The Internet
New Internet spy agency to be set up in Britain
By Mike Ingram, May 18, 2000
The British Labour government is planning to set up a new spy centre that can track all email and Internet communication, including encrypted messages.
More than 20 countries affected
"Love-Bug" virus damage estimated at $10 billion
By Mike Ingram, May 10, 2000
It is estimated that the so-called "Love-Bug" email virus has caused some $10 billion in losses in as many as 20 countries.
Email virus wreaks havoc on corporate networks throughout Europe and America
By Mike Ingram, May 6, 2000
A computer virus, which has become known as the "love bug," has spread rapidly across corporate networks connected to the Internet.
Metallica joins recording industry's attack on Napster
Rock band launches suit against Internet music downloads
By James Brewer, May 5, 2000
The giant conglomerates of the recording industry have come by a new spokesman in the person of Lars Ulrich from the heavy-metal group, Metallica. In December of last year, the Recording Industry Asso...
The Microsoft law suit, software development and the capitalist market
By Mike Ingram, May 2, 2000
The US government proposal to break up Microsoft, dividing its operating system (Windows, NT etc.) from the Office suite (Word, Excel etc.), raises fundamental questions concerning the development of ...
Internet free speech under attack in San Francisco libel suit
By Mike Ingram, April 18, 2000
A libel trial taking place in San Francisco could have major implications for freedom of speech on the Internet, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
French anti-racist group sets dangerous precedent in court action against Yahoo!
By Mike Ingram, April 17, 2000
A Paris-based anti-racism group is taking legal action against the Internet portal Yahoo! over the auction of Nazi memorabilia on its web site. Yahoo! runs public auctions in which users can post item...
Growing concern over Internet privacy
By Mike Ingram, February 25, 2000
A number of lawsuits currently underway in the US have drawn attention to privacy issues raised by the use of “cookies” or strips of data sent to an Internet user's browser by a web site.
Montreal Internet service provider raided by FBI
By Mike Ingram, February 18, 2000
In the wake of a series of attacks blocking access to some of the largest and best known Internet web sites, the US government is seeking to use popular concern over the denial of services to push thr...
Internet vandals threaten access and expression on the World Wide Web
By the Editorial Board, February 11, 2000
The source of the coordinated attacks that crippled major Internet web sites earlier this week and the motivations of those responsible remain unclear. But whoever carried out these actions, and whate...
Surveys show significant growth in British Internet use
By Mike Ingram, December 29, 1999
Several recent surveys indicate a significant growth of Internet access in Britain in the last 12 months. According to a Guardian/ICM poll published Monday December 20, more than one in three British ...
Social inequality and the World Wide Web
By Michael Conachy, August 17, 1999
Those who are "on line" know that the Internet is a tool with astonishing potential. With the click of a mouse, anyone anywhere in the globe can access a vast amount of knowledge. For the cost of a lo...
