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Internet and Technology

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    Spyware problems have struck tens of millions of computer users

    91% of internet users have changed their online behavior for fear of becoming victims. Computer programs that secretly plant themselves on people’s computers and then monitor users’ online behavior or hijack their browsers have become a scourge.

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    Use of web cams

    One out of six American adult internet users (16%) have gone online to view another person or a place via a web cam.

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    eBay Rides the Wave

    Our surveys now show that one in four internet users have tried their hand at online auctions, and that the absolute number of online auction participants has been growing along with the overall internet population.

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    Informed Patients

    Millions of Americans will welcome new access to industrial-strength health information — but they’ll miss the articles from one major journal.