Social Issues

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

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The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Don't Click on This Headline Click fraud fears may be overblown in the wild, wild Web. With Google settling a $90 million case for fraudulent clicks last month, it's good to know this isn't a pervasive problem for the big boys.
Popular Mechanics May 2006 Brad Reagan	The Digital Detectives Hidden folders, "deleted" files and internet caches hide clues criminals never knew they left behind.
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006	New Phishing Twists Online financial criminals have advanced their phishing techniques, according to RSA Security, which uncovered a new type of attack that it has dubbed a Smart Redirection Attack.
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006	Identity Fraud Is Finding Fewer U.S. Victims Despite a rise in phishing activity and the increased regularity of reported data breaches, instances of identity fraud in the United States actually decreased in 2005.
Wall Street & Technology April 14, 2006 Larry Tabb	Tony Soprano and My Social Security Number But how do we secure our infrastructure in an age of seamless connectivity, Wi-Fi, open access, data fabrics and shared services?
InternetNews April 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Deemed Obscene The Bush administration is launching an assault against the First Amendment rights of Internet users.
PC Magazine April 19, 2006 Robert Lemos	Password Policies A simple password could be the weak link that leaves your data open to attack.
InternetNews April 20, 2006 Roy Mark	AG Wants Tougher Net Porn Laws U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rolled out a series of proposals today aimed at cracking down on Internet child pornography.
InternetNews April 20, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Report: E-Mail Authentication on The Rise Recent studies confirm that e-mail authenticated by either the Microsoft-backed Sender ID Framework or the Yahoo-backed DomainKeys Identified Mail efforts have risen dramatically in the past year.
InternetNews April 19, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Calls for International Anti-Spam Efforts The Federal Trade Commission joined 29 other countries today in calling for increased cooperation between nations in combating spam.
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