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FBI defends email scanner to House probe
Republican and Democrat lawmakers are grilling FBI officials
over the bureau's use of "Carnivore," a device designed to
monitor and capture email messages in a criminal investigation.
Rep. Charles Canady, R-Fla., called hearings yesterday amid
concerns from privacy groups about an ordinary computer filled
with special software. The FBI calls the device a "reasonable
balance" between privacy and law enforcement in an age where
crime has gone online. "Carnivore raises the question as to
whether existing statutes protecting citizens from 'unreasonable
searches and seizures' under the Fourth Amendment appropriately
balance the concerns of law enforcement and privacy," said
Canady, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's Constitution
panel.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2339615.html
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/2491-1.html
http://chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/article/0,2669,SAV-0007250285,FF.html
Attack on Spy Activist's Site
A website that distributed secret documents from U.S. and
Japanese intelligence agencies apparently is under siege in
a denial-of-service attack. The publisher of cryptome.org,
which houses a massive archive of files related to spy
agencies, recently started publishing a series of classified
CIA documents and personnel files related to Japan's Public
Security Investigation Agency.
http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,37746,00.html
Big Brother was hit by DoS attack
Hackers hit Channel 4's Big Brother Web site last Tuesday
with what has been described as a "massive denial of access
(DoS) attack". Although not brought down, Big Brother conceded
the attack caused significant problems for the site. Big Brother
is "a huge target for hackers" admits Chris Short, Content
Manager for the site. Short now admits the DoS attack happened
"when the first show went live", but is satisfied there have
been no further attempts.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/29/ns-16870.html
Defunct Web Site Leaks Credit Card Info
Full details of hundreds of credit cards are out in the open.
At the time of this writing Monday, all customer orders of a
U.S.-based electronic commerce site, with pornography as the
best-selling item, were openly available online without any
protection. The site lists information on more than 800 orders,
all placed last year. More than 600 of these were paid by credit
card. The numbers and expiration dates of the cards can be
viewed by anyone. Order details also include the customers'
names, mailing addresses, and the items ordered.
http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17811,00.html
Fake bank Web sites trick consumers into giving up personal data
A hacker doesn't have to break into a bank's computer to
steal account numbers and access codes. It may be enough
to set up a "spoof" Web site that closely mimics a real
bank's, according to a warning issued last week by the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Some
customers have provided financial information to sites
that they thought were legitimate Web sites, according
to OCC spokesman Dean DeBuck. The fake sites weren't exact
copies of the real bank sites, DeBuck said, though some
did look somewhat like the originals.
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/0725fakebank.html
Report undermines RIP
In a deliberate act of sabotage, British computer experts will
outline ways for UK citizens to sidestep proposed government
eavesdropping capabilities in a report to be released Thursday.
The report will explain how ordinary Internet users can
circumvent government monitoring efforts proposed in the new
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/29/ns-16845.html
New protections for Web surfers
The Federal Trade Commission may act very soon to endorse a
privacy agreement negotiated with industry to protect Web
surfers, sources familiar with the situation said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/437587.asp
Internet Cos. join For Privacy
Internet industry titans are putting aside their differences,
just this once, to agree on a public service campaign on
online privacy to be announced Tuesday. The group, called
Privacy Partnership 2000, will fund print, radio and Web ads
dedicated to educating the public about privacy issues and
offering tips on how to protect personal information online.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/234482l.htm
http://www.thestandard.net/article/display/0,1151,17088,00.html
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/0725privacy.html
Hollywood looks to kill hyperlinks in copyright fights
As Hollywood and record companies go all-out to protect
their copyrights online, they've run up against one of
the Web's most hallowed traditions: the untrammeled
ability to link to anything anywhere on the Net. A half
dozen high-profile legal cases revolve around the
legality of links, as entertainment companies try to
shutter Web sites or services they say are helping point
people to illicit versions of songs and movies.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2342094.html
Senate Spam Bill May Have to Wait Until After Recess
A Senate companion bill to legislation passed in the
House last week limiting the use of unsolicited e-mail
advertising - or "spam" - will probably have to wait until
after Congress returns from its August recess before being
considered for a vote, Senate staffers said Monday.
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/152679.html
The trouble with regulating hatred online
The Internet has revolutionized the business of hate.
There are anywhere from hundreds to thousands of Web
sites with racist or otherwise hateful content. For
hate groups, the Net is a cheap and easy way to reach
vast audiences under a cloak of anonymity.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/07/25/regulating.hatred.idg/index.html
Wanna know how BT.com was hacked?
Last week, we were contacted by a reader who claimed to
have taken bt.com, btinternet.com and gameplay.com offline
through a denial of service attack. We checked it out and
he wasn't lying. The anonymous person went to great length
as to why he had attacked BT, quoting its appalling Internet
access packages as the source of his ire. We don't condone
such activity but we could certainly understand his
frustration and seems as though most of you could too.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/12163.html
Protecting the Investigators
An article in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology from
the summer of 1997 issue warns that police may face attacks
against their information systems in the 21st century. As
criminals become more sophisticated about information
technology, the concern loses any hint of science fiction.
Attacking the investigators may become a viable option,
especially when one doesn't even have to visit the police
station.
http://www.securityportal.com/topnews/protect20000725.html
We're still getting security wrong
Worries about security, and justified ones at that, could
still stop the eCommerce bandwagon in its tracks, it seems.
The recent revelation of a security loophole in MS Outlook
has been followed by a report from IDC asserting that corporate
Europe is still adopting the wrong approach to strengthening
the security of its systems.
http://www.it-director.com/00-07-25-3.html
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