A new scam is roaming on the Internet that tries to make money on blackmailing you over your porn website visits or illegal downloads. The Kenzero Trojan out of Japan is a Trojan of the “ransomware” variety, where a malicious program masquerading as a game registration window takes your personal details then attempts to extort money out of you.

Porn industry continues its policy of being a diligent follower of modern trends in hi-tech. Soon after Apple launched its iPhone 4 with the FaceTime feature adult-entertainment companies started developing video-sex chats and hiring workers through Craigslist. In at least five cities, Craigslist ads seek models specifically for video sex chat on FaceTime. Many of the ads even offer to throw in a free iPhone 4 for the new employees.

YouTube has introduced a new optional feature to allow parents set up a video mode that will prevent their offsprings from seeing an abusive and obscene content on the website. The Safety Mode allows users to filter potentially objectionable content from YouTube that might not be nixed under its community guidelines, such as war coverage or a newsworthy video that contains violence. Besides, parents also can filter obscene user comments.

Australian government is introducing an Internet filter to block, as it claims, obscene and crime-linked Web sites, which is questioned by the privacy protection groups who are concerned that the move could lead to hidden censorship and freedoms violation. Adopting a mandatory screening system would make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among the world's democracies.

 The adult Internet is packed with various broad niches - from teen to mature, from amateur to porn stars. However, it is easier to sell membership when the content is more specific. That’s why adult webmasters prefer venturing into a smaller side of porn business - micro niches. You will be able to reach surfers looking for hard-to-find content and stand out from general-purpose porn sites. 

 Content is the king in the adult Internet. If you want your website visitors to buy membership, you need to offer them something that they can’t find anywhere else. Why not shoot your own x-rated amateur material?

Like it or not, but smoking is one of the most consistent fetishes is the world. Cigar or cigarette, joint or pipe - any smoking device held in the mouth will definitely draw attention to its owner. Imagine slightly parted mouth, red plump lips and curling streams of white smoke - yeah, even smoking may cause cancer, it is still sexy. Forbidden fruit is the sweetest

According to a study, conducted by Symantec Corp, computer security company, children are increasingly using the Internet to watch YouTube videos, connect with friends on social network sites and look up "sex" and "porn”.Symantec identified the top 100 Web searches conducted between February and July through its family safety service OnlineFamily.Norton, which monitors children's and teenager's Internet use. 

With the purpose of protecting children from violent and pornographic information, the Chinese government outlawed the searching of sex related medical and research websites to users of internet. Only professionals will be able to access such sites which will be achieved through installing special software by medical information service providers. 

On Tuesday a new series of hacking attacks were reported by Twitter users. This time cyber criminals used hacked accounts to post fake links that direct followers to the malicious destinations where their PC may get infected with the malware. Among those accounts used to lure unwitting users into visiting fake websites was the Twitter page of former Apple Macintosh evangelist Guy Kawasaki.

The European Commission unveiled an interesting fact: half of 10 year old kids in the EU own mobile phones. This figure reaches 95% concerning all the kids under 16 years old. However parents are still anxious that their children are not protected enough.  So, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland and Luxembourg don’t have "voluntary" agreements requiring operators to control access to adult-orientated material. In those countries only 41% of operators worry whether those measures are working.

New research, conducted by Nielsen Online revealed that more and more users prefer visiting social networking sites or blogs instead of using their web-based email.Actually three first places are occupied by Search systems (85.9%), General Internet Portals and Communities (85.2%), and Software Manufacturers (73.4%).

Chinese government made a scene in regards with the links to pornographic material that appeared in the top online search engines. It is the Chinese Ministry of Public Security who manages a nationwide program on supporting high moral standards and ethic culture in the virtual space so as to protect young population against harming the physical and mental health'.