How the Malware Marketplace Works
October 31, 2007
PC World - Interested in a career in online crime? There’s a thriving underground economy dedicated to supplying you with all the tools you need.
Slate may start business news Web site: source
October 31, 2007
Reuters - Slate, the online news and opinion
magazine owned by The Washington Post Co , may launch a
business news and opinion Web site, according to a source
familiar with the matter.
Mandriva CEO Calls Out Microsoft’s Ballmer
October 31, 2007
PC Magazine - On Tuesday, Mandriva announced that it had won a hotly-contested contract to install Linux distribution in Nigeria. But on Wednesday, the client essentially handed the contract to Microsoft. So Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon called Microsof chief Steve Ballmer out for dirty pool.
Rowling sues to block Harry Potter book
October 31, 2007
AP - Author J.K. Rowling and the maker of the “Harry Potter” films are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard.
Rowling sues to block Harry Potter book
October 31, 2007
AP - NEW YORK — Author J.K. Rowling and the maker of the “Harry Potter” films are suing a small publisher in Michigan over its plans to release a book version of a popular Web site dedicated to the boy wizard.
Privacy groups seek “do not track” Web list
October 31, 2007
Reuters - Nine privacy and consumer
organizations asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday
to create a “do not track” list for Internet users who don’t
want their online activities tracked, stored and used by
advertising networks.
Microsoft sees Windows Vista growth phase underway
October 31, 2007
Reuters - Microsoft Corp’s Windows Vista is
starting to see mass adoption from businesses nearly a year
after it was released, the company said while predicting a
strong first holiday season for the product.
Whois studies approved, privacy deferred
October 31, 2007
AP - A panel on Internet names voted Wednesday to defer long-simmering questions on whether names, phone numbers and other private information on domain name owners should remain public in open, searchable databases called Whois.
Scams use striptease to break Web traps
October 31, 2007
AP - In a new online striptease, the buxom, beautiful blonde who promises to remove her slinky scraps of lingerie doesn’t want your money. She’s interested in your brain. Really.
Privacy Groups Call for Do-Not-Track List
October 31, 2007
PC World - A coalition of nine privacy and consumer groups have proposed a U.S. do-not-track list that would allow consumers to opt out of advertising efforts that track their movements online.
