Social Issues

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

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InternetNews December 10, 2004 Tim Gray	If You're Thinking of Online Shopping in NY, Nigeria... According to the survey of 348 retailers, New York is the riskiest North American city for e-commerce, and Nigeria received the dubious distinction of having the worst reputation for online fraud in the world.
InternetNews December 10, 2004 Colin C. Haley	Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project The nonprofit research organization's director discusses the Internet's impact on a variety of topics -- including the last election.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Lorraine Woellert	Can Online Betting Change Its Luck? The feds are keeping the heat on offshore Web sites, but a global backlash is building. And the $7.4 billion online industry is fighting back against what execs say is a heavy-handed and possibly unconstitutional assault on a free-market enterprise.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004	"American Citizens Want To Gamble On The Internet" And they do. One off-shore gambling Web site claims that last year Americans accounted for 98% of its $1.25 billion in revenue. In this Q&A, BetonSports CEO David Carruthers speaks out against the Justice Department's move against him.
InternetNews December 8, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Phish Fighters Form Alliance Latest digital crime-fighting initiative unites ISPs, software vendors and financial institutions.
InternetNews December 8, 2004 Tim Gray	Security Execs Identify Top Issues for 2005 Worms, viruses and regulatory compliance rank among the major worries.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Do Online Banks Facilitate Fraud? A new phishing scam involving SunTrust presages trouble for online bankers.
InternetNews December 7, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	IM Threat Center Formed A consortium creates the center to inform and educate IM users about threats.
InternetNews December 7, 2004 Roy Mark	Execs Call for Tighter Cyber Security Control Security alliance claims White House and DHS are not doing enough to protect against cyber attacks.
InternetNews December 7, 2004 Clint Boulton	Windows Server SP1 Expands Security Features The software giant plugs more holes in its operating system at a time when virus writers are growing more savvy.
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