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    Restricting your Web surfing to "trusted" sites is no longer enough to keep your machine safe from malicious software, according to security experts. Many of today's most popular sites draw on content produced by third parties such as advertisements, widgets or user-contributed content. This content can be used as vehicles for distributing malware without the knowledge of the site's owner.

  • Judge: Google must give feds limited access

    In a move that alleviates some privacy concerns, a federal judge granted part of a Justice Department request for Google search data but said users' search queries were off-limits.

  • Amazon unveils search tool

    Amazon.com has quietly launched a test version of its long-awaited search engine, aiming to challenge industry stalwarts Google and Yahoo with new tools to navigate the Web.

  • Many give the slip to VeriSign's 'SiteFinder'

    As legal and political challenges to VeriSign's "SiteFinder" domain name redirector mount, Chinese and other overseas network operators have taken technical steps to bypass the controversial service.

  • What you can do to get rid of 'spyware'

    Lots of downloadable apps now come with unwanted add-ons: "spyware" programs that observe your online moves, then deliver targeted pop-up ads. I hate this stuff. Here's what I do about it.

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  • To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

  • SideTalk

    The premise behind SideTalk, a free Internet Explorer add-on, is that Web surfing need not be a solitary experience. The service offers several tools for exploring the Web in groups, discussing sites in context, and leaving notes at sites for other SideTalk users to see.

  • Netscape 6 Preview Release 3

    The final beta of Netscape 6 looks like it will offer much greater Web browsing capabilities than previous Netscape Communications browsers, but it takes a few steps backward when it comes to messaging. This development, combined with Netscape 6's lack of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol support, will be a deathblow to the browser's corporate appeal.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

    If you already run IE, this minor upgrade will keep you up-to-date, but there's no need to upgrade immediately. If you're a Netscape 6.1 fan, don't bother to switch.

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