Headline News Archive

2009

March

15

• Stimulus scams are flourishing. The ink didn't have time to dry on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act before the con artists started crawling out on the Web. "Learn…

11

• Google to offer ads based on interests. Google will begin showing ads on Wednesday to people based on their previous online activities in a form of advertising known as behavioral targeting, which…

10

• Cheers, fears over E-Verify immigration program. A voluntary electronic system to verify employees' immigration status, and thus their right to a job, expired Friday but is likely to be reauthorized by…

09

• Capital lawyer web directory upsets Bar. Washington is teeming with lawyers, with about 90,000 of them licensed to practice in the District, hundreds of law firms and thousands of soon-to-be lawyers…

06

• Wireless networks leave shoppers at risk. Richard Rushing has walked the Champs-Elysees in Paris and strolled an underground mall in Seoul. But he's not a shopper. He's a wireless security expert…

04

• El robo de identidad encabeza fraudes. Casi 10 millones de personas fueron víctimas de robo de identidad en 2008. La cifra supone un marcado aumento respecto a los datos relativamente estables…

02

• Siete días para cuidar tu dinero. La Semana de Protección al Consumidor dura poco, pero te convierte en un consumidor más precavido durante todo el año. De acuerdo a lo que…

February

27

• Facebook offers users a greater voice. The Facebook nation is turning into a democracy. Facebook Inc. on Thursday invited its 175 million members to help govern the social network by reviewing,…

25

• Internet threat: Hackers swarm bank accounts. New and nasty banking trojans are on the rise on the Internet and attacking online bank accounts. The new trojan programs — which wait on…

20

• Taxing motorists on miles driven. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they burn…

18

• FTC revises its principles for behavioral ads. The Federal Trade Commission has released a new report called the “Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising,” which follows up its investigation begun in the…

• Facebook backtracks on terms of use after protests. In an about-face following a torrent of online protests, Facebook is backing off a change in its user policies while it figures how best to…

• Hefty health spending in stimulus bill. The economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama contains more than $140 billion in health care spending, designed mostly to ease the recession's effects on…

• Majoring in debt. Paige Reed, a sophomore at the University of Indiana, might not remember everything from her freshmen orientation. She does, however, remember walking through campus when…

17

• The cellphone, navigating our lives. The cellphone is the world’s most ubiquitous computer. The four billion cellphones in use around the globe carry personal information, provide access to the Web…

16

• Online health data in remission. The $19 billion prescribed in Congress's economic stimulus package to bring America's health-care records into the electronic age is a welcome opportunity for information technology…

15

• How safe is your financial data?. Seldom is so much private financial information packaged so neatly as when you apply for a mortgage. Yet a recent survey suggests that not all…

13

• Agency skeptical of Internet privacy policies. The Federal Trade Commission had some sharp words for Internet companies Thursday, saying that they are not explaining to their users clearly enough what information…

• 5 states challenge employer credit checks. Amid skyrocketing layoffs and mortgage foreclosures, several states and the federal government are pushing new rules to stop employers from unfairly screening out job applicants…

10

• Screwed by the fine print. Despite the new Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, corporations can still get away with employment discrimination and other harmful action through binding mandatory arbitration agreements in…

• Clash over digital health data. The Senate and House appear headed for a clash over competing visions of how to protect the privacy of patients' electronic medical records, with the…

09

• G1 Google phone tracks your online habits. The new Google phone, dubbed the G1, has been touted as a working man's smartphone — a cheap, Web-friendly wireless device that can make life…

08

• Faulting firms on fixing credit errors. Many consumers are unaware what their credit score is until it’s time to apply for a home mortgage, but by then it is often too…

06

• Experian will no longer offer FICO scores. Borrowers have less than 10 days to see their FICO credit scores calculated by Experian Group Ltd., one of the three biggest personal credit-rating bureaus.…

02

• Wealthy turn stealthy as U.S. economy weakens. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - As the U.S. economy weakens, the wealthy and the businesses that cater to them say it's more common - even chic…