Slashdot | Turning Up The Heat On On-Line RegistrationCNN is running a story on the growing number ofprint newspapers with [1]on-line editions that are requiring registration.Apparently there are some folks out there who don't like this 'feature'!I found a few things interesting about the story: Privacy groups say it'sa dangerous practice and promotes spam; I didn't realize people put realpersonal info into these things (110-year-old surgeons from Bulgarianamed Mickey Mouse). About 15 to 20 percent of the registrations for the[2]Philadelphia Inquirer turned out to be bogus, a figure that was muchlower than I would have thought. Also mentioned in the story is a website called [3]BugMeNot.com, which lists 'communal' logins and passwordsfor on-line newspapers."
BugMeNot.com: "BugMeNot.comBypass Compulsory Web Registration"
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