Wired.com’s How-To Wiki has published the following tips for helping consumers fight identity theft: 1. You can opt out of pre-screened credit card mailings by calling 888-5OPTOUT ( 888-567-8688 ). This stops identity thieves from stealing your mail and getting credit lines in your name. 2. You should check your credit reports regularly. US federal […]
CNet News is reporting on how an Indiana man named Fred Thompson used a homemade, automated security system connected to his personal computer to catch thieves who broke into his house. Thompson’s interest in automated, do-it-yourself home security started after his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana was burglarized. He responded to the first burglary by […]
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Computer security software vendor Symantec released an analysis of cyber crime activity for the 2nd half of 2007. Their findings show that two social networking sites together were the target of over 90 percent of U.S. phishing web sites. The two favorite social networks used by cyber criminals and phishers are, not surprisingly, Myspace.com and […]
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This is an election year – a time when public records requests on politicians and candidates peaks. Wisconsin’s WCCO is reporting on a story involving that state’s Republican Party and its filing of a public records requests on a Democrat county supervisor. A spokesman for the Wisconsin Republican Party, Kirsten Kukowski, confirmed to WCCO that […]
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Technology Review recently reported on a new social network that will allow people to compare their DNA with friends and family. 23andme.com is a new social networking site that allows users to submit a saliva sample for DNA testing and compare it with the DNA of friends, family and people around the world to see […]
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