Raytheon offers office software for snooping

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Raytheon Systems Co., a unit of Raytheon Co., is entering the computer-security product market with a high-end software program called SilentRunner. The software detects improper internal computer network uses by employing complex algorithms, costs $65,000 and cannot be detected by an average computer user.

Computer Systems Design and Related Services, Contract Software & Services, Computer integrated systems design, Product Announcement, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Software support services, Network security software, Raytheon Systems Co., Raytheon SilentRunner (Network security software)

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The battle over Web privacy; as Congress mulls new laws, Microsoft pushes a system that's tied to its browser

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Microsoft Corp. is working hard to gain support for its Platform for Privacy Preferences system, or P3P, which would let consumers select the level of privacy protection they prefer to have while surfing the World Wide Web. The system simultaneously offers the consumer improved control over their Internet privacy, while fending off new government regulations to protect consumers' online privacy. The system would depend on consumer willingness to deal with computer software settings and on the cooperation of Web sites.

Product development, Consumer protection, Privacy issue, Privacy, Prevention, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy, Internet access software, Web browsers, Cookie files (Computers), Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (Web browser)

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TV that watches you: Microsoft to license profiling software for interactive television

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Predictive Networks is selling its "digital silhouette" TV-viewer-profiling software to Microsoft so that advertisers can have personal information to gauge viewing habits. Microsoft says that names will not be passed along but privacy advocates are expected to weigh in. The software will note which viewers of interactive TV will sit through certain commercials and even want more data. Predictive claims the identification will be digital, rather than personal.

Strategic alliances, Cable and other pay TV services, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Interactive CATV Services NEC, Evaluation, Licensing agreements, Company licensing agreement, Television viewers, Predictive Networks Inc., Interactive television

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