Resume Theft Privacy from Companies 5/2/2000; 5:53:53 PM Feb. 8, 2000: From MetaFilter, on Feb. 7th: "Personal rant time: I wrote my own resume a while ago, and have been building onto it for a couple years now. To me, it is copyrighted material, just as anything else I write. So why is it showing up in all sorts of resume databases? I'm getting calls from recruiters saying they got it from Aquent, Passport Access, and various other resume sites.

New KGB Takes Internet by SORM Country Watch: Russia 5/2/2000; 5:50:22 PM Feb. 6, 2000: More demonstration that a government can certainly take a good shot at regulating the Internet: New KGB Takes Internet by SORM. The regulation requires all ISPs to install a little "black box" rerouting device, and to build a high-speed communications line, which would hot-wire the provider -- and necessarily, all Internet users -- to FSB headquarters.

uTOK Boundary Breakers 5/2/2000; 5:44:22 PM uTOK is a web annotation service.

Third Voice Boundary Breakers 5/2/2000; 5:42:47 PM Third Voice is a famous 'web annotation' service.

Another Legal Defeat for Victim of Online Hoax Free Speech5/2/2000; 5:40:32 PM Feb 4, 2000: "Some legal experts hailed Zeran v. AOL as a decision that gave a boost to free speech online by eliminating the liability of Internet service providers for the third-party information they host, and thus less likely to monitor and censor that information. The case is studied in cyberlaw seminars in law schools around the country.

Thumbs Down on Net Wiretaps Surveillance and Privacy from Government 5/2/2000; 5:27:14 PM Feb 3, 2000: It took four months, a grim debate, and thousands of mailing list messages, but the group that sets Internet standards has decided not to support wiretapping. Gee, that inspires confidence for the next time this issue comes up...

Hackers' New Tack on Kid Porn Hacking & Cracking 5/2/2000; 5:24:47 PM Feb. 3, 2000: More proof the Internet isn't too large to control: Suppose governments enlist their own population to control others? Hackers' New Tack on Kid Porn talks about a noble goal, but the general idea could be used against any socially unacceptable behavior... such as RAMPANT DVD PIRACY.... ahhhh, I mean... possessing a player capable of playing DVDs on Linux.

What Is A Web Page? Essays 5/2/2000; 5:20:50 PM Feb 3, 2000: Everybody knows what a web page is, right? You enter a URL into a browser, you wait a few moments, and if everything goes smoothly, out pops a 'web page', right? So what's the question? In 1998, I would have totally agreed with this assessment of the matter, and thought someone who was worried about it a little bit crazy.

Down Under Smut Goes Up Over Country Watch: Australia 5/2/2000; 5:16:18 PM Feb 2, 2000: An Australian site ordered to remove it's content relocates to the US. "Technically, they have complied with the take-down notice we issued," ABA special projects manager Stephen Nugent said.

Two Contrasting Stories Misc.5/2/2000; 5:00:37 PM Feb 2, 2000: Today, two contrasting stories:In the this corner, on the "You can't regulate the internet, it's too big and international" team, we have Down Under Smut Goes Up Over, wherein an Australian site ordered to remove certain content by the Australian government simply relocates to the United States and server Australia from there. "Technically, they have complied with the take-down notice we issued,"