By Jeffrey Benner. Consumers won't be able to sue companies that disregard requests to delete their names from spam lists, according to a bill passed by the House Judiciary Committee. U.S.'s Defenseless Department Wednesday Congress' General Accounting Office says that the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center is about as effective as Bob Dole without Viagra. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. Wednesday The National Science Foundation will award scholarship money to computer security students who take government jobs upon graduation.
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By Katie Dean. Wired News Radio Feds Seek a Few Good Hackers Wednesday The government plans to offer scholarships to information security students in exchange for government jobs. And more in Monday's compression of technology news. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington. By Michelle Delio.