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| 7038. |
Alan
Austin, TX
Age: 29
Jan 23, 2010
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DL
I think someone asked a while ago if the police can see your SSN when they type in your DL, the answer is yes! [But] if you have your vehicle under a company name, they have to pull you over first and get your name, b-day and DL#.
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| 7035. |
Sebastian
Knoxville, Tn
Age: 59
Jan 20, 2010
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Online privacy (FACEBOOK)
Interesting post on privacy.
Submitted Link #1: http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/01/what-would-a-worl...
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Excerpt: "According to researcher Larry Ponemon of The Ponemon Institute, Facebook has hypnotized even the most private people , an elite group he calls "privacy-centric." They make up only 8 percent of the population. These folks won't even sign up for supermarket loyalty cards, but they will post pictures and tell stories on Facebook. In fact, they are so mesmerized that, untrue to their nature, they don't even spend more time tweaking their Facebook privacy settings than regular users."
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| 7034. |
Sebastian
Knoxville, TN
Age: 59
Jan 20, 2010
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7030 Printer Memory
After looking up the printer specifications on the HP site: the maximum resident memory is 8 Kbytes. There is also about 1.5 Kbytes of input buffer memory and 6 Kbytes of output buffer memory. Accessing memory in these printers is hard.
With these small memory sizes, just print another document after the one you want to hide; the previous storage will be flushed to make room for the next document.
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| 7031. |
Marissa
San Mateo, CA
Age: 42
Jan 20, 2010
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For Michael, #7025
Regarding telemarketers, did you put your old number on the Do Not Call list?
I'm assuming you've already read "How To Be Invisible" by J.J. Luna. His book was originally recommended to me by someone at privacyrights.org. If you go to their website, you'll find a lot of basic information on protecting your privacy.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.privacyrights.org/...
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| 7030. |
Marc
Seattle WA
Age: 52
Jan 20, 2010
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Printer Memory
Do printers in any way store the documents that they print? If I want to print something out from my laptop could someone examine the printer and find the document in memory? I am using HP LaserJet 4's
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| 7027. |
Drew
watertown, Ma
Age: 45
Jan 19, 2010
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Boston Globe article Business section January 18th
I recently read an article in the front page of the business section of the boston globe, the article is about how overlapping technologies can track a person. the person is driving from the burbs to a subway station then getting on the subway to travel to a coffee shop. The scary part is all the different ways the person was tracked. An EZ Pass, his Onstar system, His Charlie Card (subway pass),his iphone, the security camera at the coffee shop, using a visa card to pay for the coffee, using the shop's WiFi service for his laptop, and using his iPhone's mapping software (apple could track his coordinates, and finally. if he used a friendfinder app like FourSquare (it would send his location to his friends, and the company.) Isn't technology "wonderful" !!! Seems pretty scary to me.... I suggest everone read this article. Seems like it gets tougher everyday to stay invisible.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles...
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Your link did not work, Drew, even though I added the required http://www.Drake kindly sent me the corrected link, which is below.
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| 7026. |
Sarah
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Age: 51
Jan 19, 2010
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airline question
Due to a sudden family illness, we recently had to fly to another state (due to distance and time). Upon retrieving a bag we had checked we noticed that the baggage label not only had our flight info but also our names as our tickets read which included our middle initials (southwest airlines).We don't normally check bags but were gone an extended period of time. This raised a red flag with us.....any thoughts other than not flying when you don't have to?
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Never check a bag.
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| 7025. |
michael
chicago IL
Age: 23
Jan 19, 2010
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starting out young
I am 23 with limited finances and have been using an hp desktop for several years and like you I am sure I have a large amount of sensitive information traces, I also have bookmarked several favorites which i don't wish to lose but are comprimising at least. What do you recommend in terms of removing this data and future use of websites i would like to remember. Also is there a specific line of laptops with a removable hard drive you recommend. Finally I have a ghost address and will be changing my credit report to reflect it, my credit rating is necessary for my small real estate business. How would i go about registering a vehicle in an out of state LLC with a loan on it. Also wondering the same situation with a home loan. Lastly how do I get telemarketers to cease calling my previous address. Any more suggestions for a young newbie would be appreciated.
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More questions than I can answer. LLCs will not help if you owe money on home and vehicles. My best suggestion is: NEVER BORROW MONEY AGAIN, as long as you live.
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| 7024. |
Alan
austin, TX
Age: 28
Jan 19, 2010
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Trusts
JJ- Do you still advocate for an LLC being owned by a trust?
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No, because it's too complicated for when you die.
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| 7023. |
Dave
Chicago, IL
Age: 49
Jan 19, 2010
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LLC Auto Registration
I've been seeing an increase here in the number of people who are having difficulties registering an auto using an LLC without supplying SS# info. Although I've yet to do this, it doesn't seem like it's the obstacle it initially appears to be. Couldn't one use a nominee to perform the registration as the LLC owner and invisibly transfer ownership of the LLC after the registration is complete?
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Yes, what you say would work well. The problem is that many if not most readers are unable or unwilling to find a nominee. Others do not have a local ghost address and seem unable to find one. However, the problems are mostly in NY and nearby states south of NY. In the West, no problems reported.
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| 7022. |
Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
Jan 19, 2010
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Do you get that question too?
Law enforcement are humans and make honest mistakes, confusing identities and sending the SWAT Team to the wrong address, etc. The article below is about a federal agency illegally obtaining information by filing fake terrorism emergency reports. They cover themselves by saying all the records were related to open terrorism cases.
How many steps does it take to connect you personally to Kevin Bacon? Not the game using actors, you personally. How about you and Arch Bishop Tutu? Did you know Obama and Warren Buffet are long lost cousins?
On a related note - "Conspiracy" is the catch-all charge used by a percentage of officers and agencies answering the description 'lazy' or 'less than adequate' when they can't make their case with real evidence. Everybody knows somebody who has done something "wrong" in the eyes of the law, now they have a free hand in investigating you.
NOW how do you answer the people asking the initial, infantile, question, "Why do you need to protect your privacy if you're not doing anything wrong?"
Submitted Link #1: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/...
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| 7021. |
Everett
Panama City Beach, FL
Age: 58
Jan 19, 2010
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Some Tips on Private Communication
"Here's a little primer on making your e-mail and browsing relatively secure from government and criminal snooping (by request). You never know, you might need it in the future."
Submitted Link #1: http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrill...
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| 7020. |
Hu
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Age: 54
Jan 19, 2010
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Border Guards
Here is and article that says the same thing about crossing the Canadian and mentions you and your book HTBI. Thought you might like to read it.
Submitted Link #1: http://sovereignsociety.com/2010/01/18/sovereign-c...
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| 7018. |
Dmitriy
Richardson, Texas
Age: 27
Jan 18, 2010
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Marketers mine social network data
I haven't joined social networks such as Facebook due to privacy concerns. Now there is another reason not to do so. Credit card companies and other marketers are going to social networks to find additional information about present and potential customers.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/social...
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| 7017. |
Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
Jan 18, 2010
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Background Checks
Dorothy, you [can] and [should] request a copy of a background check from anyone. Anyone who asks you to sign a consent form to perform a background check [has] to understand that inaccuracies are a major concern. You have a right to challenge [anything] reported about you. You should also know what others are saying about you.
A background report can be done with your name alone. This method guarantees inaccuracies and false hits, unless your name is [very] odd/uncommon. All competent background investigators use the application and resume to reduce mistaken identities and false hits.
Any combination of your name and address/telephone number/SSN/DOB/DL/etc. will focus record searches on you specifically. Are you a Senior? A Junior? The accuracy of the background is dependent on the records [you] provide too. Thurston Howell the 3rd may not get the job if Thurston Howell the 2nd was a fraudster. Your name on the job application should make the distinction between yourself and other family members or other similar names.
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| 7016. |
Marissa
San Mateo, CA
Age: 42
Jan 18, 2010
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Re: 7014, Background Checks
Mike, it used to be that most employers did not even ask for SSN until after they hired you. I suspect that with the economy so bad now, employers will take advantage of desparate applicants and escalate the trend toward unnecessarily intrusive screening.
Recently, my niece (a clean cut, straight-A high school student) was asked for a hair sample for drug analysis before being hired to bag groceries part-time at a large supermarket chain. Doesn't that seem outrageous?
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| 7015. |
Dorothy
Topeka, KS
Age: 40
Jan 17, 2010
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criminal background checks
In Indiana, if one wants to accompany one's children on a school field trip or help out in the classroom, one must authorize a criminal background check first. There is no place on the form for anything other than name, birthday, and signature. The form is sent to the local sheriff's office. Nothing given to the school district on behalf of the child(ren) includes the parent's social security number. When the parent "forgets" to include the child's SSN, I have never heard of an Indiana school tracking the parent down to fill it in later. Therefore, I would have to conclude that (in Indiana anyway), a criminal background check can be done with only a name and birthdate. It's pretty sad that this world has sunk to this level, that one must submit to a background check in order to go on a field trip with one's children! I have never asked to see the results of my background checks, so I don't know if I could request a copy.
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| 7014. |
Mike
Worcester, Mass.
Age: 49
Jan 17, 2010
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7012 CORI checks
I have had to undergo CORI and SORI checks on 2 different jobs and in neither case was there an explicit form that I had to fill out. Instead, I filled out a generic application that included an acknowledgement that a CORI check would be required and that I was consenting to this. In other words, yes, since your SSN will be on the employment application, you will be essentially providing it for the CORI check as well.
On a side note, my current employer, a large retailer, recently started requiring detailed background checks for some employees. The consent form requires you to agree to allow them to check anything they want to about you at any time during your employment, and failure to sign it will get you fired. Under the current economic situation, I signed it, but I fear this is very much a growing trend.
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All the more reason to be self-employed!
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| 7013. |
Craig
Chesapeake, VA
Age: 55
Jan 17, 2010
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Re: 6084: Re: 6978 - Titling a car in VA using an LLC requires a Federal EIN
They accepted a Maryland address and told me that the company needed a US address, so I assume an Alaska address would've worked.
There is no way for a company to set up an online account and change addresses the way an individal can, so that option is out for anyone thinking about.
The reason a company cannot do that is because an online account requires your DMV customer number (which should accept the EIN, I'm told) AND your birthdate, which is non-existent for companies in the DMV database.
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I repeat my previous question: ... Have any of you Virginia drivers titled your vehicle in an LLC WITHOUT having an EIN?
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| 7012. |
Drew
watertown,Ma.
Age: 45
Jan 17, 2010
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Cori backround check
Hello, I have to submit to a Cori backround check for employment. Do I have to furnish a social security number on the application? And can I request a copy of the results of this type of backround check?
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(Note to readers: CORI stands for Criminal Offender Record Information. It is a record of all Massachusetts criminal history, including any time anyone was arraigned in court on a criminal charge.)
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