Judge Strikes Down Patriot Act Provision for Subpoenas of Net Data; Akamai Strives for Safer, Speedier Net; First Spammer Convicted Under CAN-SPAM Act; Business Intelligence Projects Need Vigilance

Judge Strikes Down Patriot Act Provision for Subpoenas of Net Data. The ruling will not take effect for 90 days, giving the Bush administration time to appeal. Los Angeles man convicted Monday for using other people’s Wi-Fi networks to send thousands of unsolicited adult-themed e-mails. Businesses that use business intelligence projects must take extra care to secure their data, says a panel of experts. A hacker was able to interrupt traffic to many of Akamai’s customers in June.”]

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