Hi Bob!

>> I'm about ready to ditch google+ (laugh).. but at least they don't
>> send your information to 3rd parties (yet).  They 'just' track
>> whatever google services you may use like their search engine,
>> googlemail, etc.

> I only use the search engine, and have www.google.com, www.google.de,
> google.com and google.de blocked in my Firefox cookie filter
> (Tools/Options/Privacy/Accept cookies from sites/Exceptions). Only take them
> out when I need to use something like a Google group, and when I'm finished I
> put them back in again.

That's a bit involved but a good idea.. I guess really it's not so involved
even when you get down to it.


>> So I just stopped using their search engine and use yahoo's search
>> instead.. It's an option on my browser.

> Good for you - I own Yahoo stock ;-)))

hehe cool :)  Ok so I can help you make some money I guess Lol

>>> the law was passed, we had some calls like that, too. Afterwards
>>> things cooled down quite a bit and I haven't had any such calls for
>>> many months.

>> We have a "do not call" list here  -- at some point the
administration
>> or whoever decided you have to renew the numbers you don't want
>> calling every year.. insane to me..

> Not only to you. Luckily, the law here states that such calls are illegal
> unless explicitly permitted (from your email provider, for example, or your
> Internet provider), and supressing the phone number of the caller is also
> illegal (although that is hard to prove in court).

I have to admit I haven't kept up much with the laws here in our country,
hence my surprise one day when I found out that the numbers I'd entered in
the don't call list had expired.. I don't have a mobile phone (I know,
blasphemy these days Lol) but just a POTS voice line as far as telephony
goes.. but I'd guess the same is true no matter what type phone you have as
far as the don't-call-list goes.  Perhaps if you have a mobile phone, then
you might move into some protections from the ISP department, I don't know.
 Interstingly though, our telephone company here is also our ISP.. but I
don't think that will help any.  Crap, I can't even get the FCC or the FTC
to quickly rule on a compaint I sent in about our phone company
overcharging by $2.90 if you pay your bill via telephone via automated
recorded phone prompts! :)  Still waiting to hear about that one..


>> So lately, I've been getting calls from Newt Gingrich's people :) :)
>> I'm tempted to answer and tell him what I think of him but instead he
>> just gets the normal "plunk". <grin>

> Might be better just to set down the phone and leave the line open until they
> hang up - that would increase their phone charges ;-)

hehe that's an idea :)  First say "hello" though so that their
automated system thinks I'm listening <vbg>

Take care,
Janis

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