So-called "parasite programs" are logging what you do online and, like a nest of busy gossips, sharing the information with anyone who will pay to listen.

As concern mounts over these sneaky tactics, privacy experts, cyber watchdogs and many concerned net users have started to compile lists of these programs.

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Net Nanny strikes again. The Flesh Public Library in Ohio recently revamped its web sites -- only to find that it now fell afoul of the filtering software on its own computers. The library couldn't even view its *own* site, because Net Nanny didn't like the idea of the words "flesh" and "public" appearing next to one another.

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