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Rat on your pirate boss, win $36,000

April 27, 2006 U.K. antipiracy group offers hefty reward to Brits who inform on employers who use illegal or unlicensed software. TAGS: reward, employer, U.K.

Software piracy whistle-blowers get bigger rewards

November 5, 2004 The BSA trade group ups its reward for information on U.K. companies that are using illegal software. TAGS: reward, U.K., payment, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs

August 2, 2004 String of high-profile browser bugs prompts foundation to offer cash reward to those who uncover security holes. TAGS: reward, bounty, Mozilla Corp., foundation, Linspire, vulnerability, security company, Mozilla Thunderbird, flaw, bug, security, researcher, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

MIT explains why bad habits are hard to break

October 19, 2005 Why do you get excited when you see a coffee mug after years of going without coffee? Because your neurons remember. TAGS: cue, habit, rat, maze, reward, pattern, brain, behavior, activity

High-tech whistle-blowing, U.K. style

May 10, 2006 Software piracy remains at epidemic rates, but attorney Eric J. Sinrod says maybe the answer is more carrots and less sticks. TAGS: software piracy, reward, whistle, workplace, U.K., piracy, fee

Intel gives man $10,000 for old magazine

April 22, 2005 In a philosophical victory for pack rats everywhere, an Englishman gets top dollar for a magazine he's been storing under his floorboards. TAGS: magazine, chip company, reward, copy, Intel, library, notice, eBay Inc., electronics

Settlement is 'a reward, not a remedy'

November 2, 2001 The Microsoft settlement does little to reverse the company's dominance or slow its growth in Internet services. TAGS: settlement, RealNetworks Inc., reward, software company, agreement, remedy, video player, computer company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video, Microsoft Windows XP

Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

November 5, 2004 A year on, and the company's $1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust? TAGS: Sasser worm, bounty, informant, Sobig, MSBlast worm, margin, MyDoom virus, Graham Cluley, reward, author, virus, software company, Microsoft Corp., antivirus

ID theft fears linger after laptop returned

December 22, 2004 Blood bank gets stolen computer back, but still warns donors to watch out for attempts to use their personal information. TAGS: identity theft, theft, reward, personal information, California, laptop computer, database

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