Ah, spam. The annoying cyber-pollution that crams our inboxes has prompted most of us to use filters to keep the unsolicited ads out of our email. But as spammers have gotten more savvy with their wording and spam filters have had to become more restrictive to keep up, ordinary emails are getting caught more and more often [...]

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You’ve probably seen LifeLock’s ads on TV: The CEO, Todd Davis, hands out his own Social Security number to strangers and even has a truck with the number painted on it drive around town, assuring the viewers that, thanks to LifeLock’s protection, no one can steal his identity. He also claims that, should a client’s identity be [...]

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You’re trying to keep the telemarketers from calling you. You decide to register your number with the National Do Not Call Registry. Now you won’t get a single unsolicited call, right?
Wrong. Let’s go through some of the most common misconceptions of the Do Not Call Registry, and what the reality is:
Misconception #1 – Being on the [...]

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