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andi
Westchester, N. Y.
Age: 65
Mar 20, 2009
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Real Estate - Quick Value.
I have taken a real hard hit as a result of the financial melt-down. I would like your thoughts on selling my home without going to a full normal listing - nothing illegal just the need to conserve my time and limited energy. At my age I must try to recover some of the equity if I can. Thank you. andi (I do not normally use a "name" at my e-mail address).
Submitted Link #1: http://invisible-privacy.com...
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Read my blog entry for Monday, January 26, 2009:
"How to sell your home when the real estate market is dead in the water."
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John
Cincinnati, OH
Age: 34
Mar 20, 2009
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#5589 - Voter registration
The State of Ohio in it's divine wisdom posts the name, birthday, and HOME address of every person who is registered.
I know of a few people who have contacted the board of elections and had there names removed after explaining that they are victims of domestic violence and in fear of being located by a violent ex.
My suggestion is to call your board of elections and ask firmly to have your name permanently removed. If you encounter resistance...ask for a supervisor and/or get the name of the person who you are speaking to. Then tell Mr. Electionperson that you will include his name in the very expensive civil suit you are going to file if your name and home address continues to show up on the internet...putting your life in danger and causing you serious mental anguish and potentially your life. Give them a quick out by reminding them that you want a quick resolution and all you are asking for is to have your name permanently removed.
As for me, I called and informed the person that I was a sworn officer and it is illegal to make by home address publicly available. I gave a number to my work and offered a time frame to resolve the issue without legal action. I received a call later that day that it would be removed promptly...and it was.
The included link shows how easy it is to find a person's home address...even when they don't own property! NEVER give your home address. It shouldn't even exist in your mind. Program a totally different address in your head to spit out whenever asked.
Submitted Link #1: http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/cf_ftp/voter_ftp_home?...
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| 5595. |
Tony
Chandler, AZ
Age: 29
Mar 19, 2009
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Off the Grid Living with Camper/ Trailer
A friend hurtin for cash sold me recently an almost new, good size camper trailer dirt cheap. Since I have a home in the city, I was thinking of buying some land in N Arizona for the summers, held in a NM LLC, and parking it there for the season to escape the summer heat on weekends or a secret bug out retreat if things get ugly down here.
I am ordering a copy of your e-book about living off the grid in one of these but thought you or others may have some suggestions if its not covered.
Not wanting to tow this more than once a season or so,I'd like to just lock and leave it to use every few weeks orso. Are there any suggestions of securing the camper while not in for a few weeks or so at a time? I am afraid someone will either break in it and be living in it when I arrive with my family OR worse just hook it to their vehicle and jet off with it???? Any help would be appreciated!
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You will get some excellent information in "Off the Grid." As for security, it needs to be parked where someone close by can keep an eye on it.
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| 5594. |
Paul
Des Plaines, IL
Age: 33
Mar 19, 2009
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Verizon will now track you, monitor you and sell your info - opt out now
Verizon Wireless' new TOS allows them to track you, monitor your calls and sell your personal information to "affiliates." You can opt out but there is a limited time available to do so. You need to change the settings, called Customer Proprietary Network Information Settings (CPNI), on your account.
There are two ways to do so:
1) call Verizon Wireless at 1-800-333-9956
2) Go to the link above, log on, go to the My Profile tab, click on Phone Controls, go to almost the bottom of the page and there you will find the link to opt out.
If you want more information about the whole thing, look here: www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2009/03/07/tales-of-data-pirates-opting-out-of-verizons-open-ended-sharing/
Submitted Link #1: https://login.verizonwireless.com/amserver/UI/Logi...
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| 5593. |
Chris
Walnut Creek, CA
Age: 56
Mar 19, 2009
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internet privacy, rights
I visited the website of the Electronic Frontier Foundation today, and found some recent articles on Google and other subjects relating to privacy and other rights.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.eff.org...
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Linda
Dallas, Texas
Age: 50
Mar 18, 2009
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Magic Jack
I chatted with the Magic Jack live chat and asked about privacy. I was told (and yes, I'm taking it with a grain of salt) that the device is linked to their computer so that deleting the call records from the user's hard drive simultaneously deletes it from their computer.
OK, I know that "delete" doesn't mean that it's absolutely gone forever but unless you're *really* worth a lot of money, I think this would be a decent option but again, I hope some of the real techo people will continue to weigh in.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.magicjack.com...
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Larry
San Francisco, CA
Age: 53
Mar 18, 2009
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#5589 - Voter registration
I don't know about getting removed from the databases, but in another state, I did call the county clerk and get un-registered. Certainly cut down the junk-mail.
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George
Pomona, CA
Age: 26
Mar 18, 2009
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Yesterday, I Found Another Reason to Have a Anonymous Pre-Paid Cellphone
I never thought it would happen in my life, but I ended up calling Poison Control. My nephew (14) had accidentally overdosed on Depakote, an anti-seizure medication which when taken outside of a doctor's orders can be lethal. The doctor over the phone said that he would be fine and just a little extra drowsy from the amount he had taken for someone of his body weight. At the end of the call he wanted my name, phone number and street address. I gave him a fake name, the cell phone's number (in case they had to call back), and the street address to the local McDonald's.
My nephew is fine, but my privacy is still kept. I could only imagine the scores of horrible things they would have did to my real information had I divulged. Perhaps submit it to my insurance companies or worse, Child Protective Services. These days they use just about any excuse to take away your kids and I wasn't going to take my chances.
All I have to say is that, if I wasn't informed on HTBI tactics, I don't know what would have happened to us.
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Note to readers:I see these situations happening again and again. One day, no problem, no worries. The next day, panic. In this case, George was prepared, but many times, protection has been delayed until it is "needed," and then it is too late. If you have been thinking about ordering an LLC or a ghost address "some day," may I suggest that today is a good time to do it? The same applies to some of my e-books, such as Dirty Tricks for Savvy Chicks. Following the advice takes time and time may be what you suddenly run out of. Does that make sense, friends?
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Chris
Concord, CA
Age: 56
Mar 18, 2009
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voter registration
Other than moving, is there some way to remove my name and address from the voter registration database?
I imagine that unless I can get my spouse to go along with various HTBI measures, there may be no point in my trying this. Thoughts?
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No, no legal way that I know of.
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Dave
Charlotte, North Carolina
Age: 28
Mar 18, 2009
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Possible alternative to safe deposit box
If you want to stash valuable jewelry somewhere and don't want to rent a safe deposit box or can't afford a safe, it may be possible to have a jewelry store keep it for you in their safe. When we go on vacation, my wife leaves her valuables at a store where she's been a loyal customer for years. Just make sure your insurance rider covers you if it gets lost or stolen from the jewelry store.
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Nona
SF, CA
Age: 44
Mar 17, 2009
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Police phone logs
I have a foreign friend who sometimes forgets to take her medication. She becomes paranoid and makes multiple calls to her police station. They used to send an officer to her door. Now they know she is just off her medication. She knows that if an officer doesn't show up, she can call one of my numbers instead.
I field a lot of calls from her. :) I suppose that's my contribution to the community. Now an officer can stay on the beat and work on legitimate calls.
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John
Cincinnati, OH
Age: 34
Mar 17, 2009
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re: 5571 Police and phone numbers
I would expect that every departments has a different procedure. But, any phone number that has your name or home address attached is going to be compromised.
Generally, if you call 911, your number enters the system and the dispatcher asks if you wish to contacted regarding your call. If you say no, the number stops there. You aren't forced to give your name. If you file a police report, you control the information that is given (give the number of a family member or voice mail service if you need to...cheap and free).
If you need the police and have the time...go to a neighbor's house and call or use a payphone. If you are reporting a crime to obtain a police report...just go TO the station and file a report there. Have a phone number ready as well as an alternate address. Just give them and don't act shady.
Personally, I have 2 cell phones. The one my government and employer knows I have. The other one is my private phone that is pay as you go. We use pay as you go phones at our "safe" home and a name is never used for the service. The "safe" home is where only my wife and I know exists. As JJ preaches...NEVER attached your name and home together...ever. Your government is run by a bunch of politicians and criminals that will always put themselves before you when developing policy.
Truly, the cardinal rule is: Never use your home address. Do not write it on paper. Do not speak it out loud. Home is where you put your head down to sleep. You will sleep very well if you know there is not a person in the world who can find you.
As a po who meets very bad people who do very bad things, I think far less crime would occur if all good people would follow these rules. The criminals already do.
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Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
Mar 16, 2009
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5578 Re: ReputationDefender
Chris - See question 5031 by Anthony in Washington D.C. He did not find them helpful.
Look at the information they require to perform their duties and weigh that and you confidence in their system and trust in their employees against the value of your privacy. Are you sure you need someone else to defend your online presence? Can you not do the same thing yourself?
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Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
Mar 16, 2009
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5571 Police collect phone numbers
It goes both ways. Police capture and record a lot of information that goes into databases only law enforcement is allowed access, and, they are given information from other agencies by way of various databases to which only legitimate law enforcement agencies are allowed access. Some of this information is sent to 'Fusion Centers' around the country. This information is also accessed by Federal Agencies.
The public is not allowed to see the contents of these databases and they would probably be bored if they could. (Compare this to submitting a Freedom of Information Act request for your personal file to the FBI. You probably don't have one, yet. But you will once you request it.) Law enforcement is hampered in many of their investigations by the restrictions placed on their use of private databases. Generally a warrant would be necessary, and may be denied for numerous (weak) reasons. These are databases the public can use with a permissible purpose.
So, the police do capture a lot of information for use in future investigations. You can control a lot of what they collect with planning. What they collect will likely be shared with other agencies and may even make it to a Fusion Center.
Submitted Link #1: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,188...
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Drake
LA, CA
Age: 34
Mar 16, 2009
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5568 Wal-Mart and E-records
Remember that Wal-Mart security department is STAFFED AND RUN by former federal officers of USG 3-Letter Agencies. (Google "Wal-Mart+Intelligence Officers")
There is good reason for this; in 2005 Wal-mart was the 7th largest export trading partner for CHINA. ("Wal-Mart bought $18 billion in apparel and other goods from China last year, an increase from $10 billion in 2001, making it the country’s seventh-largest export trading partner ahead of the United Kingdom.")
The 7th largest EXPORT PARTNER. The 6th and 8th were OTHER COUNTRIES. In 2009 I think they were listed as 4th.
Entering Wal-Mart should make your hackles go up. You ARE being watched, you ARE being tracked, any information you let loose WILL be collected, saved, aggregated and sold.
Submitted Link #1: http://walmart.nwanews.com/wm_story.php?paper=adg&...
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John
Virginia Beach, VA
Age: 39
Mar 16, 2009
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Re: Seth 5574
Seth,
Actually it doesn't even take a deep pocket govt agency to activate your cell and listen in and/or view through the camera. I watched a show not too long ago where a hacker with basic knowledge of the system used a laptop and a few other simple devices to activate the "target" phone without the user knowing and listen in on a conversation in the room. I think the show was on privacy (or the lack thereof) and how easy it is for people to snoop on others.
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Dorothy
Topeka, KS
Age: 40
Mar 16, 2009
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Post #5574 Seth
I am somewhat of an "expert" on prepaid cell phone plans. But that is irrelevant to my point: As a matter of personal preparedness and personal security: One should ALWAYS be in personal possession of at least one prepaid anonymous cell phone with at least 20 minutes on it, carried in two pieces: Battery, and the "rest" of the phone. Here's why:
With a prepaid cell phone with 20 minutes available on it, one can call 9-1-1 for free AND still have 20 minutes available for calling for help from some who will actually help them (a friend or relative who trusted implicitly enough for this task). Bottom line is this: Go to Dollar General or Family Dollar in a location NOT near your home (I can't personally speak for FD, but I know for a fact that all the little surveillance bubbles at DG are FAKE!!!!) and buy a Tracfone. Pay cash. Be UN-memorable when you go! Take that Tracfone and go to a library outside your area of residence and ask for a "guest account" for their internet access. Try not to provide any ID if at all possible. Activate the Tracfone online at the library. Make sure it is working properly by placing a test call to another like-minded Tracfone (activate 2 at once in other words, then use them to call each other to make sure they're both working). Now.... take both phones, remove both batteries, and save them for a rainy day.... You get bonus points if you remember to activate those phones with zip codes that are far removed from places you actually travel and live.... Carry at least one of those phones with you at all times for those times when you want to alert the police in your locality, wherever that happens to be at the time, to something they need to know about. If you should have occasion to need to use the phone, then once it is used, remove the battery again and THROW IT AWAY ANONYMOUSLY!!!! Then... Lather, rinse, repeat. As an aside, if you can't find a library to accommodate your "guest account" without ID... Then just activate by calling the 1-800 number at Tracfone FROM A PAYPHONE VERY FAR AWAY FROM WHERE YOU GENERALLY TRAVEL OR LIVE!!!!
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Chris
Charlottesville, VA
Age: 44
Mar 16, 2009
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Reputation Defender
Is this a viable service/company?
Submitted Link #1: http://www.reputationdefender.com/...
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I have no idea, and neither may my readers know.
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Chris
Charlottesville, VA
Age: 44
Mar 16, 2009
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How To Survive
Where do I go to download "How to Survive"?
Submitted Link #1: http://canaryislandspress.com/index.cfm/fa/product...
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Use the link below.
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Iris
King George, VA
Age: 40
Mar 16, 2009
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Police and Phone numbers
In one of my situations, I had someone trying to break into my house. Only phone available was my cell. When I called, they asked for my name and address inwhich to respond to the intruder. Now months later, I learned they had filed the info so that they could pull my info by either name, address, or cell number. I'll be getting another number soon. Just wanted others to know that their info can be kept and used for other stuff by the police department.
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