Sasser Worm Expected to Hit Hard Today; Ford Overruled Saftey Advice, Report Says; The Debate over Electronic Voting; The Debate over Data Aggregation

A new series of worms released onto the Internet exploits a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. The worm’s impact is expected to peak Monday as millions of workers bring their laptops back to their offices. Ford Motor Co. overruled safety engineers’ recommendations to recall up to 4.1 million pickups and sport utility vehicles after they had found substandard door latches, court documents indicate. A professor at Johns Hopkins University has become the face of a growing revolt against high-tech voting systems.”]

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