When you heard that CIA Director John Brennan’s private AOL email account had been hacked, you probably had the same question I did: Why did he have an AOL account? As I told NBC’s Pete Williams yesterday, the jokes write themselves. Was his carrier pigeon kidnapped, too? AOL and CIA [Keep reading]
It is so wonderful to be here. Two years ago, I left NBC News and set out my own shingle as an independent journalist at BobSullivan.net. I’m still standing, still writing about gotchas and the economy and the unexpected consequences of technology. Thank you from the bottom of my heart [Keep reading]
FEB. 23, 2012 — You already have an “insurance score.” You have an “Employment Credit Score.” There’s even a “MedFICO,” which attempts to predict whether you’ll actually pay your doctor’s bills. Now that a “Facebook score” has been invented, I expect a “Grocery Habits score” and a “Music Taste” score [Keep reading]
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“Being in a state of constant observation will be the new normal. Everyone will come to expect it whether at work or at play.” — Lisa Sotto, cyberlaw expert. A chilling thought, no? Pun intended. Is privacy dead? People ask me this all the time, as one of the few [Keep reading]
When the phone rang, the message on the caller ID display was a surprise. Sometimes it said, “Flower Shop.” Or “Pizza Delivery.” Or the name or number of a family member. Or “Repossession Services.” When consumers answered the phone, the ruse continued. An operator gave the impression that flowers or [Keep reading]
Who turns down a LinkedIn invitation? You never know — that one connection could be the first step towards a new job, or a new client, or a lucrative contract. Or, it could be the first step towards getting hacked. In the latest cautionary tale about overly-promiscuous social media sharing, investigators [Keep reading]
Think about your last raise. Struggling? You’re not alone. Raises are all but dead, I reported recently for CNBC.com. My editor there, Jennifer Barrett, recently pointed me towards a study with some curious findings: First, company bonus pools are falling short, so bonuses will be a bit disappointing this year. Second, [Keep reading]
The process of buying a home changed dramatically on Oct. 3. Here’s what you need to know about Know Before You Owe. What Is Know Before You Owe? That’s the name the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has given to changes in the procedure for buying a home, and specifically, in [Keep reading]
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