Social Issues

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

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Home Theater March 27, 2009	AT&T Is RIAA's First ISP Ally AT&T will begin sending warning notices to its internet service customers who engage in illegal file sharing.
BusinessWeek March 26, 2009	Security Smarts Privacy on the Web is never perfect, but a few simple precautions will go a long way
Wired March 23, 2009 Clive Thompson	Clive Thompson on the Taming of Comment Trolls The world's top discussion moderators have developed successful tools for keeping online miscreants from disrupting conversation.
PC Magazine March 23, 2009 Matthew D. Sarrel	Making Console Gaming Safer for Kids Many of us are aware of the trouble a child can get into while using a PC. But have you considered how to make the console gaming experience safer?
Popular Mechanics April 2009 Seth Porges	How to Make Your Webmail Secure Web-mail users need to be especially careful when it comes to their cyber security. Here's how.
PC Magazine March 20, 2009 Matthew D. Sarrel	I Stole My Friend's Identity If you've not yet jumped into the great abyss of social networking, then you haven't created any accounts that can be compromised, and you're safe, right? Not!
InternetNews March 18, 2009 Sean Michael Kerner	PWN2OWN: What's a Vulnerability Worth? Hacking contest puts cash behind exploiting security holes. But the goal isn't to take advantage of users - it's to help them.
InternetNews March 16, 2009 Alex Goldman	Report Says Spam Arms Race Escalating The bad guys are recovering from the loss of McColo and learning how to prevent being taken down so easily again.
Search Engine Watch March 13, 2009 Frank Watson	Behavioral Targeting: Profiling or Perfecting User Experience Some see behavioral targeting as the ultimate marketing tool. Others see it as a gross invasion of privacy. As usual, the truth is likely to be found somewhere in the middle.
PC Magazine February 1, 2009 Matthew D. Sarrel	Tech Tips (Vol. 28 No. 2) Useful tidbits from PCMag editorial staff, Labs analysts, and readers
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