Your Bugged Cell Phone

A controversy has surfaced. The head of a manufacturing company says that the FBI has been asking his firm for information about the secret monitoring technology that the firm has installed on over 140 million cell phones. Wait a minute! It has installed what? That the FBI is interested should come as no surprise. I [...]

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Gold in Retirement Accounts: A Bad Idea

The likelihood of direct gold confiscation is low, says this bullion coin dealer. But that is not the only threat. There is a threat of an emergency decree controlling access to government-approved retirement assets. Firs, on direct confiscation. Last week I discussed how some coin marketers are trying to scare customers into purchasing more profitable [...]

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Super-Snooping: Your Revised 2012 Credit Report

Well, it had to happen. Your credit report provides a number to tell lenders how good a risk you are. Staring in spring, it’s going to tell lenders a lot more than one number. It’s going to tell him all of your numbers. Last week, a company called CoreLogic introduced a new type of credit [...]

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