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Submission + - Government Study Finds TSA Misconduct up 26% in 3 years (cnn.com)

Submitted by rullywowr on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @10:29AM

rullywowr writes: CNN reports that a recent government study finds TSA misconduct has risen sharply in three years. Most have heard of the problems such as stealing however they recently report that some employees are sleeping on the job, taking bribes, and letting friends/family through the checkpoints without screening.

Submission + - Best Buy Swipes Drivers License for Returns/Exchanges - Blocked for 90 Days (courant.com) 1

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rullywowr

on Tuesday April 10, 2012 @08:45AM

rullywowr writes: "A customer with a defective Blu-Ray disc returns to the Best Buy store where he purchased it. After scanning his driver's license into the system, he is now banned from returning/exchanging goods for 90 days. This is becoming one of the latest practices which big-box stores including Target, Best Buy, and Toys R Us are using to limit fraud and abuse of the return system. You know, the people who buy a big screen TV before the big game and then return it on Monday. Opponents feel that this return-limiting concept has this gone too far, including the harvesting of your personal data. What do you think?"

Submission + - Cell Phone Jamming Devices Enjoy an Increase in Popularity (cnn.com)

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rullywowr

on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:52AM

rullywowr writes: "A story run by local new NBC10 of Philadelphia last Friday illuminated the fact that this particular rider of the pubilc bus system is packing a cell phone jammer and is not afraid to use it. Going by the name of "Eric," whenever he sees someone being "rude" on the bus and talking loudly on their cell phone, he screws the antenna on a flips the power switch. Regardless of the steep civil penalites levied by the FCC (up to $16,000 USD), many (such as "Eric) are still interested by these devices which can be bought on the internet for $40 to over $1000. Opponents of these devices say that not only do they interfere with mobile phones, they often can interfere with "behind the scenes" communication, Wi-Fi, etc. Despite being illegal, TFA points out that they are readily available on the internet (what else is new?). Do you have an instance where you experienced the positive (or negative) effects of a cell phone jammer?"

Submission + - AT&T increases data limit (cnn.com)

Submitted by rullywowr on Friday March 02, 2012 @09:47AM

rullywowr writes: After many users expressed anger, AT&T moves the slowdown throttling bottleneck from 3GB of data to 5GB of data for users of 4G LTE smart phones. AT&T still maintains the position that less than 5% of its users exceed the 3GB threshold each month.

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