The NY Times features a story that provides a closer examination of cybercrime claims. It finds that “widely circulated cybercrime estimates are generated using absurdly bad statistical methods, making them wholly unreliable.”
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Wired on the E-stonia Takedown
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Calgary Police Chair Seeks New Internet Centre
The chair of Calgary's police commission wants to set up an international internet security centre in Alberta to monitor online child predators, hackers and terrorists.
Police Want More Subscriber Info from ISPs
A recent arrest has police looking for more subscriber information from Canada's ISPs.
Canada Signs Cybercrime Treaty Protocol
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