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This is a sign of things to come in the US, as more and more children use cell phones. The Australian government is tightening regs so that porn won't reach children using mobile phones, Australian IT reports. The FCC's counterpart in Australia, the Australian Communication Authority, will now regulate access to content on the new 3G (3rd-generation) phones with high-speed Net access (to all of it … [Read more...] about Barring kid access to porn on phones

Dell and Hewlett-Packard say they want to take more of the financial burden for recycling computers off the shoulders of consumers and local governments, the New York Times reports. The companies' messages were "timed to the release Wednesday of an annual 'report card' of corporate environmental behavior by the Computer Takeback Campaign, a project of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, an … [Read more...] about Easier PC recycling to come?

A full third of US parents "are not concerned about their children's safety when using the Internet," according to a recent survey done for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Twenty percent of parents "do not know any of the Internet codes or passwords, IM handles or email addresses for their children using the Internet," according to the NCMEC's press release. And 5% or less of … [Read more...] about Parents unconcerned…

A Canadian man who, with a camera phone, took nude pictures of his 17-year-old girlfriend and published them on the Web was convicted and imprisoned for distributing child pornography, Reuters reported this week. He was sentenced to six months and "will be banned from using a cellphone or computer for two years after he is released." Because of the nature of the Web, the tragedy is that the girl's … [Read more...] about Girl’s photos published on the Web