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Facebook’s unsatiable hunger for data
Some of my friends tell me I’m too far fetched. Maybe they’re right. But when it comes to huge corporations, governments and the like, I’m afraid that no degree of suspiciousness is far fetched enough. Because – you know – … Continue reading
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Is Finnair violating EU legislation on tax refunds?
Despite its unjustified prestige (or did I just imagined it?), derived mainly–rather solely–from the country whose flagship airline they are–or were, Finnair actually belongs in the bottom grop of low-cost, cheap-it & cheat-it airlines that we find all over out … Continue reading
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Paypal’s dubious practices flounder prepaid cards
As a result of some legal offences carried out by Paypal associates Younique Money (YUM) who manage the PP-prepaid cards in Spain, from February 6th 2015 all cardnolders found out that their balances had been frozen and were useless, without … Continue reading
Facebook hands over your privacy to Booking.com and a number of other websites
Today, all my alarms about internet privacy (or rather lack thereof) rang out loud. I was checking my Facebook wall when I came across one of those ads we’re getting of late: it was Booking.com advertising hotel rooms available in … Continue reading
Bargaining in Kowloon
All my shopping has already been done in Kowloon. For those of you who don’t know, Kowloon is one of the most popular shopping districts in Hong Kong and, though you can find there pretty almost anything, it’s mostly famous … Continue reading
Beauty without brains…
…is good for nothing. Indeed. So, this was the palce: Rocks Hotel; not the most luxurious one in Macao, but the most expensive I had been so far. A restored building from colonial times, when Portugal was in full bloom. … Continue reading
Bye-bye to Skype & Whatsapp: welcome Viber
Since lethal Microsoft purchased and took over Skype, the product started declining. That’s an undeniable fact. I still remember the Skype malfunctions and constant freezes with a shiver, right after being bought by Gates Allmighty and for a period of … Continue reading
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Western Union: fraud practices
If you’re thinking on using Western Union for sending money, BEWARE! It may well turn into a very frustrating and outrageous trap. Actually, a sharply deviced swindle. Say, for instance, you want to send 300 $ to Someone, who lives Countryland. You … Continue reading
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