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Magazine articles on the internet's impact on society, privacy, spam, hacking, scams, regulation.
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Current Internet Social Issues Articles
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
Aaron Ricadela
Can Adobe Beat Back the Hackers? As its software becomes a major means of attack, security experts wonder if it can fight hard enough mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 18, 2009
Wi-Fi Breaches Found in iPhone, Android Devices Mobile security firm successfully hacks several smartphones in warning to industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
It's a Dot-Com Minefield An online scam is being validated by some companies you know. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 17, 2009
McAfee Outlines Growing Cyber Warfare Threat McAfee's study finds politically motivated cyber attacks are on the rise internationally. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
November 16, 2009
FTC Holding Workshops on Journalism in the Age of the Internet The workshop will assemble representatives from print, online, broadcast, and cable news organizations; academics; consumer advocates; bloggers; and other new media representatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
T.H.E. Journal
November 13, 2009
Scott Aronowitz
Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest Educators suggested some factors inhibiting the growth of this technology in educational settings include privacy concerns, schools/districts that block access to these Web sites, and time pressure. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Austin Wright
National-Security Infrastructure Faces Relentless Cyberespionage Campaign U.S. government and defense-industry networks face a relentless onslaught from cyber-spies who seek some of the nation's most heavily guarded secrets mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 11, 2009
DoJ Busts Up Eastern European Hacking Ring Feds indict seven hackers and conspirators responsible for ripping off more than $9 million from an Atlanta-based credit card processing company. mark for My Articles similar articles
Insurance & Technology
November 9, 2009
'Conficker' Computer Virus Going Strong The "Conficker" and "Taterf" computer worms are still going strong a year after they made their first appearances, U.S. experts say. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 10, 2009
Facebook Groups Hijacked in the Name of Security Organization claims its tactics are designed to point out vulnerabilities in social networking site's group administration protocol. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 9, 2009
Worm Attack Rickrolls Aussie iPhones A virus that replaces wallpaper strikes on jailbroken iPhones Down Under. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2009
Tim Beyers
You've Been Rickrolled, Apple Singer Rick Astley's mug is appearing on iPhones in Australia thanks to ikee, an invasive bit of software code. Apple needs to get ahead of this issue, and soon. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 5, 2009
Does the Internet Really Wreck Your Social Life? New study seeks to debunk notion that always-on connectivity leads to offline isolation. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 4, 2009
'Jailbroken' Dutch iPhones Held for iRansom Hacker sends an unremovable message to jailbroken iPhones demanding cash for instructions to remove the hack. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
November 3, 2009
'Scareware' and Worms Top Corporate Threat List Despite headway, IT still has their security work cut out for them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Search Engine Watch
November 2, 2009
Erik Qualman
Banning Social Media Is Counterproductive Just as we now look back on the movie "Footloose" as being rather silly, the same will probably apply to the social media site bans at work and in schools. mark for My Articles similar articles
PC Magazine
November 1, 2009
John C. Dvorak
Lost Productivity Lament BlackBerry users are glued to the screen 24/7 looking for new e-mail from anyone as if life and death depended on it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Search Engine Watch
October 26, 2009
Ron Jones
Internet Law 101, Part 2 Learn the basics about copyrighting your Web site content, Web agreements, privacy policy issues, and domain issues including cybersquatting, typosquatting, hijacking, and transfer fraud. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
October 21, 2009
JJ Robinson
Social Networking Sparking Corporate Paranoia Fears that employees will misuse social networking tools are slowing adoption and even leading to widespread bans on the technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Age
October 21, 2009
JJ Robinson
Top Sites Host Malicious Content Many of the internet's most visited websites play host to malicious content, according to research from Websense. mark for My Articles similar articles
Insurance & Technology
October 16, 2009
Social Networks Present Privacy Pitfalls A U.S. computer scientist says he's exploring alternatives to social networking services such as Facebook to resolve possible privacy issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
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