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		Thursday, August 22, 2019If you are concerned about the loss of privacy when posting on social media consider that sophisticated criminals are using social media to identify and target their victims as reported in this story about a burglary ring in Houston. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Wednesday, August 21, 2019
				                                Cars are attractive targets for criminals in the city and in the suburbs.  This Chicago Tribune article highlights a disturbing trend in suburban car thefts of unlocked vehicles with fobs left inside. Criminals prowl in neighborhoods trying to open the doors vehicle after vehicle and often find success. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Wednesday, August 21, 2019Cars are attractive targets for criminals in the city and in the suburbs.  This Chicago Tribune article highlights a disturbing trend in suburban car thefts of unlocked vehicles with fobs left inside. Criminals prowl in neighborhoods trying to open the doors vehicle after vehicle and often find success. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Wednesday, August 21, 2019Cars are attractive targets for criminals in the city and in the suburbs.  This Chicago Tribune article highlights a disturbing trend in suburban car thefts of unlocked vehicles with fobs left inside. Criminals prowl in neighborhoods trying to open the doors vehicle after vehicle and often find success. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Tuesday, July 30, 2019
				                                The Wall Street Journal’s article highlights a Malibu home that had every feasible fire-safe feature the owner could think of and it ended up being the only home left standing on the block.
 
The Malibu House That Was Prepared for One of the State’s Worst Wildfires
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		Friday, July 26, 2019
				                                
On July 19 the New York Times published “Safe Deposit Boxes Aren’t Safeâ€
The article and online commentary raised two important points:
It’s important to understand how much protection is available for your items in a bank safe deposit box.
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		Thursday, July 18, 2019
				                                There are calls for the government to regulate data in the digital world.  Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader suggests looking to technologies like blockchain to maintain the privacy of data. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Thursday, July 18, 2019There are calls for the government to regulate data in the digital world.  Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader suggests looking to technologies like blockchain to maintain the privacy of data. This opinion piece from the New York Times generated a lot of criticism however the concepts he discusses should not be completely dismissed in the drive to protect the privacy of web users. READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Wednesday, July 17, 2019
				                                Those digital cookies that innocently pop up when you are browsing on the web used to seem helpful or annoying depending on the user.  Now there is a lot of discussion about how targeted ads can influence  beliefs and manipulate behavior and even worse, how ... READ MORE >>
	 
 
		Wednesday, July 17, 2019Those digital cookies that innocently pop up when you are browsing on the web used to seem helpful or annoying depending on the user.  Now there is a lot of discussion about how targeted ads can influence  beliefs and manipulate behavior and even worse, how companies like Facebook and Google in s... READ MORE >>
	 
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