We go online to buy something and a "Web bug," a software program that monitors our purchases, develops a profile of our buying habits that is sold to businesses.

我们去网上购物，而一只“网络臭虫”，一个软件程序，监视着我们的采购，将我们的购买习惯转成档案卖给商家。

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The IBM InfoSphere Guardium solution continuously monitors database transactions through lightweight software probes (see Figure 1) installed on the database servers.

IBM InfoSphere Guardium 解决方案通过安装在数据库服务器上的轻量软件探测器连续地监视数据库事务（见图 1）。

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Scansafe monitors millions of enterprise connections across the globe and warned that the increase had been seen over the last three months and involved the downloading of both software and MP3s.

据Scansafe公司的监视数据显示，全球有成百万的公司企业中均出现了这种现象，该公司并警告称过去三个月以来在公司下载盗版文件的员工数量一直在增长，而且下载的盗版文件可谓种类丰富，不仅有盗版软件还有盗版MP3歌曲。

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Clever software monitors the grid and responds in a matter of milliseconds if it detects fluctuations.

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U-Haul and Wells Fargo lost lawsuits against WhenU, whose software monitors surfing and inserts relevant ads behind the browser window.

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The software also monitors school laptops if they are taken home: once plugged back into the school system the software highlights all of the activity carried out while the laptop was out of the school.

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