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Monthly Archives: March 2005
Our Rights to Privacy – Another One Bites the Dust as Private US Registrants Ordered to Reveal Themselves
I just received a note from my registrar, explaining that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has revoked the ability to have a private .US registration. Anyone owning a private registration must forfeit their privacy or their domain within 10 months.
There was no hearing, there was no citizen input, it was just "decreed" by this federal agency, an arm of the US Commerce Department. Charming.
Thanks, Mr. Bush! I appreciate your concern about my welfare and your hard work to set up all the new allowances to allow my rights to be quickly progressively stripped. Thanks to my representatives for not protecting me and helping me to determine my votes for next election. Patriot and son of patriot, and all these little strippings that continue to follow.
Doesn’t someone usually pay to view stripping like this? Oh wait, I guess that’s only if the stripper is a willing participant. [more]
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Medical Privacy, Identity Theft and Other Scary Things
I spoke with a client yesterday who is still reeling from an identity theft situation. He was alerted that a credit card (something he never uses) was taken out in his name, and then an immediate change of address was requested. He knows that particular card is now closed, but worries about others. He said his brother had a similar situation, and that the authorities, despite considerable information that his brother collected on the thief, had done nothing to apprehend or prosecute the bandit.
I’m a privacy freak. Downright paranoid, some people say. My husband is in awe that I blog, since I won’t give my bank my social security number for my business account and have been known to raise my voice in protest and quote my legal rights when pushed on such issues.
That said, I was awoken this morning at 5 a.m. by my home phone number ringing — and when I answered it, it was a fax attempt. For the next three hours, it rang every five minutes [more] Continue reading
Interesting Point on the Topic of Teenagers
My husband is brand new to the practice of parenting and has been ‘thrown to the lions’ because he went from bachelor to parent of TEENS by uttering the simple words �I do� � and yet he made an interesting (and enlightened) statement yesterday. Continue reading
Make Sure Your Wireless Network Isn’t A Playground for Hackers
Many offices use wireless networks to improve productivity… but are these networks promoting security too? If there a hole in your network security, this article will help guide you to sealing any potential leaks.
