...to see people who are open about their real lives. It's sort of a Kinsey moment that we all have, where you realize that what people say they do and what they actually do are different, and it's a sad one.
I think that this sort of situation just brings us closer to the day when those two things are the same. I want to see the pop star who says, 'Yeah, those are my naked photos. What of it?'.
The FTC investigates sites that offer products that do bodily harm first, large amounts of money next, and so on down the line. This is explained on their website.
As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
The FTC investigates sites that offer products that do bodily harm first, large amounts of money next, and so on down the line. This is explained on their website.
As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
The FTC investigates sites that offer products that do bodily harm first, large amounts of money next, and so on down the line. This is explained on their website.
As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
Did you read the document? If so, read it again. The Act requires that they furnish you the same report that they would furnish a paying company. Even previous to the establishment of the Act, they have one report per person. They don't generate a crappy report and a comprehensive report. :)
Further, your credit report not only provides you with all of the information in your credit file that could be provided by the consumer reporting company in a consumer report about you to a third party, but it also includes a record of everyone who has received a consumer report about you from the consumer reporting company within a certain period of time.
If anything it's better, not worse, because it is more comprehensive.
Were all of the *other* Ft. Hood shootings ALSO caused by the Internet? Because this isn't the first shooting there and it won't be the last. Guys at Ft. Hood won't even sleep by the windows because of the violent sprees there, quite a few of which happily ended with no bodily harm, but another crazy soldier.
How do I know this? I have had quite a few friends stationed there over the years, and I've visited on many an occasion. Anybody from the Kileen area who says they were surprised by this event is lying.
Worse yet, it has been suggested in some places that the free report is actually one of the weakest reports possible.
Whoever suggested that is an idiot. Under the FACT Act amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are entitled to one free credit report from each of the three main credit reporting companies in a 12-month period.
Here is the link to the Fair Credit Reporting Act .pdf:
I agree that it's wrong and complicates the issues of copyright and public domain. I also agree that they would lose such a lawsuit.
I disagree with the sentence that I highlighted, which seems to conclude that this notice was added by people who don't understand the law. I disagree. I think it's probable that they understand the law and are just taking advantage of the fact that Joe Sixpack does not understand the law.
It's really unfortunate that, once again, we're seeing how little people seem to understand (or value) the public domain.
I disagree. This is probably a case of smart people who understand know little people understand about the public domain, and are using that knowledge in their attempt to keep people from doing things that they wouldn't like with those photos.
I wouldn't assume that the people who posted that notice don't actually understand public domain until I see them file a lawsuit when someone does exercise their rights and use those photos in an attention-getting way.
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Personally, having a badge tag on my vehicle tells me that I probably know more about what police are doing than you. :)
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I'm glad...
I think that this sort of situation just brings us closer to the day when those two things are the same. I want to see the pop star who says, 'Yeah, those are my naked photos. What of it?'.
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As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
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As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
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As far as this particular scam goes (and it is a scam), it seems like it's just not high enough on the food chain to warrant a smack-down with the resources that they currently have.
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Further, your credit report not only provides you with all of the information in your credit file that could be provided by the consumer reporting company in a consumer report about you to a third party, but it also includes a record of everyone who has received a consumer report about you from the consumer reporting company within a certain period of time.
If anything it's better, not worse, because it is more comprehensive.
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Wtf?
How do I know this? I have had quite a few friends stationed there over the years, and I've visited on many an occasion. Anybody from the Kileen area who says they were surprised by this event is lying.
And, no, it wasn't caused by the Internet.
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Of course.
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Whoever suggested that is an idiot. Under the FACT Act amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you are entitled to one free credit report from each of the three main credit reporting companies in a 12-month period.
Here is the link to the Fair Credit Reporting Act .pdf:
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/031224fcra.pdf
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Sad Fan.
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I disagree with the sentence that I highlighted, which seems to conclude that this notice was added by people who don't understand the law. I disagree. I think it's probable that they understand the law and are just taking advantage of the fact that Joe Sixpack does not understand the law.
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I disagree.
I disagree. This is probably a case of smart people who understand know little people understand about the public domain, and are using that knowledge in their attempt to keep people from doing things that they wouldn't like with those photos.
I wouldn't assume that the people who posted that notice don't actually understand public domain until I see them file a lawsuit when someone does exercise their rights and use those photos in an attention-getting way.
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