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A packet is a self-contained bundle of data sent over a packet switching network. Packets are typically less than 1500 bytes in size. Longer files are broken into multiple packets for transmission and reassembled at the other end. A packet includes a header with to and from addresses, relation to other packets (sequencing), and error checking information. On the Internet, datagram is a synonym for packet. See TCP/IP.
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packet - By BRIAN BERGSTEIN AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Some career Web sites, recruitment services andautomated job-application kiosks offer flimsy privacy protections andmight even violate employment and credit laws, a report releasedTuesday asserts.Many job sites still let too much information from resumes postedonline get into the hands of third parties through online "cookies"that monitor Web surfing, according to the report, led by Pam Dixon,formerly of the University of Denver's Privacy Foundation and nowhead of her own group, the World Privacy Forum.The report also faults self-service job application computerscommonly used by chain stores. It says they almost always demandsocial security numbers and perform background checks on applicantswithout clearly stating who will see the information.Dixon is urging job seekers to demand more stringent privacyprotections. She also wants the Federal Trade Commission and theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission to look more closely at howjob sites and recruitment services handle information.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=36422485
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