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The Future of Privacy

New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.

Ryan Singel

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60% readers polled think Web sites shouldn't keep records of their visits. --Source: PCWorld.com poll

Illustration: Harry Campbell
What are the dangers of storing more and more e-mail, documents, photos, and financial account information online? We talked to experts and then designed several scenarios that depict what could happen in the next few years if technological innovation and public policy trends in three hot tech categories--online storage, location tracking, and biometrics--remain on their current course.

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