Category Archives: Know your Rights

How to Stop Robocalls Once and For All

Posted on April 1, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

You’ve just sat down to a nice home-cooked meal with your family when the phone rings. Could be Grandma, you think. She still actually uses the phone for talking. But no, it’s a robocall shilling for some debt relief scam, … Continue reading →

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ATM Skimming Is Now Prolific on Payment Terminals and Ticket Machines

Posted on April 1, 2013 by StevenTorresRamos

ATM skimming has become an art in recent years, with the devices that crooks use becoming ever more sophisticated. But fraudsters are broadening their reach, with payment terminals and ticket machines now just as much targets as ATMs.Krebs on Security … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico Votes on Status: A Primer on StatehoodPolitical News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View | Political News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View

Posted on November 7, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

With less than 24 hours until election day, our look into the Puerto Rico Status Referendum takes on the seemingly dominant option of the ballot: Statehood. As readers will recall, Puerto Ricans will vote on a two-part question on Election … Continue reading →

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Is It Illegal To Instagram Your Vote?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

This may sound familiar: a friend of yours posts a picture of her completed ballot, shot moments ago, inside a New York City voting booth. Was it legal to take that photo to begin with? In a surprising number of … Continue reading →

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Horrid Airport X-Ray Body Scanners Are Finally Being Replaced

Posted on October 19, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

The maybe useless and definitely invasive X-ray body scanners at major airports across the country are being replaced with new models that don’t blast you with a bomb of radiation. Coincidentally, the new scanners won’t allow the TSA to see your junk anymore, too. … Continue reading →

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AT&T FaceTime FCC net neutrality complaint filed

Posted on September 18, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

AT&T’s T decision to limit FaceTime over its cellular network to shared data plan subscribers hasn’t been very popular with many iPhone users, but a new report from GigaOM suggests that government regulators might not like it very much either. … Continue reading →

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AntiSec Leaks 1 Million Apple Device IDs Obtained During FBI Breach

Posted on September 4, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Antisec has released 1 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers UDIDs, claiming that it obtained them after breaching an FBI computer. It also claims to have over 12 million IDs in total, along with user names, device names, cell phone numbers … Continue reading →

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Court Decides Warrantless Wiretapping Is OK

Posted on August 8, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

A US federal appeals court has given the green light for warrantless wiretapping. That means federal government can now spy on communications between America citizens without any warrants—and without fear of being sued, either.The ruling came Tuesday, Wired reports, in … Continue reading →

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Is There Anyone Stupid Enough to Believe That This Cable Has Anti-Virus Protection?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

This “Xbox 360 Elite HDMI cable” should be just like any other HDMI cable in the planet, right? Wrong! According to the box, it’s a “100% Mylar” double shield 1.3c grade cable with anti-virus protection to reduce virus noises and … Continue reading →

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Hidden Government Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away

Posted on July 10, 2012 by StevenTorresRamos

Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body, clothes, and luggage with a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 164 feet 50 meters away. From traces of drugs or … Continue reading →