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WorldCom, Inc., which is now doing business as MCI, filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday seeking authorization to purchase for approximately $18 million for all outstanding publicly traded common stock of Web services company Digex. MCI already owns most of the Laurel, Md.-based Digex after […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned Darrell Richmond, a South Carolina resident, from engaging in work-at-home opportunities or business ventures as part of a settlement with the FTC. Richmond, using various company names, deceptively marketed his envelope stuffing business opportunity to consumers over the Internet. Under the terms of the settlement, Richmond has to […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set a July 1, 2004, deadline for libraries to comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which requires libraries to install anti-pornography filters in exchange for federal funding. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the controversial law does not violate the free speech rights of Americans. CIPA […]

The electronic voting system believed to be developed by Diebold has serious weaknesses that could lead to election fraud, according to computer researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and Rice University. The researchers claim the system could “easily” allow someone to cast multiple votes in the same election. The researchers reached their findings after analyzing […]

WASHINGTON The Department of Defense (DOD) has implemented an information assurance program to promote consistent practices across all departments, but it still does not have mechanisms in place for comprehensively measuring compliance with federal security policies, according to the General Accounting Office (GAO). Concerned that federal systems had weaknesses that made them vulnerable to cyber […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed top settle Internet fraud charges against a 17-year-old male charged with using hijacked corporate logos and deceptive spam to con consumers out of credit card numbers and other financial data. If approved by the court, the defendant, a minor, will be barred for life from sending spam and […]

The FBI says bogus e-mail that seeks to trick customers into giving out personal information is the “hottest, and most troubling” new scam on the Internet. The agency, in conjunction with national Internet service provider Earthlink, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Consumer’s League, began an initiative Monday to raise awareness about the problem. […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R.-Mich.) said Monday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving at “dial up speeds” in implementing its new broadband policy tentatively outlined in the agency’s February Triennial Review findings. Although the FCC has not issued its final order in the matter, the agency ruled the regional Bells will no […]

Verizon Wireless has targeted Washington and San Diego as the first two cities to roll out high-speed wireless service comparable to its wireline broadband connections. Based on Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access cellular standard, the service will offer wireless speeds up to 2.4 megabits per second. With virtual private network (VPN) connections, data customers in […]

WASHINGTON — Legislation designed to provide law enforcement more tools to fight online copyright theft met a warm reception Thursday afternoon by those invited to testify at a Congressional hearing and harsh words from those who weren’t invited. The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003 (H.R. 2517), introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Tex.), calls […]

The U.S. Senate is considering banning all funding for the Pentagon’s controversial data mining system now known as the Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) program. While privacy concerns have held up funding for the implementation of the program, Congress has been willing to allow the Pentagon to continue doing research and development of the software. Under […]

Legislation to make illegal file swapping a felony was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday by John Conyers (D.-Mich.) and Howard Berman (D.-Calif.). The bill carries penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for uploading a copyrighted file to a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The bill assumes each copyrighted […]