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	from Mary Landesman After another lengthy bout of testing anti-spyware scanners, I was left with a nagging question. Why do so many of these products - that pledge to protect our privacy - ask us to relinquish so much private information in the process. This week, details on that plus a review of Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition.
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Trading privacy for protection Anti-spyware apps promise to protect us from programs that spy on our surfing habits and ferret out personal details about us. But what private details are we giving up for this protection?		More Topics Top picks prove their merit Rootkits Revealed What is a virus? Windows basics Hoax Encyclopedia Top Windows Antivirus Top Spyware Scanners
Review: Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition An all-in-one suite, Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition offers the generic standard of antivirus, antispam, antispyware, firewall, and privacy controls. But infrequent updates and conflicting alert messages make it difficult to recommend.
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