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FTC Asks Court to Order Permanent Halt To Pretexting
By 2.16.07
The FTC asked a district court to announce a forever ban against businesses using false pretenses, or “pretexting,” to acquire customers phone records and then sell them to third parties.
9 More Hewlett-Packard Company Secrets From A Former Employee
By 2.15.07
A former Hewlett-Packard worker who could barely wait for their non-disclosure-agreement to end so they could spill company secrets to The Consumerist has more, along with clarifications about what was posted yesterday.
Soldier in Iraq Shoots Crappy HP Printer
By 9.11.06
Loosely in honor of 9/11, here’s an American soldier in Iraq expressing his dissatisfaction with an HP printer. With his automatic rifle. According to the original post on Break.com, after they sent this in to HP, they received a free new printer in return.
Ex-HP CSR Says His Job Really Sucked
By 8.25.06
Have compassion when you call tech support. That’s a real live human on the other end of the line (eventually).
Ex-HP CSR Says Broke 3000 Series Printers Are Hopeless
By 8.25.06
Fresh from his non-disclosure agreement expiring, an anonymous tipster writes in some dirt about 3000 series HP printers.
Are Identity Thieves Targeting Idiot Employees?
By 5.23.06
Consumer Affairs raises an interesting question in its summary of the theft of 26 million social security numbers on a burgled laptop: are these targeted thefts?
Advertising A-Go-Go-Gog
By 2.27.06
Here’s a freakin’ roundup of the sweetest commercials floating around this morning.
