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Hopes raised for Internet grooming ban

The British government plans to update the laws on sexual offences, including taking account of the way that paedophiles are using the Internet to contact children Read more

13 November, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Domain owners could face the slammer

...Berman and Coble could not be immediately reached for comment. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

7 May, 2002 by Gwendolyn Mariano

Nvidia settles Dutch hacking case

...check out ZDNet UK's Viruses and Hacking News Section. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

4 January, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

Buyers lured to fake FedEx site

...CNET News.com's Troy Wolverton contributed to this report. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on hacking, fraud, online child safety... Read more

31 August, 2001 by Fran Foo

Box office hits pirated over Web

MediaForce says Internet film pirating now includes current hits like 'Tomb Raider' and 'Pearl Harbor' Read more

11 July, 2001 by Gwendolyn Mariano

Home Office may criminalise chatroom 'grooming'

Home Office backtracks on its argument that UK laws exist to protect children online Read more

9 May, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Attacks silence privacy concerns

The balance shifts in the ongoing tug of war between privacy rights and national security as last Tuesday's attacks in New York and Washington lend weight to calls for government eavesdropping to be stepped up Read more

18 September, 2001 by Evan Hansen and Stefanie Olsen

Police disorganisation blamed for rise in Net crime

Police chief points the finger at ignorance in the force Read more

18 January, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Dutch cyber snoops remotely access net crime

'Liberal' Dutch police get serious with Internet criminals Read more

7 October, 1999 by Will Knight

G-8 to clamp down on cybercrime

World's strongest nations take Net crime seriously Read more

14 October, 1999 by Will Knight

Malaysian price controls leave back door open

Any home user would legally be able to take advantage of proposed software price controls in Malaysia Read more

14 July, 2003 by Winston Chai

Fake PayPal site could lead to identity theft

...PayPal was contacted but no-one was available for comment. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

9 July, 2003 by Andy McCue

Software pirate jailed

...which will be awarded to The London Borough of Lewisham. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

7 July, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

Thousands under scrutiny as piracy ring shut down

...000 people are still being investigated in the ongoing operation. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

16 June, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

Visa cards blocked after details stolen

...has been rolled out over Europe during the last year. See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and... Read more

13 June, 2003 by Ron Coates

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knapper

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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yeah! all we want free software

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UnderINK

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apexwm

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