This may not be the biggest political story of last week, but there is a huge national dialog about just how private our information is today. Much of it is centered on Facebook and how their data played a part in Russiagate. For the record I am not a huge fan of Facebook, I own no stock in it, I believe I signed up once to help the malarkey numbers of a political campaign but I wouldn’t even know how to sign in. In fact I could care less if Facebook survives this scandal (I’m betting they will). This article is not a defense of Facebook, but I think the problem is much bigger than Facebook and the average American is largely defenseless. Let’s explore. Continue reading Private Information
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Too Big Or Too Big A Contributor To Regulate?
I don’t know whether it is size or the financial impact of their campaign contributions, but while we were all distracted by Russiagate and three hurricanes the Republicans got half way to passing legislation that takes protections away from the vast majority of Americans and effectively gives a get out of jail free card to several large corporations that thrive by taking advantage of the “little guys and gals”. Let’s explore. Continue reading Too Big Or Too Big A Contributor To Regulate?
In The Long Run Nothing Will Change
This is a cutting through the malarkey and airing a decades old pet peeve article. It was recently brought into the news by virtue of a major hack at the consumer credit reporting bureau Equifax. Along with their two major competitors Trans Union and Experian they have been giving the American consumer a raw deal for at least my entire adult life. Let’s explore. Continue reading In The Long Run Nothing Will Change