Securing the lines of a wired nation; with the threat of cyberterror no longer abstract, a chain of potential disruptions gets new scrutiny

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After the terrorist attacks of September 11, the government has been concerned with cyberterrorism. Computer viruses, if not prevented, could cause strife in all areas of American life. Many experts in the field of cyberterrorism fear that terrorists could use computer hacker skills to disable systems in the United States.

Electronic computers, Computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Government domestic functions, Communications Equipment, Telecommunications Equipment, Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Analysis, Computer industry, Safety and security measures, Digital computers, Internet, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Internet security, Prevention, Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications systems, Influence, Computer viruses, Data security, Terrorism, Telecommunication systems, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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Efforts to Stop Music Swapping Draw More Fire

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The recording industry's all-out war on piracy via online music trading has spawned a lawsuit and an investigation by the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations' Chairman Norm Coleman.? The recording industry has subpoenaed countless records from Internet service providers in its fight against piracy.? SBC Communications in turn has filed a lawsuit against the industry saying its tactics are in violation of subscribers' due process rights.? Sen. Norm Coleman has launched an investigation to determine if the industry's tactics violate people's right to privacy.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Public affairs, Legal/Government Regulation, Company legal issue, Cases, Laws, regulations and rules, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Political activity, Investigations, AT&T Inc., Communications industry, SBC, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Piracy (Copyright), Online music trading, File sharing, Coleman, Norm

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