Social Issues

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

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PC World November 2003 Lincoln Spector	Extra-Suite Virus and Spam Protection Symantec and McAfee introduce their newest Internet security suites.
PC World November 2003 Victor R. Garza	Secure Instant Messages Zone Labs' IMsecure Pro is must-have software for security-minded IM users.
PC World November 2003 Anne Kandra	How to Save on Software -- Safely Shareware can save you a bundle if you avoid the downside of downloading.
PC World November 2003 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Make Sure Your Firewall Is Sturdy Test your firewall to find out if it has any holes -- and then plug them up.
PC World November 2003 Stuart J. Johnston	Halt Worms and Viruses in Their Tracks Take the steps necessary to protect your PC from Internet nasties.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Sebastian Rupley	Lock 'Em Out Take steps to protect yourself from identity theft.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003	Libraries Face Up to Filters When a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled this summer that federally funded libraries must install software filters on public-access computers, the decision capped off a fiery debate over library patrons' First Amendment rights. Months later, it's clear the controversy isn't over.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Cade Metz	CAPTCHA-ing the Spammer A technology that tries to distinguish between humans and machines may be a capable weapon against spam, but it isn't perfect.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003 Brett Glass	Batten Down Those Ports Don't let malicious intruders find a way into your system. We tell you how they try to sneak in -- and how to keep them out.
PC Magazine October 28, 2003	The Lookout: A Fix for RFID Researchers at RSA Security's lab have come up with a technique they say will eliminate many of the privacy concerns surrounding the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags.
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