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| 5952. |
Sally
Toledo, OH
May 26, 2009
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re: police GPS tracking
Didn't anyone notice that the same week, New York's highest court came down on the opposite side of the exact same question the Wisconsin court faced? It's not all bad news, folks!
Submitted Link #1: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/court...
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| 5951. |
Dolph
Wichita, Kansas
Age: 39
May 26, 2009
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Traveler's online auto insurance app asks whether or not vehicles are registered in your name
Haven't answered yes to see if it would cause problems, but wonder if anyone has had that question asked by other companies online or offline. We should compile a list of who does, if it affects ability to insure cars registered to our LLCs...
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Will they change the dates if not in your name? (I have not run across this question before.)
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| 5949. |
John
NY, NY
Age: 37
May 26, 2009
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LLC and bank accounts
Is it illegal to use an LLC to open a bank account in another state?
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Perhaps I don't understand your question. It is not illegal to open a bank account anywhere in the world, why would it be?Having said that, I will add that I see no reason (if privacy is the goal) to ever use an LLC to open a bank account. See my answer to Linda, #5948, below.
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| 5948. |
Linda
Everett, Washington
Age: 50
May 26, 2009
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401K rollover to LLC?
is it possible when I retire that I can set up a Limited Liability Company and roll my company 401K over into that with a TIN# rather than rolling the 401K over into something under my name and SS#? Not trying to avoid paying taxes on it, just trying to keep the amount that I have a secret from scammers..
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I have no experience with using an LLC to open a bank account, nor have I ever recommended it. There are other alternatives, as outlined in my e-book "Invisible Money."
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| 5947. |
Jason
Detroit, MI
Age: 34
May 25, 2009
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Seizure of money at bank of issuer?
I know that the IRS can seize money from a person's bank account when a tax debt is owed, but do you know if the IRS has the ability to seize money from a person directly when they cash a check at the issuers bank (i.e. check would be cased at a bank that is not their own bank, and no money is ever deposited into their own account)?
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I don't see how they could.
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| 5946. |
Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
May 24, 2009
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5945 Confirming the Subject/Driver
The driver of a vehicle under electronic surveillance can be confirmed or greatly narrowed down by knowing what vehicles are available to the Subject and who else is likely to be using those vehicles, knowing the probable schedule and destinations of the Subject, use of stationary cameras around the city and at choke points like bridges and tunnels, following a particular cell phone from tower to tower, having an informant with eyes on confirm, etc.
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| 5945. |
Dorothy
Topeka, KS
Age: 40
May 24, 2009
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Seth, question about LEO tracking
I understand that LEO can track anybody's movements by vehicle for pretty much any reason, but that is assuming that the LEO can also visually verify that the person driving the vehicle being tracked actually IS the person they're tracking. When a GPS tracker is on a vehicle, the GPS data only proves that the vehicle went to various places - how would they prove in court that the person suspected of driving really was driving, without also using physical surveillance? Of course, if the suspect lives alone, this is less of an issue, but if the suspect has teenagers who drive the same car, or a wife, or a boyfriend, well, you get the idea.
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| 5944. |
Jordan
Toledo OH
Age: 34
May 24, 2009
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GPS trackers on vehicles
It seems anyone willing to spend a few hundred dollars can track your movements in a car. Would you recommend parking your car some distance from your residence at night as well as parking some distance from your place of employment to thwart these tracking attempts? I have very curious neighbors.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.eyespysupply.com/car--vehicle-gps-track...
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If you are REALLY concerned, it would be easier to just get a bug-sweeper to check for signals from a GPS.
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| 5943. |
Seth
collbran, co
Age: 50
May 24, 2009
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LEO GPS trackers on vehicles
The legal reasoning supporting GPS tracking of vehicles is actually rather strong. In essence, the GPS location of your vehicle is not privileged information because your car is on the public highways, and you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in the location of your vehicle. GPS does not provide information that is essentially different than that which could be provided by a LEO following you in an unmarked vehicle, it merely makes it easier and more convenient for law enforcement to track you, something they have always had the authority to do.
However, what the courts and the police seem to be missing in planting GPS data collectors is that in order to do so, a PHYSICAL TRESPASS to your private property is required. Placing an object, any object, on or in your vehicle without your permission is a criminal trespass and a civil tort. So is retrieving the device. A warrant should be obtained before committing such trespasses.
That being said, two things come to mind: Garage your vehicle and buy a "bug sweeper" that can detect the IF (intermediate frequencies) emissions of the GPS receiver and sweep your car regularly.
All radio receivers actually generate radio frequency emissions to some degree. The process of receiving a radio transmission like a GPS signal requires circuitry that operates at radio frequencies and emits detectable electromagnetic signals, just like the keyboard on your computer. This is why your keyboard is susceptible to a "Tempest Attack" wherein a snoop can use a specially-tuned highly sensitive radio receiver to detect the electronic signals from your keyboard, thereby collecting all your keystrokes.
I don't know what the IF frequencies are for GPS receivers, but some research by those concerned should reveal enough information to buy or build a "sniffer" that can be used to detect the presence of a GPS tracker. If, of course, that's something you're worried about.
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| 5942. |
Dorothy
Topeka, KS
Age: 40
May 23, 2009
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Nona's link, #5941
I see two potential legal issues for appeal of the Wisconsin ruling. First, a GPS tracking device on a vehicle only proves that the VEHICLE traveled to various destinations. It doesn't prove who was driving the vehicle. Second, the courts have previously held that things like repossessions of a vehicle for nonpayment of the car loan (for example) cannot be executed when a vehicle is parked inside the "owner's" locked garage (keeping in mind that in the case of a repo, the owner isn't really the owner, the bank holding the note is the owner, but regardless, the courts have upheld that a locked garage is not an acceptable place to perform a repo from). I would think that a driveway *might* be an extension of the garage, since it is personal property. Maybe not. Did I mention I'm not a lawyer? (yet...) Anyway, I see at least a couple different angles that a defendant could appeal the Wisconsin ruling from. Please don't interpret my looking for loopholes implies in any way that I'm approving of stalking behavior, only that I'm totally against the idea that a tracking device could be legally attached to anybody's person or possessions without a court order.
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| 5941. |
Nona
SF, CA
Age: 44
May 23, 2009
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Wisconsin LEO GPS
Here is an article about Wisconsin law enforcement fitting vehicles with GPS devices regardless of probable cause and without obtaining a warrant. The appeals court isn't comfortable with the legislation.
Submitted Link #1: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/may/07/new...
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| 5940. |
George
Pomona, CA
Age: 26
May 22, 2009
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Kiddie GPS Tracker Gives Me the Creeps
Kiddie Amber Alert GPS Locator tool provides full detail maps that are able to be accessed from the convenience of a cell phone. All one has to do is drop a tiny, thumb-size device into a pocket, backpack jacket or other area and the device can be homed-in through a simple phone call.
I could imagine all of the sorts of ways this technology could be abused to the hilt.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.amberalertgps.com/...
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| 5936. |
Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
May 21, 2009
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European Employer Spying on employees
Remember when Patricia Dunn lost her position at HP in 2006 for using 'inappropriate investigative techniques' to locate a leaker and protect her organization?
Cnet [dot] com reported "...HP announced that George Keyworth is resigning from the board, effective immediately. Dunn earlier this year had identified Keyworth as a source of media leaks." In other words, she found him. His phone records showed that he was contacting the media, and spreading information he had no right to disclose. None. But she got caught in the process due to sloppy tradecraft.
It seems Germany's Deutsche Telekom wasn't watching the news wires back then. They've been doing the same thing for the same purpose - to catch a mole.
However, read the story linked below, they've been caught doing MUCH worse than checking phone records. The human resources department drifted quite far over the line.
The European version of HTBI ought to be an immediate best seller!
Submitted Link #1: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090520-19393.htm...
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| 5935. |
Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
May 21, 2009
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Freaky RFID patent
This kind of silliness is what riles up the masses. 'Not only will they track you, but they can kill you with remote control!'
Submitted Link #1: http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20090515-19313.htm...
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| 5934. |
Josh
Hackensack, NJ
Age: 30
May 21, 2009
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Using 'different' names
Perhaps, this could be of interest.
Excerpt from the article: " Jesse Jackson’s FEC reports list payments as being made to J. Donatella & Associates, which Bryant described as “Sandi’s sole proprietorship” for her consulting work. The couple’s oldest child is 9-year-old Jessica Donatella Jackson.
From 2003 through mid-2005, the recipient is shown on Jackson’s reports as “Lee Stevens” or “Lee Steven” at the J. Donatella firm. Sandi Jackson’s middle name is Lee. Her maiden name is Stevens.
Different Names
“Using all these different names to describe the same person raises questions as to whether they’re intentionally disguising information on their FEC reports,”
Submitted Link #1: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtons...
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Using various names is perfectly legal ... unless fraud is involved. And when it comes to anything involving Jesse Jackson ...
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| 5933. |
Lee
Flagstaff, AZ
Age: 35
May 21, 2009
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Re: Anonymous Cell Phones
Robert, search this site for the keywords "Gift Cards". Visa gift cards are 100% anonymous provided you set them up right, and you can register with any address you want online. Buy the highest denomination you can, register it under your ghost name/address, and use this Visa card for your recurring billing. For $10 a month, you should get a lot of use from a standard $100 or $200 gift card. The $5.95 fee is the price you pay for privacy. A little tip though. I've found that its easier to get a separate card per service, so that you don't mix purchases. Therefore you keep each online service as its own "island" with no links to anything else should the cover be blown.
Also, people shouldn't go to the hassle to set up something anonymous and make the purchase with a Sams club or Costco card that is connected with your person or someone you know. Likewise you don't want to activate a cell phone from a number connected to you, do something online from an IP address connected with your name. Go the extra hassle to ensure there is nothing connected with your name.
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| 5932. |
Sebastian
Knoxville, TN
Age: 59
May 21, 2009
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RFID shielding
If you want the best shielding for RFID, you need magnetic field shielding in addition to electric field shielding; this is due to the majority of the coupling to the RFID close in is magnetic. The best materials to make your own customized electric field shield are found at: www.lessemf.com/fabric.html#1212 Be sure to check out the instructions for making a combined electric and magnetic shield at the bottom of the page. The lower the resistance of the shielding material, the better is the shielding. Magnetic shielding material is available from the same company at: www.lessemf.com/mag-shld.html#278
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| 5931. |
Mike
Orange County, CA
Age: 29
May 20, 2009
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Hollow Nickels
Just want to give a heads up on the hollow nickels from Shomer-Tec. I recently purchased one, and while it is of excellent quality, the nickel (even with a memory card inside) is MUCH lighter in weight than a regular nickel. I'm sure this wouldn't be an issue if the coin was mixed in with others, but if someone were to examine the nickel by itself (especially next to a regular one for comparison), it would be obvious that there is something "special" about it.
There is a bit of empty space in the nickel with a memory card inside of it, so it's possible that a small piece of lead or gold could be placed inside to increase the weight. The only problem with this is that the nickel would "rattle" when shook.
Hope this helps...
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| 5930. |
Hu
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Age: 54
May 20, 2009
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Tagged as a US Citizen
" The concern I have is that if the chip responds to a "ping" AT ALL it can identify your location and potentially that you are a US citizen."
Should you visit a country for any length of time, the safest thing to do is to have a copy of the first page of your passport-the one with the picture. When staying a Hotel keep your passport and other valuables in the Hotel safe where it should be safe. .When asked to see your passport just show that, it is safer than always caring your passport with you in case it is stolen. That is what I do and many other visitors here in Thailand. The RFID will be in your passport so you can not be singled out except as a foreigner in an Asian country. If you wish to be really safe you can make your own RFID wallet and only open it up entry to the country. It may not look stylish, but you are looking for function, not style.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.rpi-polymath.com/ducttape/RFIDWallet.ph...
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| 5929. |
Robert
Towson, MD
Age: 43
May 20, 2009
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Anonymous Cell Phones
I was reading some past questions & answers about anonymous cell phones. Based on what I read, I paid cash for a TracFone & some minutes and also paid cash for a WalMart Gift Card. I registered the GiftCard online so I could make payments with it (in a fictitious name of course) and tried to open an account at Vumber.com where you can get a number that points to another number making your number anonymous. The challenge is that apparently I cannot use the WalMart Gift Card for recurring payments and Vumber is $10/month. I also looked at a PrePaid Visa but I read the instructions and it said I would have to register online with my SSN...so much for privacy with that. So my question is basically what's the best way to anonymously pay for Vumber (or any other service that requires recurring monthly billing)? Thank you.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.vumber.com...
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