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Monthly Archives: March 2005
ChoicePoint Identity Theft Saga Continues
Robert O’Harrow, Jr digs further into the Choicepoint mess:
But the man’s call last fall was different, according to a detective’s description of the encounter and testimony presented in a later court hearing. Unknown to ChoicePoint, the caller was not Garrett, an actor in the Los Angeles area. Police said he was a con artist involved in a vast identity-theft scam that succeeded in making off with records of at least 145,000 people. The real Garrett was just another victim.
The imposter’s attempt to gain access to even more files would not only expose the scam, but spark a national outrage and congressional hearings over whether the nation’s growing commercial data industry is doing enough to guard personal information.
Here’s how the scam worked.
Madison Airport: New Non-stop to Washington (DCA)
Northwest Airlink announced non-stop regional jet service from Madison to Washington Reagan National this week. This is useful, although the times are rather odd (early afternoon – perhaps a time when regional jets are not that crowded on other routes).
Retail: Penney’s goes for the “Missing Middle”
Interesting look at JC Penney’s new marketing strategy.
Fossett lands in Salinas
Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett on Thursday became the first person to fly around the world solo without stopping or refueling ? 67 hours and 23,000 miles after taking off in his spindly-looking, experimental jet.
Milwaukee’s Income Growth Lags Region, Nation
Household income in the Milwaukee area remained below national and regional averages through 2003, according to figures released Thursday, the result of an economy battered by recession and changes in how the nation does business.
Greenspan Backs a Consumption Tax
“Many economists believe that a consumption tax would be best from the perspective of promoting economic growth – particularly if one were designing a system from scratch – because a consumption tax is likely to favor saving and capital formation,” Mr. Greenspan said.
But the Fed chairman warned that shifting to a new system would raise difficult “transition issues,” and he cautioned against “going for purity” in any kind of tax overhaul.
Telco’s have failed US on Broadband
Broadband is the perfect example. The private market has failed the US so far. At the beginning, we led the world in broadband deployment. But by 2004, we ranked an embarrassing 13th. There are many places, like Philadelphia, where service is lacking. And there are many places, like San Francisco, where competition is lacking. The result of the duopoly that currently defines “competition” is that prices and service suck. We’re the world’s leader in Internet technology – except that we’re not.
Google & Microsoft
People are Talking…
Quite a bit of conversation over at www.schoolinfosystem.org Johnny Winston, Jr. adds some interesting notes on Eugene Parks.