Social Issues

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

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New Architect October 2002 Bret A. Fausett	Into the Deep The web was made for linking, but recent efforts by some companies to restrict deep linking to their sites are creating a legal minefield. A look at the issues involved with the Dallas Morning News, Danish Newspaper Publishers Association, eBay, and NPR.
PC World September 11, 2002 Paul Roberts	September 11 Worm Spreading by E-Mail Worm contains bugs that keep it from spreading, lowering its threat level, experts say.
PC World September 11, 2002 Tom Spring	The Internet: Ground Zero for 9/11 Analysis The brilliant, the bogus, and the bitter find audiences in blog explosion of the past year.
PC World September 11, 2002 Andrew Brandt	A Year Later, Online Privacy and Security Still Weak Guarding both virtual and physical shores remains a challenge of checks and balances.
PC World August 23, 2002 Frank Thorsberg	The World's Worst Viruses Check out our list of nasty computer viruses -- and find out how to save your PC from infection.
PC World October 2002 Frank Thorsberg	How Secure Is Instant Messaging? Companies balance convenience with safety concerns.
PC World October 2002 Anne Kandra	Don't Let Them Steal Your Good Name Identity theft is skyrocketing -- and it's even being used to fund terrorism. The Web can be a real boon for identity thieves, helping them find information about victims and profit from the crime.
PC World October 2002 Stuart J. Johnston	Plug Dangerous Holes in Word, Excel Bad guys have four new ways to target Microsoft's Office products.
Salon.com September 3, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living in Utah As the anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, terror-related urban legends are running rampant. Luckily, Snopes.com is on the case.
Managed Care August 2002 Michael S. Victoroff	Prying Eyes Push Against Boundary of Medical Privacy It seems some folks have been publishing on the Internet pictures of women visiting abortion clinics. Is this constitutionally protected journalism? Or a violation of privacy?
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