Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.
A coalition of federal law enforcement agencies announced a new push against child pornography on file-swapping networks, citing undercover operations ongoing since the northern fall of 2003.
Slightly later than planned, Microsoft on Wednesday in the US released a trial version of a free parental-control tool for Windows XP.
The software giant characterises open source as mainly of interest to local community projects, without the benefits of a commercial model.
The federal government will spend AU$116.6 million in taxpayer money to provide all Australian families with free Internet pornography blocking software.
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Nicholas Negroponte is a man on a mission. As Chairman of the One Laptop per Child program (OLPC), he has big plans ahead of him: to help eliminate poverty through education, via US$100 laptops distributed to the world's poorest children.
Mike Evans from Red Hat discusses his company's involvement in the One Laptop per Child project, which aims to develop and distribute a $100 PC to millions around the world.
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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is unique as the XO laptop it distributes. While the XO is not commercially available, our review provides an insight into what can be achieved in a laptop designed for children at a very low cost.
These holidays, gift givers are striking gold in the software aisle. Software is a relatively inexpensive way to deliver hours of entertainment, enrichment, or safeguarded computing.
Denmark's Aalborg Zoo is setting up a system that lets parents use their cell phones to keep tabs on their children's whereabouts.
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