Internet Privacy & Security

New Zero Knowledge Systems - Offers "Freedom" software which is a flexible suite of free standard features and additional privacy-enhanced services that give you all the tools you need to streamline and secure your entire Internet experience.
The Privacy Foundation - is a nonprofit privacy group based in Denver, is proposing that Internet advertising companies and Web sites disclose the use of "Web bugs" wherever they are found online. Web bugs, or clear GIFs, are tiny images embedded in a Web page or HTML-enhanced email that transmit information to a remote computer when the page is viewed.
Georgi Guninski - Free site by Bulgarian hacker Georgi Guninski who uncovers dangerous security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products.
Scramdisk - Strong data encryption for personal use.
Junkbuster - The Internet Junkbuster Proxy TM is free privacy-enhancing software that can be run on your PC or by your ISP or company. (Win95/NT,Unix versions available)
Opt Out - Some advertising-supported software installs hidden programs written by Aureate Media Corporation (now known as Radiate).
Consumers Pay Big for Dangerous Downloads

Virus Protection

New AVG Anti-Virus System - With this free distribution version of the popular AVG Anti-Virus system, you will get a reliable tool for your computer protection against computer viruses. This download has scanners, a resident shield, and an email scanner. AVG contains a powerful testing engine with heuristic abilities: Virus Stalker, which is certified by independent testing laboratories. Every month you can download the latest update file for your AVG installation, free of charge. Note: Must register first.
New BigFix.com - BigFix is a utility that fixes bugs and viruses before they create problems. BigFix is designed for early detection of configuration conflicts, bugs, or viruses in your computer. It then provides quick, automated solutions for dealing with problems before they bother you. This update includes an improved diagnostic engine, a new help system and tutorial, and faster synchronization with sites.
New InoculateIT Personal Edition v5.2.5 - This unique offer includes FREE software updates, FREE virus signature updates, and FREE online support. InoculateIT Personal Edition (IPE) is easy to use, powerful antivirus for the desktop. Computer Associates is offering this as a service for PC users in order to significantly limit the damage caused by viruses to PCs. The increasing prevalence of viruses and the growing numbers of desktop computers has led to this initiative. Virus protection is an integral part of the PC and should not have to be purchased separately. It is as key to computers as brakes are to cars. Computer Associates is pleased to bring its considerable expertise in the corporate antivirus area as illustrated through the award winning InoculateIT product line, to the desktop. InoculateIT Personal Edition will protect Windows 98/95/ME desktops, Windows NT Workstation and Windows 2000 Professional from all forms of viruses including macro viruses.
Happy99 Cleaner - This program will safely remove the Happy99 virus from your machine and (if applicable) show you a list of email addresses that you sent the virus to. It will not protect you from further infection--it will only remove the virus from your system.
Trend Micro - Free online virus scan.

Past Articles

Is Real Networks spying on you?
Browser Booster Busted on Privacy [USA Today]
Microsoft Word Documents that "Phone Home" 8-30-00 [Privacy Foundation]
A new wrinkle in surfing the Net: Web Bugs 6-07-00 [USA Today]
Privacy 2000 - Should you trust the Web? 5-24-00 [CNN]
Spies want to copy America Online 4-25-00 [ZDNet]
First American Online Privacy Law Takes Effect 4-20-00 [Reuters]
Record encryption puzzle cracked -- finally 4-14-00 [ZDnet]
Assn for Competitive Technology Execs Launch Consumer Advertising & Outreach Campaign on Internet Privacy 4-13-00 [PR Newswire]
Clinton Urges Americans to Answer Census Queries. 4-01-00 [Reuters]
Some Say Census Questions Intrusive. 4-01-00 [Associated Press]
Want free DSL? You'll Pay For It. 3-27-00 [Wired Magazine]
MicroStrategy Says It's Under SEC Investigation 4-13-00 [The Industry Standard]
Archer Pushes Taxpayer Privacy. 4-01-00 [Associated Press]
DoubleClick negotiating settlement of Privacy cases. 3-23-00
Privacy Pervasive in Policy 3-24-00 [USA Today]
Computer Shopping: Not so safe? 2-08-00 [Computer Trends]
Report Rings Alarm Bells About Privacy on the Internet 2-07-00 [New York Times]
Barring Banks from Giving Away Your Personal Data 2-04-00
U.S. & E.U. Work Toward Privacy Compromise 2-02-00 [CNET News]
Health Web Sites Breaking Pledges on Users' Privacy 2-02-00 [Washington Post]
What Does Double Click Knows About You? 1-27-00 [PC Week]
Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century 1-13-00 [Business Week]
Amazon.com's Alexa criticized for excessive data collection 12-30-99 [New York Times]
Plugged In: Online consumers' privacy neglected, group contends 12-23-99 [Sacramento Bee]
Groups urge privacy for e-mail 12-6-99 [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
Data rush of 2000 to put privacy at risk 12-5-99 [Deseret News]
How Anonymous is the Web? 12-3-99 [USA Today]