Five utilities that help protect your online privacy
As awesome as the internet is, it might also be the biggest threat to personal online privacy the world has ever known. But even though it's tough to guarantee total privacy in a connected world, a number of tools can help you to maintain some degree of personal...
Income tax refund theft has become big business with Rachid Zahidi
Rachid Zahidi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multi-billion dollar practice of stealing your identity and then filing for your tax refund before you do. Listen...
Ban the Box Advocates Call for Executive Order
Activists hope increased national attention on criminal justice issues will help encourage President Obama to issue a "ban the box" order. Criminal justice reform advocates are meeting with top White House advisers on Wednesday to help people who've done their...
Paramount Beats Credit Check Lawsuit
Paramount Beats Class Action Lawsuit Over Credit Checks For Job Applicants. Just under three months after Michael Peikoff first went after the Viacom-owned studio in federal court for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the case is over. Judge Vince Chhabria...
Minnesota courts poised to put criminal records online
Joshua Esmay knew he faced long odds when he approached the podium at the Minnesota Supreme Court last week. Esmay is an advocate for people trying to overcome tangles with the criminal justice system. Last Tuesday, he faced the seven robed justices in an attempt to...