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May 12, 2010
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4 Reasons to Worry about Privacy on Facebook
New, interesting Facebook services are always popping up, but so are new uses of your data--so you need to know how to protect or delete it. - Ian Paul, PCWorld
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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.
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