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1. Mark Whitaker
2. A Positive Development: Removing an Online Monopoly in Microsoft Software in Korea May Make Us More Secure on the Internet
3. Microsoft's XActive software monopoly on online encryption (banking/shopping) in Korea is slowly being demoted by two banks. Now instead of merely depending on Microsoft to fix itself, there will be market incentive that they will loose more institutional users. Greater competition in this sensitive area of online security I think is good. Some of the comments at the weblink argue that the introduction of the Apple IPhone as a competitor may have been another encouragement to be more "open platform" about online encryption instead of a willing servant of the Microsoft Corporation. I told the story in class that an anti-virus software corporation manager was fired for one day opining in the media that Microsoft's monopoly is a bad thing because that means viruses innately spread in any software monoculture--and Microsoft's virtual monopoly on the virtual experience of the web is partially responsible for widespread data insecurity.
Some examples of the commonly known data insecurity under a Microsoft XActive regime are detailed in the article.
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09-27-2010 20:07
[Korean] Online banking wiggles out of Microsoft chokehold
Woori Bank has been spearheading the ``open banking’’ movement, aimed at providing online banking services on computers that run on non-Microsoft operating systems like Linux and Apple’s Macintosh OS.
By Kim Tong-hyung
Microsoft had previously dominated the Korean computing experience and this had much to do with its virtual monopoly on Internet technologies used for encrypted communication like online banking and electronic commerce.
However, with local banks starting to allow their customers to move money online on non-Microsoft Web browsers like Firefox and Chrome, the country could be witnessing the beginning of the end of the Microsoft monoculture.
Spearheading the ``open banking’’ trend was Woori Bank, which expanded its online banking service beyond Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) browsers in July to support Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera users, who were also enabled to access the services from computers run on non-Microsoft operating systems like Linux and Apple’s Macintosh OS.
And it now appears that the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is looking to tweak its online banking service to make it available on Linux and Apple computers too. IBK’s revamped Internet services will be accessible on a variety of browsers and will also support Microsoft’s latest IE 9. The bank will sign a company by October to redesign its Internet banking system.
Although IBK’s Internet services for desktop computers are designed for the Windows operating system and IE browsers, the bank has already been providing non-Microsoft online banking services on data-enabled mobile phones like the Apple iPhone.
``There have been complaints from computer users with non-IE browsers and our goal is to provide our Internet banking services to those with any browser,’’ said an IBK official.
Existing local regulations require all encrypted online communications to be based on electronic signatures that are enabled through public-key infrastructures. And since the fall of Netscape in the early 2000s, Microsoft's Active-X technology, used on its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browsers, remains the only plug-in tool used to download public-key certificates onto computers.
This prevented users of non-Microsoft browsers such as Firefox and Chrome from banking and purchasing products online. And [1] computer security experts have also claimed that public-key certificates don't add anything to security beyond a simple password gateway, which make them worse than useless as they create the illusion of safety where there is none.
[2] The private keys are mostly stored on unprotected memory such as hard disks or USBs, and could be duplicated easily by just copying and pasting the NPKI folder on the computers to other storage devices.
[3] The security provided by Active-X plug-ins is only active during the banking session, which means that the computers are left vulnerable most of the time. [4] And the mandated security requirements [of not having a choice of online encryption in Korea] are rendered completely irrelevant when the user's machine has already been compromised. This had discouraged users from moving beyond the aging computing experience based on the decade-old technologies of Windows XP and IE6.
The Korean reliance on Active-X became a hot topic again last year when a massive Internet attack left more than 80,000 Korean computers crippled. It was pointed out that Active-X provided an easy route for cyber criminals spreading malware for the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Pressured by the calls to provide more flexibility in Internet security technologies, the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) announced it would allow other verification methods besides public-key certificates for protecting encrypted communication, which motivated companies like Woori Bank to differentiate.
Woori Bank’s new Internet banking system appears to be well-received, with the bank garnering 40,000 new customers just a month into the changes.
And with a variety of banks, including IBK, Shinhan, Kookmin and SC First Bank, already providing non-Microsoft online banking services for smartphones, the transition toward an open Internet banking structure appears to be gaining pace.
Of course, the independence from the Microsoft-shaped past is far from complete. Woori Bank’s Macintosh customers are still forced to install public-key certificates and keyboard encryption programs on their laptops as banks have yet to agree on how to replace their old security technologies.
Aside of the security issues, usability is also a problem for Active-X plug-ins. A computer user will need to install at least nine Active-X controls to access the online banking services of three or more banks, according to a recent report.
Even Microsoft seems ready to bail on Active-X, as it looks to phase out the technology over security concerns and compatibility issues. This leads to awkwardness whenever Microsoft introduces a new product here.
The release of Windows Vista in 2007 caused massive disruption when the Active-X programs used by banks and online retail sites didn't function properly.
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1. Kim Min Su
ReplyDelete2. U.S government will tap all smartphone & Facebook
3. After 9.11, U.S goverment has always observed terrorist activities. But if terrorists plan criminal activities on web secretly?
Because of privacy, government will face difficulties. If government wanna protect U.S from terrors, ultimately government will have to tap various SNS all.
It's very unpleasant and not good. I think U.S government may as well tighten up security level on SNS. And as a warning for hacking, government will have to train speciallist.
Even though it may not our problem for the moment but in the long run, it's gonna be our problem. I think this problem will continue with development of internet communication system.
Now, internet grew into a huge monster.
And maybe we may lose control of that.
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U.S security officials are causing controversy because they are preparing a bill about tapping on web.
They said owing to increasing of internet communications, officials have trouble tracing various criminal activity. And for this reason they need a new bill.
However many people oppose a new bill with problem of privacy. NYT reported the White House and the Justice Department, FBI and NSC are in discussions with legalization of a new bill.(=legalization of tapping on web.)
Internet services which can send encrypted e-mail like smartphone or Facebook(SNS service) may observed. Also Skype which somebody can send mail to each other is observed too.
U.S government may introduce a bill which they tap messages if necessary at the beginning of next year.
Meanwhile they haven't reached conclusion about range of communication service enterprise.
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http://news.nate.com/view/20100928n10106?mid=n0607
1. kim ji young
ReplyDelete2. Hangul helps Korea build better relations
3. Through this article, I thought that it is impossible if we don't live in information society. As we get into information society, nations which is so far from each other are close. This made Hangul can be a help for Indonesia, and it helps the better relationship between Korea and Indonesia.
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Indonesians have been interested in learning about Korea and its language for some time. According to the Foreign Ministry, three universities in Indonesia run Korean studies and language programs.
The University of Indonesia, considered the most prestigious school there, became the first university in the country to open a four-year Korean studies program in August 2006. The Gadjah Mada University, which has the biggest student body in Indonesia, set up a four-year Korean language program in August 2007. Nasional University has been running a three-year diploma Korean language course since May 2005.
Elsewhere, the Hasanuddin University offers an elective Korean course and plans to open a full department in 2011.
Korea and Indonesia don’t boast a long history of relations. Their consular ties were set up in August 1966, according to the Foreign Ministry here, and Korea opened the consulate general in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, four months later.
The formal diplomatic relationship was established in September 1973. Korea and Indonesia have since enjoyed close relationships in energy and construction cooperation and in cultural exchanges. In 2007, the two countries agreed to a strategic partnership.
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2920249
1. Kim Byungyup
ReplyDelete2. The Internet the noble invention
3. No doubt it is that the Internet has been made such a great change all over the world since its birth. The Internet now plays the important role in every fields and everyday life that is not just limited to correspondence with others but it delivers messages from countries where have a close censorship of using the Internet to worldwide; For example, an affair of bloodshedding in Iran several months ago and in China a year ago. Previously, What winners of a Noble prize for peace did was related to only a few countries, who won the prize for a great improvement in some areas, like Africa, however, effects of the Internet reaches across the world. I think the Internet deserves it.
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4.The Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Internet is in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has confirmed. Championed by Wired magazine in Italy, the nomination has been backed by OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte.
Italian Wired suggests that the Internet (Internet) should receive the highly regarded prize for helping to advance “dialogue, debate and consensus.”
The nomination from Wired has been dismissed by some as a publicity stunt — and the support of long-time Wired columnist and investor Nicholas Negroponte is hardly surprising. Although currently seeing some success with the One Laptop Per Child program, Negroponte’s past projects have included such dubious endeavors as as Swatch Internet Time.
The award is to be given to the person (or organization) who has “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” The creators of the World Wide Web — Tim Berners-Lee, Larry Roberts and Vint Cerf — have been nominated, too.
The final nominations will be now be considered by the Committee with the winner due to be announced on October 8, while the awards ceremony will take place in December.
Do you think the Internet should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Or should it go to a person or organization? Is Wired’s campaign just a PR stunt? Have your say in the comments below.
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http://mashable.com/2010/03/10/internet-nobel-peace-prize/
1. Jung Jae Hoon
ReplyDelete2. Concern rise over smartphone security
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Today, I want buy smartphone. Because, I want to get information immediately. But, after I read this article, I was hesitated to buy smartphone. According to this article, Smartphone has been found to be vulnerable to hacking. I think that a countermeasure is needed as soon as possible.
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Alarms are ringing on the security flaws of smartphones that hackers could exploit to tamper with users’ personal data.
But experts say the gadgets are not much more vulnerable to intrusion than other computing devices. They may be secured through caution, and programs now used to protect personal computers and mobile devices.
A multitude of warnings on the safety of mobile operation systems from Apple and Google were issued last week by both government and private watchdogs.
German and French government agencies and computer security firms including Symantec reported that vulnerabilities in Apple’s software used in the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch could enable potential attackers to embed a malicious code through a specifically designed PDF file and to spy on users’ passwords, text messages, photos, schedules, e-mails and even tap phone conversations.
Most smartphones recently introduced, including Samsung’s Galaxy S are equipped with a protection program, Samsung said.
“Such security concerns have existed since the launch of smartphones,” said an official at Samsung Electronics who asked not to be named. “Customers don’t need to worry about it as long as they stay cautious in downloading files.
“I’ve certainly seen exploitations on the new mobile platforms which are expected to come more in the future, so users should keep away from suspicious files and perform a regular virus scan,” he said
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1.social network leads to social problems related to the cabbage prices
ReplyDelete2.LEE Hak Rin
3. These days, news stories about the problems in the social network will appear occasionally. Someone on Twitter was posted to their own privacy, the privacy issues such as homosexuality and suicide stories.
A few days ago, I came home from school and was eating dinner. My mom was watching TV and heard on the news. Someone was posted on Twitter was selling at a cheaper price packaged kimchi. Cabbage prices have gone up because of climate change they could not make kimchi. However, the development of social networks as people get information is to buy the Kimchi cheaply.
Society is changing more and more. This article gives confidence in my beliefs.
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Jeollabukdo jirisandulregil a cabbage farmer who has selling a cabbage mountain price is known to become a hot topic. when we eat kimchi is hard to find because cabbage prices have gone up.
And the current 'young men of Mt Jirisan' himself as a farmer in a Twitter add-ons are operating their own 'jirisandulregil' twitter through the sale of cabbage is in progress. Alpine Mountain cabbage sold at the news that a lot of netizens have bought the 'jirisandulregil' cabbage.
Notably, for the netizens to order the cabbage begins to twitter for the first time. and a lot of netizens Order 30-50, but now , "Rural Mt Bachelor orders so far received notice will tell you whether I can not take this quantity alone. Delivery by 12 am tomorrow the exact size and quantity after the delivery notice will be processed. "Thank you come up a site that is the situation.
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1. Lee Bo Ok
ReplyDelete2. google earth, street view
3. Today, street view service is become a issue. This service is convenient and funny.
But it has problem that invasion of the privacy. For example, google earth exposure military secret is very serious. Also street view capture minors not allowed area and violent scene.
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Watchdog lashes out at Street View over privacy
By Shelley Huang / Staff Reporter
The Consumers’ Foundation yesterday accused Google of failing to block some license plates and faces on its Street View application, saying this infringed on people’s privacy.
Google Street View provides panoramic photographs of streets, buildings, cars and pedestrians, which users can navigate online. However, while in most photos license plates and individuals’ faces have been blurred out, in some street views, those can still be seen clearly, the consumer rights watchdog said yesterday.
The foundation tested the application last month by keying in various addresses in different parts of Taiwan and found that many street views failed to block out or blur parts of images that infringed upon people’s privacy.
A few months ago, an image of a woman who was not fully clothed and leaning out of a window was captured by Google Street View and was accessible to anyone who typed in the address of the building. Although Google later removed the photo, the controversy sparked criticism of Google’s practices and whether the Street View feature violated personal privacy.
Foundation vice chairperson Joann Su (蘇錦霞) said that although Google used artificial recognition software that automatically blurs out faces and license plates, in some cases the software failed to do so.
Caroline Hsu, head of communications at Google Taiwan and Hong Kong, said users can report any issues to Google Taiwan and that the company would review them and correct any controversial images as quickly as possible.
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http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/09/16/2003482979
1. Cho Mi Ryung
ReplyDelete2. Convenience of Life !
3. I think that internet has many advantages. There are some reasons to support my opinion.
First, we can get information easily. These days, it is important to acquire information because it is competitive power. Computers, to be accurate Internet, offer a great store of knowledge in many fields. In fact, we receive much assistance from computers when we write a report or find data.
Secondly, we can make a lot of money buy using internet. For example, these days, many people do their business through internet such as internet shopping mall. And if you have a good idea, you can make lots of money no matter how old you are and how much money you have. It is very simple !
Lastly, we can communicate with friends who live far apart and make a lots of foreign friends through internet. It is not only useful but also economical. and Internet give us many services and supports. We have seen the broadband future with computers. Proportion of computers is very large in our lives. The problems are a part of computers. Consequently, I think that computers make our lives easy.
4. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=044&aid=0000076786
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ReplyDelete1.Kim Mintae
ReplyDelete2. A farmer's twitter making a boisterous-a price of a Korean cabbage is 1,500 won as the initial cost.
3.As we consume goods, there are many distribuion structures for obtaining the wares, which means that the price of the commodities is much higher than the prime cost because diverse people engaged in the structural industry participate in a current of articles for acquiring pecuniarily returns. Those multiple system of distribution has existed due to the limitation of space between consumers and producers, however, the appearance of the Internet alters the established scheme by being able to do directly mutual communication between customers and providers beyond the spatial restriction. In other word, the Internet as a revolutionary tool is quite efficient to change patrons' role from passive ones who do not have other choices without openig their wallets as merchants' demmands to active ones who can get something by connecting to initial providers with no aids of dealers' various parts. To sum up, contemporary people are able to procure something that they want with a reasonable cost; that is, their daily economic lives becomes effectual via material prosperity faced by reciprocally profitable commerce btween consumers and suppliers that is ultimately win-win game. Ergo, this article signifies the novel commercial revolution of the Internet which can make people more thriving.
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4. A farmer offers that he will grant Korean cabbages with the first cost;1,500 won, which encourages netizens who are disappointed with the irrationally high price of a Korean cabbage that is 15,000 won. He says that dealers purchase it for 1,000 won and askes who takes the final profit on his twitter.
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1. park kyung won
ReplyDelete2. Crackdown on software piracy would create jobs
3. For a long time, software, movies, music, culture and media were traded or illegally downloded in Korea society.
People felt that using download services without paying was natural phenomenon.
But people do not realize that paying for the those services is helpful for the economy.
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BSA Korea estimates a 10 percent fall in piracy would increase software sales and jobs greatly.
June 30, 2010
Korea has long been notorious for software piracy, with the rampant distribution of unlicensed films and music files, as well as computer programs and games.
But BSA Korea, the Business Software Alliance’s Korean branch, said yesterday that a 10 percent decline in software piracy could result in as much as a 50 percent increase in sales for the local software industry and create up to 88,000 new jobs.
Based in Washington, BSA represents the global software industry, with branches in 80 countries.
According to the report, which BSA Korea and the Software Property Rights Council commissioned from the Sogang Research Institute for Market Economy, a 10 percent decline in software piracy would result in increased sales of 10 to 50 percent for software firms and between 56,000 and 88,000 new jobs.
“This is the first such report in Korea that has delved into the effects of curbing software piracy in various digital businesses like film, music and publishing among others,” said David Kim, a public relations official for BSA Korea.
The report said reduced software piracy will increase demand for software, resulting in 6.4 trillion won ($5.3 billion) worth in added value for related goods and services.
“The protection of intellectual property is a must to trigger the creation of intellectual development in knowledge-based economies” said Jeon Seong-hun, an economics professor at Sogang University who spearheaded the study.
Last month, a joint study by BSA and Massachusetts IT research firm IDC, found that 41 percent of software installations in Korea last year were unlicensed, down from 43 percent in 2008.
It marked the first time that Korea fell below the global average, which stood at 43 percent, since the organizations began tracking such data in 1998.
BSA Korea is planning a campaign this year to raise public awareness about the issue.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2922496
1. Cho Mi Ryung
ReplyDelete2. Convenience of Life
3. I think that internet has many advantages. There are some reasons to support my opinion.
First, we can get information easily. These days, it is important to acquire information because it is competitive power. Computers, to be accurate Internet, offer a great store of knowledge in many fields. In fact, we receive much assistance from computers when we write a report or find data.
Secondly, we can make a lot of money buy using internet. For example, these days, many people do their business through internet such as internet shopping mall. And if you have a good idea, you can make lots of money no matter how old you are and how much money you have. It is very simple !
Lastly, we can communicate with friends who live far apart and make a lots of foreign friends through internet. It is not only useful but also economical. and Internet give us many services and supports. We have seen the broadband future with computers. Proportion of computers is very large in our lives. The problems are a part of computers. Consequently, I think that Internet make our lives easy.
4.http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/03/167_61957.html
3. I think that internet has many advantages. There are some reasons to support my opinion.
ReplyDeleteFirst, we can get information easily. These days, it is important to acquire information because it is competitive power. Computers, to be accurate Internet, offer a great store of knowledge in many fields. In fact, we receive much assistance from computers when we write a report or find data.
Secondly, we can make a lot of money buy using internet. For example, these days, many people do their business through internet such as internet shopping mall. And if you have a good idea, you can make lots of money no matter how old you are and how much money you have. It is very simple !
Lastly, we can communicate with friends who live far apart and make a lots of foreign friends through internet. It is not only useful but also economical. and Internet give us many services and supports. We have seen the broadband future with computers. Proportion of computers is very large in our lives. The problems are a part of computers. Consequently, I think that computers make our lives easy.
4.http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/03/167_61957.html
1. Kim Ye Seul
ReplyDelete2. Smartphone addiction
3. As appeared intelligent mobile phone added computer function so called smartphone, people can get the information easily that they want anywhere, anytime. It is possble that you have a word with others and search the information you need in the space where there is no PC. However, it happens side effects because smartphone can use for 24 hours. It is smartphone addiction. Likewise computer and Internet addiction the smartphone addicition feels anxiety when there is no smartphone in the hand. Also, smartphone addicts search the internet using the smartphone when it happened they unknown despite there is person next to themselves. The smartphone addiction is more serious than the computer and internet addiction because it is possible to possess for 24 hours. This addiction leads to disconnection between people.
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Some of the smartphone users appeal the smartphone addcition that they obsess the digital world and cannot control themselves. An woman office worker talks less than before after she have a smartphone. In addition to alone, when she met the boyfriend she gaze at thet smartphone. On the other hand, a housewife appeals that her husband don't lay smartphone after he returns home. Because of this phenomena the word; 'smartphone widow' appears.
The advantages that lay in your hand produce side effects of being chained smartphone. The smartphone is more likely to addict than computer. Because it is available anywhere unlike computer. Symptoms of the smartphone addiction are feeling the anxiety and nervousness. And they don't concentrate on another work without the smartphone. This phenomena disturb regulare life. So, it needs appropriate check.
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ReplyDelete1.Kim hyun sug
ReplyDelete2.Merits of mobile banking
3.With the development of mobile phones We make banking easy for you as you can bank from the comfort of your home or office, any time, just by picking up the telephone. Anywhere, anytime If you download the applications, mobile phone banking can be able to As mobile banking becomes a real-time transactions such as stock and time-critical tasks can be handled quickly. In addition,Transfer funds between accounts and Request for a cheque book or statement. Until just a few years ago phone banking is unthinkable task.
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As smartphones rapidly emerge as a new medium of financial transactions, local banks are racing to adapt to the change -- some alone, and some together.
A group of 10 commercial banks said yesterday they are launching a unified mobile banking platform for Samsung Electronics’ smartphone model, the Omnia series.
Services will begin today at nine banks, while Citibank will launch the service tomorrow, officials said.
The lenders, many of them small in asset size and based in provinces, are jointly developing a platform for Apple’s iPhone and Android-based smart phones, as well. The group includes large institutions Woori Bank, Korea Exchange Bank and Citibank Korea.
The banking application for iPhones will be made available in May, while that for Android phones will come out in July, officials said. The start of the service may vary according to banks, they said.
“The development of a universal mobile banking platform for smartphones will benefit banks as well as customers, allowing the banks to deliver stable services to customers while avoiding redundant investment,” they said in an e-mailed press release.
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http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100428000641
1. Jeong So Ra
ReplyDelete2. Twitter Under Tighter Scrutiny Before Election
3. In Last class, I learned that On-line political through Obama’s example. He had had deep-rooted in politic fileds, and even He is black. His camp used on-line way actively, and eventually He was elected as the president of U.S.A. He spent less money than Others. It is because that the On-line campaign, like twitter and U.C.C, can be the effective strategy. It is innovative and different way from past. But I insist that its way be treated deliberately. It may affect people’s mind unconsciously. It means that it can be exposed many times when people are unaware of what is campain. which is not advantage but also shortcoming that Online advertising had high frequency of exposure and had no protecting screen.
This News is about that elections should be fair. So the National Election Commission have to crack down to campains proceeding in On-line especailly twitter.
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5. Twitter Under Tighter Scrutiny Before Election
Prosecutors are investigating a number of suspected unlawful political activities carried out through Twitter, Web portals and other online-based media ahead of the June 2 local elections.
After a meeting of 58 high-ranking prosecutors, presided over by Prosecutor General Kim Joon-gyu, Wednesday, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office announced that it will mobilize all possible resources to crack down on illegal election activities on the Internet, stressing it will impose steep financial penalties against gains earned through illegal election campaigns.
It also said prosecutors will make every effort to prevent unlawful rallies and politically-motivated industrial strikes that are aimed to influence election outcomes, adding it will prosecute those responsible for such unlawful activities.
“Elections should take place in a fair and neutral manner. Prosecutors should not take political considerations into account when investigating illicit campaign activities. Additionally, investigations should be conducted in a way not to influence political outcomes,” Kim said.
The prosecutors’ office has setup a “cyber crime monitoring team,” consisting of 36 investigators, to sniff out those who engage in unauthorized election campaigns on the Internet.
With a growing number of Koreans getting information online, politicians are increasingly turning to cyberspace to get their message out and rally support. However, law enforcement authorities are concerned that Twitter and other online tools may become a hotbed for illegal election campaigns.
In February, the National Election Commission (NEC) said it would prevent politicians and their supporters from using Twitter for promotional activities ahead of the elections.
But with the rising cases of possible illegal election activities in cyberspace as elections draw near, investigators have begun looking more closely into messages posted on online media sites and are ready to prosecute those responsible for spreading false rumors about certain candidates.
Prosecutors said a 51-year CEO of a shipping firm, only identified by his surname Lee, has been under questioning for posting several messages on Twitter, falsely claiming that a candidate he supports tops many public opinion polls. Twitter, which combines the strengths of blogs and instant messaging services, enables users to send and receive short messages on personal computers and mobile devices.
With many public officials running for mayor, governors and council members, 231 civil servants, including 61 incumbent heads of municipal governments, were booked. Of the 616, 330 were booked for giving and receiving money, while 43 were charged with the illegal promotion of certain candidates.
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7. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/nyregion/30suicide.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
1.Yun Yeon Jung
ReplyDelete2.Appliances for home get safety upgrades
3.Have u ever imagined future life? Yes, nowadays many appliances upgraded and upgraded. Of course, It makes us very comfortable. Convenience is important but, These days The most important thing is "Safety". As many appliances use these days, we and our kids should protect ourselves from appliances.
So When i read this article, It is really fantastic and look like in the movie. Anyway, Safety is the most important part of appliance. Not only convenient, but also safety. So Appliances industry have to invent more safety appliances.
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Korean companies that make these products have noticed, adding new security features to everything from irons to stoves.
Samsung Electronics’ latest front-loading washer, for instance, automatically locks the machine when it’s operating. And a steam cleaning machine made by Korean-based Lihom automatically shuts of the steam spray once the user is no longer touching the device.
Overseas firms are incorporating new safety features as well. A type of stove manufactured by Miele, a German-based manufacturer of domestic appliances, come with a host of safety features including a system lock that completely disables the appliance.
“There are similar safety-related functions in our dishwashers,” said Yun Il-suk, a marketing manager for Miele. “It is common practice these days to add such functions.”
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2917501
1. Kim hee jun
ReplyDelete2. NHN puts more emphasis on ‘social’
3. Probably, NHN would be recognized as the one of the best firm that people wants to join. The thing which introduces them to world was NAVER. Now, lots of people use this website as their first choice. NHN’s Naver is the leading Web portal in Korea with over 17 million visitors and over 1 billion page views per day. That NHN is trying to put more emphasis on 'social' for future.
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Korea’s leading Web portal company NHN said yesterday that it is “going social,” as it announced plans to strengthen social Internet services.
The plan involves three of its main products - me2Day, a social network service; Naver Me, a social Web site provider; and Naver Talk, its instant messenger.
“We plan to connect our users socially in all environments, including Web-based applications, desktop based applications and mobile applications,” said Rhee Ram, portal strategy director at NHN. “The new Internet services will provide users with more reliable and satisfying searches.”
Rhee said that Me2Day is closer to Cyworld, a personal Web space provided by SK Communications.
NHN added that e-mail, calendars, banking and photo albums will all be available in their personalized environment.
NHN hopes that Naver Talk will replace other messengers and short message services, as it will be accessible as long as the user has a Naver account.
“Although some applications such as WhatsApp and Kakao Talk provide similar services between smartphones, those are only possible between smartphone users who have downloaded the application,” said Rhee.
“However, we have no restrictions or boundaries, as users will be able to transfer files and interact even between cloud computing storage environments.”
NHN said that the personalized real-time social environment will be open from December 2010, and that they will be investing 10 billion won ($8.7 million) each year for the next decade in its database.
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2926502
1. KIM JIO
ReplyDelete2. the real crime
3. It is nothing special that unthanksful spam mail is coming every day. In fact, many people think it is insignificant. I also thought that who open spam mails is just kind of idiot. However, the turth is, the serious cyber crime exist in real. I tend to think that the cyber space is literally a cyber(virtual) relate with real.
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More than 100 arrests, as FBI uncovers cyber crime ring
The investigation kicked off when the FBI noticed a pattern of suspicious bank transactions in Omaha The FBI says it has cracked a major international cyber crime network after more than 90 suspected members of the ring were arrested in the US.
The suspects worked as so-called mules for fraudsters based in Eastern Europe who hacked into US computers to steal around $70m.
More people were detained in Ukraine and the UK, local police said.
The FBI said the arrests were part of "one of the largest cyber criminal cases we have ever investigated".
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Most of those arrested in the US were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, a US Attorney said.
They are suspected of acting as go-betweens or mules by providing bank accounts for an elaborate cyber crime scheme.
Hackers in Eastern Europe would use spam email to infect computers of small businesses and individuals in the US with a virus known as Zeus, the FBI said in a statement.
The unnamed hackers were then able to to access users' online passwords and bank account details and used them to transfer money to the bank accounts provided by the go-betweens in the US.
The crime ring attempted to steal around $220m, the FBI added.
The arrests were the result of an international operation that kicked off in Omaha in May 2009 when FBI agents noticed a row of suspicious bank transactions.
Law enforcement agencies in the US, Ukraine, the Netherlands and the UK were also involved in the investigation.
Police in the UK arrested 19 people suspected members of the ring.
In Ukraine, police arrested five people suspected of directing the scheme, the FBI said.
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1. Kim heejun
ReplyDelete2. NHN puts more emphasis on ‘social’
3. Probably NHN is recognized as the one of the best firm that people wants to join. The thing that introduce them to world is NAVER. NHN’s Naver is the leading Web portal in Korea with over 17 million visitors and over 1 billion page views per day. That NHN is trying to put more emphasis on ‘social’for future.
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Korea’s leading Web portal company NHN said yesterday that it is “going social,” as it announced plans to strengthen social Internet services.
The plan involves three of its main products - me2Day, a social network service; Naver Me, a social Web site provider; and Naver Talk, its instant messenger.
“We plan to connect our users socially in all environments, including Web-based applications, desktop based applications and mobile applications,” said Rhee Ram, portal strategy director at NHN. “The new Internet services will provide users with more reliable and satisfying searches.”
Rhee said that Me2Day is closer to Cyworld, a personal Web space provided by SK Communications.
NHN added that e-mail, calendars, banking and photo albums will all be available in their personalized environment.
NHN hopes that Naver Talk will replace other messengers and short message services, as it will be accessible as long as the user has a Naver account.
“Although some applications such as WhatsApp and Kakao Talk provide similar services between smartphones, those are only possible between smartphone users who have downloaded the application,” said Rhee.
“However, we have no restrictions or boundaries, as users will be able to transfer files and interact even between cloud computing storage environments.”
NHN said that the personalized real-time social environment will be open from December 2010, and that they will be investing 10 billion won ($8.7 million) each year for the next decade in its database.
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1. Park Cheong Mi
ReplyDelete2. We are all a news reporter.
3. we can find easily users of smartphone in surroudings. World gets into smartphone world. we can experience firsthand real time and two-way communication.One-way communication is old word. Control and distortion are cowed in front of peaple having smortphone and uploading in real time. Because everyone participate in everything, no one can distort something.
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4. In Busan, there was a fire in apartment building with stores on the ground floor on October 1. This news was reported twitter, being social network service, at first. Someone loaded a picture showing dark rising smoke into the sky. Twitter users seeing this picture carried it and this news spread out rapidly.
In Chuseok, I saw the news reporting picture of twitter about Seoul's heavy rain. I thought that news is specialized area so always made by news reporter before. However, everyone can be a reporter now. Smartphone users can be stronger than reporter in speed that is one of the important attribute of news. Control by some person is hard in this world.
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