It looks like all the news about identity theft has been good in one way: People are getting smarter about PC security. That's the conclusion Washington Post tech writer Robert MacMillan drew from the latest Pew Internet & American Life study. [Robert's article includes a "two-word glossary" of "spyware" and "adware."] Pew found that "91% of Internet users have changed their online behavior for fear of becoming victims" of spyware. Other key findings:
* 81% of Net users say they have stopped opening email attachments unless they're sure the docs are safe.
* 48% have stopped visiting particular Web sites they fear might install unwanted software on their PCs.
* 25% have stopped downloading music or video files from file-sharing networks to avoid getting unwanted software programs on their computers.
* 18% have started using a different Web browser to avoid spyware.
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