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Cell phone elbow: Talking on the phone might hurt in more places than the phone bill
Now there’s yet another reason to stay off the phone (and discourage those telemarketing calls): Cell phone elbow.
According to sources like U.S. News and World Report, cell phone elbow is described as a nerve condition that affects “high tech talkers.” People who spend long periods of time holding a cell phone to their ears, their [...]
Trapcall tells you who’s calling
One of the things we at Privacy Council strive to combat is unsolicited telemarketing phone calls. Few people enjoy receiving calls from telemarketers, which is why the national Do Not Call registry is so popular. Now, there’s a new tool in the arsenal to fight telemarketers and other unwanted calls: TrapCall.
TrapCall is a free service [...]
Marketing Hall of Shame: Cleanse Your Colon (And Your Grasp of Reality)
I received this spam email a few days ago. The subject line caught me first: “Cleanse and Flush up to 20lbs from your colon!” The rest of the email reads like this:
Lose Weight With Your Mate! – Flush out up to 25 pounds – Remove Deadly Toxic Buildup – Relieve Constipation and Bloating – Best of [...]
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Charity Telemarketers: Should You Give?
At this festive time of year, you might notice a few more phone calls than usual. The holidays are a prime time for telemarketers to amp up their solicitations and try harder to get your business. And if you’re on the Do Not Call List (which you should be), you could still get calls from charities working to [...]
Enter to win, and you’ll lose
You’re walking through the shopping mall, and you see a shiny chrome motorcycle sitting in the center of the atrium. Beside it is a huge sign: “Win this bike!” There is a stack of entry cards sitting on a table, and people are filling out the cards and dropping them into a slotted box. You think [...]
