Lifelock Under 6th Class Action Lawsuit

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I have no idea how I missed this, but it's great news regardless!

If you signed up with Lifelock and are unhappy with their service or guarantee or just want further info on the class action you can contact David Paris at Marks & Klein, (732)-747-7100.

I almost wish I had signed up for Lifelock so I could get involved.

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More Spying

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But will anything be done this time? That's the question.

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What the Bailout Means to You

Confused by the bailout? Who isn't?
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A little translation for the rest of us.

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Countrywide Settles Predatory Lending Suit for Almost 9 Billion

Predatory lending
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All I can say is "good". There needs to be consequences for companies that manipulate people for greed.

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Judge Supresses Report on Voting Machine Insecurity

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Just great.

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Washington State and Microsoft Sue Companies for Using Fake Security Alerts

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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.

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California First State to Force Fast Food To Post Calorie Totals

California leads the way
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Well I pretty much shot the content for this post out in the title. Well, I guess I'll just say, "Way to go Cali!" and "It's about time".

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Bush Reaches Highest Disapproval Rating in History

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Scathing Review of The Bush Years

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Brilliantly written though not just a little depressing.
And although the president now understands—or so he says—that we must begin to wean ourselves from oil and coal, we have on his watch become more deeply dependent on both.
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RIAA Victim becomes Victor!

Freed from a bogus judgement
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The Thomas v. Captiol case was something we all watched with horror as some poor woman was slapped with a fine of $220,000 simply for having downloaded some music. However, that case has recently been overturned due to the fact that the RIAA's argument that merely having copyrighted music available for download is a crime.

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