She used the example that the credit card companies come to know a pattern of a customer's charges so well that they can identify when the card is being used fraudulently and query the customers. "That's a private based system that works well. There's also a private based system that's abused," she said. She did not elaborate on abuses."

United Press International: Ridge eyes new driver's licenses

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darnellmc writes "See this News.com article which cites a study that shows file swapping increases music purchases . I guess it all depends on who is paid to do the study and how they carry it out, but this report would counter the study performed by an RIAA backed group, which noted that file swapping lowered music purchases. You would have to be one cheap individual to want to download all the music in your life for free and this study proves that. Because most people are obviously using file sharing to find new music to purchase. A concept the RIAA can not comprehend. If future major music releases are copy protected, it will be interesting how the RIAA will respond if they sell less." Well, if they sell less, it will be due to pirates, of course. A few weeks ago we mentioned Wilco, who released their album on their website for free. The strategy appears to have paid off.

Slashdot | Sharing Increases Music Purchases?

Mary-Anne Kenworthy said she was forced to close the doors of her famous Langtrees brothel for only the third time ever yesterday because her prostitutes were so worn out they could no longer provide a quality service.

American troops pound Perth prostitutes

Packetstorm's 2001 exploit wrapup...

they also publish monthly wrapups.

Can we say 50% Unicode attacks?

.:[packet storm]:. - http://packetstormsecurity.org/

This ought to be a glorious moment for the telecommunications industry. Instead, the industry is in the midst of a financial meltdown. The ripples from the telecom implosion extend well beyond the industry. In the boom years, there seemed no limit to telecom's prospects. In desperation, companies began to try to "buy" market share. For a time, companies were able to camouflage their problems. Telecom wouldn't be the first to go through such a boom-and-bust cycle. In the 1880's, the entire railroad industry went bankrupt.

Fiber-Optic Overdose Racks Up Casualties

LONDON (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork, one of the most unorthodox figures in pop, is five months pregnant, her London management company said Wednesday.

The former singer of indie-band "The Sugarcubes," who had a string of solo hits in the 1990s and is renowned for her kooky dress sense, is expected to give birth to American boyfriend Matthew Barney's child in September.

I was too late.

Icelandic Singer Bjork Is Pregnant

Google is working on a news site!

I love Google.

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Its always good to know who owns your local government.

Opensecrets.org--Money in politics data

War Coverage weblog, cynical slant.

Cursor.org - Media Patrol