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Tuesday, November 19, 2002
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Big Brother, Alive and Well
You already know your credit record weighs heavily in the interest rates you pay for your home, car, and plastic. Now your credit rap sheet is playing a bigger role than ever in your humdrum life.
Home and auto insurers are now consulting credit scores to determine premiums. Your borrowing history may even be used by cell phone carriers and utility companies to decide if you are worthy of using their services without paying a premium. Scary? Heck, yeah. Forget your stellar driving record and whether or not you can afford basic electricity, let alone a hefty fee because you were late paying a few bills back in the 1990s.
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by Dennis Sellers
Recordable DVD drives, media, and applications will experience "dramatic growth" next year and through at least 2006, according to Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research. He told this to the 100-plus attendees of the Recordable DVD Council (RDVC) ISV meeting at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is widely regarded as terrible legislation, but how far will its influence extend? Adam weighs in on the DMCA's impending damage to culture and innovation.
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