Social Issues

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

Old Articles: <Older 1111-1120 Newer>

InternetNews May 14, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, April 2004 The spam volume is rising, e-mail trust is eroding, and viruses are rampant, but Internet users are sending more legitimate messages and CAN-SPAM is making a positive impact.
InternetNews May 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Solutions Not So Simple Proposed bills may create more problems than they solve according to VeriSign and other industry leaders.
PC World June 2004 Liane Cassavoy	Viruses Target IM Virus writers and scammers are now plying their trade via instant messaging. Here are the real threats, and tips on avoiding them, including software solutions.
PC World June 2004 Anne B. McDonald	Three Minutes: Will We Get a Do-Not-Spam List? Interview with FTC Commissioner Orson Swindle chats about the Do-Not-Call list and the proposed Do-Not-Spam list.
PC World June 2004 Andrew Brandt	Cut Off Instant Messaging Spam How to avoid 'spim' with the major IM packages.
PC World June 2004 Stuart J. Johnston	Worms Come Faster: Are You at Risk? Play it safe and install the latest Outlook and MSN Messenger updates to protect against the new worms.
Search Engine Watch May 12, 2004 Danny Sullivan	Is It Really Personalized Search? Both search and social networking are hot! But don't assume that new sites offering both types of services necessarily provide something else that's hot -- search personalization.
InternetNews May 11, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Tech Players Push for Anti-Virus Spec Trusted Computing Group (TCG) plans to develop an open specification to help combat network viruses, worms and denial-of-service attacks.
InternetNews May 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Teen Busted For Sasser Worm as New One Hits A new mutant emerges even as Microsoft announces the arrest of a German high school student in connection with the creation of the Sasser worm.
InternetNews May 6, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	The Cost of Phishing Hits $1.2 Billion The wider impact to the enterprise is an erosion of consumer trust, a new Gartner research study suggests.
<Older 1111-1120 Newer> Return to current articles.