Online talk is of conspiracy, crime and punishment

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The Internet is full of theories on who are the people responsible for the attacks on web sites, what the attacks signify and why the attacks occured at this time. One theory that surfaced on the Net is that the government is responsible for the attacks in a conspiracy to get support for a $12- million budget for fighting terrorism on cyberspace. Many also suggested `script kiddies' were behind the cyberattacks.

On-Line Information Services, Public affairs, Videotex & Teletext Svcs NEC, Internet services, Online information services

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Internet auctions can fulfill passions

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Internet auctions are catching the fancy of the public, which spent more than $309 million on merchandise sold by Internet auctioneer eBay during the fourth quarter of 1998. Analyst Stefan Smith of San Jose, CA-based Dataquest said the number of online auction sites has increased from 300 in Jul 1998 to probably between 500 and 1,000 sites by Mar 1999. Some people, however, worry that online auctions can be addictive to some people.

Market information - general, Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Home shopping

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'Self-destruct' e-mail offers virtual privacy

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Disappearing Inc of San Francisco, CA, is offering an e-mail service that allows users to destroy their e-mail messages. Until now, e-mail messages are stored in personal computers through which the messages have passed. This means that deleting e-mail in the PCs of both sender and receiver was no guarantee that there were no trace left of the message. With the new service, users can choose to have their e-mail exist in the Internet for as short or long as they want.

Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Services information, Electronic Mail Services, Disappearing Inc.

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