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Political Spectrum

Articles — Fri, 27 Apr 2001 03:00:00 -0400

Why are the airwaves -- medium of so much potential commerce -- so poorly managed in the U.S.? The rapidly growing demand for spectrum, or a range of frequencies, is creating tension between doing what's fair and doing what's economically efficient. Yet … more

Your Ad Here

Articles — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500

Is a government Web site more like a bus or a park? How you answer this question is likely to determine how you feel about the idea of government agencies selling advertising space on their official Web sites. This practice is likely to become… more

The Tax Man Cometh

Articles — Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0500

They fought over Social Security, tax cuts and defense. But Al Gore and George W. Bush agreed on one thing: Both pledged to extend the current three-year moratorium on new Net taxes. Score one for e-commerce, right? Not exactly. While the moratorium … more

Bad Boys

Articles — Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0400

In the days before Web addresses were as ubiquitous as McDonald's, the Internet was imagined as a lawless badlands. Rogues and bandits would soon terrorize cyberspace as hapless sheriffs struggled to turn on their computers. And … more

All Quiet on the Network Front

Articles — Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0400

The building at 4500 Southgate is indistinguishable from the cookie-cutter offices that dot the outskirts of Dulles Airport in Virginia. But beyond a phalanx of security cameras, behind… more

A Big Pie, Sliced Thin

Articles — Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Who's winning in the new economy? Not as many people as you might think. Even as the market hits the stratosphere, the vast majority of working Americans continue to struggle along, at least in terms of wages.

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To Catch a Thief

Articles — Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0400

In April 1999, Bruce Schneier, mathematician, digital security expert and unlikely hacker-scene hero, had an epiphany. It prodded him to reorganize his company, Counterpane Internet Security, and altered his view of securing computer systems. … more

New World Order

Articles — Mon, 28 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

The future of governance was recently on display in Yokohama, Japan. It was not a World's Fair, a U.N. conference or an international exposition. Rather, it was the latest meeting of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned … more

The World's Most Secure Operating System

Articles — Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

The cartoon character on Theo de Raadt's business card is surprisingly uncuddly. Most upstart software companies employ cute mascots -- Linux's bemused penguin, for example -- but de Raadt, project leader for the open-source operating … more

The Hand That Rocks the Net

Articles — Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Not so long ago it was common for high-minded "Netheads" to spout theories about the Internet's capacity to learn, evolve and, yes, even think. For anyone who still believes this, consider a tale of Christmas past. Back in December 1987 -- when fewer … more