Social Issues

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

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InternetNews June 22, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	More Safety in MySpace MySpace announced this week the debut of new safety and security features designed to keep distance between teens and adults. Is it enough?
InternetNews June 22, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Search Engines And Their Hacker Friends Search engines have become indispensable tools for hundreds of millions of people. Including hackers who are use them to find vulnerable networks, machines and services with relative ease.
PC Magazine June 21, 2006	Outsmarting Keyloggers How to protect passwords and personal information in public cybercafes.
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio	New Means To Root Out Malware Malware continues to be a problem for customers, with many users unaware their systems are infected with some kind of hidden "bot" that steals their personal info or hijack's their computer.
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner	Worm Has a Yen For Yahoo Mail Worm wrigglers have apparently targeted Yahoo's popular Webmail with a new virus. But so far, it's a bust.
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio	8 'Critical' Updates in Microsoft's Monthly Patch Patches to Windows, Internet Explorer and Outlook close a number of backdoors and exploits.
T.H.E. Journal June 2006 Jeff Weinstock	You've Got Mail -- Again (and Again) The daily blizzard of electronic communications makes one nostalgic for a good old-fashioned face-to-face.
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 John Clyman	Windows Defender The flood of spyware, adware, and malware of all stripes doesn't seem likely to abate anytime soon.
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Robert Lemos	A Future Without Adware? Prosecutors and consumer advocates are on the attack against adware. Is a future without deceptive ad software attainable?
PC World July 2006 Andrew Brandt	Protect Yourself With an Antiphishing Toolbar These browser plug-ins can help make your surfing safer. Netcraft toolbar... Earthlink toolbar with scamblocker... Corestreet SpoofStick...
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