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

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InternetNews August 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	How Not to Get 'Phished' The FTC releases a helpful guide to avoid the lure of phishers, who attempt to steal your identity online.
InternetNews August 26, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Beware That WinAmp Skin Zero-day exploit targets Nullsoft's WinAmp media player via the popular skinning feature.
InternetNews August 26, 2004 Roy Mark	FBI Sting Targets P2P Operation DOJ launches first peer-to-peer criminal probe by targeting a network of Direct Connect users.
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Roy Mark	DOJ Raids Private P2P Operation Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer networks.
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Roy Mark	RIAA Steps Up P2P Legal Campaign Undaunted by a landmark legal decision, the Recording Industry Association of America increases pressure on individual file swappers.
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Jim Wagner	Feds Hit Alleged Spammers in Sting The U.S. Department of Justice is set to announce several arrests and indictments against alleged spammers.
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Ryan Naraine	'Critical' Netscape NSS Library Flaw Internet security outfit ISS X-Force has discovered a serious vulnerability in the Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library suite that could allow attackers to hijack compromised servers.
InternetNews August 24, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Worm Uses Webcams to Spy on Users A new variant of the Rbot worm has the ability to take over users' webcams and use them to spy on people in their offices and homes.
InternetNews August 24, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Symantec Nabs AMD64 Windows Virus New 'proof-of-concept' virus targets 64-bit Windows workstations.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	IM Gets Down to Business An AOL survey shows, not surprisingly, that instant messaging (IM) is on the rise. Soon, younger workers may prefer IM to the telephone. Perhaps corporations had better think about their IM policies.
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