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The Alarming Ties Between Debt Collectors and District Attorneys
Of all the debt collection scams, the ones that inspire the greatest panic come over the phone. A menacing, often almost incomprehensible voice, claiming to represent a creditor, demands immediate payment of a supposed...
94 Million Exposed: The Government’s Epic Fail on Privacy
When you hear a number like "94 million" in the news, it's usually because somebody won the lottery. This time around, no such luck. This 94 million is the number of Americans' files in...
The Great iPhone ID Caper: What Really Happened?
If you're someone who cares about your privacy, these are indeed strange times. When everything from your iPhone to your iPad (and every derivation in between) is secretly tracking your every move from behind...
The Most Outrageous Tax of the Year
It just may become the latest outrage during a year of outrages. At the precise moment when the federal government finally delivers a modicum of justice and some economic relief to millions of homeowners...
Hail to the Thief: Clinton Speech B-Roll Opens Door to ID Theft
Was it excessive exuberance? Was it judgmental deficiency? Was it the thrill of hearing a barnburner by the President of the World? Well, whatever it was, it was a dangerous mistake.
Wednesday night at the...
What’s in Your Wallet? Hopefully Your Share of the National Mortgage Settlement
Hell has frozen over! After years of lawsuits and investigations by federal and state law enforcement agencies -- not to mention some hard-ass negotiations by the U.S. Department of Justice and 49 state Attorneys...
MegaBanks Finally Ready to Modify Mortgages… Don’t Miss Out!
Hell has frozen over! After years of lawsuits and investigations by federal and state law enforcement agencies — not to mention some hard-ass negotiations by the U.S. Department of Justice and 49 state Attorneys...
Romney’s Rage Against Regulation
The people who brought you the Great Economic Meltdown of 2008 have a new idea for you -- although if they get their way, you'll never hear about it. In fact, one of the...
For Ransom: Your Medical Records
It started out as a data breach like many others. The hackers penetrated the computer network of a small medical practice in a wealthy suburb of northern Illinois, The Surgeons of Lake County, and...
7 Big Ticket Items (Including NASA’s Annual Budget) ID Thieves Could Fund With Your...
Now that Governor Mitt Romney has picked U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to be his vice presidential running mate, there is little doubt that the budget will be a major issue in the 2012 campaign....