Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Don’t disclose your credit card number to an online vendor unless it is encrypted and the site is secure. Don’t ever write your Social Insurance Number or telephone number on cheques or credit card receipts. Things like pre-approvals for credit card ads are the worst for enabling a crook to steal your identity.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 31, 2012

MSNBC reported that “The federal government is allegedly compiling a database of telephone numbers dialed by Americans, and eavesdropping on U.S. It used to be illegal for someone else to read your mail (Per the Guardian “Google automatically scans all emails to and from Gmail to target adverts”).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 19, 2011

People laugh at us for not being able to show off our pictures on our phone or check in (using FourSquare and other apps) to show the world where we are, or compare prices at Target while we shop at Walmart. I’m Not Against Telephones. People shake their heads and call us old, old-fashioned and out of date.

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