NCS 9/7/11

Published: Sept. 7, 2011, 8 p.m.

It\u2019s an effort to crack down on cyber crime, but a proposed U.S. law could also make you a target for something much less sinister.\xa0 On Wednesday, two senators said the main law targeting cybercrime needs fixing because it allows law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate websites\u2019 terms of service or their employer\u2019s computer use policies.\n The news isn\u2019t too good for many computer users.\xa0 Norton Cybercrime\u2019s annual report found that 19 web users fall victim to online crime every minute.\xa0 Also according to the security firm's report, only 16 percent of victims of online crime report the incident to the police.\n\n If you have a computer, there\u2019s nearly a 50 percent chance you are using illegal software.\xa0 That\u2019s the latest word from the Business Software Alliance, (BSA) which released its detailed findings from its new global anti-piracy study today.\xa0 In the study, the company found that 47 percent of computer users around the world get software through illegal means most or all of the time.\xa0 In developing economies, that number is much higher.\n\n Also, listen for the job of the day!