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Archive for the ‘Privacy’ Category

April 30, 2009

Car Warranty Telephone Scams

Have you been getting those ridiculous telemarketing scams from some robot telling you that your car’s warranty has expired? I got my call from 909-691-9149. See these articles for more information:

As states investigate extended auto warranty industry, consumers launch class-action suit against Wentzville firm
Want the phone number to the “Your car’s warranty is about to [...]

January 2, 2009

Don’t Talk to the Police

Don’t talk to the Police is an interesting lecture from Professor James Duane of the Regent University School of Law about why you should never talk to the police. The talk won’t help you, but could hurt you. Logically, it makes sense. He doesn’t say what you should do when you get pulled over while [...]

December 17, 2007

Personal Privacy, FISA, and The Phone Company

“Personal privacy is protected because it is essential to liberty and the pursuit of happiness” – Frank Church, 1976
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) just defeated an attempt to pass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which would have provided immunity to telecommunications companies who cooperated with the Bush administration’s secret wiretapping program. But the bill will [...]

September 11, 2007

PATRIOT Act Passage

“They played all kinds of games, kept the House in session all night, and it was a very complicated bill. Maybe a handful of staffers actually read it, but the bill definitely was not available to members before the vote.” –Rep. Ron Paul, TX, on how few Congresscritters saw the USA-PATRIOT Bill before voting overwhelmingly [...]

March 14, 2007

Marvin Kane 410-298-2013 telemarketing spam

I just received a pre-recorded telemarketing call offering me the chance to refinance my home. The caller ID said “Marvin Kane” at (410) 298-2013. No information was on the call except to leave a message if I was interested. I left a message all right. I rarely use 4 letter words, but people running a [...]

September 8, 2006

Censorship

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds. – Stanley v. Georgia, [...]

May 16, 2006

Eleven Questions Congress Must Ask About the NSA Spying Program

Call your members of Congress. Ask them to find the answers to these Eleven Questions.

May 11, 2006

NSA has massive database of Americans’ phone calls

Augh! Read this article at USA Today: NSA has massive database of Americans’ phone calls.

December 6, 2004

Get Your Free Credit Report (Maybe)

If you live in the Western US, you can get a free credit report from https://www.annualcreditreport.com. The rest of the US can get their free report in 2005.