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Six major Internet companies sued over e-mail filtering patent
A lawsuit filed this week claims that Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon.com, Borders and IAC/InteractiveCorp violated a patent for an automatic message routing system held by Polaris IP.

Microsoft shuts down popular third-party Windows update app
Microsoft Corp. sent a cease-and-desist order to Autopatcher, a popular alternative to Windows Update, forcing the Web site offline.

Web site gives real deal on hotel rates
Search results are color-coded to show good rates versus bad ones.

Airline body moves toward all-e-ticket system
Paper airline tickets will become "collector's items" next year when the International Air Transport Association moves to an all-electronic ticketing system.

ICANN's Whois privacy reforms stalled again
A move to devise ICANN privacy policies that might shield information on people who register domains has stalled for now, continuing a long-running stalemate on reforming the way the WHOIS database is handled.

New attacks leave online transactions vulnerable even after sign-on authentication
Even site keys aren't good enough if clever hackers take over a transaction via emerging techniques such as "man-in-the-browser" attacks.

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