Lifelock Steals Competitor Corporate Identity
I've written about Lifelock's morally dubious advertising techniques before, but this is certainly new. Lifelock has been accused of paying for sponsored links to their competitor NAMESAFE which, when clicked, take you not to NAME SAFE, but Lifelock.
I would be very surprised if this wasn't considered fraud and I'm interested to see what happens as a result.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Identity Theft, Lifelock, Scams - Ripoffs - Dirty TricksCongressional Neanderthals Mess Up Big
Yesterday the House passed a FISA amendment act which includes a provision shielding telecommunications companies from any liability. In the coverage of the situation by Ars Technica, they were able to quote Nacy Pelosi as being an idiot:
The most extended apologia came from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]EFF Takes Opportunity to Shut Down All RIAA Lawsuits
In a recent case, the judge has asked for public comment which the Electronic Frontier Foundation was happy to do.
In brief, the EFF is trying to show the judge that the RIAA can't win judgments against people only by showing that someone had a copyrighted song in a share folder. In other words, just because it .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: EFF, RIAA, Your RightsLego Candy – A Lawsuit in the Making
Now they have lego block candies and some people aren't too happy about it.
I just spent the first three years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you're telling him they taste like ****ing strawberries Girl Overturns Grounding in Court
Is this a joke? I sure hope so.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Grounding, KidsNo Child Left Behind Harms High Performers
Apparently all the focus and attention that schools are now providing to "low-achieving" students is resulting in less attention and care to the high-achievers.
“This is like sports, ? said Chester E. Finn Jr., the institute’s president, who served in the Education Department under President Ronald Reagan. “If the only goal of a sports program is to .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Do Not Call Registration Becomes Permenant
Before when you put your name on the list, you'd have to renew every now and then. This was, in my opinion, a move that was designed to make more work for average people and give telemarketers a chance to get at you again when you forgot and let the block lapse. Well they've FINALLY made it .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Do Not Call, Good StuffThe Counter Spy Act – Coming Soon to Do Nothing Near You
Five years after CAN-SPAM did nothing to prevent Internet spam, Congress is ready to consider a similarly useful anti-spyware act. the CSA states that it's illegal to steal someone's personal identification information off of their computer either via direct physical access or through a third-party program. It should be noted, however, that all .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Honda’s Hydrogen-Powered Cars To Hit Southern California
It's about damn time. Some say the only reason we haven't gone to hydrogen cars already is because it would cost more than gas so maybe the recent gas prices will be the trigger that tips us into a better technology.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Honda, Hydrogen CarsCandidates Personal Debts are Telling
Granted the information about what each of them makes per year is not that important, but the fact that Obama has no credit card debt is a really good sign of someone with some money skills.
.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Tags: Obama