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To: Doug Coughlan who wrote (47660)9/13/2005 10:40:00 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110653
 
Doug, from the McAfee site...[the privacy service]

* Protects against online identity theft
* Blocks the transmission of personally identifiable information
* Filters offensive online content, including pop-ups, ads and web-bugs
* Parental controls monitor, control, and log where children surf
* Updates automatically to protect against new threats

Your friend should decide whether he needs these protections.
I don't have them and even though my ISP - Comcast broadband - now offers them for free, won't use them.