Identity Theft For Businesses

As this article from marketwatch.com shows, identity theft isn’t just for individuals anymore; businesses too can be the victim of identity theft and fraud. From the article — If you have your own business and you think it’s a victim of identity theft, good luck. Many consumer protections, available to credit-card identity-theft victims, don’t apply […]

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Employers Googling Job Candidates

A recent article by Robert Paul Reyes from Men’s News Daily warns about the potential for employers and recruiters to Google you, as well as check your online profiles and blogs on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. From the article — It’s not just busybodies who are “researching” people using the Internet, recruiters […]

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Google Announces US Government Search Engine

According to an Associated Press article, search engine giant Google has launched a search engine that acts as a one stop search for all US Government sites. The site will probably rival or even beat the US Government’s own search engine FirstGov. From the article — WASHINGTON (AP) – The Internet search engine Google wants […]

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Pentagon Using MySpace & Social Networks for Information

NewScientistTech.com is reporting that the Pentagon’s National Security Agency is researching the possibility of mining the the treasure trove of personal information that people are posting on MySpace and other social networking sites for government national security use. From the article — “I AM continually shocked and appalled at the details people voluntarily post online […]

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