Bush signs identity theft bill into law
President Bush signed a bill expanding protections against identity theft including free annual credit reports and a national fraud alert system. The measure renews the Fair Credit Reporting Act, limits display of Social Security and card numbers, and allows free reports and scores from three major bureaus. Critics caution it may curb state privacy laws and data sharing rules.
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Secret Service busts sweeping home improvement store scam
The Associated Press reports Secret Service agents arrested three Georgia residents for defrauding Home Depot and Lowe's stores across the South by swapping bar codes on rugs. The scheme netted about 150000 dollars and involved returning rugs for refunds and selling store credit vouchers on eBay. Investigators are probing at least six others.
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CIA forecasts 2020 vision for world order and risks
McLean Virginia December 2004 planning notes from the National Intelligence Council outline scenarios for 2020. The document anticipates impacts from a continuing Iraq war, a widening U.S. Europe split, and possible wild cards including a 21st century plague or regional nuclear exchange in Asia while energy tech could render fossil fuels obsolete.
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