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On April 14-15, 2005, we will hold a DIMACS workshop at Rutgers University, NJ, on the topic of Theft in E-Commerce. This will include but not be limited to theft of content, of identity, and of service. While theft is an old problem, the automated nature of e-commerce introduces new opportunities for traditional forms of theft, as well as entirely new forms of theft. The centrality of computation makes these threats a part of computer security. This is an area of research where we are seeing a lot of activity, and where we believe there is a great potential for valuable research contributions. While our primary interest is in defenses against theft, we are also interested in novel attacks and real data about attacks, as the defenders need to know what to defend against. For more information about the workshop location, organization, and the program (once finalized), please see: