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Day: September 19, 2006

Justice Dept. defends mandatory Web-labeling bill – CNET News.com

Justice Dept. defends mandatory Web-labeling bill | CNET News.com For more info click on above link WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its defense of a proposal to imprison Web site operators who don’t label pages containing sexually explicit material. The idea, outlined in an April speech by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, is approaching a vote in Congress. Even though there have been no hearings, the legislation has been attached to two separate measures–a massive communications bill and a bill to fund large portions of the federal government including the State Department–that are likely to

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Google plugs phishing hole – CNET News.com

Google plugs phishing hole | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Google has acknowledged the presence of a phishing hole on its Public Service Search application and has blocked access to the service until the problem is fixed. The problem went public when blogger Eric Farraro posted details on Thursday on his software development blog. Farraro said that the customizable code in Google’s Public Service Search, which enables nonprofit institutions like universities to install ad-free Google search functions on their Web sites at no cost, could be used to create a page hosted on

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