Social Issues

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

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PC Magazine October 1, 2003 Jim Louderback	The Lookout: Widespread Windows Hole Microsoft Corp. has revealed a gaping hole inside most Windows PCs.
PC Magazine October 1, 2003 Cade Metz	Total Security To help you protect not only your PC and notebook but also your PDA from serious hackers, bored script kiddies, thieves, viruses, spyware, nosy employers, and even jealous spouses, we give you an all-encompassing overview of the computer security market.
PC Magazine September 15, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	Bad Pitch Dissonance is in the air. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is raising the stakes in the music-swapping battle by pursuing legal action against individuals who may share music online.
PC Magazine September 15, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	What's My Name? Do you keep a list of your user names and passwords in your wallet or PDA? If so, you're not the only one who can't remember them all.
PC Magazine September 9, 2003 Bill Machrone	Internet Radio: Failed Promise? At least Internet radio stations have a reprieve from the record companies' usual shortsighted thuggery.
PC World October 2003 Andrew Brandt	Sneaky Apps Attack More-aggressive applications are creeping onto your hard drive, serving you endless ads or resetting your browser.
PC World October 2003 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: California Law Protects Us All From Security Breaches New identity theft statute likely to help consumers everywhere.
PC World October 2003 Stuart J. Johnston	Bugs & Fixes: New Windows Holes, Dangerous Music Prevent hackers from using music files to take charge of your machine.
Bio-IT World September 11, 2003 Philip D. Quarles	Safeguarding the Security of Clinical Data Given the frequency of Web site attacks, can data be safely stored on a server connected to the Internet? Yes, provided that the application is properly designed and the network and server properly secured.
Wired October 2003 Jeff Howe	BigChampagne is Watching You In fact, they're tracking every download and selling the data to the music industry. How one company is turning file-sharing networks into the world's biggest focus group.
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