WEB VANDALISM ALERT
Anonymous organizers of a Web-vandalizing contest this weekend say that the goal will be to deface 6,000 Web sites in six hours, with winners to be awarded prizes such as Web hosting space and Internet domain names. Pete Allor of Internet Security Systems Inc., which runs a threat-detection service, cautions Web operators: "The problem is now, and you shouldn't wait until Sunday to address it." (Atlanta Journal-Constitution 3 Jul 2003)

[ NOTE: 7/4/03 UPDATE: Hacking contest may be fake, (security) firms worry ]

OUT-OF-STATE TELECOMMUTER IS OUT OF LUCK
A telecommuter living in Florida and doing work for a company in New York has been told by the highest court in New York that she's ineligible for New York State unemployment benefits. The court ruled unanimously that the eligibility for benefits depends not on where the employer is but on where the worker is. Since about 28 million Americans telecommute, this decision is likely to have implications for workers throughout the country.