Social Issues

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

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InternetNews September 29, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Most Americans Say 'Net is a Danger to Kids A survey finds that 94 percent of consumers agreed that the Internet presents a threat to children.
InternetNews September 29, 2005 Tim Gray	College Kids Can't Avoid The Sound of Music Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) file another round of copyright infringement lawsuits against 757 individuals.
InternetNews September 29, 2005 Tim Gray	Another University System Suffers Breach Crackers continue to exploit American universities' computer weaknesses.
InternetNews September 23, 2005 Tim Gray	Hurricane Rita Stirs up Scammers Storm likely to be a fertile breeding ground for phishers.
InternetNews September 22, 2005 David Needle	Beware, Bagle is Back Several anti-virus security sites have issued warnings that a variant of the infamous Bagle worm has shown up on the Internet, spreading via e-mails... Symantec agrees to acquire WholeSecurity...
InternetNews September 22, 2005 Roy Mark	P2P, Internet2: Heady Brew For College Kids Unfazed by a landmark Supreme Court decision, students target Internet2 and campus LANs for file swapping, new report says.
InternetNews September 20, 2005 Roy Mark	Malicious Code For Profit New trend finds shifts toward attacks seeking confidential information.
InternetNews September 19, 2005 Tim Gray	New Worm Uses The Force Security firm PandaLabs says a worm that spoofs Google is winding its way through the Internet via P2P networks.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Gerald Kim	Government Curbs Chinese Gamers The explosive growth and addiction of the Chinese online gaming market are indeed exciting, but measures like the "fatigue system" may well temper investors' enthusiasm.
Information Today Miguel Ramos	Katrina Relief and Outreach Developments A roundup of links to relief and outreach responses from library groups and information industry organizations.
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