Better Laws To Protect Privacy Required
Sep 12 2009, 08:30 AM
It’s essential for states to assess how their laws may impact sharing of information on the Internet and the online community in general.
A District Court in the US recently turned down the possible enforcement of a law to restrict the collection of information from minors about their personal health. Attorneys of both parties were of the opinion that the law passed by the Legislature in the previous session could restrict the right to free speech as per the first amendment to the US Constitution.
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Breaking Anti-Spam Laws Doesn’t Pay
Sep 05 2009, 08:24 AM
In yet another warning to spammers, a serial junk email sender from the Netherlands was made to pay a hefty fine for flouting anti-spam laws.
Telecom regulators in the Netherlands slapped a junk email spammer with a fine of 250,000 Euros. Of the stipulated amount, OPTA ordered the serial spammer, Reinier Schenkhuizen, to pay 150,000 Euros for sending junk emails to people and 100,000 Euros for not providing a way for the recipients to opt-out. OPTA also alleged that Reinier Schenkhuizen was a ‘persistent spammer’ and sent as many as 21 million junk emails through a mass mailing website called ADVERTERENisGRATIS. The portal is owned by Reinier’s firm, Serinco Benelux.
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Online Security Begins At Individual Level
Sep 02 2009, 08:30 AM
The increase in hijacking of email accounts has made it mandatory for users to change passwords frequently and take some more steps to counter this problem.
Software giant, Microsoft, recently highlighted the upsurge in hijacking of email accounts in their own email service, Windows Live Hotmail. The company warned users, through a blog post, that their accounts were getting hijacked by spammers. Users can access hijacked accounts but they have to share them, perhaps unknowingly, with the perpetrators.
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Online Security Begins At Individual Level
Aug 31 2009, 05:23 AM
The increase in hijacking of email accounts has made it mandatory for users to change passwords frequently and take some more steps to counter this problem.
Software giant, Microsoft, recently highlighted the upsurge in hijacking of email accounts in their own email service, Windows Live Hotmail. The company warned users, through a blog post, that their accounts were getting hijacked by spammers. Users can access hijacked accounts but they have to share them, perhaps unknowingly, with the perpetrators.
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Are We Up For Email Postage Stamps?
Aug 25 2009, 06:13 AM
Centmail is the latest trend in email that seeks to battle spam and help charitable organizations.
Researchers at Yahoo have come up with a new way to revitalize the concept of postage stamps for emails. The venture is called CentMail and it seeks to realize two objectives: to deal with spamming and help charitable organizations.
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