Stories by Jennifer DiSabatino

EBay amends privacy policy

Online auctioneer eBay has revised its privacy policy to allow the company to share customer information in the event that eBay or one of its subsidiaries merges with or is acquired by another company.

Multiple Web sites defaced in hacking spree

A group of malicious hackers have gone on a defacement spree last week, breaking into a string of corporate Web sites to replace text and graphics with digital graffiti.

Amazon reports higher revenues in fourth quarter

Amazon.com has reported that last quarter's sales will be more than US$960 million, a 40 percent increase over the same period in 1999. The online retailer attributed much of the increase to growth in sales in areas other than books, one of the company's core products.

Carnivore Review Confirms Extended Capabilities

The U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday night released an edited version of an independent review of the FBI's Carnivore e-mail surveillance system, and the document confirmed the concerns of some privacy advocates that the controversial tool could be used to collect information about people who aren't the targets of criminal investigations.

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