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News for
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contributed by tetracycle
WormExplore.Zip is definitely not the push over that Melissa was. While
Melissa was easily contained and eradicated WormExplore.Zip is proving
to be much more resistant to extermination. It would appear that its
local network infection path is much stronger than originally believed
and that the email method of transmission is secondary. Antivirus
companies have reported an increase in call volume yesterday and not
the decrease that was expected.
CNN
MSNBC
ZD
Net
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contributed by Anonymous
Do you know what value your privacy holds? The $2.3 billion marketing
information industry sure does but how do you convince a court how much
your privacy is worth if you need or want to sue a company for damages?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation intends to find out. They have
started research into the problem of online identity value to make it
easier for people to sue for damages. One factor in the equation will
be how much companies charge for information, traditional use of a name
for a direct mailing costs around seven cents, but on the Internet,
each customer name is worth 15 cents.
CAL LAW
The Electronic Frontier
Foundation
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contributed by Warez Dude
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Advertising
Standards Authority in England have condemned the practices of the
Business Software Alliance. The two groups claim that recent tactics
used by the BSA in its 'Crackdown 99' campaign are misleading and
overly threatening.
Wired
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contributed by secret
Recent changes in the crypto export law have left open a small loophole
that allows 128 SSL encryption out of the country. The recent export
deregulation covered "online merchants," or electronic shops, if a user
goes directly to VeriSign in the United States, it is possible to
obtain a digital ID for 128-bit encryption at electronic shops in
Japan.
Asia
Biz Tech
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contributed by Weld Pond
Massive FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) in this article. We might
as well just give up because the world will end tomorrow. Terrorists
roaming the internet about to cause massive chaos around the globe.
The threat of electronic terrorism is looming larger and larger each
day.
The
Jerusalem Post
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contributed by Anonymous
Cracked
X-PLOIT TEAM has returned with reported cracks of Mexican Government
web sites as they continue to fight against corrupt government, and for
freedom of speech.
http://www.edomorelos.gob.mx
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