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Task force to take on cyber-terrorists
THE German government has created a top-secret unit of
computer and hi-tech specialists to combat corporate
cyber-terrorism in the new millennium. Germany is
worried that the terrorist of the future will not have
a gun in one hand and a grenade in the other, but a
lethal knowledge of computers. The government does not
want the huge concerns of the world's fourth largest
world economy - Volkswagen, Siemens, Bosch and the like
- to be crippled by viruses or other computer glitches
unleashed by society's malcontents.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=3D303658
Dutch Secret Service accused of e-mail snooping
Reports that intelligence agents have been intercepting
e-mail traffic have added urgency to the debate about
electronic snooping in the Netherlands, where a pending
bill would broaden the government's power to monitor
communications. The newspaper De Volkskrant said Monday
that the Internal Security Service (Binnenlandse
Veiligheidsdienst or BVD) had monitored e-mail
messages between an unnamed Dutch software company and
an Iranian customer. According to the report, BVD
approached the company, which makes software for
industrial processes, and warned it to stop dealing
with an Iranian water-purification company because of
its involvement in nuclear power projects.
http://idg.net/ic_207304_1794_9-10000.html
E-mail alert: 'Uncle Spam' wants you!
Uncle Sam could become "Uncle Spam" if the government
follows through with plans for creating an "official
U.S. e-mail box" for every address in America, say
industry executives briefed on the proposal. The
ruckus began earlier this week, when the U.S. Postal
Service disclosed that it was exploring the e-mail
idea. The government would use the e-mail addresses
to send driver's license renewal forms, tax documents
and other materials that would normally be sent by snail
mail. And Americans would visit two mailboxes every day
-- the ones outside their homes and the ones inside
their computers, said Deputy Postmaster General
John M. Nolan. Uncle Spam strikes Not everyone's
greeting the idea with open arms, however.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2610604,00.html
Warnings about security holes abound at Def Con
Unsuspecting attendees logging on to the wireless
network at the Def Con hackers convention here last
weekend immediately found themselves targets in the
event's annual "capture the flag" hacking competition.
One visitor found his machine pinged within 10 seconds
and had several of his Windows utilities disabled within
minutes - but that was all part of the fun.
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO47868,00.html
Def Con reporter's notebook: Hackers -- naughty and nice
"We apologize for the delay," said the Def Con press
attache. "The CIA is caucusing in the men's room."
"Well I'm so glad I left the tape recorder running in
there," replied a British reporter calmly pouring scotch.
"Would anyone like a drink?" As it turned out, several
of the two dozen assembled members of the press said
they'd like a drink, thank you, and maybe another one
downstairs by the pool where hackers and feds reclined
in punishing Las Vegas heat.
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO47897,00.html
British angered over cell phone tracking
Civil liberties advocates are outraged at the implications
of the newly passed Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act,
which could allow British law enforcement agencies to
trace the movements of mobile phone users with a minimum
of accountability. The new legislation will negate the
need for a warrant issued by the Home Secretary to intercept
and read electronic communications. When the Act becomes
law on Oct. 5, the Home Secretary can be bypassed by
requesting a warrant from a police superintendent.
The superintendent will then have the power to order the
use of positioning technology to locate an individual using
his or her mobile phone as a tracking device.
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2000/30/ns-17014.html
Privacy group asks judge to release details of e-mail spy system
A privacy group asked a federal judge Tuesday to order
the release of details concerning the government's
``Carnivore'' e-mail surveillance system. The
Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center
accused the FBI of not moving fast enough to act on
the group's Freedom of Information Act request for the
information.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/035755.htm
America Online, Others Sued For Blocking E-Mail
A Rochester, N.Y., online marketing research firm told
Washtech.com this morning it filed a lawsuit against
Internet/online service giant America Online Inc. and
other Internet service providers (ISPs), alleging that
they all are blocking the research firm from
communicating with its members. Harris Interactive Inc.
said it is namely targeting AOL and Redmond, Wash.-based
Microsoft Corp.'s HotMail for blocking Harris' e-mail
from reaching registered participants who opt-in for
online marketing research. Harris also is charging an
antitrust complaint against Dulles, Va.-based AOL,
which operates its own online market-research company
called Digital Marketing Systems (DGS).
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/153025.html
Vendors send personal information to marketing firm, despite policies
Without knowing it, some Internet shoppers are forking
over more than cash for their purchases. Several online
retailers have been giving their customers' personal
information to a marketing company. Privacy groups called
the practice an ``unforgivable breach'' of confidentiality.
A security and privacy firm that does risk assessments for
Internet retailers says that four such sites have forwarded
personally identifiable information to the marketing
company, Coremetrics, despite the retailers' privacy policies.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/082234.htm
Amex To Protect Australian Web Purchases
American Express is hoping a new online guarantee system
will encourage Web-shy Australians to make more Web
purchases, and charge them to their Amex cards. The
guarantee means card members won't be held responsible
for any unauthorzsed charges made on their cards while
shopping on the Internet, Amex says. It claims to be
the first card issuer in Australia to offer this
protection.
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/153061.html
Yahoo!, AT&T, Microsoft win cybersquatting cases
U.N. arbitrators decided in favor of Yahoo! Inc.,
Microsoft Corp., AT&T Corp. and Japan Tobacco Inc.
in a series of rulings on ``cybersquatting'' disputes
released Tuesday. The domain name campyahoo.com was
ordered transferred to Yahoo!, which complained that
the name was confusingly familiar to its own trademarks.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/074151.htm
Wal-Mart Sucks Names Away From Domain Claim Jumper
An arbitrator weighing a dispute over the rights to
Internet domain names such as Wal-MartCanadaSucks.com
and WalMartPuertoRicoSucks.com has determined that
the addresses should belong to department store giant
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. rather than the Canadian resident
who argues such "protest" monikers are just fair comment
in the form of a Web URL.
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/153049.html
Ruling due soon in Sex.com ownership dispute
A decision is expected as early as this week in one
of the Internet's most intriguing disputes, involving
the ownership of the name Sex.com. ``This case has it
all: bankruptcy fraud, pornography, forgery, offshore
holdings, deep pockets, dirty tricks, depositions in
foreign cities and a bitter dispute over rights to a
multimillion-dollar domain name,'' said Ellen Rony,
co-author of ``The Domain Name Handbook.''
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/050191.htm
Harvard sues Web startup company
Harvard University has sued the Internet startup
notHarvard.com for trademark violations, saying the
online company that sued the university last week is
unlawfully exploiting the lucrative Ivy League name
for financial gain.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/264614l.htm
Untended Australian Web Sites May Be Breaking The Law
Australian companies leaving outdated sales and marketing
material on their Web sites may get into trouble with the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The consumer watchdog will be keeping an eye out for old
or forgotten advertising or product information on Web sites,
saying such material may attract serious legal consequences
through the Trade Practises Act. "Some Internet advertisers
may be tempted to keep outdated material on their Web sites.
However, unless a Web site clearly identifies material as
outdated or historic, consumers may be misled into thinking
the material is current," said the ACCC's Chairman Allan Fels.
"Such material can lead to severe consequences under the
Trade Practices Act 1974."
http://www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/153052.html
Norton Patches Firewall Holes
Symantec has quietly modified its Norton Personal
Firewall and Norton Internet Security 2000 products to
block advertising programs that are sometimes dubbed
"spyware." The programs, called adbots, fetch banner
ads over the Internet, but they also transmit encrypted
data about the user back to the advertising companies.
This function has earned them the "spyware" label among
privacy and security advocates.
http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17880,00.html
Old IDs Never Die; They Just Cause Trouble
While many information technology managers lock down
access through firewalls, virtual private networks and
encryption, a few are tackling a more mundane threat:
how to quickly grant and withdraw network access rights
for their employees. The problem has existed for years
but is becoming more urgent, some analysts said, because
of rapidly changing job roles and high turnover.
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/frame/0,1213,NAV47_STO47755,00.html
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