Google's free NYC WiFi hotspot

1. Google's free NYC WiFi hotspot

According to rumors circulating the Internet, Google has at least one free WiFi hotspot in New York City. The reports claim that Google sponsors a WiFi hotspot in Bryant Park.

For more on Google's unconfirmed WiFi plans:
- take a look at this blog entry from CNET


2. Legal action for 757 file sharers

Legal action has been taken against 757 people in the US accused of using file-sharing networks to illegally share music online. It brings the total number of online copyright infringement cases brought by the US music industry to 14,800.

For more on this legal action:
- read full story from BBC News, Sept 30 2005


3. US rejects changes to net control

The US has rejected calls by European Union (EU) officials to give control of the net over to a more representative United Nations (UN) body.
Wrangling over who should essentially be the net police, managing domain names and net traffic routing fairly, has been going on for some time.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Sept 30 2005


4. New worm spoofs Google, Yahoo and MSN sites

Security experts have discovered a malicious program aimed at tricking users into clicking on phony search results on fake Google, Yahoo and MSN sites.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Sept 30 2005


5. Baidu Facing the Music Over MP3 Function

Like thousands of tech-savvy young Chinese, Samuel Ying regularly checks in at Baidu.com to top-up his music collection from its links to more than 4 million MP3 files.

For more on Baidu:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 2 2005


6. NetSky-P tops moribund malware chart

September marked a quiet month on the malware front with virus levels at a yearly low and the long-running NetSky-P worm stuck at the top of virus nuisance charts.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Sept 30 2005


7. Skype's Next Phase

Skype's Lenn Pryor sits down with ExtremeVOIP to discuss the company's integration plans, Skype as a development platform, and how Skype will migrate from the PC and to the mobile phone.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Sept 30 2005


8. Phishers Use Photos for Catch

A phishing scam is hooking Yahoo (Quote, Chart) users by stealing their user names and passwords when they log into what looks like an area of the Yahoo site, according to a security firm.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Sept 30 2005