Interesting note from NewScan OXFORD TARGETS THE INTERNET'S IMPACT ON SOCIETY Oxford University has announced plans to create the Oxford Internet Institute, a multidisciplinary center focused on the societal and ethical impact of the Internet. According to UK Secretary of State for Education David Blunkett, one of the center's top priorities will be research issues surrounding cryptography, intellectual property and security. Research programs will target the fundamental shifts in human behavior and interactions as a result of technology, comparative media law and policy, and creating new educational software. (InformationWeek 10 May 2001) http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010510S0012 If you don't get NewsScan, you should. It's free, and always informative. ********* We call our news section "Above The Fold" to honor the tradition of the great "broadsheet" newspapers in which editors must decide which news stories are of such importance that they should be placed "above the fold" on the front page. The NewsScan Credo: Be informative, have fun, and get to the point! See http://www.newsscan.com/, and send us mail: John Gehl <gehl@NewsScan.com> and Suzanne Douglas <douglas@NewsScan.com>, or call 770-704-7517. ********* Ken Friedman