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- Ho, Ho, Ho: Credit Card Fraud Not A Holiday Killer. Unless You Get Hit.
- Ho, Ho, Ho: Credit Card Fraud Not A Holiday Killer. Unless You Get Hit.Use debit checking modeInstead of checks use debit in the store.I withdraw the money that I need for the day from the machine and pay with cash.I first get a receipt showing my balance then I withdraw...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, holiday killer, Ho Ho Ho, Credit Card Fraud, killer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Are visits to massage parlors and bars impacting your credit?
- Tech blogs are quick to point out when things appear to be a bit too big-brotherish for our comfort levels - cookies, deep packet inspection, Gmail ads. Now, it appears that the one to watch out for is the credit card companies. Money Magazine, in its December...
- Tags: Credit Card, Credit Card Company, American Express Co., Magazine, Tech Blog, Sales Channel, ATM, Financial Services, Sales, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- American Express mulling iPhone return policy
- American Express mulling iPhone return policyAn ethical questionIf you are returning a product simply to buy a cheaper one of the same thing, at the expense of your credit card company they bite the cost difference, are you being ethical and honest?I once knew a woman who would go to...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Insurance, American Express Co., Apple iPhone, Iphone Return Policy, credit card, Amex, credit card company
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- From the grave, SunRocket sues Vonage over customer list
- From the grave, SunRocket sues Vonage over customer listAh...WhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhhWhaaaaaaaaaahhhh...:DPoooooooor poooooooor SuunRocket!Poooooooor poooooooor SuunRocket!...LOL!!!One thing to watch out about VonageI was a Vonage customer. I ended up canceling my service though. Vonage was never the problem and in fact they had some of the best customer support I've ever seen. They...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, SunRocket, Vonage Holdings Corp., credit card, credit card company
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Visa takes carrot-and-stick approach to security
- Visa takes carrot-and-stick approach to securityMissed opportunity for credit card securityThe credit card companies could have implemented many security policies a long time ago that did not require high-tech solutions, but just weren't interested. Examples:1. Instead of requiring customers to write a credit card number on a check when...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Visa Inc., credit card, credit card company, card, security
- Discussion threads 2006-12-12
- Coalition launches ID theft center
- Coalition launches ID theft centerIf only they really wanted some answersThere are plenty of ways ID theft could be reduced. There could be limited-use credit card numbers, and credit cards that cannot be used to ship purchased goods to third-party addresses. Credit card bills could use payment/invoice numbers...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, NSA, bank, identity theft
- Discussion threads 2006-06-28
- Credit card suit now seeks damages
- Credit card suit now seeks damagesYou've got to be kiddingDid I read the article right? Does it really say that the credit card companies will NOT notify the affected cardholders unless their accounts are actually abused?As both a credit card user and a merchant accepting credit cards, I find...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, cardholder, Equifax
- Discussion threads 2005-07-07
- Lawsuit seeks disclosure in credit card heist
- Lawsuit seeks disclosure in credit card heistThis will probably end up in the Supreme Courtand we will be screwed again. Scotus or is that Scrotus will likely rule that we the consumers have no rights to our personal information and hey why should we worry.an easier way to get...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, credit card, credit card company, card
- Discussion threads 2005-06-27
- The red herring of data protection
- The red herring of data protectionsudo idthere should be a government that it is illegal to store anywhere, a federal id number used to verify identity in case of a serious problem. Almost everywhere I have applied for employment they have asked for my ssn, which means there are...
- Tags: Sales channel, Disaster recovery, Financial services, Backups, Social Security, credit card, credit card company, data protection
- Discussion threads 2005-06-21
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- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs
- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750
- Toybox Ten: 10 full-featured laptops for less than $750It's a laptop.If you need a terabyte get a server with Raid 1 or better.Ok here you go.A 1TB Hard Drive laptop, decent specs, 18 inch screen.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220538Sometimes it is hard find what you want, now if you need something cheaper then I...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, full-featured laptop, Toybox
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order
- Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...
- Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400M
- Photo gallery:Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400MThe Wi-Fi radio category has grown steadily over the last two years, thanks to greater consumer awareness and the popularity of streaming music services like Pandora. Grace Digital Audio was one of the early entrants to this product category, and the Bravado (model number GDI-IRD4400M) represents...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, background color, LCD Display, Bravado, radio, Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400M, Internet radio, stereo speaker
- Product reviews 2009-06-29
- Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don't
- Palm gets personal, Apple & RIM don'tThey just lost a customerNo way I'm buying a Pre now.Why does Palm need that information?It's just really queer when RIM & Apple manage to do very well without it. Is it more than just a lawyer being overprotective? RE: Most Stupid Article...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Apple Inc., Palm Gets
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- CLEAR: Your data will be properly disposed of
- The defunct CLEAR service is attempting to re-assure its former customers that their biometric data will not be divulged or misused. The defunct registered traveler service CLEAR see previous post has recently sent out the following communication to its former subscribers,...
- Tags: Clear, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010HELL noI'll quit having a mobile phone if it comes with one of these. Sure its a great feature, but not "all" phones should/will have them. RFID is a huge privacy concern and I'm sure there are controls, but I still would...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, RFID, phone, GPS, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
- All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of also becoming the keys to your car or house. All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, RFID, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, cell phones, Ericsson, Natasha Lomas silicon.com
- News items 2009-06-25
- AVADirect Clevo D900F Core i7
- AVADirect isn't hiding the fact that the Clevo D900F Core i7 desktop replacement laptop isn't its design. Actually, the system builder goes out of its way to let you know it's a white-box PC by leaving Clevo--the name of the OEM/ODM company responsible for making the laptop--in the model's name....
- Tags: Performance management, AVADirect Clevo D900F Core i7
- Product reviews 2009-06-23
- CLEAR Airport Verified Identity Pass calls it Quits (UPDATED)
- In a brief email sent to customers at 10:45PM EST, Verified Identity Pass notified its 250,000 customers that the CLEAR service was no more click on photo to enlarge Well I can't say that it was unexpected, but it's definitely a...
- Tags: Clear, Identity, Steven Brill, Security, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Apple's new iPhone 3G preorder system creates class divisions in line
- Apple's new iPhone 3G preorder system creates class divisions in lineLast 4 for verificationIt was the last 4 digits of my SSN to verify my AT&T account.RE: Apple's new iPhone 3G preorder system creates class divisions in lineWait a minute -- Apple asked for your Social Security number, and you...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Social Security, Apple iPhone, class division, Apple Inc., new iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G
- Discussion threads 2009-06-19
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