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Month: August 2014

Cybercrime / Privacy

A billion stolen passwords? No reason to freak — just take these reasonable steps

August 6, 2014 Bob Sullivan 0

A billion stolen passwords sounds like a lot, but it’s no cause for alarm.  After all, you knew passwords weren’t keeping your money or information safe, right? Back in 2005…yes, nearly 10 years ago…the FFIEC (government banking regulators) said passwords were inadequate protection for financial institutions.   What does the [Keep reading]

RoadTrip

Rusty porn from RoadTrip 2014

August 5, 2014 Bob Sullivan 0

The thing people most want to see when I go on a long trip is my dog. And I’m perfectly fine with that. So here is an absolutely excessive collection of Rusty pictures from RoadTrip 2014.  There’s a selection on top followed by thumbnails for the die-hards.  It should be [Keep reading]

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What’s an appraisal, anyway? CNN criticizes church property values, which are indeed … theoretical

August 4, 2014 Bob Sullivan 0

CNN ran a story this weekend attacking U.S. Catholic church leaders for lavish living in valuable homes, and hired a private appraisal firm to make its point.  In the story, CNN said that New York City’s archbishop lives in a building valued at $30 million.  I Tweeted at the reporter [Keep reading]

Gotchas / Consumer

What are the top 5 fastest-growing scams? And the newest scams?

August 4, 2014 Bob Sullivan 0

The Consumer Federation of America does an exhaustive survey every year of the top complaints registered with various state and local consumer protection agencies. This year, 40 agencies in 23 states across America responded to the survey. The survey fills out a picture of the Gotcha world that is often [Keep reading]

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BOB SULLIVAN is a veteran journalist and the author of four books, including the 2008 New York Times Best-Seller, Gotcha Capitalism, and the 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Stop Getting Ripped Off! His latest, The Plateau Effect, was published in 2013, and as a paperback, called Getting Unstuck in 2014. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists prestigious Public Service award, a Peabody award, and The Consumer Federation of America Betty Furness award, and been given Consumer Action’s Consumer Excellence Award.

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