John Brokaw Whether it’s the time of year or some other factor, our mobile phones are getting far too many automated calls which got me looking for the best way to block them. First, it’s important to note and accept the ugly truth that our personal data, purchasing habits, web browsing history, and even what we’d consider to be somewhat private data is being sold and shared by big data companies. Each of us has a profile …
“Angry” doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel as I write this. I pride myself on being aware of frauds, scams and schemes, but to my shock and horror, I just fell for a new Verizon phone scam. It’s the trickiest one I’ve seen yet. Watch out… here’s how they got me: I just got a call from what showed up as MY OWN number on Caller ID. It said the call was from …
“I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.” -Mark Twain With 2019 coming to a close, people start thinking about Thanksgiving meals with relatives they wish they could see more (or less) of, and the excitement of watching loved ones open their presents around the Christmas tree. There’s also a dark time to the end of the year, because it means tax season will soon be upon us, oh joy. With …