October 19, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. hails its new e-mail service as a breakthrough in online communication, but consumer watchdogs are attacking it as a creepy invasion of privacy that threatens to set a troubling precedent.

April 4, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO - After exasperating investors for most of the past 18 months, Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel finally found a way to please Wall Street by stepping aside as chief executive.

The Gilbert Police Department fired one of its own this year after the officer admitted to accessing and downloading several hundred pornographic images on two town computers.

NEW YORK - Strong sales of the video game "Rock Band" helped lift first-quarter earnings 33 percent at the entertainment company Viacom, a major cable network operator which owns MTV and Nickelodeon.

Can you please explain what sidejacking is and how to avoid it? -- Patti

WASHINGTON - The post office forwards letters when a person moves, and telephone companies likewise forward calls. Should Internet companies be required to forward e-mails to customers who switch providers?

Q: I was told that when a fake warning pops up on my screen that if I click on the X to close it, I will get infected. Is this true? - Tony