Social Issues

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

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InternetNews January 3, 2005 Jim Wagner	Bush Says Go Online to Offer Tsunami Support Flanked by two former presidents, he tells Americans they can help best by going online.
InternetNews January 3, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	CAN-SPAM in Effect? Not a chance says MX Logic, which reports that most spam is not playing by the CAN-SPAM rules.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	eBay Goes Phishing The popular online auction site rolls out a new approach in tackling account hackers: Cut bait.
Wired January 2005 Jeff Howe	The Shadow Internet They start with a single stolen file and pump out bootleg games and movies by the millions. Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business.
InternetNews December 29, 2004 Tim Gray	Viruses Crowd Internet in 2004 A banner year for virus writers meant a bad year for Internet users, but much of the damage was preventable.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Rich Duprey	Investment Advice for Deposed Despots Email scams from fake foreign officials are still a potent Internet problem. Here are some tips to help you avoid being a victim of these Nigerian 4-1-9 scams.
InternetNews December 28, 2004 Tim Gray	Santy Worm Moves On The Santy.A worm uses search engines to find websites running forum software with an exploitable PHP security hole. Less than a week after Google stopped the worm, variants are reportedly utilizing other search engines.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Alyce Lomax	AOL Spammers Scram? The Internet service provider claims drastically reduced spam. Although being able to claim this victory is a help, it is not the whole recipe for AOL's future success.
InternetNews December 27, 2004 Erin Joyce	Spreading The Word of Tsunami Relief Online sites and bloggers spread fast relief information after the worst earthquake in 40 years devastates Southeast Asia.
InternetNews December 27, 2004 Tim Gray	AOL Winning Its Spam Battle? The ISP said its spam numbers are dropping and staying that course.
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