After all of the articles I’ve written about privacy, security and avoiding the perils of the web, I have at last experienced some of the headache firsthand. My laptop caught a virus, and while it turned out to be nothing major (at least so far), my experience reiterates the need for good protection against what [...]

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Do you surf the web but wonder how those sites you visit seem to know you? Many sites gather data, such as IP addresses and search parameters, from users who visit the site. Some pages also leave cookies or “spyware” on the user’s computer so that the site can differentiate users and customize content based on [...]

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