Social Issues

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

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InternetNews July 6, 2004 Roy Mark	P2P Bill Induces Tech Group to Action Companies push for new hearing on legislation that targets P2P networks and others for 'inducing' copyright infringement.
Bank Systems & Technology June 28, 2004 Katherine Burger	Fool Me Once ... It's becoming increasingly difficult for the "average" banking customer (if there is such a person) to separate reality from fantasy these days. Fraudulent e-mails can cost you with false charges on your credit.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Why I'm Staying Away From Internet Explorer The browser's endless security woes make it dangerous to use.
Searcher August 2004 Richard Wiggins	GMail: Google Storms the Webmail Market This article explores what Gmail is, how well it works, some very serious flaws that Google needs to address, the embedded targeted advertising and other privacy concerns, and the behind-the-scenes global server and storage infrastructure that could let the company skyrocket past competitors.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Phishing in the Fund Pond Online scammers begin to target mutual fund investors.
InternetNews July 1, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	U.S. Sending More than Half of All Spam While the flood of spam has increased sharply during the last six months, a new survey also shows that slightly more than half of it worldwide is coming out of the U.S.
InternetNews June 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Sneaking into the Enterprise Not just for consumers anymore, invasive programs are finding comfort in the corporate realm and leaving more than unwanted ads in their wake.
Wired July 2004 Jonathon Keats	Copy This Article & Win Quick Cash! Is Bill Gates offering big bucks to track your email? On the trail of the most forwarded hoax in Internet history.
InternetNews June 29, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	Spam: Problems Coming and Going While most Internet users deal with the annoyance of unwanted messages in their personal inboxes, corporations are also worrying about confidential data being sent via e-mail and properly managing their e-mail subscriber lists.
InternetNews June 29, 2004 Ryan Naraine	US-CERT: Beware of IE The U.S. government's cybersecurity unit recommends ditching Internet Explorer in favor of other, safer browsers.
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