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September 6, 2007 10:14 AM PDT

Crime and punishment

by Jessica Dolcourt
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For some teens, the most horrific part of weathering a spyware storm is being separated from the computer until it's clean.

One dad seizes this as a disciplinary technique. A little time away from the Web could teach Junior some healthy fear of dangerous downloads and greater respect for the family PC.

Read all about it in "Crime and Punishment," this week's Spyware Horror Story.

Jessica Dolcourt reviews the latest and greatest smartphone apps, in addition to a healthy dose of Windows software. E-mail Jessica and follow her on Twitter.
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less freak..
by ernest3a September 6, 2007 11:41 PM PDT
less freak..
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