Archive for November, 2005

Credit Bureaus: Money Machines Controlling Your Data

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Whether you are seeking work, credit, a purchase, a service or a place to live, the three credit bureaus, Equifax, Transunion and Experian, have some influence on how you are treated as a consumer. Yet, they aren’t public service agencies, they aren’t consumer agencies, they are not beholden to the consumers whose credit they [...]

Feds Fail: Data Security Laws Not Likely This Year

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

No laws are coming together quickly enough to make it through Congress before the end of the year. That may be a good thing!
According to an article by Ryan Singel of Wired News, consumer advocates are seeing many companies take more agressive steps to prevent theft and are providing individual notification if records [...]

Exposure in the Palm of your Hand

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

Today’s marketplace boasts a plethora of technical gadgets. There are palm-size phones, TVs, stereos, computers, medical monitors, etc. You can literally be “in touch” with just about any aspect of your life by a gadget that fits in the palm of your hand.
Convenience, portability, accessibility—-it’s in demand! Sometimes, however, you should be [...]

“Big Brother” is not the only one Watching!

Monday, November 7th, 2005

In Orwell’s book 1984, the totalitarian government, referred to as “big brother”, watches the movements and monitors the thoughts of all citizens. While the government may be able to keep up with citizens more easily by monitoring internet activity, frankly, that should be the least of your worries.
With all the reports [...]