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.
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