Social Issues

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

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BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Brian Grow	Turning the Tide of Spam How a small Iowa ISP and two antispam attorneys sued junk e-mailers and won a $1 billion judgement.
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005	Meet Cyberspace's Head Fed Nailing the Internet's most wanted takes a combination of tech wizardry and good, old-fashioned police work.
InternetNews May 17, 2005 Tim Gray	The Sober Virus Returns A wave of far-right German, political-party propaganda choked millions of e-mail inboxes around the world over the weekend, delivering racist messages along with a dirty payload.
Reason May 2005 Matt Welch	Bad Host Does Washington forbid American companies from hosting Iranian Web sites? Unless the companies obtain a government license, yes.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Seth Jayson	What's German for "Spam?" A lot of unsolicited German political rhetoric highlights Microsoft's continued security problems with a new "Q" variant of the two-year old computer virus.
Insurance & Technology May 14, 2005 Michael Cohn	7 Myths About Network Security While hacker tools are growing more sophisticated and automated, many organizations have a false sense of security about their own data and networks. Take a look at these security myths to see if your data is as secure as you think it is.
InternetNews May 12, 2005 Roy Mark	New Bill Targets Spyware Profits U.S. Senator George Allen says the federal government already has authority to prosecute spyware purveyors.
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Jim Wagner	Suit Filed Against Spam Ring The Massachusetts' Attorney General files suit against seven alleged spammers with operations around the world.
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Adware Called Too Cozy With Spyware The Center for Democracy and Technology says complex relationships allow responsible parties to dodge liability even if Congress passes an anti-spyware bill.
PC World June 2005 Scott Spanbauer	Rootkits: Invisible Assault on Windows These clever attacks are not new, but they pose a growing threat to Windows PCs. Since rootkits can work with spyware, viruses, and other malware in blended threats, security vendors are sharpening the tools they'll need for detecting them.
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