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Swedish hacker gains access to sensitive embassy, NGO and corporate email
accounts using open source software
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host on 10 November, 2007 10:40:00
 
A Swedish hacker Dan Egerstad  tells how he infiltrated a global communications
network used by scores of embassies over the world, using tools freely available
on the internet. Patrick Gray of Sydney Morning Herald investigates the most
sensational hack of 2007.

Congress passes Internet tax moratorium extension
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Staff Researcher on 26 October, 2007 12:29:00
 
Last night, the Senate passed a bill that would extend the 1998 Internet Tax
Freedom Act yet again, this time for seven years. A version of the legislation
passed by the House earlier this week would only extend it for another four
years.

Corn based Ethanol, is it the right solution for our energy problem?
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Staff Researcher on 22 October, 2007 12:28:00
 
Halt the gold rush to corn fuel to take corn out of cereal bowls and put it into
our gas tanks isn't an answer to global warming.

Scam email to Nigerians
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Staff Researcher on 12 August, 2007 01:15:00
 
Check out this parody spam from Linux Gazette, an appeal by a very promonent VIP
in the US to Nigerians. Fun!