[iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 02/07/02 (fwd)

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Date: 2002-02-07 16:31:30

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Teen Anarchist's Supporters Accuse FBI Of AIM Hack
The FBI declined to comment Wednesday on
allegations that federal agents have commandeered
online chat accounts belonging to the teen-aged
operator of anti-government site Raisethefist.com.
However, the agency denies allegations that it has
harassed associates of 18-year-old self-proclaimed
anarchist Sherman Martin Austin.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174307.html

Court Rules 'Thumbnail' Images OK, Full-Sized Copies Not
In an important decision for the application of
copyright law on the Internet, a federal appeals
court has ruled that while Web sites may legally
reproduce and post "thumbnail" versions of
copyrighted photographs, displaying full-sized
copies of the images violates artists' exclusive
right to display their own works.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174326.html

House OKs bill to pump $880 million into cybersecurity R&D
The House today overwhelmingly passed a bill
to expand systems security R&D at the National
Science Foundation and the National Institute
of Standards and Technology. Members approved
the Cyber Security R&D Act by a vote of 400 to
12. HR 3394 would authorize $880 million over
five years beginning in fiscal 2003.
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17930-1.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174317.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/701729.asp
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/02/07/cyber.security.ap/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50301,00.html
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/02/07/tech-security-spending.htm

Government, industry launch security campaign
A host of technology industry leaders have
teamed up with government security agencies to
launch a new online education program designed
to teach computer users how to protect their
home and small business computers online.
The Web site, www.staysafeonline.info, shows
computer users how to pick good passwords,
download security updates and understand
terms like "firewall" and "patch."
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/02/07/stay.safe.online.ap/index.html

Report: Passwords Not Good Enough for E-Shoppers
The most logical approach, Jupiter said, is
for consumers to use an authentication card
or another system that is familiar to
consumers and is available both on- and
offline. The vast majority of consumers who
shop on the Web want online companies to do
more to verify identities on the Internet,
even if it means more work for shoppers,
according to a report from Jupiter Media
Metrix.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/16212.html

Microsoft shuts down to secure Windows
Microsoft's security-assurance group has
become the software giant's taskmaster for
the next month. Under a new push to secure
software code and convince customers that
security is a top priority, Microsoft is
putting its Windows developers, testers
and program managers through a crash
course in secure programming.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-832048.html

EarthLink In Tug-Of-War Over Customer's E-Mail Address
EarthLink has threatened to cut off Internet
service to a subscriber who refused to
relinquish an e-mail address she owned for
nearly three years. According to a settlement
offer dated Feb. 4 from EarthLink, which has
over 4.8 million customers, the Internet
service provider has reclaimed "for our
use" the address dnsadmin@earthlink.net
from Elena Dykhno of Brooklyn, NY.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174321.html

British airlines test eye scans
Virgin and BA are set to launch a trial of
biometric security technology at Heathrow
Airport. Virgin Atlantic and British Airways
plan to launch a biometrics trial that could
see up to 2,000 people zip through immigration
at London's Heathrow Airport. The trial tests
iris-recognition technology administered by
EyeTicket and the International Air Transport
Association.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2103905,00.html

Identity In Search Of Security
Sometimes I forget who I am when I journey
online because I have created so many weird
passwords and log-in names to register at
different Web sites. My fondness for multiple
personalities comes at the urging of security
experts, who say varying one's Internet
identity is the best way to limit fraud. But
I keep hoping someone will develop a powerful
password program to reunite my electronic
self, and make my surfing easier.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36220-2002Feb6.html

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