Internet Cafe
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Green Dam enforcement watered down
News China's Web filtering efforts face more hurdles as school administrations and Internet cafes are without, or have uninstalled content sifting software.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Business applications, Government, Personal Computers, Computer, software, Business applications, Web sites, Web 2.0
Short Take: Videogame machine maker to open Internet cafe
News Taito Corp, a Japanese maker of videogame machines, will open an Internet cafe in the Akihabara area of Tokyo next month with plans for more than 10 stores in major cities nationwide by March 2003.
Over 3,300 cybercafes closed in China
News A deadly fire in a Beijing Internet cafe in June sparked a round of closures throughout the country, bringing the total number of such joints shuttered to 3,300.
Insiders question label deal for Pirate Bay bidder
News Just as the press began eying Global Gaming Factory with suspicion, it came up with funding, a potential record deal and potential buyers. How much of that was real?
Tags: Web 2.0, BitTorrent, EMI Group Plc., Grokster Ltd., Investor, Stock, entertainment, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sweden, Internet Cafe
The PCs that the flood took away
Blogs As a super typhoon prepares to lash the Philippines this week--the third time in a month--I ask for the indulgence of th...
Chinese govt in further Green Dam concessions
News PC makers will no longer have to pre-install Green Dam censorware on PCs in China, the government has announced.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Xinhua News Agency, PC Company, European Union, Government, spyware, Internet Cafe, China, Internet
Swedish court orders shutdown of The Pirate Bay
News Swedish ISP said it was ordered to shut down the BitTorrent tracking site or face penalties. It's unclear when the site will, if ever, come back online.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, software company, copyright violation, Internet Service, financial, founder, Internet Service Provider, Internet Cafe, Internet
Pirate Bay buyer 'misled' investors, booted off exchange
News The Pirate Bay acquisition by Global Gaming have moved from comical to gravely serious as a Swedish stock exchange accuses company of "providing false information".
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Entertainment Company, BitTorrent, Grokster Ltd., Investor, Stock, entertainment, Sweden, financial
Why masking passwords isn't a good idea
Techguide A respected individual argued that password masking isn't worth the effort, even detrimental. Michael Kassner digs deeper to see if that's really the case.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, Jakob Nielsen, Michael Kassner, Password, Internet Cafe, Internet, U.S.
China bumps US from No. 1 ranking on number of Internet users
News More Chinese are now surfing the Net than even Americans, according to figures from China's government. But ComScore says otherwise.
Tags: Internet, Business development/management, Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., billing, Internet Cafe, China, U.S., blog, agency
RIM, HP unveil fruits of BlackBerry partnership
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard are teaming up for new services aimed at the Blackberry platform.
Tags: Web services, BlackBerry, Hewlett-Packard Co., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Server, printer, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, enterprise server
China's approved Net cafe chain opens
News Following crack-downs on illegal Internet cafes and the June licensing of 10 Internet cafe operators to run chains, the first opened its doors this week in Beijing.
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Thai Internet cafes turn to learning
News Thailand's Internet cafes will turn into online training centers under a new Thai government plan called "Good Net".
China launches 'swipe and surf' policy
News As further testament to the mainland’s hard-line Internet control tactics, a Chinese province now requires cybercafe users to purchase identity cards which allow authorities to track their online activities.
