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Q: I missed Google’s March 1 deadline to clear my history so does that mean that my information is now being shared or can I still clear it? — Arnie

Q: I missed Google’s March 1 deadline to clear my history so does that mean that my information is now being shared or can I still clear it? — Arnie

Q: What can you tell me about the FBI shutting off the Internet for thousands of users on March 8? - Alan

Q: What's the latest with the Internet censorship bills in Congress and what can we do to help defeat them? - Joseph

The upcoming Protect-IP Bill being debated in the Senate is bad for the Internet, in fact it is bad for America. This bill, in essence, would allow the government to block sites they deem "dangerous." Sites that allow users to share data such as music or movies. This in itself is not bad. What's bad about this bill is the ambiguous wording, and strict laws it creates. Protect-IP simply prohibits free speech.

Q: Can you explain what the Internet blacklist legislation is all about? - Drew

I believe Merle Haggard put it best when he once wrote, "I wish things were simple like they used to be, when cowboys rode horses, and were heroes to me, my mother was a lady, and my dad was a man, and I wish things were simple again."

When Don Molenda received an inheritance in early 2010 he did what he thought was smart and took it right to the bank. He placed all the money into a secure savings account, was told he'd get a statement quarterly, and he walked away.

Q: I’ve heard that you can install software on laptops and smartphones that will allow you to track them if they are ever lost or stolen. Which ones do you recommend? — Clifton

Q: Is the Internet really running out of IP addresses and if so, what does it mean to me? - Mike

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Gilbert police who searched the home of a former Higley Unified School District information technology director found thousands of dollars in district equipment in use throughout Bradley Niesluchowski's house.

NEW YORK -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were most of the other easy-to-use applications that have drawn more than a billion people online.

Data Doctors: Q. What is www.opendns.com, how does it work, and is this an effective security tool? - Jim

Q. Is there any feasible way that a national "do not spam" list could be created? - Bobby

NEW YORK - Perhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of Internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power.

Q. If your computer is stolen, is there any way to track it down based on someone using it and downloading program updates, or some other method? — Richard

You receive an e-mail from PayPal asking you to call. Your account has been compromised. Or a company you don't know calls threatening collection. It's scary. Before you give out any personal data, there's something you should know.

Randy Johnson has won the Cy Young Award in each league, won strikeout titles in each league, pitched a no-hitter in each league and started the All-Star game for each league.

 Q. What is the cheapest, easiest and best way to use video over the Internet to monitor my home when I'm away? - Mike

NEW YORK - In a nod to privacy complaints, Viacom Inc. won't be told the identities of individuals who watch video clips on the popular video-sharing site YouTube.

NEW YORK - Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when.

NEW YORK - Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when.