On the issue of privacy and the need for Linux/PGP...
Too many tools can be planted in Windows, for spying purposes, as H-P
recently proved, e.g. screengrabbers, keyloggers, E-mail client mods...
Is My Boss Reading My Personal E-mail?
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| Your employer can monitor all electronic communication
| to and from work equipment, especially when it's sent
| over the corporate network
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http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061025_457356.htm
Also today, Forbes shows that Microsoft makes the Net dangerous...
The Ten Most Dangerous Online Activities
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| Most computer users have no idea how dangerous their online
| behavior is.
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| No matter how many times you warn them, employees still
| manage to poison their computers with new malware because
| they "just couldn't resist looking at the attachment."
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http://www.forbes.com/2006/10/25/microsoft-mozilla-malware-ent-tech-cx_sb_1025smallbizresource.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/ycynbg
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