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    Microsoft will make modifications to Windows Vista's search feature in service pack one to appease competition concerns from Google, as well as head off further antitrust battles with US regulators.

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    The findings of a report that commended the privacy policies of search engine providers such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, has been slammed as bias because of potentially conflicting financial arrangements with the report's publisher.

  • Three workers depart AOL after privacy uproar

    Two AOL employees have been fired, and its chief technology officer is resigning, after the release of Web search data from thousands of AOL members prompted widespread criticism of the company.

  • News Corp cleared to purchase Intermix

    Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been given the green light by US antitrust authorities to go ahead with its acquisition of Intermix Media.

  • Search engines face drug test

    A major U.S. pharmacy trade group is pressuring Web-based search engines to ban advertisements from unlicensed drug dealers, highlighting growing pains for the Net's newest marketing powerhouses.

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    In moving beyond Web search to the desktop, the company faces a slew of challenges: controversy over privacy, technical hurdles and the rivalry of Microsoft among them.

  • Google's desktop bet

    Google faces a difficult task if it tries to transplant its successful Web search business to the desktop.

  • 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

    Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

  • Know your resources in the war against spam

    If you've made the decision to filter your organisation's incoming e-mail, your next step is to determine exactly how. This rundown of spam control methodologies can help you in your decision on which path to take.

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    To help curb the torrent of spyware, ZDNet Australia presents a spyware superguide comprising the latest reviews, tips and tricks aimed at keeping users safe.

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  • Spyware cures may cause more harm

    Web surfers battling "spyware" face a new problem: So-called spyware-killing programs that install the same kind of unwanted advertising software they promise to erase.

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