New Firefox 3 Feature Makes it Easier to Spot Phishing
The Firefox team has decided to include a user-written plugin into the standard release of Firefox 3. This plugin highlights the domain name making it easier for normal users to see and understand what site they’re actually on versus what they think they’re on. For example, most people think that just because the url says yourbank.com anywhere means that’s the site they’re on. The reality is that it must be .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Good Stuff, Identity TheftBanks Make More on Overdraft Fees than Loans
Consumeraffairs has been watching the banking industry with increasing shame. Banks realize how easy it is to "encourage" customers to make banking mistakes that end up in costly fees:
Common banking practices, such as clearing high-dollar debits before subtracting smaller debit amounts, holding deposits longer than necessary, and failing to decline overdrafts or warn customers at the checkout or ATM if they have insufficient funds, increase the number .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Mandatory Arbitration to Go the Way of The Ethical President?
Public Citizen with it’s ever-watchful eye on congress, brings us news of a bill to try and kill mandatory arbitration in clauses in employment, consumer, franchise, and civil disputes. Mandatory arbitration is used to preemptively prevent you from ever suing the company by forcing you to agree to let a “nuetral” third party decide and and all disputes between you and them. Being that it completely prevents you from utilizing .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Congress, Good StuffSoftware Reads Fleeting Expressions to Know What You’re Really Thinking
It's well known that body language is very difficult to control and often gives away your true thoughts and feelings for those capable of looking for the signs. Now a German company is trying to make software that understands those slight signals in order to produce superior quality ads.
"With this type of technology there are always going to be significant questions," Ngo said. "People should have the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]TSA Continues to Fail Random Tests
The TSA is failing more tests:
In one test, TSA inspectors hid the components of a fake bomb in carry-on luggage that also contained a bottle of water. The screeners at Albany International confiscated the water bottle but missed the bomb.
Cell Phone Unlocking to be Next FCC Mandate?
Most people don’t realize that in many cases, the only thing that prevents you from keeping your phone when switching to another carrier is corporate greed and a bit of non-obvious industry collusion. Everyone seems refuses to take customers unless they sign a new contract and buy a new phone. The FCC chairman is proposing a new rule that would, in effect, do away with this sad state of affairs. .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Current DoJ Employee Bravely Speaks Out Against Bush Administration
In an act of extreme courage and dedication, a current Department of Justice employee wrote a devastating op-ed in the Denver Post which has been picked up by Crooks and Liars.com, Digg.com, and hopefully others. Calling him a "National Disgrace", John S. Koppel, a 26 year veteran of the Department of Justice blasts Bush and his tenure as president.
The sweeping, judicially unchecked powers granted under the Patriot .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]In the Mind of Bush, Cognitive Dissonance At Work
In a somewhat humbling article of human nature, Shankar Vedantam explains how people tend to villify wrongs done to them while minimizing wrongs done by them. What does this have to do with Bush? It explains why he can be so wrong but believe he's so right. Spoken about the Libby pardon:
He sees no inconsistency, just as we cannot see our own inconsistencies even though they are .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]US Top Spam Country in the World
However, as the data shows, CAN-SPAM hasn't changed the United States' rank as the number one producer of spam e-mail. Despite a few high-profile arrests, CAN-SPAM is not getting the job done, much to the surprise of no one. Leaked Report Spells Trouble for Bush’s War
It looks like they're not meeting any of the political, economic, or social targets for Iraq according to a report that's been leaked early and is making its way around the Internet. What remains to be seen is what effect this will have on the senators who still support Bush and his Iraq strategy. JTAG ERROR: No digg_ht index defined.... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
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