Consumer Watchdog, which describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, voiced concern that the Do Not Track effort would undercut a plan from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to create a strict Do Not Track standard.

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Some critics said the industry's move could throw a wrench in a separate year-long effort by the World Wide Web consortium to set an international standard for do-not-track.

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Mark Harris, chief executive of mortgage broker SPF Private Clients, explained that most mortgages track a lender's standard variable rate, or the base rate, so most are not directly affected by Libor.

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Deputy Justice Minister Hugh Henry said the standards would ensure that treatment programmes for drug addicts across Scotland were provided to a "consistently high standard" and would enable them to get their lives back on track and avoid similar problems in future.

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To open a door fitted with the latest U.S. government-certified lock from high-end Swiss lock manufacturer Kaba, an employee must both enter a code up to eight digits long, then swipe a unique identity card coded to comply with a new standard that requires an extra layer of security, one designed to track individual staffers and make covert intrusion harder than ever.

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Engineers at Intermec, which developed the original standard retail code, put codes on the backs of bees to let researchers track which workers bring in the most pollen.

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