Social Issues

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

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PC World January 2004 Anne Kandra	Should Parents Become Big Brother? New software allows parents to control virtually everything children do online.
PC World January 2004 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch: Subpoenas Can Unlock Your Privacy Under a provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, anyone who who claims that you violated their copyright can force your ISP to reveal your contact information.
PC World January 2004 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Patches the Patch Process The company's new update system may not be the answer to all your prayers.
Registered Rep. December 12, 2003 John Churchill	Dot Conned The "information highway" can quickly become the road to ruin for some unwitting investors, according to Stephen Harbeck, president of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Stephen Baker	The Taming Of The Internet A deluge of spam is forcing new rules and controls on the once wide-open Web.
PC Magazine December 30, 2003	Blogging for Business Crime fighters are turning to web logs to keep a closer eye on illegal activity -- from narcotics to national security.
PC Magazine December 30, 2003	EZ Interaction If UR [you are] SITD [still in the dark] about the odd words and character combinations in today's electronic communications, you need to GWTP [get with the program]. HTH [hope this helps].
PC Magazine December 30, 2003	IM Spam, Spam I Am You don't have to put up with spam coming at you when you're iming. Here's what you need to know.
PC Magazine December 30, 2003	Microsoft Issues Updates Microsoft issued its first scheduled monthly security update in mid-October as part of its new patch management strategy.
PC Magazine December 30, 2003 Matthew D. Sarrel	Network Security: Know Your Weaknesses Vulnerability scanners identify your network's insecurities. Which one of these 6 tested products will watch your back?
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