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Daily Archives: October 6, 2003
Appeals Ct. Decision May Open Way for Expanded Choice of Broadband Providers
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 10/06/03, 02-70518, Brand X Internet Services v. FCC. From the Washington Post: “Currently, the vast majority of the nation’s approximately 14 million homes that subscribe to cable high-speed Internet service have no choice when it comes to their service provider. If the ruling survives a likely appeal, the decision… Continue Reading
VeriSign Challenges ICANN Over Site Finder Closure
From dc.internet.com: “VeriSign says it will hold the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) “fully accountable” for its actions in forcing the .com and .net registrar to close its controversial Site Finder service. Editorial statement by VeriSign Senior VP Mark McLaughlin on the benefits of innovative e-commerce services. See also VeriSign Complies with… Continue Reading
Focus on Identifying Legit Email Rather Than Spam
Spam Fighters Turn to Identifying Legitimate E-Mail: “…many e-mail software experts now contend that the most powerful way to clean people’s mailboxes is to focus not on catching the spam, but on identifying the legitimate mail.” Continue Reading
Flaws in New CD Copy Protection
Analysis of the MediaMax CD3 Copy-Prevention System, by John A. Halderman: “MediaMax CD3 is a new copy-prevention technique from SunnComm Technologies that is designed to prevent unauthorized copying of audio CDs using personal computers. SunnComm claims its product facilitates “a verifiable and commendable level of security,” but in tests on a newly-released album, I find… Continue Reading
Enterprise-Wide ID Management
“As applications and users multiply, companies are turning to ID management software to improve access to applications, password management and the provisioning of resources. [Link] Continue Reading
Research on Blocking of Site Finder Service
Technical Responses to Unilateral Internet Authority: The Deployment of VeriSign “Site Finder” and ISP Response. Continue Reading
