Craigslist.org Not Liable for Illegal ads

In a return to common sense, a federal appeals court has found that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on its site. A group of Chicago lawyers sued the website because some of the ads contained on the website included notices that discriminated against minorities. A three judge panel of the Seventh [...]

Did You Google Me?

Earlier this year, Google reported that at least half of all users have googled themselves. If they googled themselves, how many do you think googled other people? Probably every one of them. This report says 50 million names are googled each day! Don’t you want to know who’s googling you? You can nearly pinpoint the [...]

Google Health Records

Google is going into the health record keeping business. They’re testing a system with the Cleveland Clinic where patients can look up their information online. The patient can control who gets to see their online records.
Anyone who’s visited the doctor in the last few years is aware about privacy requirements on the part of the [...]

Ebay Boycott Cancelled

Or is it? A few weeks ago Ebay announced new listing fees for sellers. In effect, it lowers the upfront cost of listing a product, but increases the overall cost once the item is sold. The idea is based upon sales success, and it has done nothing but enraged sellers. The new fees have enraged [...]

RE: virus warning! Life is Beautiful Hoax

However, files contained in emails from unknown persons should always be treated suspect, in fact, you should only accept and open a file through email if you have specifically ordered it or a person that you know has told you that you are going to receive it. File attachments are notorious for carrying little “nasties” that will sometimes MORE completely wreck your computer but more often they will install spy-ware so that it will send commands to other computers on in the internet for a myriad of destructive purposes.

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