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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.
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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Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.
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The Internet contains a vast treasure trove of files ripe for plunder. From freeware and shareware programs to updated drivers for your hardware, from musicand video clips to courseware and troubleshooting guides, the number and range of available files is staggering.
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