Internet advertising - Agreement on Spyware Guidelines (AP)AP - Many anti-spyware programs scour

Internet advertising - Agreement on Spyware Guidelines (AP)AP - Many anti-spyware programs scour

Little Agreement on Spyware Guidelines (AP)
AP - Many anti-spyware programs scour computer hard drives for those data-tracking files called cookies that we often get from Web visits. Microsoft Corp.'s tool does not. And there are disputes aplenty about whether certain widely used advertising programs circulating on the Internet are clean of spyware.

Major Advertisers Caught in Spyware Net (AP)
AP - Unwanted software slithered into Patti McMann's home computer over the Internet and unleashed an annoying barrage of pop-up ads that sometimes flashed on her screen faster than she could close them.

Microsoft to ship Longhorn with RSS (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Microsoft on Friday announced its intention to fully support the RSS Web publishing standard in its next generation version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, along with plans to help application developers more easily create RSS-enabled applications for Windows.

Windows Exploit Released, But Experts Downplay Danger (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - Amid conflicting reports about the extent of malicious TCP Port 445 sniffing, word spreads that a working exploit has been posted on the Internet. But there's still no need to panic, security experts say.

Microsoft to tie RSS instant-updates into Windows (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp., theworld's biggest software company, on Friday said it plans toadd Really Simple Syndication, a popular technology for readingnews and information on the Web, in its next version ofWindows.

EBay Encourages Sellers to Build Web Sites (AP)
AP - Eager to find new sources of income and keep its sellers from striking out on their own, eBay Inc. launched a new service Thursday that encourages small- and medium-sized sellers to build Web stores that operate independent of the e-commerce powerhouse.

AOL Latin America files for Chapter 11 protection (Reuters)
Reuters - America Online Latin America, Inc.today announced that it has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy protection.