Web promotion - Meth addicts hack into identity theft (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com - Methamphetamine addicts

Web promotion - Meth addicts hack into identity theft (USATODAY.com)USATODAY.com - Methamphetamine addicts

Meth addicts hack into identity theft (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Methamphetamine addicts are using the Internet to commit identity theft, law-enforcement officials and medical experts in the USA and Canada say. Meth addicts also are participating in phishing e-mail scams and selling stolen goods on auction sites to support their habit.

Subway Authorities Eye iPod-Friendly Maps (AP)

AP - It seemed like such a great idea: digitally shrink maps of major subway systems and put them online so people can download them to their iPods for free.

New Malware Redirects Google, MSN, And Yahoo Traffic (TechWeb)
TechWeb - PremiumSearch installs a fake"Google"toolbar and sets the victim's browser home page to the PremiumSearch search engine. The goal is to collect traffic-dependent advertising income.

Patent Office Rules Against Microsoft (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a decision that could send massive shockwaves around the Internet-development community, the U.S. Patent Office has ruled that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) infringed upon the plug-in patent held by the University of California and its Eolas Technology spin-off.

Google proposes free Wi-Fi for San Francisco (Reuters)
Reuters - Marking its biggest step into thewireless communications market to date, Google Inc. said onFriday it has proposed to provide free wireless Internetservices across the city of San Francisco.

Calif. gov. signs law to punish'phishing'scams (Reuters)
Reuters - California Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger signed a bill on Friday making Internet"phishing"identity theft scams punishable by law.

Tunisia warned over liberties ahead of UN information summit (AFP)

AFP - Western countries have called on Tunisia to guarantee freedom of expression and independent media access during the UN World Summit on the Information Society it will host next month.

Give up web domination, US told (AFP)

AFP - The United States was isolated as it sought to defend its monopoly over regulation of the Internet against the European Union and other countries that are demanding a share of the action, officials said.

EU Wants Shared Control of Internet (AP)
AP - The European Union insisted Friday that governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of overseeing the Internet, setting the stage for a showdown with the United States on the future of Internet governance.

Chip Helps Electric Outlet Go Broadband (AP)

AP - The common electric socket will serve as your home's connection to broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. — doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking up to a wireless network device.