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Sunday, March 16, 2008

France Steps Up Citizen Surveillance

The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, has decided to increase the amount of surveillance in public places in an effort to keep citizens safer by installing more police video cameras on city streets and sidewalks. There are already 300,000 of cameras set up in public places but Sarkozy wants to triple that number in the next few years.

The French government also has granted itself access to information every citizen’s bank cards, Internet searches, subway cards, electronic tollbooth passes, and more. Most citizens in France don’t know about the secret tracking devices and people have even been refused loans and lost their jobs due to errors that they have caused.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Online Videos May Contain Viruses

Some online videos contain viruses that can hurt your computer. Hackers have even found a way to put viruses in online video players. With people catching on to email scams, hackers are looking for new ways to hack into your computer to get private and confidential information.

There have already been a few cases of hacking through media players so far. Hackers have also put up fake video postings on YouTube that contain viruses. They are also using social networking sites, blogs, and wikis by putting malicious codes into the sites.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

How to Invest Wisely

It takes a lot of skill to invest wisely. With the right information, knowledge, and strategy, you can turn pennies into lots of dollars. Here are some tips so that you can invest your money well.

First, you should find some information on how investing works. It is a good idea to go to the library and find books on investing. You can also visit sites, such as smartmoney.com and cnnmoney.com to find information.

When you decide where you want to invest, spread out your money by investing in more than one company or place. By doing this you can decrease your risk of a loss. It is a good idea to invest in companies of different sizes and industries. You can also invest in international markets.

You can hire a financial adviser to help you. You should find out if the adviser works on a commission or a fee basis and if they are affiliated with a mutual fund or bank. You can check an adviser’s credentials at cfp.net or napfa.org.

You should watch out for any type of fees associated with your investment. Mutual funds and stocks have operating fess. Be aware of high and low fees and types of investments that charge commissions. The less fees and commissions you pay the more profit you can make.

Now that you have learned about investments and fess, you should allow time for your money to grow before you thing about making any changes or adjustments. Investing is not a get rich quick scheme. It takes time, knowledge, and strategy. With the right elements, you can go very far with investing.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Student Tasered at John Kerry Speech

Watch the video of a student that was tasered at a John Kerry speech. Click this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqAVvlyVbag