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Web Legalities: Bandwidth Stealing
by Richard Lowe
Information (files) loaded to or from servers is called bandwidth. Every
time you upload a file to your ISP, surf the web or download a video, you
are using bandwidth.
Bandwidth is limited. Why? Because it actually is a bunch of wires or fibers
connecting servers to the global network. And wires
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Password Safety
by Richard Lowe
If you've been on the internet for any length of time, you've
collected about a zillion accounts and their associated passwords.
Personally, I have over 500 different active accounts all over
the web and probably a thousand more inactive or unused accounts.
Most people don't have anywhere near that
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Security: Firewalls
by Richard Lowe
If you spend a lot of time on the internet and you are not behind a
firewall, then you are living on borrowed time. Putting some protection
between you and the internet is probably the third most important thing that
you can do (after getting virus checking software and performing regular
backups).
The
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Security: Referrer
by Richard Lowe
If you are a webmaster, you will find that one of the most valuable things
you can use is the referrer. On the other hand, if you are a surfer, you may
want to disable this feature as it can be a security risk and a violation of
your privacy.
What is this referrer thingie? Well, all web servers
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Security: Fraud
by Richard Lowe
Fraud is rampant on the internet. It is everywhere that you look. When you
are lurking in newsgroups you will find hundreds of messages inviting you to
spend money here, there and everywhere. You'll get email demanding your
time, attention, and, of course, money for something. Surfing the web will
turn
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