...For Your Internet Privacy

by Marshall F. Lager and Marilyn Zelinsky Syarto
November 01, 2000

E-mail filters are useful, but usually tedious to create and maintain. Mailshell is an online service that screens out the bulk of unwanted commercial mailings for you. In addition, this portal site makes it easy to subscribe to mailing lists that can help your business and keep your--and your workers'--e-mail accounts and online activity private. Free; www.mailshell.com

Keep your Internet habits to yourself with ActivatorDesk, invented by Roger Lee Heath. This new Windows Web browser promises to solve your privacy problems (such as cookies and usage tracking) while speeding up page delivery and providing extensive content filtering. Banner ad blocking, a secure-sites-only option, and numerous other features are included. Free beta download; www.activatordesk.com