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Software Detects Web Bugs

New freeware developed by the Privacy Foundation can detect web bugs. Web bugs are imperceptible graphics on web pages or embedded in e-mail that are designed to collect user data. The program, Bugnosis, is a plug-in to the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser.

Bugnosis Web Bug Detector, Privacy Foundation Web Site.
Web Bug Detector, Slashdot, June 8, 2001.