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    You are not defenseless in the fight against keystroke loggers. A program has been designed specifically to head off corporate spying programs, unlike antivirus and desktop security programs that can capture only some spy programs.

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    Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox.

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    India reports success, while Venezuela fears fraud. What can the world learn?

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