LANSING, MI – The Michigan State Senate is considering new legislation that would require online dating sites to disclose whether criminal background checks are conducted on their members. The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Alan Cropsey, has drawn mixed reviews from...

CYBERSPACE – A reported flaw in a popular instant message (IM) client has security experts concerned that some its users might be open to a sophisticated hacker attack.Trillian, produced by Cerulean Studios, is a widely-used IM client that brings several instant messaging...

CYBERSPACE – YNOT Radio played host to legendary adult photographer Suze Randall on Wednesday when the former Playboy photographer joined hosts YNOTBob and LAJ on this week’s popular Hump Day Lunch webmaster radio show.In a light and entertaining interview that lasted...

Yahoo is set to present its case on Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, to determine whether a French court has the right of censorship over content originating from the United States.About five years ago, anti-hate groups in France successfully sued Yahoo...

NEW YORK – A Washington insider recently told a group of broadcasters that government crusades against “indecency” and here to stay, despite the departure of FCC Chairman Michael Powell and the arrival of new chairman and former commissioner Kevin Martin.”Judging by...

CYBERSPACE – A new Firefox extension that allows web surfers to customize their surfing experience, is stirring up some excitement among web surfers. But, security experts are skeptical.The extension is dubbed “Greasemonkey” and allows surfers to run a “user script” which...

CYBERSPACE – What do naked beach babes and HIV-positive couples have in common? Both can be found at RadicalCash, a brand new affiliate program that offers two adult entertainment websites and two innovative niche dating websites for its affiliates to promote.The new...

CALIFORNIA – After three years as editor-in-chief of AVN Online magazine, Tom Hymes has resigned his position, effective April 1st.“My decision to leave was a difficult one, but probably less out of fear of (or for) the future than the fact that I’ve been working...

UTAH – Despite much controversy and opposition, Utah governor, Republican Jon Huntsman, signed a bill on Monday that will require internet providers to block pornographic websites. The new legislation will create an official list, a registry of websites that contain or...

CYBERSPACE – Admit it. You’ve done it. We all have. Ego surfing, or as it’s more commonly referred to, “googling yourself” is the practice of typing your name into a search engine to see what results pop up.Often, the results may be inaccurate, or contain outdated or...