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At a time when much attention has been focused on how much individuals can protect their privacy in a wired world, a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project finds that 86% of internet users have taken steps online to remove or mask their digital footprints. More than half (55%) of internet users say they took the steps to avoid observation by specific people, organizations or the government. But despite such efforts, 59% of internet users don’t believe it’s possible to achieve complete anonymity on line. Read the full report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

From deleting cookies from browsers to using temporary e-mail names, internet users have tried a variety of strategies to protect their privacy.<\/p>\n\n

What have you<\/em> done? What steps do you think are most effective, and which have you found to be of little use? Tell us your experiences, using our comments section.<\/p>\n\n

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