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Introduction
Are you paranoid? You might be one of 20 million people who should be.

Watch Out
Four E.T. companies and their software

The Cookie Trackers
Avoiding cookies is easy, but they may not be the real threat

Hiding Your Secrets
Encryption programs are a great way to preserve privacy

Poll:
Have privacy concerns ever kept you from using an online service?

Killing Cookies
Find out how the cookie crumbles.

Privacy Sites
Psst! Can you keep a secret?