Wired Watchdog was a weekly investigative journalism series published from Mar. 2000 to August 2001 at CNET News.com and syndicated to other Web sites and e-mail newsletters.
Past issues:
- Bugging the perpetrators, Aug. 31, 2001
- Don't pay for search-engine submissions, Aug. 24, 2001
- How Verizon put the squeeze on ISPs, Aug. 17, 2001
- Why it pays to read the fine print, Aug. 10, 2001
- The next turn in the Net-cash saga, Aug. 3, 2001
- The row over a chip that "surfed" the Net, July 27, 2001
- Got bandwidth? A new program shares it, July 20, 2001
- When "unlimited traffic" means "pay extra", July 13, 2001
- Blocking spam before it slams you, July 6, 2001
- Inside the spammer's world, June 29, 2001
- A profitable e-business idea: Go sue a spammer, June 22, 2001
- When special orders equal special headaches, June 15, 2001
- Customers get refunds from Yuzoo "sale", June 8, 2001
- Shipping fees are taking off, June 1, 2001
- Bait-and-switch tactic alive and well on Net, May 25, 2001
- Millions vaporized in CyberRebate collapse, May 18, 2001
- AOL Long Distance hit with slamming charges, May 11, 2001
- Be a Microsoft stoolie, win a chair, May 4, 2001
- Got spam? Ask JCPenney.com, Apr. 27, 2001
- The flameout of a perfect Internet idea, Apr. 20, 2001
- Was that "buy" rating worth it?, Apr. 13, 2001
- When Internet convenience costs a bundle, Apr. 6, 2001
- Chemical cocktails on the Web, Mar. 30, 2001
- Risk taker? Try a fantasy market, Mar. 23, 2001
- A grand way to lose money, Mar. 16, 2001
- How a Net credit card scam might snag you, Mar. 9, 2001
- Watch out for pitfalls of online drug orders, Mar. 2, 2001
- When "free" products are no bargains, Feb. 23, 2001
- Sticking it to auction winners, Feb. 16, 2001
- To save your job, hop around?, Feb. 2, 2001
- Clicking that link may not lead where you think, Jan. 26, 2001
- Settling the score, Jan. 12, 2001
- Don't let your credit card leave home without you, Jan. 5, 2001
- Be leery of tropical area codes, Dec. 22, 2000
- News sites mistakenly blocked by filters, study says, Dec. 15, 2000
- Bogus buyers' clubs infiltrating the Web, Dec. 8, 2000
- Giveaway site makes waves with credit charges, Dec. 1, 2000
- Who will win the war of the worms?, Nov. 22, 2000
- TiVo plus Ethernet not ready for prime time, Nov. 17, 2000
- Did Google give Yahoo a boost?, Nov. 10, 2000
- Watch out for Internet 'no-service' providers, Nov. 3, 2000
- A quick fix for a car insurance headache, Oct. 27, 2000
- Trademark owners could get a leg up on domains, Oct. 20, 2000
- A switch to an alternative Internet?, Oct. 13, 2000
- Email attachments can be pretty revealing, Oct. 5, 2000
- Discover a security flaw? Get a lawyer, Sept. 22, 2000
- Beware of Web servers' weak security standards, Sept. 15, 2000
- Policy shift could disable secure servers, Sept. 8, 2000
- Hang up on prepaid calling card scams, Aug. 25, 2000
- Charity begins at home page, Aug. 18, 2000
- Agency could be coming for your domain name, Aug. 11, 2000
- Although online trading is hot, you may get burned, Aug. 4, 2000
- Foreign domain names face compatibility hurdle, July 28, 2000
- NSI accused by rivals of hoarding domain names, July 21, 2000
- Beware: E-signatures can be easily forged, July 14, 2000
- Groups cite bias in domain name arbitration, July 7, 2000
- Do privacy policies really protect you?, June 30, 2000
- Even Web not immune to pyramid schemes, June 23, 2000
- New Web tracking service raises old privacy concerns, June 16, 2000
- Net signature drive would set precedent, June 9, 2000
- Yowsa! Web translator upsets humor-impaired, June 2, 2000
- Policy change at Yahoo causes "identity crisis", May 26, 2000
- Trademark owners may get millions of new names, May 19, 2000
- Web registrars may take back your domain name, May 12, 2000
- Your medical records may not belong to you, May 5, 2000
- New Netpliance has same 'problem' as old, Apr. 28, 2000
- AOL's "youth filters" protect kids from Democrats, Apr. 24, 2000
- Now your boss can read email you didn't send, Apr. 14, 2000
- US West customers vulnerable to hackers, Apr. 7, 2000
- Intuit products "phone home" more often than you may like, Mar. 31, 2000
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