Yahoo has asked the judge in a US lawsuit to dismiss the case against it, claiming that it was bound by Chinese law when it helped identify two journalists in the country that were later jailed for criticising the communist government.
An anti-spam technology that focuses on identifying forged e-mail addresses has been proposed as a standard by Cisco, Yahoo and partners.
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Google today began marketing new online tools for protecting e-mail from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king Microsoft.
In the wake of Microsoft's decision to pull its Yahoo offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone.
It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.
When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?
Just as Internet users learn that clicking on a link in an e-mail purporting to come from their bank is a bad idea, phishers seem to be developing a new tactic -- launch a DDoS attack on the Web site of the company whose customers they are targeting and then send e-mails "explaining" the outage and offering an "alternative" URL.
Microsoft has finally rolled out its online storage service in Australia, but it's definitely worth reading the fine print before you sign up.
The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.
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An Internet standards-setting body has begun a close scrutiny of the mounting problem of e-mail spam, which could have broad-ranging implications for future e-mail use and security.
The tactical battle between Web users and spammers is stepping up a gear. We look at what is being done to bring an end the endless avalanche of junk email before we're all buried by it.
Research indicates that within a few years inboxes will be hit with over 1000 spam e-mails a day, but a new service aims to help filter it out
Google's new Web mail service is free and provides a gigabyte of storage, but also raises privacy concerns. We put the beta version through its paces.
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
Computer users continue to be duped by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless--but sometimes vital--files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends.
Trend Micro PC-cillin 2003 regains its position among the top three antivirus programs on the market.
Passengers will be able to e-mail and surf the Web at speeds of up to 64 kilobits per second via an Inmarsat satellite
Apple drops iPhone NDA
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