British (Web promotion) officers planned to infiltrate extremists using Internet: report (AFP)AFP

British (Web promotion) officers planned to infiltrate extremists using Internet: report (AFP)AFP

British officers planned to infiltrate extremists using Internet: report (AFP)

AFP - British intelligence officers planned to infiltrate Islamic extremist groups through the Internet in a bid to turn them away from violence, but the plan met with criticism, a newspaper reported.

Pirates of the high Cs put new Stones album on Internet (AFP)

AFP - The Rolling Stones' first studio album in eight years has reportedly been illegally posted on the Internet.

Court KOs Online Game Bypass Program (AP)
AP - Three men illegally bypassed anti-piracy controls when they developed free technology to let computer users play some games against each other online without using the gamemaker's own system, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Operating Systems as Content Pushers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Call it the widget revolution. Mac OS X, Windows and Linux all have widgets for pulling in available content from small software houses and other sources around the Internet.

Estonians can vote by Internet in local elections, supreme court rules (AFP)

AFP - Estonians will be able to vote in forthcoming local elections via the Internet after the Baltic state's supreme court overturned a veto by President Arnold Ruutel's on electronic voting, the national electoral commission said Friday.

Internet Shows Katrina Damage From On High (TechWeb)
TechWeb - On the Web, millions are able to access never-before-seen perspectives of a major U.S. disaster as sites post satellite images of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.

Web Site Helps Hurricane Victims (AP)

AP - When Katrina Blankenship started getting phone calls about the projected path of Hurricane Katrina, she wasn't quite sure why.

Microsoft Updates MSN Personal Portal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft makes it easier for people to access its customizable portal on MSN and has made improvements to the beta service.

REVIEW: Google Tools Cater to Info Tastes (AP)

AP - Google Inc.'s fortunes have risen on its ability to entice digital consumers, gauging their desires based on their online travels.