Volume I

Issue : 1: July 10, 2003

• The Dangers of Text Messaging
• Pop Up Purveyor Prevails in District Court
• Intel Loses Email Trespass Case on Appeal in California
• U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Aimster Decision
• U.S. Federal Court of Appeal Reverses "Must Carry" Java Order Against Microsoft
• New York Court of Appeals Releases Key Decision in Telecommuting Case
• Quebec Court Upholds Websites Terms of Use Based on Implied Consent
• Adware Company Wins U.S. Summary Judgment Against U-Haul
• Government of Canada Wins Back Dot-Ca Domain Names in CDRP Proceeding
• Industry Canada Releases Authentication Consultation Report
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CIPA in Software Filtering Case
• U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Two Key Cases
• Doctor Suspended Over Prescribing Medication For Customers of Online Pharmacies
• U.S. Court of Appeals Overturns Texas Online Wines Sales Law

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The Dangers of Text Messaging

Text messaging can lead to behavioural addictions and increased security risks, according to two recent articles.

A renowned psychiatric clinic in Britain has reported a huge rise in "technology addictions". Citing text messaging is an example of such a behavioural addiction, the clinic has noted that some patients spend up to seven hours a day in Internet chat rooms.

Instant text messaging is also a growing channel of infection for virus or worm attacks. The latest Internet security report by technology vendor Symantec points to a 400 percent increase in the role of instant messaging and peer-to-peer technology in recent top virus threats. The security risk increases with the growing popularity of instant messaging, which allows for file sharing without the usual technology safeguards.

For further information, visit:

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?storyID=3558393.

http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3086291.