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Good, Bad and Ugly 'Net Firm $30 Million Richer

Narus, a company that helps monitor Internet traffic, just got a big cash infusion. For companies protecting trade secrets and countries tracking terrorists, this technology can be a very good thing. But for those concerned with privacy, such spying is as distasteful as 10-year-old Moxie.

One of its bigger uses is to block Internet phone calls, something the phone companies just love!

Posted by Doug Barney on November 08, 2006


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