Social Issues

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

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PC Magazine December 4, 2003	Taking Wi-Fi To New Heights For mobile workers checking e-mail on the run, Wi-Fi is a nice convenience. But for some Himalayan villagers in Nepal, a long-range wireless network is the only connection to the rest of the world.
PC Magazine October 31, 2003	Hotmail Overhaul on the Way Microsoft looks to be targeting spammers with a new version of its e-mail service.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 Eric Smalley	Chaotic lasers lock messages Researchers from Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Japan have found a way for two people in different locations to work out a cryptographic key using the signal from the rapidly and randomly fluctuating light signal of a chaotic laser.
Information Today December 2003 Barbara Quint	The Numbers Racket The bottom line is that the people own the government. The people pay for the government. The people own the information the government collects and the documents it produces. The government owes the people what they have paid for. The Web is the best way to deliver that information.
Wall Street & Technology November 17, 2003 Jim Middlemiss	Under Attack Forget about locking the windows and the doors, financial-services firms now have far more to fear from worms, horses and bugs.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 Ivan Schneider	IT Security: Room for Improvement Financial services companies could still do better, but the unique concerns of the industry will result in valuable lessons to share with other industries and government.
Insurance & Technology October 29, 2003 George V. Hulme	Summer Viruses Keep IT Security Busy The high cost of installing patches raises questions about the Microsoft platform.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003	Phishing for Online IDs Spam and viruses are enough to worry about, but now online fraud is reaching epidemic proportions.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003	Nosy Wi-Fi Neighbors The rise in home wireless networks has apparently spawned a new variety of Peeping Toms. In an October study on home-networking trends by wireless-gateway provider 2Wire, 44 percent of home Wi-Fi users admit they would peek at their neighbors' wireless networks if given the opportunity.
PC Magazine December 9, 2003 Leon Erlanger	Top Five Myths About Safe Surfing Don't let a false sense of security put you in danger.
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