Wired News: Credit Card Cos. Watch Own Backs This story in Wired refers to a Gartner report. The report notes that while credit card companies’ “zero-liability” policies protect card holders from paying for unauthorized or fraudulent charges, they do not protect consumers from identity theft and the credit report hell that can follow. I can… Read More »
Data thieves nab 55,000 student records | CNET News.com My sister-in-law, a UT Austin law school grad like my brother, let me know that the affected SSNs were in the following ranges: 449-31-98xx – 450-91-24xx 451-12-32xx – 451-20-35xx 451-20-64xx – 452-20-40xx Fortunately, mine isn’t in one of those ranges, as I used to work as… Read More »
Last week’s East Bay Express has a well-written cover story by Katy St. Clair titled Has CMJ Become the Monster That Ate College Radio? My wife Sandra is the general manager of KALX, the radio station at UC Berkeley. The music directors at KALX, like those at many other college radio stations, report their top… Read More »