Social Issues

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

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InternetNews December 18, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	E-Healthcare Gets Federal Mandate Department of Health and Human Services unveils best practices for ensuring patient privacy with online medical records, Medicare pushes e-prescriptions.
InternetNews December 16, 2008 Judy Mottl	Not Tonight Honey, I've Got the Internet New research sponsored by Intel says many would forgo sex, TV to keep connected.
InternetNews December 16, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Several Attacks Behind CheckFree Data Breach The cybercriminals who breached the CheckFree bill paying service last week used a combination attack that may be almost impossible to stop.
CIO December 11, 2008 Andy Blumenthal	Encourage Social Networking, Without Discouraging In-Person Meetings Use social networking and collaboration tools like Facebook and SharePoint so that they complement, rather than replace, face-to-face contact.
Search Engine Watch December 15, 2008 Erik Qualman	Will Social Networks Become the New Inbox? E-mail has held on through the years as the King of the Internet. However, the new inbox is shifting toward social media.
InternetNews December 12, 2008 David Needle	Google, Microsoft, Mozilla Battle to Disagree The browser rivals agree on a few things when it comes to browsers and security.
InternetNews December 12, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Web 2.0 and Cloud Tech: A Spammers' Paradise? With the proliferation of the cloud, spammers will find it becoming ever easier to ply their trade.
Popular Mechanics January 2009 Brian Krebs	When Hackers Attack: Practicing Cybersecurity at Home If your data isn't located on any one machine, it can never be lost or corrupted. But when your personal data isn't on your personal computer, it's out of your control.
Popular Mechanics January 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Four Ways to Fight Back Against Cyber Attacks Your webcam, cell phone, web browsers, and personal e-mails are all vulnerable to attack from thieves in cyberspace. Here are four ways to fight back.
InternetNews December 9, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Report Warns of More Cybercrime The economic downturn, poor cooperation among law enforcement agencies and inadequate laws may see cybercriminals prosper - but not if the Obama administration takes warnings to heart.
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