ID cards catch first victim
The UK government claims the National Identity Scheme has secured its first victory after an illegal immigrant was caught applying for a foreign nationals' identity card, says Computing.co.uk.
Ranjit Singh, a 33-year-old Indian from Caddington, in Luton, was applying to stay in the country on the basis of a common-law relationship with a British citizen, but a fingerprint check showed he had previously made a failed asylum application with a false date of birth.
He was arrested and charged with the offence of seeking leave to remain in the UK by deception, and appeared before Solihull Magistrates on 9 December where he pleaded guilty.
Indian court urged to ban Google Earth
Legal advocates have petitioned an Indian court to ban Google Earth following intelligence indicating the satellite imaging site was used to plan last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed 170 people, reports The Register.
Advocate Amit Karkhanis told India's High Court the free service "aids terrorists in plotting attacks" by providing detailed images used to acquaint radical militants with their targets.
He asked that Google blur images of sensitive areas in the country while the case proceeds.
White House opposes free Internet plan
The Bush administration has opposed a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to provide free, nationwide wireless Internet access, says CNet.
The FCC has been considering auctioning 25MHz of spectrum in the 2 155MHz to 2 180MHz band. As part of the rules for using the spectrum, the FCC plans to require licence-holders to offer a free wireless broadband service.
The FCC sees the idea, which is based on a proposal submitted to the FCC by M2Z Networks in 2006, as a way to provide broadband Internet service to millions of Americans who either can't afford or don't want to pay for high-speed Internet access.
Sony set to unveil virtual world
Sony will debut its online 3D social networking service today, ending months of delay in the long-awaited service for users of the company's PlayStation 3 video-game console, reports Information Week.
The service, called Home, is similar to Linden Lab's Second Life in that it lets people create virtual characters, or avatars, to interact in cyberspace.
PlayStation 3 users will be able to join the virtual world through a free software download.
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