Internet law in 2003 was full of surprises.
Nearly a year after its passage, the US Can-Spam law has done little to curb spam, according to a year-end report due on Monday.
China has finally signed up to a global crackdown on spam, adding the most important name to an international accord and leading legislators to hail the agreement as a vital milestone.
UPDATE: President Bush signed the "Can-Spam" bill Tuesday, creating the first federal law regulating spam, a move backers say will be a major step in the war against e-mail solicitations for pornography, Viagra, diet pills, get-rich-quick schemes and the like.
A triumvirate of influential advertising groups is pushing Congress to pass a federal spam law before the holidays, cautioning that without it, unwanted e-mail will hamper e-commerce.
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks whether the tech industry is only kidding itself about what it will take to fight the plague.
Listen to audio recordings of conversations with real-life internet scammers in this guide to their history and recent activities.
In this interview, Clearswift chief technology officer Alf Pilgrim discusses rising spam volumes, the Australian government's plan to filter the internet, and why IT can't play nanny any more for the business it serves.
Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
The National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) has recommended the introduction of anti-spamming laws, whilst simultaneously playing down their potential benefits in a report released today.
You think spam techniques are driving you mad now... just take a look at what's in store.
Commentary: It's sad, but true. We'll see plenty of e-mail viruses in 2004, despite expectations that these pests would disappear in 2003. Here's why viruses won't go away--and how to protect yourself.
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.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
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