of a minor in the commission of a computer offense. Read Story | Discuss 2. FBI Investigating Major ATM Hacking Ring The FBI has caught a group of cyber thieves who are accused of hacking into Citibank's ATM system and stealing millions from unsuspecting customers. Read Story | Discuss 3. Chinese hackers danger to US Government Chinese hackers pose a clear and present danger to U.S. government and private-sector computer networks and may be responsible for two major U.S. power blackouts. Read Story | Discuss 4. US Congress to Consider Eavesdropping Law New FISA legislation in the US will allow the country's intelligence bureaus to snoop on international phone calls, email and faxes. Read Story | Discuss 5. Cyberspace becoming a legal battleground The case of the two Florida teens who played the so-called fire-in-the-hole prank on a fast food restaurant employee, tossing a 32-ounce soda through a drive-through window. They posted a video of it on YouTube... Read Story | Discuss 6. Mo. governor signs law against cyber-bullying Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation today that aims to fight cyber-bullying by updating the state's current harassment and stalking laws to include communication over the Internet and through other electronic means. Read Story | Discuss Europe 1. E-commerce laws to be rewritten by European Commission A new set of consumer contract laws to harmonise the rules that govern online selling across the EU will be proposed this autumn by the European Commission. Read Story | Discuss 2. Peel police help London cops nab child pornography suspect An investigation by the London police Cyber Crime Unit has ended with a 71-year-old Brampton man facing child pornography charges after Peel police arrested the suspect. Read Story | Discuss 3. Obama sets up cyber 'war room' to fight slurs Mr Barack Obama is in the final stages of putting in place a crack team of cybernauts that will respond aggressively to rumours that the presumptive Democratic candidate for the US presidential election is "unpatriotic and a Muslim." Read Story | Discuss 4. Police ignoring e-crime victims Police are ignoring victims of online fraud, according to a community group set up to help members of the public who have suffered cyber-crime. Read Story | Discuss 5. Stark warning as UK faces cybercrime boom A government report on serious criminal threats to the UK has warned of the growing danger from international gangs of online and credit card fraudsters. Read Story | Discuss 6. Cyber sleuths are in demand as digital crime rises In his mid-fifties, at an age when many people start to consider early retirement, Rob Harriman has returned to university. After 30 years in computing, the data-storage consultant is pursuing a new interest: technology and crime detection. Read Story | Discuss Asia 1. PAK: Man arrested for withdrawing Rs 2m on stolen CNIC The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Cyber Crime Wing claimed to have arrested a man for withdrawing Rs 2 million from various banks on a stolen computerised national identity card (CNIC) of a rickshaw driver. Read Story | Discuss 2. PAK: ICT courts demanded to stop cyber crime In the backdrop of increasing incidents of computer-generated intrusions and card frauds, it’s high time for the government to establish ICT courts, dealing with digital investigations, and ratify Cyber Crime Treaty that is aimed at providing swifter prosecutions of cyber crime as well as better cooperation between law enforcement agencies. Read Story | Discuss 3. Hongkong: Cyber-criminals may be targeting iPhone launch A proliferation of malicious software for mobile phones has been predicted for the launch of the latest Apple iPhone, according to F-secure's security labs. Read Story | Discuss 4. Russian hackers plan cyber attacks on Baltic countries and Ukraine Russian hackers are planning a major cyber attack on the Baltic countries and Ukraine, the Estonian television ETV24 reports, according to Baltic Course. Read Story | Discuss 5. China: Cyber-dissident held for “illegal possession of state secrets” Zheng Li, the wife of detained cyber-dissident Huang Qi, was today refused the right to visit him in the Chengdu detention centre where he has been for the past eight days. His mother was not allowed to see him yesterday, either. Only his lawyer, Mo Shaoping, has the right to visit him. Read Story | Discuss Australia & Africa 1. Marshall Islands e-mail service disrupted by cyber attack An unprecedented cyber attack on the Marshall Islands monopoly Internet provider has caused a complete shutdown of email traffic to the country. Read Story | Discuss 2. Domain name lock-out for Australian business Australian small and medium businesses can completely forget about being able to buy a domain name next year. Read Story | Discuss 3. 13yos caught up in rugby league cyber-bullying The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is investigating explosive claims of cyber-bullying within its junior ranks. Young players and their parents have been sent a threatening video of an on-field brawl involving the Mascot under-13s side, which includes a warning that they will face the same type of violence the next time they play against the club. Read Story | Discuss 4. Cybercrime syndicate steals GBP 12.8 million from South African government South African Minister for Finance and Economic Development reveals that a cybercrime group has defrauded the government with ZAR 199 million (GBP 12.8 million) through spyware infection-driven frauds. Read Story | Discuss 5. Egypt working on cyber security center Egypt's top information technology official says a new government center designed to counter Internet threats is nearing completion. Read Story | Discuss 6. Kenya: When digital evidence is admissible in court In Kenya, the law allows admittance of microfilms, fax copies and computer print outs for use in trials. Digital/ electronic evidence is probative information stored in digital form that a party may use at trial. Read Story | Discuss Intellectual Property Rights 1. Apple Files Patents for Wireless iPhone Headset, iMovie, more On June 26, 2008, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a series of Apple patent applications respectfully covering the iPhone’s wireless headset, iMovie and other technologies. The main patent relates to personal media devices and, more particularly, to acoustic assemblies for personal media devices. Read Story | Discuss 2. Settle trademark row between Toshiba,Tosiba: SC to Delhi HC The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court to settle the dispute between Japanese electrical giant Toshiba Corporation and Tosiba Appliances Co of India, over the use of brand names 'Toshiba' or 'Tosiba'. Read Story | Discuss 3. Chinese Copyright Authorities Move To Stop Pirated Textbooks The Zhejiang Provincial Copyright Bureau is cracking down on the reproduction and sale of pirated books in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an encouraging sign for Western publishers who have long complained about Chinese book piracy. Read Story | Discuss 4. T-series reach settlement on copyright row Bombay High Court today quashed an FIR filed by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma against T-series MD Bhushan Kumar alleging cheating and forgery, after the two sides reached an "amicable" settlement. Read Story | Discuss 5. Student Convicted of Software Piracy A University of Iowa student has become the first person convicted as part of "Operation Fastlink," a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative coordinated by the FBI that seeks to reduce Internet-based piracy, reported NewsFactor.com. Read Story | Discuss 6. LG Elec says some Whirlpool patent suits dropped A U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled to terminate part of Whirlpool Corp's patent case against LG Electronics Inc's freezer features. Read Story | Discuss Security & Privacy 1. Alleged Earthquake Warning Hacker Arrested Chinese authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly hacking into the website of the Guangxi Seismological Bureau in late May and altering the site to display a phony earthquake warning. Read Story | Discuss 2. High School Seniors Face Prison for Hacking Two California high school students are facing charges for a variety of offenses related to unauthorized access to the school's computers. Tesoro High School senior Omar Khan allegedly stole teachers' login credentials with spyware and used the information to change his grades and those of others. Read Story | Discuss 3. A quarter of US PCs infected with malware: OECD An OECD study into online crime says that increased activity by cyber criminals has left an estimated one-in-four US computers infected with malware. Read Story | Discuss 4. CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy Two months ago, I wrote a glowing review of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's new "whois" policy that was supposed to better protect the privacy of hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The column argued that the policy, which governs access to personal information of dot-ca domain name registrants, would serve as a model for other domain name registries around the world. Read Story | Discuss 5. Swedish Parliament Passes Eavesdropping Law New legislation in Sweden will allow the country's intelligence bureau to snoop on international phone calls, email and faxes. The surveillance can be conducted without first obtaining a court order. Read Story | Discuss 6. NebuAd Comes Under Fire for Allegedly Violating User Privacy and Security NebuAd, a targeted behavioral advertising company, has come under fire from advocacy groups for "wiretapping, forgery and browser hijacking." NebuAd is being used by US Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide a service much like that offered by Phorm in the UK. Read Story | Discuss

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