Johnson used anonymous remailers and forged e-mail address information in an attempt to disguise his identity. The U.S. trial featured testimony from officers of the RCMP and Canada Customs, and Internet Service Provider Sympatico and telephone company Sasktel. But those examples tend to mask the fact that Canadian business as a whole has failed to make much of a mark in this global field. Overconnected, from Ron Charles in Toronto. Some Canadians find the internet and related technologies liberating, but growing numbers feel trapped by them.
Many workers feel overconnected and stressed out on a digital treadmill.
Finnish finale, from Paul Workman. Mike Wise of CBC TV Arts talks to artists and users about music-sharing software Upgrading Poverty. Internet Myths Boni Fox reports from Vancouver on an Internet scare story that health authorities are trying to dispel. Cyberdocs Lynda Calvert reports from Montreal on doctors who are taking their practices online. Net Gains Norma Lee MacLeod talks to Dr. Alejandro Jadad about how the net is redefining the doctor-patient relationship.