Category: Online Safety
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Cellunlocker.com – Automation Takes Over Another Service
Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of having automated services! But when your site sports customer support Mon – Fri 10am to 6pm PST and after a week of trying to contact you with no response, I’m a bit pissed, especially since their price has gone up by another 5 dollars since the…
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Beware of Fraudulent Instagram ‘Ambassador Offers’
For many of us, the ideal situation would be to work from home – I sure know that this is what I’m trying to achieve! But one must be aware of today’s scams. That enticing job offer may look to good to be true, and while most are aware to stay clear of sites sporting…
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Amazon
Super not a fan of Amazon, I could always find whatever item elsewhere or the original site for half the shipping or less cost. **Examples** I also hate the idea of signing up for a membership to have someone else have automated services push their crap on me. Automated helpful things SURE, but automated marketing…
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CONTENA – UNDERHANDED MARKETING PRACTICES
The below email is a sample of the emails I’ve been receiving asking to join CONTENA, a place where writers are supposedly able to make a career off using. Sarah, There are certain points during our lives when a single positive action or decision can reward us for many years to come. In January we did…
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Stat Canada – Misusing our trust
Open Media is a trusted source for underhanded things our government and large companies get involved in. Currently, the privacy commissioner is investigating Stat Canada for the below privacy crimes: Hundreds of thousands of people in Canada face having their personal banking information taken by Statistics Canada – including account balances, ATM withdrawals and credit…
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