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    Fear of having their credit-card data stolen keeps many Internet users from making a purchase online. Are smart cards the answer?

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    A New York busboy was arrested in March for using public library computers to hack into the brokerage accounts and credit card information of media mogul Oprah Winfrey.

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    As far back as 1999, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer looked ahead enthusiastically to the rise of Web services as "more significant than the development of the browser."

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    How, exactly, will HailStorm work, and where does Microsoft make money on the service? Don't ask Jim Allchin. Despite being among the top five executives at Microsoft, even Allchin is unclear on HailStorm's business model and its revenue-generating potential.

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    Customers of Microsoft's .Net must hand their private information over to Microsoft, and trust the company to store it securely and parcel it out judiciously. Some believe this to be an impossible dream for a company with already questionable records on trust, privacy and security.

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    This researcher has spent years analysing how spyware programs work. His findings have been published and has resulted in red faces and, occasionally, lawsuit threats.

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    Tech Republic's Tim Landgrave, looks back on his predictions for IT activity in 2001 to see if he was on target. Here are his top five predictions and how they played out in 2001.

  • Smart cards: Coming up trumps

    What's holding back smart cards from widespread use in Australia? Could it be that vendors haven't found the applications consumers really want?

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    Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

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