ACM TechNews

> "Tech Activists Protest Anti-Copying"
> Free software activists voiced their dismay over being left out
> of a Commerce Department roundtable on Wednesday by interrupting
> MPAA President and panelist Jack Valenti's address with hoots and
> jeers.  The panel was there to discuss plans to impose . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item1
> 
> "Hackers to Corporate America: You're Lazy"
> Hackers and analysts say that the defacement of Web sites, such
> as the USA Today hack of July 11, are a wake-up call for
> corporate administrators who are lax in keeping their online
> security up-to-date.  The leader of the "white hat" hacker . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item2
> 
> "National Cyberspace Protection Plan Would Ask Home Computer
> Users to Pitch In"
> Home computer users will be expected to contribute to the
> national cybersecurity initiative by keeping their antivirus
> software up to scratch, the president's cybersecurity adviser
> Richard Clarke announced on Wednesday.  He added that the plan . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item6
> 
> "Digital Copy Locks: No International Consensus"
> European and American lawmakers disagree about the deployment of
> digital rights management (DRM) technology in electronic devices.
> The European Parliament has stated that it will allow the
> development of DRM standards to be directed by the market, while . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item8
> 
> "Bringing a Much Bigger Internet to Light"
> Deep-Web mining aims to tap into public-access databases instead
> of just the static-URL Web sites picked up by standard search
> engines.  The database-based deep Web has 500 times more volume
> than the Web segment search engine queries usually focus on, . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item11
> 
> "The Case of the Missing Code"
> Rumors that al-Qaida operatives are transmitting hidden messages
> over easily accessible Web pages is generating controversy again,
> with the publication of a USA Today story claiming hundreds of
> such messages exist on eBay.  Using steganography, terrorists . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0719f.html#item14
> 
> "Do We Need a National ID Plan?"
> Free Congress Foundation analyst Brad Jansen, one of the key
> members of an ad hoc coalition that vehemently opposes the
> creation of a national ID standard, is advocating a White House
> proposal submitted last week suggesting federal agencies help set . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0722m.html#item3
> 
> "Lawrence Lessig: The Thought Leader Interview"
> Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig says the
> Internet's freedom, growth potential, and  innovation potential
> are being threatened by a slew of legislation, technology, and
> monopolization that would cede control of the medium to a few . . .
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0722m.html#item17


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