by Carol Thompson A Facebook page created surreptitiously by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who had seized a woman’s phone July 2010 after arresting her, mined it for photographs, then used the pictures to establish a fraudulent profile that allowed...
(Story by Carol Thompson) There’s been a lot of concern over privacy issues with the new Facebook messenger app, however, Facebook claims those concerns are overstated. Soon, the app will be required for all iPhone and Android users. Fears have spread across the...
Forget about the National Security Agency’s recent forays into domestic snooping or the hijacking of shoppers’ personal information by offshore hackers. The real elephant in the data misuse room may be one we cheerfully feed with personal information on a daily basis:...
Pumping phantom money into the economy isn’t the only type of inflation the federal government is creating these days. From sea to shining sea, celebrities, businesses, and even the U.S State Department have stooped to buying Facebook likes, Twitter followers, or...
Five years ago, amidst a wave of foreclosures and recession, investors didn’t want any part of an Initial Public Offering (IPO). What a difference half a decade makes. The 33 IPOs in October make it the busiest month since November 2007. Generally, the IPO market is...
