1099 Your Freedom Away – Reporting everything to the IRS with 1099s
Beginning January 1, 2012, you will be required to report just about everything to the IRS. There has been some discussion recently about this in relation to gold, but it applies to everything if you purchase in aggregate over $600. In other words purchases that add up to more than $600 over the course of a year require IRS form 1099 to be filed. It applies to "all persons engaged in business." Clean someone's house? Mow a lawn? Write an article? Write a program? Graphic design? Realtor?
So if a person buys a computer on January 1st for $399, paper and ink and printer for more than $202 on December 31st of that year from the same person or business (flea market, Bill's Computer Condo, Office Depot) for their office, they are required to file IRS Form 1099. Forgot about it over
A standing military force with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.
A standing military force with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The means of defense against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison
Google Rolls out encrypted web search option
cnet reports that Google has rolled out an encrypted web search option. We just have to point out that Phonebook.com has had an encrypted people search and encrypted web search option for years at https://www.phonebook.com/
It is good to see that Google is offering this option.
Southwest airlines privacy policy ignored.
Southwest Airlines sends someone else's flight details and provides (a) no means to notify them and (b) no means to unsubscribe. Great privacy policy, Southwest. And they say they don't care if it is published:
Receipt and Itinerary as of 05/16/10 2:05 PM
Confirmation Number
QZHCEW
Confirmation Date: 05/16/10
Received: WN/CARL RILEY BY ICBM
Be prepared when you get there!
Consult Travel Guide for
Throw out the old flag along with the Constitution…
With the "Health Insurance" vote, it has become clear of the two major parties, there is one party of freedom and one party of totalitarianism. Anyone intellectually honest knows the Constitution prohibits government actions such as this (or the Patriot Act for that matter). To see a document of enumerated, limited powers twisted into the opposite by power-hungry politicians sworn to protect and defend it is disgusting. The Founders are not just spinning in their graves, they have spun so fast they have completely disintegrated. Just like the protections in the Constitution.
So, the United States can now throw out the old flag while Congress throws out the last vestiges of the Constitution. As such, a more modern flag is needed. Several contenders to replace the old "Stars and Stripes" with a more timely flag are shown below.
Which do you prefer? Let us know in the comments!
Sickle and Stripes - Option 1
Stars, Sickle and Stripes - Option 2
Star-sickle and Stripes - Option 3
AT&T and Mordecai Alpert again
[Moved to Jan 15, 2010 so it shows up lower on the site]
After numerous calls over the last few months, including several emails to privacy@att.com and assurances from them that they do protect client privacy, AT&T sent us Mordecai Alpert's payment information from today. AT&T has still refused to answer questions regarding how little they are doing to protect Mordecai Alpert's privacy.
Thank YouHello MORDECAI ALPERT,Your payment has been received and will be applied to your wireless account.
- Amount: 142.49
- Date: 01/22/2010
- Confirmation number: QPCODT618700871
We appreciate your business.
Thank you,
AT&TThis e-mail was auto generated. Please do not respond.
AT&T sends us Mordecai Alpert’s information again
Great privacy on AT&T's part. So, Mordecai Alpert, please call AT&T. The AT&T representative said they didn't care if the information was posted and that they couldn't do anything to correct the problem without talking to Mordecai Alpert (in Delray, FL) since he is the account owner. So, Mordecai, please call AT&T and ask them (a) why they do NOT verify email addresses, and (b) do not provide a link to let them know they are sending it to the wrong address. Most importantly, ask them why they don't follow their own privacy policy better.
Hello MORDECAI ALPERT:
Please contact AT&T Wireless regarding account number 523024065xxx at 1-800-947-5096. Thank You.
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Your Wireless Bill is Ready OnlineHello MORDECAI ALPERT,Your monthly wireless bill (for account 523024065xxx ) is now available for review online.Log in today to view your bill and make a payment.Thank You,AT&TYour Wireless Bill is Ready Online
Hello MORDECAI ALPERT,
Your monthly wireless bill (for account 523024065xxx ) is now available for review online.Log in today to view your bill and make a payment.
Thank You,AT&T-----------------Update, January 11, 2010:
Thank YouHello MORDECAI ALPERT,Your payment has been received and will be applied to your wireless account.
- Amount: 142.49
- Date: 01/11/2010
- Confirmation number: QPCODT613957xxx
We appreciate your business.
Thank you,
AT&TThis e-mail was auto generated. Please do not respond.©2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property.
AirTran A+ Visa card from Barclay Card for Burton Stevens!
Yet again a credit card company notifies us of someone else's new Visa. AirTran A+ Visa card from Barclay Card (barclaycardus.com, of the Barclay's Group) notified us today of someone else's Visa approval. While Barclays claims to have a privacy policy, they don't seem to follow it nor do they give links to notify them of the problem.
Humorously enough BarclayCardus.com has this message on it today:
"At Barclaycard, we never stop envisioning new ways to help our partners cultivate customer loyalty."
Verizon keeps sending someone else’s account information
Verizon keeps sending someone else's account information and still pays only lip service to privacy and providing a method to letting them know they are doing so. Perhaps they should have a coverage map that shows where they are leaking private information. "Can you see my account information now?" "Can you see it now?"
And Verizon won't discuss removing our email address from their database and said they didn't care what we did with information sent to it. [Which fits with our terms of service - anything sent to us may be published.]
| Your Verizon Wireless Account Number ending with 1772-00001 |
| Your current Verizon Wireless bill statement is now available for online viewing. The current balance due is $193.79.You can conveniently view your bill statement atwww.verizonwireless.com. The online bill is a restatement of your paper bill.
It's easy to pay your Verizon Wireless bill. On the web, go to My Verizon at www.verizonwireless.com. On your cellular phone, you can access account information by dialing #PMT (airtime free). Auto Bill Pay is Available!
Thank you for using Verizon Wireless. |
...To review our Privacy Policy, click here.
Smith Barney, Intuit Payroll, and Amex update
Smith Barney sent a welcome message to Harold Bxxxxx, welcoming Harold B to Smith Barney online and another for account number ###-##099 being enrolled in E-Delivery with the last 3 SSN ending in 040. Smith Barney, like others, links to their privacy policy, and does a wonderful job following it. They do give an 800 number (800-221-3636) to call, but no link or email address to notify them.
Next we have Intuit QB Basic Payroll sending order # SBL36468501 for 243.89 to me for Grant Kxxxxx in Boca Raton, Florida with no reply address and no way to notify them that they are sending information to someone else.
An update on the American Express "Settlement and Payment Advice Report for SE No: 9740108691." American Express is still sending them. While asking to be notified by email, but messages to their notification email address still bounce.
How about companies adopt a standard link at the end of their emails to notify them to review the address?