Text 24896, 66 rader
Skriven 2012-01-27 23:50:04 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 24860 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
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Hi Bob!

>> I'm about ready to ditch google+ (laugh).. but at least they don't
>> send your information to 3rd parties (yet).  They 'just' track
>> whatever google services you may use like their search engine,
>> googlemail, etc.

> I only use the search engine, and have www.google.com, www.google.de,
> google.com and google.de blocked in my Firefox cookie filter
> (Tools/Options/Privacy/Accept cookies from sites/Exceptions). Only take them
> out when I need to use something like a Google group, and when I'm finished I
> put them back in again.

That's a bit involved but a good idea.. I guess really it's not so involved
even when you get down to it.


>> So I just stopped using their search engine and use yahoo's search
>> instead.. It's an option on my browser.

> Good for you - I own Yahoo stock ;-)))

hehe cool :)  Ok so I can help you make some money I guess Lol

>>> the law was passed, we had some calls like that, too. Afterwards
>>> things cooled down quite a bit and I haven't had any such calls for
>>> many months.

>> We have a "do not call" list here  -- at some point the administration
>> or whoever decided you have to renew the numbers you don't want
>> calling every year.. insane to me..

> Not only to you. Luckily, the law here states that such calls are illegal
> unless explicitly permitted (from your email provider, for example, or your
> Internet provider), and supressing the phone number of the caller is also
> illegal (although that is hard to prove in court).

I have to admit I haven't kept up much with the laws here in our country, hence
my surprise one day when I found out that the numbers I'd entered in the don't
call list had expired.. I don't have a mobile phone (I know, blasphemy these
days Lol) but just a POTS voice line as far as telephony goes.. but I'd guess
the same is true no matter what type phone you have as far as the
don't-call-list goes.  Perhaps if you have a mobile phone, then you might move
into some protections from the ISP department, I don't know.  Interstingly
though, our telephone company here is also our ISP.. but I don't think that
will help any.  Crap, I can't even get the FCC or the FTC to quickly rule on a
compaint I sent in about our phone company overcharging by $2.90 if you pay
your bill via telephone via automated recorded phone prompts! :)  Still waiting
to hear about that one..


>> So lately, I've been getting calls from Newt Gingrich's people :) :)
>> I'm tempted to answer and tell him what I think of him but instead he
>> just gets the normal "plunk". <grin>

> Might be better just to set down the phone and leave the line open until they
> hang up - that would increase their phone charges ;-)

hehe that's an idea :)  First say "hello" though so that their automated system
thinks I'm listening <vbg>

Take care,
Janis

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