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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 79
Date: July 12, 2000
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Top Stories for Wednesday, July 12, 2000:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html



"Internet Companies Criticize Potential for Excess Monitoring by FBI Wiretaps"
"Technology Is Heightening Job Worries, Greenspan Says"
"Microsoft Bids Bye-Bye to Java"
"E-Commerce 'Offers Jobs Bonanza'"
"Dell Computer Halts Sale of WebPC Line After Only 7 Months"
"Internet CEOs to Advance E-Commerce at G8 Summit"
"$1 Bln to Be Spent Coping With E-mails, Net-IDC"
"When Checking Network Security, Can You Hire Hacker Think Tank?"
"U.N. Agency Broadens Fight Against Cybersquatters"
"UK Net Use Leads Europe"
"Computer Creators Pursue Light Speed"
"The Newest High-Level Position: Chief Privacy Officer"
"Cash Is King for Indian E-Commerce"
"ACLU Eyes Net Governance"
"U.S. Lawyers Want Net-Rules Body"
"Bricks n' Clicks"
"Industry Cautiously Eyes Effort to Fight Cybercrime"
"Global Brain"

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"Internet Companies Criticize Potential for Excess Monitoring by FBI Wiretaps"
Internet industry representatives are expressing serious
misgivings about the FBI's new Carnivore electronic-surveillance
system.  Industry members and privacy advocates claim the system
gives the government too much monitoring power over the Internet.  Even . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item1


"Technology Is Heightening Job Worries, Greenspan Says"
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a meeting of the
National Governors' Association that the new technology-driven
economy has lessened job security among American workers, even
though the unemployment rate remains at near-record lows.  Workers, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item2


"Microsoft Bids Bye-Bye to Java"
Microsoft will not include the Java programming language in its
new .Net framework.  The exclusion became public knowledge as
Microsoft prepared to release its new Visual Studio.Net
application.  The .Net Framework supports nearly every major . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item3


"E-Commerce 'Offers Jobs Bonanza'"
The Internet could soon have a major impact on Germany's economy,
according to a recent report by the economics ministry.  The
report predicts that there could be as many as 750,000 new
Internet-related jobs in Germany by 2010.  But economics minister . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item4


"Dell Computer Halts Sale of WebPC Line After Only 7 Months"
Dell is abandoning its consumer-oriented WebPC line only seven
months after its launch due to sluggish sales.  The WebPC debuted
last November, marking Dell's first PC targeted exclusively at
consumers.  The stylish device initially came bundled with . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item5


"Internet CEOs to Advance E-Commerce at G8 Summit"
The Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce (GBDe) is
lobbying the Group of Eight (G8) nations to devote a portion of
the upcoming G8 summit in Okinawa to spreading e-commerce across
the world.  GBDe members include America Online, Time Warner, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item6


"$1 Bln to Be Spent Coping With E-mails, Net-IDC"
Protecting Internet content has created a business whose value
will climb to $952 million in 2004, compared to $66 million in
1999, according to International Data (IDC), which has published
what it says is the first analyst report about the Internet . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item7


"When Checking Network Security, Can You Hire Hacker Think Tank?"
The high-tech industry is debating whether hackers should be
enlisted in efforts to secure corporate networks.  Supporters of
the idea contend that hackers are able to discover security holes
that might otherwise go unnoticed, while opponents argue that . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item8


"U.N. Agency Broadens Fight Against Cybersquatters"
Following requests from the United States, Australia, and the
European Union, among others, the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) is launching a new attack on cybersquatters,
this time focusing not only on the improper use of trademarks in . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item9


"UK Net Use Leads Europe"
AOL Web sites are the stickiest in the United Kingdom, the
leading European country in terms of numbers of Internet users,
according to a new study from MMXI Europe.  The Web sites of
Yahoo!, Freeserve, Amazon.UK, and the BBC round out the top five . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item10


"Computer Creators Pursue Light Speed"
Scientists are experimenting with optical computers, quantum
computers, and DNA computers as they look for technologies that
will continue to provide gains in computing power once silicon
reaches the limits of its potential.  Optical computers are based . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item11


"The Newest High-Level Position: Chief Privacy Officer"
With privacy seemingly a topic on everyone's lips these days,
companies are attempting to placate consumer concerns by hiring
chief privacy officers (CPOs), a new position that often reports
directly to a company's chairman or CEO.  Privacy was once a . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item12


"Cash Is King for Indian E-Commerce"
India is expected to see tremendous growth in e-commerce over the
next year, but cash on delivery will be critical since the
country's credit card penetration is so low, experts say.
Acknowledging the importance of cash on delivery, Indian Internet . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item13


"ACLU Eyes Net Governance"
The ACLU has joined with two public interest groups, the
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Computer
Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), to form the
Internet Democracy Project (IDP).  The initiative is meant as an . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item14


"U.S. Lawyers Want Net-Rules Body"
The American Bar Association (ABA) has released the results of a
two-year study on such Internet issues as privacy, consumer
protection, taxes, and gaming, concluding that a global
commission should be formed to lay down legal rules governing . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item15


"Bricks n' Clicks"
Many retailers are learning that the best sales strategies
combine the Internet with traditional channels such as physical
stores or call centers.  Computer maker Gateway, for example, has
found that its growing number of physical stores boost market . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item16


"Industry Cautiously Eyes Effort to Fight Cybercrime"
At a recent Cyber Crime Summit, government and IT industry
executives discussed how to better share cybercrime information
between the private and public sectors.  Although Attorney
General Janet Reno urged the IT industry to immediately report . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item17


"Global Brain"
Scientists could have the Internet functioning as a "global
brain" within five years, as researchers bring more advanced
searching techniques to the Web.  Johan Bollen, who is working on
the Distributed Knowledge Systems project at the Los Alamos . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0712w.html#item18



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