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Microsoft’s Echo Does Or Does Not Eliminate Phone Numbers?

Interesting subject since we have two different stories covering the same subject, with two different points of view. First over at ZD-Net Mary Jo Foley describes the Echo system, as per Bill Gates, a system that eliminates phone numbers. In her article she states:
Starting with Echoes Wave 1 — the first iteration of Microsoft’s services […]

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Readers Recommend Alternatives To LifeLock

I recently  wrote about LifeLock [here] a company which provides ID theft protection, and has advertised on television, using the CEO Todd Davis with his social security number posted on the side of a large truck. In the article it stated how Mr.Davis had actually been the victim of ID theft.
What was interesting was some […]

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LifeLock CEO Todd Davis Had His ID Stolen

You’ve seen the ads on television. This guy has his social security plastered on the side of a big truck and challenges anyone to try and steal his ID. You see this guy, CEO Todd Davis, is using LifeLock and he claims he is totally protected. What Todd doesn’t mention is that a guy in […]

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Cashback From Live Search - Microsoft Posts Store Listings

Just a quick note:
Well Microsoft didn’t waste any time posting the stores that it has joined with in its Live Search cashback program that was just announced. Its site has some 700 listings of stores that will participate in the cashback program for those choosing to use the feature.
Oh yeah. It looks like you will […]

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Thieves Switch Out ATM Card Reader, Steal Credit Card & PIN Numbers

At the San Jose Mercury News they are reporting a unique type of theft, in which ATM card readers were actually replaced by crooks, so that they could read credit card and pin numbers. Seems that the switch was made to a ATM machine in a local supermarket, and the bad guys were able to […]