The mesh technology provides an easy way to deliver broadband Internet access to every citizen of Taipei.

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Even so, by offering an easy way for people to pay their monthly bills over the Internet, the firm has found a welcome in cyberspace.

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While the Republican Party has long had direct mail backed up by a database of voter information, Rasiej points out that Obama's list, when combined with the Internet, offers Democrats an easy way to communicate efficiently with their base -- something they have not had on terms comparable with the GOP.

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And the way in which the internet makes it easy for people to share likes and dislikes about entertainment will help hits as well as more obscure material.

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It will be easy to evade, and traditional law-enforcement approaches are a better way to handle such problems than messing with the internet's plumbing.

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Several apps he tested are stored in such a way that that it's easy to modify apps' data files and Internet Explorer 10 requests.

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Although the board said the internet was a low cost way of getting supplies to remote areas, it said it provided easy access to drugs.

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