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Bogus Lifelock Sites Cross The Line

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I reported before about the large amount of bogus Lifelock review sites and blogs that are everywhere on the net and they just won't quit. I set up some web alerts to tell me whenever a new site or post is created mentioning Lifelock and that led me to this article:
Lifelock and Melaleuca
Lifelock and Melaleuca
First of all, it's highly insulting to our collective intelligence to suggest that Lifelock is actively pursuing the "cure" to ID theft just like it was insulting when OJ Simpson claimed to be actively looking for the "real" killer. The answer is already out there and they are either ignoring it on purpose or they are unaware of it. That makes them incompetent at best, and dishonest at worst. But my feelings for Lifelock aside, the real issue here is that the company they name in the article is Melaleuca, an Amway-like direct sales company that has a fairly decent line of products that I buy from time to time. I have always liked their philosophy and assumed that they were one of those companies who was run by real people who actually care about the world, their customers or both. I'd like to think that they just don't know anything about Lifelock which disappoints me in that they clearly didn't do their homework. Alternatively, perhaps they don't care and it's only the bottom line that counts. Either way, I'm not thrilled by this partnership and I'm sending Melaluca corporation an e-mail to that effect. I expect a similar response to all the other e-mails I've sent in the past, but at least I can hope for the best. At least it will give me the chance to use the skills I've been reading about in one of my new favorite books: How to Complain for Fun and Profit.

[+] Complain Letter to Melaleuca

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More Spying

Friday, October 10th, 2008 (No comments yet)
But will anything be done this time? That’s the question. Tags:

Carnegie Mellon Privacy Statement Report

Friday, October 10th, 2008 (No comments yet)
Carnegie Mellon University has released a report that privacy policies are too long and too complicated and regulation might be necessary to force companies to stop screwing around with people. Now that a report has been produced saying what we knew all along, will anything come of it?

What the Bailout Means to You

Monday, October 6th, 2008 (No comments yet) Businesses and Government, Congress
A little translation for the rest of us.

Countrywide Settles Predatory Lending Suit for Almost 9 Billion

Monday, October 6th, 2008 (No comments yet)
All I can say is “good”. There needs to be consequences for companies that manipulate people for greed.

Sarah Palin’s Debate Flow Chart

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 (No comments yet)
And just for giggles: Sarah Palin’s Debate Flow Chart. Tags:

Judge Supresses Report on Voting Machine Insecurity

Just great. (H/T to slashdot for the link) Tags:

Beware Blu-Ray Surprises

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 (No comments yet) Big Business, Computers, Security
Simply put, media should be media, programs should be programs. Putting code or commands into media like movies, music, e-mail etc allows for viruses or worse and no one should have to worry about that. Well, worry. If you put the new Blu-ray Iron Man movie into your computer it will try to connect to the Internet and download something (some horrible DRM program probably?). Tags: ,

Elvis Lives Thanks to Cloned Passports

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 (No comments yet)
The Hacker's Choice, a non-commercial group of computer security experts, has released a video showing a cloned passport being approved by a security scanner at a Dutch airport. When the reader scans the passport it is revealed to belong to one Elvis Aaron Presley, complete with picture.
RFID is not ready. Every country that has tried to use it for identification has failed and miserable. (H/T to slashdot for the link) Tags: ,

Washington State and Microsoft Sue Companies for Using Fake Security Alerts

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 (No comments yet)
From the "well freaking duh!" department comes a news story that Washington state (and Microsoft) are suing companies that use those fake security alerts to trick people into downloading and using their products. You know the ones. They usually say something like "Warning! Your computer is infected with viruses and you must download a quick security update to stop it". Your first warning should be when they ask for your credit card number, but I don't hold that mistake against anyone. The real problem is the scumbag companies who utilize this kind of manipulation. It makes you wonder how they've gotten away with it for so long in the first place. (H/T to schneier for the link) Tags: ,
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