Social Issues

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

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InternetNews April 20, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Exploit for Windows SSL Flaw Circulating Unpatched systems are at risk of DoS attacks but security experts warn the threat level could grow considerably.
InternetNews April 19, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Urges Industry Solutions to Spyware Officials say better tools and intense consumer education are key to protecting users from invasive programs.
CIO April 15, 2004 Ted Smalley Bowen	Activists Use Web to Preserve Famous House Tools of the Internet age--online communications, data mining and demographic software--made a real difference in their campaign to save Farnsworth House from an uncertain future.
PC Magazine May 4, 2004 Gabrielle Gagnon	Detecting Spam Bayesian filters use probability theory to determine if messages are legit. Will big numbers help stop the spam flood?
PC Magazine May 4, 2004 Sharon Terdeman	The Lookout: Who Can You Trust A new worm, Sober.D, appeared in early March, claiming to contain a patch to defend against Mydoom.
InternetNews April 15, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	EarthLink's No Phishing Buddies The ISP teams with online auction giant eBay and others to fight the plague of phony sites.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Kuchinskas & Mara	Maryland Lawmakers Pass Anti-Spam Bill Maryland lawmakers this week passed a bill aimed at "kingpin," or high-volume, spammers that would punish offenders, especially repeaters, with jail time, monetary fines and loss of personal property.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Browser-based Attacks 'Surging' Virulent viruses and worms aren't the only things to watch out for. Security analysts say browser-based attacks are escalating in frequency and damage. And now a new study backs up the warnings.
InternetNews April 13, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	California Lawmaker to Google: Do Not Gmail The author of the state's Do-Not-Call law voices privacy concerns about Google's next big thing.
Linux Journal April 13, 2004 Don Marti	From the Editor, May 2004: Our Last Spam Issue? Get a bunch of Linux professionals together these days and the topic inevitably turns to the spam problem.
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