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Know Your Rights: Background Checks in California
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Know Your Rights: Background Checks in California

If you're getting a job in California, a law called the Read More

Do Not Call Registry Won’t Stop All Unwanted Calls
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Do Not Call Registry Won’t Stop All Unwanted Calls

While the Do Not Call Registry is useful for stopping real marketers from calling you, not all of your unwanted calls will end when you sign up. Some callers are exempt and others will continue to call you illegally.

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Somebody’s Watching Me: Employee Monitoring
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Somebody’s Watching Me: Employee Monitoring

Employee monitoring is common and usually allowed as long as your employer has a business-related reason. Read More

Know Your Rights: Financial Privacy in California
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Know Your Rights: Financial Privacy in California

California’s Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA) extends your financial privacy rights by providing more protection than the federal Read More

Barriers to Renting: Tenant Screening Reports, Scores and Blacklists
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Barriers to Renting: Tenant Screening Reports, Scores and Blacklists

When you’re looking to rent a home, you should be aware of a few potential barriers. 

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Returns, Driver’s Licenses and The Retail Equation
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Returns, Driver’s Licenses and The Retail Equation

Stores will often ask you to show your driver’s license (or other government-issued ID) when you return a purchase and then record your information along with information about the returned items to help identify patterns of return fraud or abuse. Read More

Caller ID Spoofing: The Breakdown
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Caller ID Spoofing: The Breakdown

When someone causes another number to come up on your caller ID to hide their identity, it's called spoofing. Read More

Credit Reports and Credit Scores: The Difference
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Credit Reports and Credit Scores: The Difference

We often hear people use the terms credit report and credit score interchangeably without realizing they are different. It’s understandable since credit scores and credit reports are related (credit scores can be based upon information found in a credit report). Read More

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