May
4

Facebook to Share Your Info for Money

on May 4th, 2010

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/money/facebook-to-share-your-info-for-money-april-27-20101272464814471

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May
1

The Hill: Dems Spark Alarm with Call for National ID Card

on May 1st, 2010

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/95235-democrats-spark-alarm-with-call-for-national-id-card

Big Brother is watching, and he likes what he sees…

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Apr
30

Dems Spark Alarm with Call for National ID Card

on April 30th, 2010

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/95235-democrats-spark-alarm-with-call-for-national-id-card

Big Brother is watching and he likes what he sees.

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Apr
30

Auto Bill Draft Would Require Black Boxes, Allow NHTSA to Issue Quick Recalls

on April 30th, 2010

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042904700.html

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Apr
28

Facebook Does Not Erase User-deleted Content

on April 28th, 2010

http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=4808&tag=nl.e589

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Apr
26

EFF: How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Instant Personalization

on April 26th, 2010

http://w2.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/how-opt-out-facebook-s-instant-personalization/

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Apr
25

Google Street View Logs WiFi Networks, Mac Addresses – Why?

on April 25th, 2010

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/22/google_streetview_logs_wlans/

Why is Google interested in the WiFi network in your house?

Google is not your friend…

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Apr
21

Telegraph: New Speed Cameras Trap Motorists From Space

on April 21st, 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7608153/New-speed-cameras-trap-motorists-from-space.html

From the article:
The cameras, which combine number plate reading technology with a global positioning satellite receiver, are similar to those used in roadworks.

So, GPS combined with the plate reading technology could essentially be used to watch you

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Apr
18

NYT: Web Coupons Know Lots About You, And They Tell

on April 18th, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/17/business/media/17coupon.html?pagewanted=all

From the article:
And all that information follows that customer into the mall. For example, if a man walks into a Filene’s Basement to buy a suit for his wedding and shows a coupon he retrieved online, the company’s

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Mar
11

Fox 19 (WXIX) Interview on March 3, 2010: E-Commerce Savings / Shopping Cart Abandonment

on March 11th, 2010

I was interviewed by Stefano DiPietrantonio for the Fox19 10 O’Clock news, we discussed saving money by abandoning your shopping cart and waiting for special discounts.

You can watch this interview and many others on my YouTube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es4WfJbqqFE

I’d

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Mar
4

My Interview with Mike McConnell on 700 WLW on E-commerce User Tracking

on March 4th, 2010

Here’s a link to my March 4, 2010 interview with Mike McConnell on 700 WLW on how web sites can track users activities and purchases.  

The interview starts at 19:40 and runs about 8 minutes. You can listen here.

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Mar
1

Newsweek: Law Enforcement is Tracking Americans’ Cell Phones in Real Time—without the Benefit of a Warrant.

on March 1st, 2010

http://www.newsweek.com/id/233916

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin

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Mar
1

CNN: Spy Cameras Won’t Make Us Safer

on March 1st, 2010

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/25/schneier.security.cameras/index.html

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Benjamin Franklin

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Feb
11

Cnet: Feds Push for Tracking Cell Phones

on February 11th, 2010

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10451518-38.html

Where is the outcry from the left?

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Feb
8

Cnet: FBI Wants Records Kept of Web Sites Visited

on February 8th, 2010

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10448060-38.html?tag=nl.e404

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