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    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

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  • UK banks slammed over binned customer data

    A number of UK banks have been found to be in breach of the country's Data Protection Act (DPA) following complaints about the disposal of customer information.

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    A contract between Google and the University of Michigan released publicly on Friday contains no provisions for protecting the privacy of people who will eventually be able to search the school's vast library collection over the Internet.

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    Microsoft has amended the privacy policy for its Windows Media Player after a noted computer security expert warned that the software keeps track of the DVD titles people watch.

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    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • IE privacy flaw still causing leaks

    New privacy-enhancing controls in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.0 can be rendered useless by a long-known security flaw in Windows Media Player, according to a noted security expert.

  • Cookieless Web monitoring tool 'nearly undetectable'

    Privacy advocates fear that a Web monitoring tool that is under development may lead to more covert surveillance.

  • Storage: where IT managers go wrong

    While most IT departments would argue that they try and assess storage requirements accurately, industry pundits have a differing view--a large number are still not getting it right. ZDNet Australia examines how this can be resolved.

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

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  • Browsers without borders?

    A DoubleClick executive landed in hot soup recently after suggesting browser makers should toe the line when it came to online advertising.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    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.

  • Microsoft discloses more Windows code

    Microsoft has disclosed technical information vital to allowing third-party developers create software that works well with Windows.

  • Storage: The inside story

    Few managers consider it a sexy area, but well-planned storage systems are critical to the functioning of businesses of all sizes. How has storage technology evolved and how can you plan the right system at the right price?

  • Shock! Viruses in Digital Music

    You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.

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