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	from Bradley Mitchell Add P2P networks to the list of tools for people trying to steal your personal information. The first legal case involving P2P-based identity theft in the U.S. last week illustrates how one person was able to use LimeWire and other networks to grab credit card numbers, tax IDs and bank numbers. For each program you use, carefully control which folders of your hard drive are shared to avoid suffering a similar fate.
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