Meta-virus; breaking the hardware species barrier

Article Abstract:

Microsoft Corp. unknowingly infected Microsoft Word users' computers with a virus capable of spreading very fast in any type of machine. Although Microsoft quickly released a software to control the virus, computer users claim that it is not very useful for guarding their machines against other versions of the virus that may come up in the future.

Reports, Computer viruses

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Cracking the U.S. code

Article Abstract:

Software innovation threatens to break down government controls over cryptographic software. At the core of the debate over the legitimacy of these controls is whether encryption software is a text or a machine. Proponents of encryption argue that controls violate freedom of speech.

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Symmetry breaking

Article Abstract:

The implications of the arrest of Russian Dmitry Sklyarov in July 2001 on charges of trafficking in circumvention devices are discussed. Laws on the use of decoding software to remove cryptographic protection are explored.

Computer software industry, Software industry, Practice

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