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December 1999
Car Black Boxes
Posted Monday, December 6
While shopping for groceries or gifts, consumers want the best deal for their dollars. Sometimes, that deal will be exchanged for anything from home and work phone numbers to social security numbers. Privacy advocates say this volunteering of information is dangerous. Whether customers know about it or not, they say it's becoming common practice. 90.3 WCPN's Yolanda Perdomo reports.
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Northeast Ohio Headlines
- Ohio Tea Party Groups Prepare Lawsuit Against IRS Ohio Tea Party members are paying close attention to the inquiry into IRS targeting of conservative applicants for nonprofit status.
- City of Akron Hacked, Says Personal Information Taken The city of Akron says that hackers have attacked its website and a tax database, and published personal data from thousands of residents.
- Ohio Report Shows Huge Growth in Utica Shale Drilling The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says Utica shale oil and gas production has grown over the past couple of years.
- Ohio Unemployment Rate Ticks Down Slightly The latest job numbers show a small tick downwards in the unemployment rate.
- Interactive Trail Guide In Development for Parks in Summit County Take your cellphone on a hike.
NPR Headlines
- Prominent Pakistani Politician Shot, Killed On Re-Election Eve The PTI party chairman, Imran Khan, blamed Zahra Shahid Hussain's death on a rival party.
Spaniard's Song Brings YouTube Fame ... And Maybe A Job Enzo Vizcaíno looks like a busker but he's not singing for his supper. He just wants a job.
Bashar Assad: A Political Solution In Syria Is 'Unreal' "The captain of a ship doesn't flee when faced with a storm," the Syrian president added.
Internships: Low-Paid, Unpaid Or Just Plain Illegal? What was once an opportunity for the inexperienced is becoming a front-line labor issue.
Impossible Choice Faces America's First 'Climate Refugees' By 2017, the Alaskan town of Newtok could be completely underwater, leaving 350 residents adrift.
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