The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

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1. INTERNET

A bug in Internet Explorer could allow hackers to scan hard drives using Google Desktop.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Vice President Clyde Wayne Crews on market solutions to cybersecurity concerns.

2. INTERNATIONAL

Activists march in sub-zero temperatures in Montreal to demand greater <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />U.S. action on global warming.

CEI Expert Available for Comment: Director of Global Warming Policy Myron Ebell and others prepare to join the UN climate conference this week.

3. HEALTH & SAFETY

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety releases a revised version of its safety ratings for new cars.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: General Counsel Sam Kazman on the lethal safety impact of the government’s fuel economy regulations.

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