<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Bob Sullivan's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://bob-sullivan.newsvine.com/</link><description>Red Tape Chronicles</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:23:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>School officials' Facebook rummaging prompts mom's privacy crusade</title>
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A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl&rsquo;s private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it."
Pam Broviak, who lives in the Chicago su&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/18/11747289-school-officials-facebook-rummaging-prompts-moms-privacy-crusade</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/18/11747289-school-officials-facebook-rummaging-prompts-moms-privacy-crusade</guid><category>privacy</category><category>school</category><category>principal</category><category>red-tape</category><category>facebook</category><category>featured</category><category>bob-sullivan</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan4B1876A1-4603-4C77-E3FD-B444150AE4AD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="128" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan4B1876A1-4603-4C77-E3FD-B444150AE4AD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pam Broviak&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Facebook: Friend or foe? A Google+ Hangout discussion May 18, 4 p.m.</title>
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As Wall Street renders its opinion of the social media behemoth&rsquo;s upcoming initial public offering, msnbc.com will host a discussion about Facebook&rsquo;s key product &ndash; your privacy. Can sharing coexist with privacy? How should consumers balance the desire to connec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11719751-facebook-friend-or-foe-a-google-hangout-discussion-may-18-4-pm</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/15/11719751-facebook-friend-or-foe-a-google-hangout-discussion-may-18-4-pm</guid><category>privacy</category><category>facebook</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan3CA2FB8F-E634-0EB1-CFAD-E28190ACD46E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="140" width="106" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan3CA2FB8F-E634-0EB1-CFAD-E28190ACD46E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="106" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Jeff Fox&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanCF370C48-B829-2159-4F52-0628CD12F4D5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="125" width="103" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanCF370C48-B829-2159-4F52-0628CD12F4D5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="103" height="125" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Bob Sullivan&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan05E617B4-462D-AFC1-CB29-515FD5FBA190.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="138" width="105" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan05E617B4-462D-AFC1-CB29-515FD5FBA190.jpg&amp;width=120" width="105" height="138" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Steve Rubel&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The FBI took -- and mysteriously returned -- their server. Here's their story</title>
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Ever wonder what it's like to have FBI agents knock on your door? Or to have them walk into your business unannounced and walk away with your computer?&nbsp; Jamie McClelland and Alfredo Lopez can tell you.
Their recent run-in with the men in black &ndash; the result of a spate &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11647813-the-fbi-took-and-mysteriously-returned-their-server-heres-their-story</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11647813-the-fbi-took-and-mysteriously-returned-their-server-heres-their-story</guid><category>fbi</category><category>investigation</category><category>pittsburgh</category><category>server</category><category>featured</category><category>bomb-threat</category><category>bob-sullivan</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=47385785" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/a_3k_brown_fbi2_120511.thumb.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">Presumed FBI agents reinstall a server seized from MayFirst/PeopleLink. The bureau won't say why it took it or why it returned it in such an unusual manner. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Untitled Post</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></source><link>http://bob-sullivan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11647968-untitled-post</link><guid>http://bob-sullivan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11647968-untitled-post</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 02:19:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bill would make Facebook snooping, digital spying by employers illegal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Legislation that would give workers broad protection from the prying eyes of employers was introduced in both houses of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. Both bills would make it illegal for employers to force workers or candidates to divulge social media passwords, similar to legi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11624247-bill-would-make-facebook-snooping-digital-spying-by-employers-illegal</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/09/11624247-bill-would-make-facebook-snooping-digital-spying-by-employers-illegal</guid><pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 22:57:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Discount cellphone sites come with double dose of termination fees, hassles </title>
<description><![CDATA[Buying a smart phone from a third-party, discount online retailer might seem like a shrewd move, but a $50 discount could cost you $400 later if something goes wrong, in addition to any early termination fees charged by the carrier.&nbsp;That means consumers who buy from big-name&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/08/11582479-discount-cellphone-sites-come-with-double-dose-of-termination-fees-hassles</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/08/11582479-discount-cellphone-sites-come-with-double-dose-of-termination-fees-hassles</guid><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 09:11:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: 'SNOPA' would ban employers, schools from demanding Facebook passwords</title>
<description><![CDATA[A New York Congressman has introduced federal legislation nicknamed "SNOPA" that would make it illegal for employers and educational institutions to require a potential or current employee, or a potential or current student, to divulge personal online information as part of the h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/27/11429972-exclusive-snopa-would-ban-employers-schools-from-demanding-facebook-passwords</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/27/11429972-exclusive-snopa-would-ban-employers-schools-from-demanding-facebook-passwords</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:37:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cellphone firms oppose California law to make police cellphone snooping public</title>
<description><![CDATA[A California lawmaker wants cellphone firms to report how often they release consumer location information to law enforcement officials, but the industry says it will fight the measure, according to a letter posted by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The California legislative&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11391193-cellphone-firms-oppose-california-law-to-make-police-cellphone-snooping-public</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/25/11391193-cellphone-firms-oppose-california-law-to-make-police-cellphone-snooping-public</guid><category>privacy</category><category>police</category><category>california</category><category>wireless</category><category>red-tape</category><category>cellphones</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:37:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Study: ID thieves robbing the grave; 2.5 million dead hit annually</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ruthless ID thieves are robbing identities even from the grave, a new study has found.
Nearly 2.5 million dead people are victims of identity theft every year, according to a data analysis by fraud prevention firm ID Analytics being made public Monday.
The study offers the first &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/23/11312401-study-id-thieves-robbing-the-grave-25-million-dead-hit-annually</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/23/11312401-study-id-thieves-robbing-the-grave-25-million-dead-hit-annually</guid><category>social-security</category><category>crime</category><category>identity-theft</category><category>id-theft</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:10:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: What local cops learn, and carriers earn, from cellphone records</title>
<description><![CDATA[The war on drugs has gone digital; but is it also a war on cellphone users?
That&rsquo;s just one of the questions raised by an&nbsp;msnbc.com investigation into use of cellphone tracking data by local police departments across the nation.&nbsp;Msnbc.com built a database of thous&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11252640-exclusive-what-local-cops-learn-and-carriers-earn-from-cellphone-records</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/18/11252640-exclusive-what-local-cops-learn-and-carriers-earn-from-cellphone-records</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:59:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NJ flood victims ask: Where did those millions in federal aid go?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Giselle and Zenayda Sedano of Cranford, N.J., never had a chance of keeping the rampaging waters of the Rahway River out of their home when Hurricane Irene roared through northern New Jersey in August. Now they are wondering if they ever had a chance to get any of the $21 millio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/12/11147686-nj-flood-victims-ask-where-did-those-millions-in-federal-aid-go</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/12/11147686-nj-flood-victims-ask-where-did-those-millions-in-federal-aid-go</guid><category>fema</category><category>insurance</category><category>flood</category><category>cranford</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:00:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanD172B5EB-2BF3-23FE-F453-4FBE07DF9226.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="346" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanD172B5EB-2BF3-23FE-F453-4FBE07DF9226.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Giselle Sedano looks over flood-related paperwork at a coffee shop near her midtown Manhattan office.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Bob Sullivan / msnbc.com</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanD9FDA9EF-1C82-5B6E-05C2-0D7842F7BB4A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanD9FDA9EF-1C82-5B6E-05C2-0D7842F7BB4A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Giselle and Zenayda Sedano in August 2011.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Bob Sullivan / msnbc.com</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan87A4AD3B-3F3E-E05B-0F38-8540C77FDEE0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan87A4AD3B-3F3E-E05B-0F38-8540C77FDEE0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Sedano sisters pick through the belongs outside their flooded Cranford home in August 2011.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Bob Sullivan / msnbc.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Are these questionable charges on your credit card? A good list to check</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a handy list of credit card charges that consumers have complained about during the first part of 2012. Do any of them appear on your credit card? Read on to find out why you should probably pull out your statements and check them.
There&rsquo;s a steady stream of ne&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11040335-are-these-questionable-charges-on-your-credit-card-a-good-list-to-check</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/06/11040335-are-these-questionable-charges-on-your-credit-card-a-good-list-to-check</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:04:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pricey 'stingray' gadget lets cops track cellphones without telco help</title>
<description><![CDATA[Why would the well-heeled suburb of Gilbert, Ariz., spend a quarter of a million dollars on a futuristic spy gadget that sounds more at home in a prime-time drama than a local police department?
The ACLU caused a stir Monday with its extensive report of cellphone surveillance&nbs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10986778-pricey-stingray-gadget-lets-cops-track-cellphones-without-telco-help</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/03/10986778-pricey-stingray-gadget-lets-cops-track-cellphones-without-telco-help</guid><category>police</category><category>cell-phones</category><category>surveillance</category><category>aclu</category><category>stingray</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:47:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers hacked</title>
<description><![CDATA[UPDATED April 1, 11:35 p.m. ET
Global Payments Inc. hinted on Sunday night that about 1.5 million consumers were impacted by the massive credit card hack that first came to light on Friday -- fewer than the 10 million that was initially reported. &nbsp;
In a statement, the firm s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10940640-global-payments-under-15-million-account-numbers-hacked</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/30/10940640-global-payments-under-15-million-account-numbers-hacked</guid><category>security</category><category>mastercard</category><category>featured</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:56:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>After investigation, AT&amp;T, Verizon agree to stop 'cramming' phone bills</title>
<description><![CDATA[Verizon and AT&amp;T have agreed to stop &ldquo;cramming&rdquo; consumers' telephone bills with unauthorized third-party charges, Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced Wednesday. The move comes after a Senate investigation revealed last year that consumers were hit with $10 billion in f&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/28/10908841-after-investigation-att-verizon-agree-to-stop-cramming-phone-bills</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/28/10908841-after-investigation-att-verizon-agree-to-stop-cramming-phone-bills</guid><category>verizon</category><category>rockefeller</category><category>at-t</category><category>cramming</category><category>phone-bills</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:07:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: Hackers turn credit report websites against consumers </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The most important tool consumers have to fight against ID theft has been turned against them by hackers, msnbc.com has learned.&nbsp;Websites that offer consumers a chance to see their credit reports are being brazenly used by hackers to steal victims' information.
The prices o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10875023-exclusive-hackers-turn-credit-report-websites-against-consumers</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/26/10875023-exclusive-hackers-turn-credit-report-websites-against-consumers</guid><category>hackers</category><category>red-tape</category><category>hack</category><category>featured</category><category>credit-report</category><category>bob-sullivan</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:07:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan2988E514-2BF4-4B31-AA4A-C66AF2320361.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="130" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan2988E514-2BF4-4B31-AA4A-C66AF2320361.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="39" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This hacker shopping list appeared recently on what appears to be a Russian-based website offering credit reports for sale. Prices are based on the victims' credit scores.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Dan Clements</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan35B27FCD-A37C-C042-6A14-63ABE2C014E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="210" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan35B27FCD-A37C-C042-6A14-63ABE2C014E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="63" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This bulletin board post, intentionally cut off to be incomplete by msnbc.com, shows a hacker discussing how he allegedly defeats credit report website security.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Dan Clements</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Credit bureaus upsell ID theft victims, FTC report says</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new report by the Federal Trade Commission slams the nation's credit bureaus for upselling identity theft prevention services when victims call looking for help.
The report found that consumers face frustrating voice mail systems that often make it hard to reach a live operator&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10816820-credit-bureaus-upsell-id-theft-victims-ftc-report-says</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/23/10816820-credit-bureaus-upsell-id-theft-victims-ftc-report-says</guid><category>ftc</category><category>id-theft</category><category>featured</category><category>credit-bureaus</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:30:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Online GED seekers presented with bogus diplomas, lawsuit alleges</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Denise Richardson had three kids, worked the night shift and had little spare time to take classes that would earn her the high school degree she never received as a teenager.
Nearly 1 million Americans try to get their high school equivalency credentials every year, and she wan&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/22/10797810-online-ged-seekers-presented-with-bogus-diplomas-lawsuit-alleges</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/22/10797810-online-ged-seekers-presented-with-bogus-diplomas-lawsuit-alleges</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:51:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=46819628" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/tdy_1_tc_ged2_120322.thumb.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>School sports waivers: Have you signed away your kids' right to 'enjoy life'?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
If someone handed you a form that said your child might lose the ability "to generally enjoy life", would you sign it? If you are the parent of a child playing sports in school, you probably have already done so.
Parents of school-age kids know too well that life is a steady str&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10706230-school-sports-waivers-have-you-signed-away-your-kids-right-to-enjoy-life</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/16/10706230-school-sports-waivers-have-you-signed-away-your-kids-right-to-enjoy-life</guid><category>seattle</category><category>featured</category><category>waivers</category><category>school-sports</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:54:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan8E9305E3-1175-85C7-597E-2007676143B9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan8E9305E3-1175-85C7-597E-2007676143B9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="112" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A section of the Seattle school sports waiver which warns parents that participation may lead to kids losing the ability &quot;generally to enjoy life.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan62899D07-DC49-EDF2-BED2-E7A363C21AD3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="127" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan62899D07-DC49-EDF2-BED2-E7A363C21AD3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="127" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Stan V. Smith&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">SmithEconomics.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Should you read this story? Why you're having trouble deciding</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you've ever felt overwhelmed by deciding what brand of toothpaste to buy or what flight to book, two marketing professors think they know why.
"Decision quicksand," a painful element of 21st century life, ironically strikes hardest when people face trivial choices, say researc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/14/10687365-should-you-read-this-story-why-youre-having-trouble-deciding</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/14/10687365-should-you-read-this-story-why-youre-having-trouble-deciding</guid><category>research</category><category>decision-making-mind-marketing</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:08:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Up against the Wall! Should district be allowed to demand middle-schooler's Facebook password?  </title>
<description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old Minnesota girl was reduced to tears while school officials and a police officer rummaged through her private Facebook postings after forcing her to surrender her password, an ACLU lawsuit alleges.&nbsp;
The claims are the latest in a string of tales showing that eve&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/13/10657012-up-against-the-wall-should-district-be-allowed-to-demand-middle-schoolers-facebook-password</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/13/10657012-up-against-the-wall-should-district-be-allowed-to-demand-middle-schoolers-facebook-password</guid><category>lawsuit</category><category>private</category><category>minnesota</category><category>school</category><category>aclu</category><category>facebook</category><category>password</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:18:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>EXCLUSIVE: The 'lost' cell phone project, and the dark things it says about us</title>
<description><![CDATA[
What would you do if you found a smartphone on the subway or at a coffee shop? If you're like most Americans, you'd rummage through the phone looking for photos, emails and even private banking information.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Digital Life]]></source><link>http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/08/10595092-exclusive-the-lost-cell-phone-project-and-the-dark-things-it-says-about-us</link><guid>http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/08/10595092-exclusive-the-lost-cell-phone-project-and-the-dark-things-it-says-about-us</guid><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:19:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanE875234F-7F4C-952F-131E-0B9FB5FF5876.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanE875234F-7F4C-952F-131E-0B9FB5FF5876.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Symantec Corp. researchers left this cell phone on a newspaper box in New York City -- then used logging software and GPS to watch what happened next.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Symantec Corp.</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan0A9AB5F0-1214-97CC-79EF-C19922427B88.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivan0A9AB5F0-1214-97CC-79EF-C19922427B88.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This map shows where one finder moved the phone; a chart on the right shows what apps and files were accessed.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Symantec Corp.</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanF82D63D8-5CF5-811B-161E-87A066403E5B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="299" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanF82D63D8-5CF5-811B-161E-87A066403E5B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This phone was left in a bathroom near Los Angeles.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Symantec Corp.</media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.newsvine.com/_nv/api/media/getMobileVideo?videoId=46665467" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/tdy_1_cos_phones_120308.thumb.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you think privacy settings on your Facebook and Twitter accounts guarantee future employers or schools can't see your private posts, guess again.
Employers and colleges find the treasure-trove of personal information hiding behind password-protected accounts and privacy walls &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/06/10585353-govt-agencies-colleges-demand-applicants-facebook-passwords</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/06/10585353-govt-agencies-colleges-demand-applicants-facebook-passwords</guid><category>privacy</category><category>colleges</category><category>maryland</category><category>facebook</category><category>featured</category><category>passwords</category><category>department-of-corrections</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:13:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Register your kids to stop child ID theft? Utah officials say 'Sign 'em up'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Victims of child identity theft and their parents are left with an obvious question when they discover the crime: Why would anyone grant credit to a child?
The answer, for those who find it, is perhaps even more infuriating: Creditors often have no way to know an applicant is a c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/28/10521033-register-your-kids-to-stop-child-id-theft-utah-officials-say-sign-em-up</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/28/10521033-register-your-kids-to-stop-child-id-theft-utah-officials-say-sign-em-up</guid><category>credit</category><category>children</category><category>kids</category><category>identity</category><category>utah</category><category>id-theft</category><category>trans-union</category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:19:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Has Franz Kafka set up shop in the US Office of Government Ethics? </title>
<description><![CDATA[When the expression "red tape" was invented, they had phrases like this in mind: "Request to Inspect or Receive Copies of SF 278/OGE Form 278 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Reports or Other Covered Records."
This is a story of what it takes to find out how&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Sullivan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Tape]]></source><link>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/24/10500385-has-franz-kafka-set-up-shop-in-the-us-office-of-government-ethics</link><guid>http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/24/10500385-has-franz-kafka-set-up-shop-in-the-us-office-of-government-ethics</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:37:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanA13DFEC4-F014-7D8B-5778-68F8AC9FF7D5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bob-sullivanA13DFEC4-F014-7D8B-5778-68F8AC9FF7D5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;You too can own a genuine piece of U.S. government red tape.  Or, you could just live it every day.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">Archives.gov</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>
