With communist threat over, trade secrets increasingly become a focus of espionage between the US and Europe. Technology News from Wired News - MS Refutes Windows 'Spy Key' . Experts have discovered a hidden key in Microsoft Windows that they say grants high-level access to the most powerful spy agency in the United States. Hogwash, says Redmond. Technology News from Wired News - PrivacyX Reverses Course .
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Makers of browser hide hole, claim it's fixed. But hours later, they concede the browser was released prematurely. Political News from Wired News - A Campaign for Privacy . Presidential campaign Web sites are asking for increasingly detailed personal information from supporters, including addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers. But few supporters know what happens to their information once they release it into the ether.