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To help stop sales calls, you can sign up on the National Do Not Call Registry.

While it’s impossible to entirely rid your life of spam, you can take action to significantly reduce the amount you receive.

While you’ll likely never be able to get rid of all your junk mail, here are some ways to help you minimize it.

Passwords can be your first line of defense against stolen personal information (phone data, banking information, email, medical records) so it’s important to create one that is strong.

In 1973 the U.S. Dept of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) to look at the impact of computerization on medical records privacy. The members wanted to develop policies that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.

From the expansion of certain protections to the use of automation technology in law enforcement, this legislative session once again saw a number of bills centered around data privacy.

Roy began receiving sexually-explicit mail, with "Bambi" written on the outside of the envelope. He did not know why he was receiving such mail. Roy was embarrassed by this and reported it to the Postal Inspector.

Sally's home was badly damaged in an earthquake. She had to vacate it so that repairs could be made. The phone company was unable to find her new address in order to mail the final bill and eventually sent her bill to their collection department.