You’re separated from and/or divorcing your ex, so you might feel like dating again is fair game—but can lying about things like your marital status or whether you have kids cause problems? And if the information on dating sites can get you into trouble, what about other social media?
02.28.13 | Divorce, Social Media, Technology | Laurie Junkins
In an effort to make it less risky, last November President Obama signed a law that enhances protections for whistle-blowers, allowing federal employees to challenge policy decisions without risking losing their jobs.
02.21.13 | Consumer protection, Government, Rights, Technology, Work | Laurie Junkins
Most auto manufacturers are now installing black boxes in cars private vehicles. Is this an important technological advance that will make cars safer, or just one more way in which we are losing privacy?
02.12.13 | Consumer protection, Insurance, Safety, Technology | Laurie Junkins
The fact is, your boss may be digging into your life in ways and to an extent you don’t even realize.
01.15.13 | Social Media, Technology, Work | Laurie Junkins
Now the federal government has found a new way to stop illegal gambling—by focusing not on the providers, but on those who design and develop the software being used for it, even if it’s used in a way not originally intended.
01.15.13 | Current Events, Technology | Laurie Junkins
Pirating copyrighted material online is illegal, but millions of people do it anyway. Whether it’s because they can’t actually pay for their entertainment, can’t access it any other way, or feel entitled to it for free, people who illegally download music, movies, and TV shows do so at their own risk.
01.3.13 | Celebrities, Crime, Technology | Laurie Junkins
The average internet user maintains 25 online accounts but uses only six or seven passwords to protect them. Here’s how to outsmart hackers and keep your online accounts safe by creating \secure passwords.
01.2.13 | Consumer protection, Safety, Technology | Jessica Walters
Plenty of people have pointed out that nobody should be surprised by the predatory-sounding terms because all social media terms contain similar language.
12.27.12 | Consumer protection, Current Events, Rights, Social Media, Technology | Laurie Junkins
Identity theft may be one of the most common and costliest crimes in the United States, and affects millions of people annually. In fact, sources estimate that as many as 9 million people within the U.S. are victims of identity theft every year.
12.12.12 | Consumer protection, Crime, Current Events, Money, Safety, Technology | Laurie Junkins
In our digital data-driven world, it’s not so much a matter of whether another hack will occur that compromises the personal data of thousands or even millions of people, but when.
12.12.12 | Consumer protection, Current Events, Money, Technology | Laurie Junkins
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Once the alleged sole surviving Boston bomber was apprehended late last week, calls immediately began to limit his constitutional rights.
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