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Ukraine Begs for Rocket Restart
- The president of the Ukraine implores the Kazakh government to reopen a launch facility. They need the money as much as the Mir station needs to be restocked. [Wired News]
Universal: Don't Link to Us
- A Web site operator who links to movie trailers gets the big no-no from Universal. The movie studio says links to its servers are by invitation only. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
Unmasking Anonymous Posters
- Companies are using an old legal tool, the subpoena, to expose anonymous posters on Internet discussion boards. Privacy advocates cry foul. Users, too. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]
Untangling the Web We Weave
- The word from the Internet Content Summit is that filtering mechanisms are the only way for individuals to cope with the growth of the Internet. Steve Kettmann reports from Munich. [Wired News]
V-Chip Rated PS (Political Sop)
- Washington is trumpeting a device that aims to protect kids from objectionable TV shows. But consumers don't understand it and don't want it, critics say. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
Valley VCs to CIA: 'Huh?'
- So, the CIA has initiated a venture capital project to develop info technology. The traditional VC community can't stop laughing. By James Glave. [Wired News]
Victims Want Bomb Sites Off Web
- AOL, Walt Disney, and Yahoo are facing pressure to remove postings on bomb-making and other dangerous pursuits from their Web sites. [Wired News]
Virginia Passes Anti-Spam Bill
- The governor says he'll sign the legislation, which would make sending junk email a crime and include stiff punitive penalties. AOL likes it; the ACLU doesn't. [Wired News]
Volunteer Army to Fight Patent
- The World Wide Web Consortium will enlist an open source-style Internet army to try and overturn a patent that threatens what many believe is a key Web privacy standard. By Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]
Want Security? Forget Web Mail
- Security holes are inevitable when it comes to Web-based email, experts say. So, if you want to sue MS, go ahead, but don't expect to win. By Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]
War's Legacy in the Balkans
- The recent Balkans conflict wreaked havoc on the environment. Experts from several world organizations, including the United Nations, assess the damage. From the Environment News Service. [Wired News]
Warnings for Would-Be Crackers
- The White House says breaking into government computers is not play, and dot-gov attackers will pay. Meanwhile, federal sites brace for future intrusions. [Wired News]
Washington: The Net Must Pay
- Like clockwork, every major American tragedy leads to renewed calls to limit the availability of information on the Internet. A Wired News analysis by Declan McCullagh. [Wired News]
We Know What You Did Last Fall
- Employers can use Investigator 2.0 to monitor every application an employee launches, every keystroke, every click. The software takes workplace spying to a scary new level. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]
Web Tax Fight Warning
- City and county leaders threaten a lawsuit unless Capitol Hill ensures the objectivity of a Web tax panel. It's the second warning. Looks like they really mean it. [Wired News]
What To Do if the Lights Go Out
- Don't worry about looters, electrical failures, or martial law. Nope, it's those darned traffic lights that might just bring society to its knees on 1 January 2000. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
What Would Windows Really Cost?
- An MIT economics professor says if Microsoft were really a monopoly, it would jack up the price of its operating system to US$2,000. Judge Jackson is skeptical. [Wired News]
What's at Stake for Microsoft?
- Co-plaintiffs wonder what sanctions to recommend if a judge rules against the software company in the antitrust trial. Dividing the company into several "Baby Bills" is just one option. [Wired News]
What's up Forbes' Sleeve?
- Awkward but earnest Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes talks to WN about tech policy. Internet taxes? He's against them. And privacy? He's for it. Declan McCullagh reports from Jackson, Wyoming. [Wired News]
What, Me Monopoly?
- The defense phase of the Microsoft antitrust trial begins. Finally. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. [Wired News]
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