Social Issues

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

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T.H.E. Journal September 2008 Jeff Weinstock	Online and On Board I wasn't raised on the internet, but I'm no ink-stained wretch. I'm astride both formats, partaking actively of the immediacy of online content while retaining the enjoyment of holding a printed publication in one's hands.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Tim Beyers	Chrome: A Touch of Evil? With its new Chrome browser's auto-suggest feature Google would know you better than your wife or kids. Maybe even your mom.
Popular Mechanics September 2008 Glenn Derene	Top 3 Threats and Countermeasures From the Coming Cyberwar: Glossary An explanation of terms like DDoS, root-level penetration, etc.
Bank Systems & Technology August 20, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Banks' Web Sites Expose Users to Identity Theft The majority of bank Web sites, 76%, have security flaws that expose customers' accounts to hackers, according to a recently released study.
Search Engine Watch August 27, 2008 Eric Enge	A Challenge to our Attention-Challenged Generation Nothing important ever gets invented, created or built without putting in some serious time. If you want to get some real work done, you need to stop accepting interruptions from the Internet, e-mail, cell phone, texts, IM, and other technologies.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Tim Beyers	The Mob Rules Facebook Beacon or no, social applications pull in profits.
CIO July 14, 2008 Jarina D'Auria	Five Things Kevin Mitnick Has Learned About Computer Security Legendary former hacker on hacking, being hacked, and companies that turn a blind eye to security.
Wired August 18, 2008 David Wolman	The Critics Need a Reboot. The Internet Hasn't Led Us Into a New Dark Age. The Web is an unparalleled tool for generating, finding, and sharing sound information. What's moronic is to assume that it hurts us more than it helps.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 Tim Beyers	A Simple Solution for Facebook A suit against Facebook says that the social portal went too far in tracking and sharing members' shopping and other consumption data.
PC Magazine July 31, 2008 Sascha Segan	R.I.P Usenet: 1980-2008 Child-porn investigations have doomed one of the last remnants of a smaller, kinder Net.
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