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November 2007 - Posts

Online gambling problems in teens and college students

On this page Why teens and college students gamble Where there’s unregulated gambling, there's cheating by casinos and dealers Gambling addiction among youth Talking to teens and college students about gambling If you do choose to gamble online, consider
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 11:35 AM by Linda Criddle | 3 Comments

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The High Cost of Online Vigilantism

Acts of online vigilantism should be seen for what they are – undisciplined displays of vengeance. Frustration with the lack of appropriate and enforceable laws should drive the demand for online laws and standards, not online anarchy . Examples of Internet
Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:27 AM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

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Fighting the Trend Towards Personal Internet Espionage

The Internet makes possible some really wonderful monitoring technology, but monitoring tools are truly double edged swords. Human rights around the world are built on the ethical principle we typically call the golden rule . Our right to privacy is a
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:17 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

How government agencies expose consumers online

These days there is a great deal of news about identity theft. In 2006, identity theft cost U.S. citizens an estimated 49 billion dollars. Victims paid about $4.5 billion of that directly, with companies and banks paying the rest (costs that are ultimately
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:14 PM by Linda Criddle | 5 Comments

How to Remove Your Information from Online Phone & Address Directories

Whether you like it or not, an ever-increasing number of services collect your information for display on the Internet. You can, however, remove your phone number and address information from common search sites, although you have to request it from every
Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007 1:00 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

DonorsChoose.org: A Great Gift for the Holidays – Or Any Other Time

Though the news is filled with recounts of Internet crimes, the vast majority of online interactions are overwhelmingly positive experiences that enrich lives If you haven’t already heard of it, let me acquaint you with DonorsChoose.org , one organization
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 11:42 AM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

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Four safety tips for using public computers

My niece used an Internet café in Peru to send a few instant messages. About half an hour after she logged out, I got an IM with salacious remarks and knew she’d just had her account hijacked. To help keep you safe from this form of identity theft, I‘ve
Posted Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:36 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

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Financial fraud: credit card abuse

People often tell me their identity was stolen and someone racked up charges against them. They usually go on to say it took them three to six months to get everything straightened out, and that they're very relieved to have their credit and their identity
Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:21 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

Technology at Mugr.com is Only Frightening if its Users Make It So

That's a direct quote from mugr CEO, Dan McClary, who displays a shocking attitude, disowning any responsibility for harm enabled by his new image recognition service. If you haven't yet heard about mugr, it is a face recognition service which
Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:02 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

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Financial fraud: It’s not what you have; it’s what I can steal

When teaching online financial identity protection I always strongly recommend that people actively monitor their credit history. (See my blog, Protect your credit: one free step towards peace of mind , for how to do this). Unfortunately, I frequently
Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 1:22 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments

Faith is no ‘Saving Grace’ Online

Religion has gone high-tech. Sixty percent of churches have a Web site and more than half send e-mail to their congregants, according to TFCinfo . Services (pardon the pun) range from sermons for download and interactive text messaging that allows congregants
Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:19 PM by Linda Criddle | 0 Comments
   
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