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Inside a smoky Internet cafe in Shanghai
Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Interesting observation on an internet cafe in Shanghai  by Ellen Lee, who  is chronicling the impact of the Internet on society through a fellowship from the International Center for Journalists 

 "The curtains are drawn, the lighting is bad, but for a dollar or two the mostly twentysomething men can spend hours here, instant messaging, watching videos, reading blogs and playing online games"

 "Yi Hao Cai, a 23-year-old import customs specialist, is playing a version of Warcraft. Even though he has a computer at home, his parents chastise him for wasting time on the Internet. So he comes here about once a week, sometimes for several hours at a time."

Read more at SFgate.com

 
The Philippines: Legislators seek stop to violent online games
Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez argues that  City Governments responsible in giving business permit should set a condition that Internet cafe operators must implement a curfew on minor customers.

Romualdez also said online games offered by Internet cafes do not contribute in making a student a better person.

"What values could we get from violent games? What will happen now to our students who are supposedly the country's next set of leaders?" asked Romualdez, who shared the sentiments of concerned parents on problems that emanate from violent online games.

Romualdez also received reports that internet cafes inside shopping malls are taking in students even during class hours.

 

Read more at Sun Star Manilla

 

 
Indian Police Urged to Tap Cybercafes to Fight Terrorism
Tuesday, 18 September 2007

An organization in Mumbai, India has proposed that police use key-logging software at cybercafes to keep track of communications between terrorists.

Public computers at cyber cafes offer terrorists the anonymity they require, said Vijay Mukhi, president of the Foundation for Information Security and Technology (FIST) . Terrorists are known to use instant messengers (IM) from companies like Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., and these companies do not share information from IM chats with the police, he added.

Terrorists are increasingly using the Internet to communicate with one another, as they are aware that telephone and mobile phones connections are under Indian government surveillance, according to Mukhi.

 

Read more at PC World

 
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