Social Issues

Magazine articles on the internet's impact on society, privacy, spam, hacking, scams, regulation.

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Entrepreneur March 2004 Melissa Campanelli	Canning Spam Spam concerns have forced many e-tailers to rethink their e-mail marketing programs. Should you?
InternetNews February 20, 2004 Michael Singer	Security Forces to Show Unified Front Homeland Security officials will join experts from Microsoft and other IT firms in San Francisco next week to address the onslaught of malicious attacks.
Fast Company March 2004 Jennifer Reingold	What We Learned In The New Economy A description of the new economy, the ideas that lasted and the ones that just faded away. How the internet era has changed the way people get information.
InternetNews February 18, 2004 Ron Miller	AOL, EarthLink File Lawsuits Against Spammers With the federal Can Spam Act so far proving ineffective, ISPs are pursuing aggressive civil actions.
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Blaster Type Virus Attack Called 'Imminent' Exploit code for 'critical' Windows ASN.1 flaw could lead to major network disruption. Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Flaw
Wall Street & Technology February 12, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Securing the Securities Industry Financial firms tighten security procedures to fight the increased wave of information attacks.
InternetNews February 12, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MyDoom Ends but Open Ports Attracting Mutants Microsoft releases a virus removal tool, but unpatched drone machines are still a major threat.
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Leon Erlanger	Spam War In the battle for your in-box, spammers keep coming up with new tricks.
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Janet Rubenking	Identity Theft: What, Me Worry? There are ways to minimize the risk of ID theft. If you have time to balance your checkbook, shop online, or apply for a passport, you have time to check up on your personal information and take action if something's amiss.
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Davis D. Janowski	Small-Business Security For cash-strapped, IT-barren companies, all-in-one security appliances offer affordable protection. Here's how to make one work for your network.
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