On the issue of security, the comparison of faking signatures on cheques and stealing credit card information off the 'net is too simplistic. While most people can embark on a career of forgery with tracing paper, pen and the ability to write, stealing credit card information isn't so easy. It requires specialized training and knowledge before one can even get started. That itself is a barrier. In fact, I'd say more kids think about forging their parents' signature on their test papers than hacking on the Internet.
Online newspapers provide a different kind of experience.
Research can be conducted easily, news, updated frequently. They put an end to the daily fight for sections. And if you have to live with messy paper readers where page 34 becomes the first page, online papers are a boon. It's also much easier to read the papers via the Internet when you're supposed to be working. Still, for people who loathe giving up the experience of the printed newspaper, there's IBM's alternative - the IBM Electronic Newspaper .