Social Issues

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

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PC Magazine August 3, 2004	Keep Your PC Safe Learn to wield your firewall, antivirus, and antispyware tools expertly; don't give up your PC without a fight.
PC Magazine August 3, 2004	Is Microsoft to Blame? When it comes to ensuring your computer's security, the onus is on you.
PC Magazine August 3, 2004	Keep Your Kids Safe Parents need to protect their kids online.
PC Magazine August 3, 2004	Filtering Software The most common tool to protect kids online is filtering software, which filters out profanity and specific types of Web content--such as nudity and violence--while blocking content in other apps, like e-mail and IM clients.
InternetNews July 9, 2004 Jim Wagner	Mozilla Patches Vulnerability There's no hiding from the rash of vulnerabilities hitting everyone's Web browsers these days.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Next Target: Mozilla? Internet users are in search of safe surfing, but is it just a pipe dream? The Web browser reported a security flaw yesterday, although within 24 hours it had issued a patch to plug the hole.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Seth Jayson	Piracy Paranoia Results from an eight-country study offer a glimpse of the struggles facing moviemakers such as Time Warner, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Sony in dealing with movie piracy through downloading.
CIO July 1, 2004 Todd Datz	Slow March Toward Online Government A year after he took office, President Bush signed the E-Gov Act, which promised a leaner, more efficient federal government. A report by the General Accounting Office says progress has been mixed, due in no small part to a lack of funding.
CIO July 1, 2004 Megan Santosus	An Online Battle Between Hate and Tolerance For three years, an anti-Semitic website was the first search result listed when anyone typed the word 'jew' into leading Web search engine Google.
CIO July 1, 2004	Jury Indicts Creator of First Internet Worm A grand jury in Syracuse, N.Y., indicts a 24-year-old Cornell University graduate student for creating a computer virus that cripples the precursor of today's Internet.
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