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Internet users are well aware they are trading off privacy when they dial up their modems. In a recent TIME/CNN poll conducted by Yankelovich Partners, 61% of respondents said they were "very concerned" or "somewhat concerned" that information about their Internet usage was being collected without their knowledge...
...name, e-mail address and other information that can be captured and stored by sites you visit. Your Internet Protocol address can also give you away. Every computer on the Internet is assigned an IP address, the online equivalent of a street address, that allows it to receive data. Dial-up connections usually assign you a new IP address every time you connect. But if you use a fixed connection (like DSL or cable), you may have a permanent IP address that any website you visit can capture and, by comparing it against a database, connect to you by name...
Hackers can get into your computer and look through everything on it if your defenses are down. Computers hooked up to the Internet through cable or DSL connections, which are always on, rather than dial-up services, are particularly vulnerable. A home firewall is the best protection against these sneak attacks...
...screaming, 'Help! Please, somebody, help us! Somebody call 911!' Finally when the zookeeper is out of the cage, and I put Phil's foot on his shoulder, I run down to try to use the phone, but the phone won't dial out of the local area code. I can't call 911. Finally someone comes and I'm screaming, 'You have to call 911! This man has a heart condition! You've got to get an ambulance here right now. He lost the top of his foot. This is really serious...
...infamous statistic: Using cell phones increases drivers? risk of accidents fourfold - or about the same amount as drinking and driving. And while it might be reasonable to assume this kind of dire warning would be enough to keep drivers? eyes on the road and off their little dial pad, it apparently hasn?t done a darn bit of good. More drivers than ever are yakking away as they negotiate sharp turns and slippery roads - and the rest of us cringe and scramble to stay out of their swerving trajectories...