Social Issues

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

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InternetNews August 9, 2005 Tim Gray	Security Firm Warns of IM Worm Akonix says Chode-D is moving rapidly over public IM networks and could hijack users' computers.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Phighting Phraud When you confront cyber scams, you need all the support you can get. These toolbars can help.
PC Magazine August 3, 2005	The Ten Biggest Problems in Computing and How We'll Solve Them Malicious computer attacks will go on, but you can be confident we'll get better at fighting them.
InternetNews August 4, 2005 Tim Gray	IM Threats Bombard Systems The increase in attacks on instant messaging systems has corporations on guard.
Fast Company August 2005 Scott Kirsner	Who's Zooming You? You're out there. On the Web, there are dozens, perhaps hundreds of references to you -- in company newsletters, college alumni notes, and friends' blogs. So how can you monitor and manage your online reputation?
InternetNews August 1, 2005 Sean Michael Kerner	Bypassing Windows' Genuine Check? A publicly posted hack allows users to bypass the Windows validation service.
Home Toys August 2005	Internet Home Alliance Announces Results of Mobile Worker Pilot If you build a public work space specifically to meet the needs of mobile workers (workers who use a PC at least 15% of the time) and have the freedom to work from home, the office or some third place, will they come? Research says yes.
InternetNews July 29, 2005 David Needle	DHS Chief Calls for Reverse Manhattan Project Cyber terror can be perpetrated not only by formal groups, but also angry teenagers. This danger can be countered with technology.
InternetNews July 29, 2005 Brian Livingston	Michigan, Utah Impose Dreaded E-Mail Tax Two states have imposed what is effectively an e-mail tax under the guise of protecting children from spammers. These new laws will affect nearly every commercial email marketer in the United States.
InternetNews July 28, 2005 Roy Mark	Warez Warriors Wrapped Up by Feds The Department of Justice's (DoJ) crackdown on large-scale piracy continued today with the indictments of eight individuals for criminal copyright infringement. The individuals were active in the online 'warez' scene.
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