EDUPAGE> Edupage, January 21, 2004

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Date:         Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:47:12 -0700
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Subject: Edupage, January 21, 2004
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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004
   RIAA Files 532 New Lawsuits
   New Software Hides Cell Phone Users' Locations
   Mining Data to Increase Participation in a Social Program
   Iraqi Academics Stay Connected with Technology
   Wireless High-Speed Access for Detroit's Poor Residents


RIAA FILES 532 NEW LAWSUITS
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed 532 new
lawsuits against computer users it accused of illegally distributing
songs over the Internet. The suits are the first since a federal
appeals court blocked the use of copyright subpoenas to identify the
accused, who are labeled only by their Internet protocol addresses.
According to the RIAA, each of the "John Doe" defendants has
distributed an average of more than 800 songs online. The suits will
work through the courts to obtain traditional subpoenas to identify the
users' names and addresses. The RIAA expects to contact each defendant
identified to negotiate a financial settlement before amending the
lawsuit to formally name the defendant and transferring the case to the
proper jurisdiction.
San Jose Mercury News, 21 January 2004
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7762395.htm

NEW SOFTWARE HIDES CELL PHONE USERS' LOCATIONS
Now that cell phone networks have the ability to discern the physical
location of callers, Bell Labs said it has developed software to allow
cell phone users to control when and under what circumstances their
whereabouts are available to networks. A federal rule required cell
phone carriers to upgrade infrastructure to pinpoint individuals who
call 911 from a cell phone, and companies are now anxious to deploy
"location-based services" to capitalize on the investments required to
comply with the 911 regulation. For such services to be effective,
however, providers must strike a balance between features users find
beneficial and those that appear burdensome or intrusive. Bell Labs
said its new software will provide users who want a high level of
personlization to establish rules that govern who can see their
location, under specific circumstances and at specific times. Bell Labs
is hoping to test the new technology with several cell phone carriers
and to make it available next year.
New York Times, 19 January 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Cell-Location-Services.html

MINING DATA TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN A SOCIAL PROGRAM
A new data-mining study at the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA) is designed to help locate likely participants in
the Ticket to Work program. The program is an initiative of the Social
Security Administration (SSA) to issue "tickets" to people with
disabilities. The tickets can be redeemed at various agencies or
institutions for job training or vocational rehabilitation. For the
NCSA study, the SSA will provide enrollment data from states that have
begun the Ticket to Work program. Researchers at the NCSA will use a
data-analysis tool to sort through the information provided to generate
insights that officials hope will encourage more people to take
advantage of the program. The NCSA's analysis tool was originally
created to solve large-scale science and engineering problems.
Federal Computer Week, 19 January 2004
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0119/web-ncsa-01-19-04.asp

IRAQI ACADEMICS STAY CONNECTED WITH TECHNOLOGY
After years of suppression under Saddam Hussein's regime, some Iraqi
academics are using the Internet to reconnect with colleagues now
scattered around the world and to rebuild the country's largely
crippled education system. Iraqi scientist Abduljabbar al-Wahedi has
set up a Web site where academics can connect with each other and with
universities and students in Iraq. According to al-Wahedi, members of
the Web group who left the country are encouraged at least to travel
back to Iraq and lecture at the universities, and some have decided to
move back to Iraq permanently. Some universities in the country still
lack e-mail access, but al-Wahedi said his group hopes to connect all
of Iraq's universities by the end of the year.
BBC, 20 January 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3410923.stm

WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED ACCESS FOR DETROIT'S POOR RESIDENTS
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is working on a project to
bring wireless high-speed Internet access to residents of poor areas in
Detroit. Commercial ISPs often bypass less affluent urban areas due to
an expected lack of return on the investment required to establish
necessary infrastructure. Working with nonprofits and religious
institutions in the area, the Center for Urban Innovation at the
university's School of Social Work hopes to bring wireless access to
Detroit's poor communities for as little as $100 per year, per
customer. In addition to high-speed access, residents of affected areas
will also be able to take computer-training courses. The project
involves setting up several large antennas as well as smaller repeaters
to cover currently unserved areas. According to Larry M. Gant, director
of the project, wireless was chosen because of its relatively low cost.
Gant also defended the technology as being fairly simple to secure, as
long as people take the time to lock down their systems.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 January 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v50/i20/20a03401.htm

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