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Month: September 2024

Cybercrime / Privacy

A home was built on his land without permission; he rented a house the ‘landlord’ didn’t own. Why the cynicism? Think local

September 17, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

Imagine owning a piece of land — your childhood backyard, in fact — and finding out that a construction company had built a brand new home on it without permission? Then, imagine moving your family across the country into a new rental home, moving in, living there for a while, [Keep reading]

Cybercrime / Privacy

On 9-11, remember the broken hearts

September 11, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

HOBOKEN, N.J. — They say you can die from a broken heart — I’m sure that’s true — and you can really feel that in a place like Hoboken, N.J. on Sept. 11.  A quick ferry or train ride from Wall Street, Hoboken is believed to have lost the most [Keep reading]

Cybercrime / Privacy

‘It’s the housing, stupid’ — finally, this issue gets election attention. But not enough

September 6, 2024 Bob Sullivan 0

To paraphrase a long-ago election campaign slogan, “It’s the housing, stupid.” America’s housing market is desperately out of whack. How out of whack? Nearly one in 10 homes in America are now — on paper, anyway — worth $1 million. Congrats, all you millionaires!  To rob from rock band Barenaked [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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