Social Issues

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

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PC Magazine September 7, 2004 Sebastian Rupley	Images Too Graphic for the Net? Men and women strongly disagree about allowing gruesome photos on the Internet.
PC World September 2004 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Two Passwords Double Your Privacy 'Two-factor authentication' is the computer equivalent of the security provided by a safety deposit box: Neither you nor the bank alone can open the box; both parties need to use their keys at the same time.
PC World September 2004 Steve Bass	A Two-Pronged Spyware Defense Keep the torrent of snooping software off your PC -- before and after it strikes.
InternetNews August 13, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	DomainKeys Set to Send Mail We lock our homes and businesses with keys to protect against unwanted intrusion. So why not our e-mail?
InternetNews August 12, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Widcomm Bluetooth a Virus Risk A security research firm has discovered a serious vulnerability in Widcomm's widely deployed Bluetooth Connectivity Software that could lead to wireless delivery of malicious worms and viruses.
InternetNews August 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine	MS Exchange 5.5 Spoofing Flaw Fixed Moderately critical vulnerability puts users at risk of cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks.
InternetNews August 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Apple Plugs OS X Vulnerabilities Mac OS X Panther users at risk of sensitive data leakage, DoS attacks and system access.
InternetNews August 10, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Settles with Pop-up Ad Operators Scheme involved exploiting Windows Messenger Service to barrage consumers with ads.
Search Engine Watch August 10, 2004 Chris Sherman	Yahoo Offers Anti-Spyware App Tired of those unwelcome pests that invade your computer without permission? Banish intrusive spyware and tracking cookies with Yahoo's newly upgraded toolbar.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Ozkan & Gunay	Minimizing Security Vulnerabilities in High-Tech Classrooms Emerging technologies are quickly becoming part of our daily learning and teaching endeavors in academia, however only a few students, faculty members and administrators are aware of the risks and vulnerabilities that exist in their network operating systems.
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