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New Facebook Privacy Threat? Plus Free Privacy Apps

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May 13, 2010
Security & Privacy
Facebook Location Feature: Pros and Cons
Retailers might love it if Facebook offered location-based services, but doesn't Facebook have enough privacy complaints already? - Jared Newman, PCWorld
Free Privacy Downloads
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BetterPrivacy Delete Flash cookies that can track your surfing with this Firefox add-on.
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FlashCookiesView Ferret out privacy-busting "super cookies" and delete them from your PC.
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New Facebook Social Features Secretly Add Apps to Your Profile (Updated)
Facebook's Anti-Privacy Backlash Gains Ground
Hey, Facebook: You Have Some Serious Privacy and Security Problems
How to Keep Your Privacy Safe(r) on Facebook
Facebook's International Users Share Privacy Concerns
Facebook Location Feature: Pros and Cons
Firefox Lends Security Hand to Rival Browsers
Microsoft Pushes "Bottom of the Barrel" Patches
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Downloads: Editor's Collection
PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: April 2010The reviewers and bloggers of PCWorld see a great deal of software every month. In April, their favorites ran the gamut from the useful to the delightful--and a few that fit both descriptions. From encryption to syncing, from printer utilities to desktop tidiers, from problem-solvers to puzzle games and even a Commodore 64 emulator...here are the month's favorites.
AxCrypt   6653 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Security
Easy to use strong file encryption, integrated with Windows Explorer. Encrypt, compress, decrypt, wipe, view and edit with a few mouse clicks.
Agent Ransack (32-bit version)   36634 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under File Management
Search for files and look into documents without opening the actual file.
Microsoft Fix It   12456 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under System Resources Tune-Up.
Find and fix problems on XP or Vista PCs with this freebie from Microsoft.
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