Yahoo has begun beta testing a new toolbar that will feature a spyware function called Anti-Spy. The new anti-spyware addition will allow users to protect their computers from these types of programs.

Looking for an easy way to password protect a page using php? Try the following script.

Legislators in Washington, D.C. are considering several credit-related consumer protections as outlined in The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 (H.R. 2622). If approved, consumers could benefit from the most wide-ranging changes to the rules covering consumers and credit in decades.

Microsoft this week announced a “third gate” of spam protection that will be coming in Exchange Server 2003, which is due for release in the middle of this year.

What are copyright laws? How do they affect my firm and how do they affect me? What are my responsibilities and why should I care? These are all questions that most developers and website owners have thought about at one item or another. This article deals with all of these questions and it will give you a starting point for your own firm’s copyright protection plan.

While we’re on the subject of giving out credit card information on the Web, don’t ever give out your credit card number through e-mail. Sending e-mail is just like sending a post card, with the contents of the e-mail open and viewable to anyone who sees it. Educate yourself! The U.S. Federal Trade Commission offers consumer education
information as well as a way to file a complaint online. The FTC doesn’t
try to resolve the complaint for you. Instead, filing a complaint helps
them investigate fraud and could lead to legal action against the company.