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Podcast: Families ripped apart by guardianship disputes

January 26, 2021 Bob Sullivan 0

Former Florida guardian Rebecca Fierle was arrested last year and charged with aggravated abuse of an elderly person after she signed a do not resuscitate order on behalf of a 75-year-old man in her care — against his will — and he died when his feeding tube was capped. That’s [Keep reading]

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The Perfect Scam podcast: Jonathan confronts the ‘Irish heiress’

January 22, 2021 Bob Sullivan 0

  Jonathan Walton: So, unpleasant stuff. Mair Smyth: Okay. Jonathan Walton: You’ve been lying to us the whole time about everything Mair Smyth: About what? Jonathan Walton: The whole time. That was a lie. That last four grand you needed that came out of nowhere, that was a lie. You’ve [Keep reading]

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After the ‘Sandy Hook of disinformation,’ can the Internet be fixed?

January 19, 2021 Bob Sullivan 0

INTRODUCTION:  As cries of censorship,”de-platforming” and domestic terrorism wash over the Internet, it’s time to have a long-postponed conversation about free speech and moderation in the age of the digital megaphone.  There are no easy answers. Donald Trump has pushed many Internet-age values to their limit. Duke University’s Phil Napoli [Keep reading]

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Personal news: I’m the new host of AARP’s The Perfect Scam podcast

January 13, 2021 Bob Sullivan 4

“So, the Hollywood Reporter received a tip from Jonathan himself in, I believe it was August 2019. And I believe the subject line was something like, “Reality Producer Conned Out of $100,000 by ‘Irish Heiress Con Artist.’” And that, I mean the email had me at Irish Heiress Con Artist [Keep reading]

Cybercrime / Privacy

The ‘de-platforming’ of Donald Trump and the future of the Internet

January 11, 2021 Bob Sullivan 0

  “De-platforming.” That’s the word of the week in tech-land, and it’s about time. After the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a criminal mob on Wednesday, a host of companies have cut off President Trump’s digital air supply. His Tweets and Facebook posts fell first; next came second-order effects, [Keep reading]

Cybercrime / Privacy

U.S. agencies blame SolarWinds hack on Russia. Now what?

January 6, 2021 Bob Sullivan 0

A group of federal agencies including the FBI and NSA said this week that the massive SolarWinds hack attack discovered late last year was “likely Russian in origin,” in a rate statement of attribution. The agencies have been “working non-stop” to gather evidence and insight into the cyberattack, which potentially [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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