Internet shock for woman

LONDON - A woman of 27 was beset with phone calls asking for sexual favours after her name and phone number were posted on the…

LONDON - A woman of 27 was beset with phone calls asking for sexual favours after her name and phone number were posted on the Internet without her knowledge, it was revealed yesterday by police.

In Singapore, a man has been fined £26,875 for downloading sex films from the Internet, the first such case in a country embarking on censoring the network.

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