Social Issues

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

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U.S. Banker July 2003 Michael Grebb	If Bonnie and Clyde Only Knew... Bankers are working to shore up security efforts, particularly on-line breaches. But hacking a bank's network is too fun to forgo, making prevention that much harder.
HBS Working Knowledge June 30, 2003 Austin & Darby	Computer Security is For Managers, Too Computer security isn't just an IT headache, say two Harvard professors. Here are eight to-do items for managers to protect their digital assets.
Fast Company July 2003 Alison Overholt	War On Spam The Anti-Spam Research Group is committed to ridding the world of spam.
CIO July 1, 2003 Galen Gruman	Wi-Fi Crime Fighters Connecting police officers with a state-of-the-art Wi-Fi communications system that's reliable and secure isn't easy, but it's worth it for the Post Falls, Idaho, Police Department.
Information Today June 30, 2003 Barbara Quint	Public Libraries Face Net Filtering Following Supreme Court Decision The Children's Internet Protection Act, which mandates that libraries accepting federal funding to assist patrons with Internet access must use Net filters to block pornography, has withstood legal challenge. Across the country, public librarians began to struggle with its ramifications.
Entrepreneur July 2003 Mark Henricks	Where's Big Brother? Orwell's nightmare won't be coming to the Internet anytime soon.
CIO June 15, 2003 Dylan Tweney	Defensive Postures Intrusion prevention systems offer the latest countermeasures in the war against hackers, worms and viruses.
CIO June 15, 2003 Grant Gross	Lawmakers Get Creative to Fight Unwanted E-Mail Charging spammers with racketeering crimes and rewarding spam victims with a financial bounty are among the more creative solutions proposed by members of Congress to the problem of unsolicited e-mail.
PC World July 2003 Scott Spanbauer	Pest Zappers More utilities than ever claim to vanquish viruses and smash spyware. Our tests prove they're not all created equal.
PC World July 2003 Glenn McDonald	E-Mail Evolves New products and Web services help fight the battle of in-box overload.
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