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Music trading heads back underground
News The new face of Napster, and the scattering of its visitors, is proof of how far the record labels and Hollywood have come in defusing the online threat.
Malaysia: No censorship for Web developers, providers
News Internet content developers and providers will not be subject to censorship under Malaysia's proposed Content Code, but aggrieved parties can seek redress under other avenues to be established.
The budding e-book controversy
News Former Random House exec Michael Mellin warns that his former employer is stretching the definition of the word "book" in order to justify a grab of author's rights.
Spam filter helps fight cyber bullying
News Brunel University based in west of London, has adapted its spam filter to help fight e-mail bullying, in addition to getting rid of spam messages.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Spam
U.S. Judge ties antispammer's hands
News SpamCop is issued a temporary restraining order that prevents it from interfering with messages sent by an alleged junk e-mailer. Industry watchers express concern.
Tags: Spam and phishing
Warning issued about China hackers
News Federal authorities and security companies are warning American businesses to protect themselves next week during a planned "Labor Day Strike" from Chinese hackers upset over the recent spy plane incident.
Microsoft to fight crime with spammer's money
News Software giant will also give New York state some of the US$7 million culled from the company's settlement with Scott Richter.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Microsoft Windows, Spam filtering
US librarians battle Net porn access
News In a new twist in the fight against mandatory Web filtering, a federal agency has issued a preliminary finding that library visitors may create a hostile environment for library employees by downloading Internet porn.
Exiled journalists circumvent censors by text messaging
News Broadcasters forced out of Zimbabwe find that their shortwave programs are blocked but stories sent via text message get through
Tags: Cellular phones, Privacy
Warning issued about China hackers
News Federal authorities and security companies are warning American businesses to protect themselves next week during a planned "Labor Day Strike" from Chinese hackers upset over the recent spy plane incident.
Microsoft photo prompts blogger's regret
News A long-term temporary worker says that the software giant fired him after he posted a photograph on his Web site of Macintosh G5 computers being delivered to the company's Redmond, Wash., campus.
Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'
News Won't do the same for the open-source OS as it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says.
Tags: Linux, Microsoft Office
Small claims court becomes spam battlefield
News Mills College computer science professor and Sexiestgeekalive.com contestant Ellen Spertus doesn't think of herself as an anti-spam champion.
Should you exchange privacy for safety?
News At a time when the technology industry is crashing feverishly, cybercrime is growing exponentially. Every rebel with a cause and his kid brother is finding new ways to abuse the Internet.
Facebook's app feeding frenzy
News Founder Mark Zuckerberg says new third-party applications will help his social network grow. But how much is too much of a good thing?
Tags: Web sites, Software engineering/development, Web services, Web 2.0
