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      December 17, 2014
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      Holiday Travel Nightmare: How to Get Covered for Overnight Expenses When Southwest Airlines Loses Your Bag

      Miranda Perry
      November 27, 2014
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      October 9, 2014
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      Miranda Perry
      October 1, 2014
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Twitter Security Alert a False Alarm? Reset Your Password Anyway

Miranda Perry
November 12, 2014
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Technology
Was your Twitter account hacked last night? Automatic password resets were reported by Twitter users across the web last week. I woke up on Thursday morning to this email in my inbox: "Twitter believes that...
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How to Tell If You’ve Been Hacked on Twitter, Facebook and Gmail

Miranda Perry
October 5, 2014
Article, Dating Profile, Dating Site, General Consumer, Technology
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Impersonation is a top trend in computer hacking. Cybercriminals hijack your email or Facebook account and wreak digital havoc in your name, sending messages to everyone in your address book about how you "lost...
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How Flaws in Amazon and Apple Security Could Destroy Your Digital Life

Miranda Perry
August 13, 2014
Article, Technology
Do you ever read about online fraud or identity theft and think, I’m too smart to fall for that? Well, don’t be so sure. Earlier this month, WIRED and Gizmodo technology writer Mat Honan was the target of vicio...
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Exclusive on Anti-SLAPP Laws: Stop Businesses From Censoring You Online

Stan Park
June 25, 2014
Consumer, Featured, Video
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Hackers Steal Nearly 2 Million Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo! Passwords

Christina Newhall
December 6, 2013
Article, Technology
Do you use Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Yahoo! or YouTube? Hackers have stolen the usernames and passwords from approximately 2 million users of these incredibly popular sites. The hackers used a keylogging vir...
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Twitter IPO Drives Confused Investors to Defunct Penny Stock: Was It a Scam?

Christina Newhall
October 9, 2013
Article, Listing Fraud, Money
Twitter’s filing for an IPO last week was the most exciting thing to happen to social media stocks since Facebook. The popular social media platform announced it would be using the ticker symbol TWTR (makes ...

Chobani Greek Yogurt Recalled After Consumers Complain on Facebook, Twitter

Christina Newhall
September 10, 2013
Article, Consumer
Chobani Greek Yogurt is currently the second most popular brand of yogurt in the U.S. after Yoplait. Thanks to its thick and creamy texture, variety of flavors, and high protein levels, it's a popular option am...
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Twitter Privacy Breach: Hacker from Mauritania Leaks Over 15,000 User Accounts

Miranda Perry
August 20, 2013
Article, Featured, Technology
If you Tweet, your privacy has just been violated. Twitter suffered a massive security breach early Tuesday, when a hacker from Mauritania leaked over 15,000 private account details and claimed to have access t...
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Which Companies Are Protecting Your Privacy in a Post-PRISM NSA World?

Sean Boulger
July 29, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Technology
Ever since a data technician named Edward Snowden blew the whistle on PRISM, the government's wide-reaching NSA surveillance program, Americans have grown increasingly nervous over the security of their persona...
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Hashtag Dumb: Fugitive Fraudster Taunts Cops on Twitter, Then Gets Caught

Sean Boulger
July 18, 2013
Article, Culture
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Criminals love to taunt law enforcement officials. You've seen it in countless crime caper movies, but it usually doesn't happen in a story that involves a crime like insurance or disability fraud. But a rel...
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Facebook Finally Gets Hashtags: What This Means for You

Sean Boulger
June 18, 2013
Article, Technology
Have you ever found yourself wondering when Facebook would finally get with the hashtag program? When it would join the likes of Twitter, Google+, Tumblr, and...well, just about every other social network? If s...
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Spoiler Alert! 6 Ways to Block TV and Movie Gossip on Facebook and Twitter

Leah
May 31, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Mobile Services, Technology
Hate spoilers but love social media? For many fans, there's nothing worse than browsing Facebook or Twitter and accidentally reading about the Game of Thrones season finale before you've watched it. But you ...
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New Study: Facebook and Twitter Addicts May Perform Better at Work

Leah
April 26, 2013
Article, Culture, Dating Profile
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The next time your boss catches you using Facebook at work, you've got an excuse: it may make you better at your job! According to a study by the tech startup Evolv, usage of popular social networks includin...
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4 Hoaxes About the Boston Marathon Tragedy That Went Viral on Facebook and Twitter

Sean Boulger
April 22, 2013
Article, Culture
In a time of tragedy and confusion like last week's Boston Marathon bombing, social media can be an effective tool for sharing information. Sites like Twitter and Facebook often spread information much faster t...
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Will the IRS Monitor Your Facebook and Twitter Accounts?

Sean Boulger
April 12, 2013
Article, Money
Data security and online privacy are huge concerns these days, as more and more of us are living our lives plugged into the Internet. It's never been more important to protect your Facebook profile and keep you...
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Recap: Scambook’s Twitter Chat with USA.gov and FTC

Miranda Perry
March 6, 2013
Article, Consumer, Featured, General Consumer
1
Did you miss Wednesday's Twitter chat with USA.gov, the FTC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? As part of National Consumer Protection Week, the three agencies held a live Q&A session on Twitter ...

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