Your home computer is your window to the world, but hackers bent on mischief can crawl in if you don’t protect it. Here are some tips to help you protect your identity and personal information in today’s online world: 1. Run antivirus, anti-spyware, AND firewall software. It is important to use all three as they [...]
Entries from July 21st, 2008
Ten Tips for Protecting Your PC Privacy
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Identity Theft
Tags: computer hackers·Identity Theft·malicious software·phishing·privacy protection·protecting your privacy·spammers·suspicious email
Spam Volume Down Due to Credit Crunch?
July 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Economy
The economy may be affecting who can afford to spend $.0001 per 1 million messages. Have you noticed recently that the volume of spam is down in your email boxes? I just came back from a 2 week vacation and instead of the 4500 spam email messages I expected, there were only about 300. What’s [...]
Tags: Advertising Budgets·Costs·Credit Crunch·Google·Less Spam·Less Spending·Spam
First Credit Bureau Equifax – Why the Fair Credit Reporting Act Exists (Part 3 of 3)
July 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
Equifax was founded as Retail Credit Company in 1899. The company grew quickly and by 1920 had offices throughout the US and Canada. By the 1960s, Retail Credit Company was one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, holding files on millions of American citizens. Unlike the two other bureaus, the company was formed to be [...]
Tags: Credit Bureaus·Credit Reports·Equifax·Fair Credit Reporting Act·Personal Information·Retail Credit Company·Secret History of the Credit Card·Wired Magazine
The History of TransUnion – Comin’ on Like a Freight Train (part 2 of 3)
July 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Reports
TransUnion was created in 1968 by Union Tank Car Company as their holding company. According to Wikipedia, Union Tank Car Company is a railway equipment leasing company (and car maintenance / manufacturing) headquartered in metro Chicago, Illinois. As the name says, they specialize in tank cars, and covered hopper cars. It was founded in 1866 [...]
Tags: Credit Bureaus·Credit Reporting·transunion·Union Tank Car Company Wikipedia·Vandergrift
