Above All Tell it Like it Is!

Most websites use cookies today. Consumers are becoming cookie aware. People are tired of all the viruses and for their privacy concerns are turning off the automatic cookie controls and deciding to accept or reject cookies on an individual basis. "I AM TIRED OF IT, AND I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Does this sound like you? Block Or Allow Individual Cookies Well, it might be a little bit of a hassle but over the last year or so I have implemented a policy of not automatically accepting cookies. Some sites I trust while a whole bunch of sites are questionable in my mind, and brings into question what they are doing with their cookie that is set on my computer. The web sites that are particularly questionable are the ones that have a whole bunch of pop-up ads and strange JavaScript windows that open by themselves. Note: The new more secure browsers make it much easier to accept or reject cookies and cookie deletion maintenance. There needs to be a balance between the nee...

There is a time of the year that I would rather not think about. That has to do with the date April 15'th. When it comes to this date I am a procrastinator. In fact, whenever I hear a commercial for any service related to this I turn the channel. There is something about having to pay for a service that in all logical sense should be free. After all, everyone has to file a "tax return", why should we be charged for something we have to do? I was over at the local Costco yesterday, when I noticed a buyer standing in line with the latest software for filing. I mentioned to her that she sure was waiting to the last minute to get the TurboTax software. She said, "At least it is not Friday night!" I said, "I know the feeling." Then today, I saw an email alert about Tax Scams on the Internet. Technology has created a world in which it can be used for "GOOD or BAD" I decided to do some investigation at the irs.gov website. By the way, there are IR...

I am sure by now most everyone has signed up for various information on the Internet. Some of you may have even read the online privacy policies for your favorite online publications. What I am going to tell you, some may find hard to believe, but a number of policies are anything but private. Here is a quote from a website privacy policy, "In some instances, we operate shared web sites with businesses affiliated with us. Our privacy policy will apply to these web sites, and our affiliates" This particular site stated in the sentence before that they would not share the information submitted on their site to any outside parties. The actual quote, "We do not share personal identifying information with any third party without your permission." If you stop reading there or go on, the entire paragraph makes logic sense, until... You do some research. I was curious about how many shared web sites this particular business had so I did a search for the company itself, but ...