(5) ALERTS / ADVISORIES / RECALLS
#1. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: BOBAX.P.
#2. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: Downloader-ABL.
#3. Ford Urges Replacing Tires After Six Years.
#4. KitchenAid Coffeemakers Recalled.
#5. Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination.
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#1. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: BOBAX.P.
To view this ALERT online, use the following link: http://secunia.com/virus_information/18567/ and http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_BOBAX.P
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#2. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: Downloader-ABL.
To view this ALERT online, use the following link: http://secunia.com/virus_information/18574/
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#3. Ford Urges Replacing Tires After Six Years.
Ford, which has had its share of about tire safety problems, is urging consumers to replace their tires after six years. Tires degrade even when they're not in use, the company says, echoing the claims of safety advocates who have been pressing federal regulators to take action on the issue.
To view this ADVISORY online, use the following link: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/old_tires.html
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#4. KitchenAid Coffeemakers Recalled.
Whirlpool is recalling about 529,000 Kitchenaid Coffeemakers. An internal electrical component of the coffeemaker can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The items were sold through catalogs, department stores, specialty retailers and on-line retailers nationwide from January 1999 through December 2004 for between $50 and $130.
To view this RECALL online, use the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05185.html or http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2005/kitchenaid_coffee.html
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#5. Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination.
A new report released by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that consumers are largely unaware of how their personal information is used by businesses, and they object to behavioral profiling, price discrimination, and the purchase of their personal information from database companies.
The report also found that the respondents incorrectly believe that "laws prevent online and offline stores from selling their personal information," and that "stores cannot charge them different prices based on what they know about them."
To view this ADVISORY online, use the following link: ([1] Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination) http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.11.html or (ActiveX required -- File in pdf format) http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/04_info_society/Turow_APPC_Report_WEB_FINAL.pdf
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#1. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: BOBAX.P.
#2. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: Downloader-ABL.
#3. Ford Urges Replacing Tires After Six Years.
#4. KitchenAid Coffeemakers Recalled.
#5. Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination.
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#1. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: BOBAX.P.
To view this ALERT online, use the following link: http://secunia.com/virus_information/18567/ and http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_BOBAX.P
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#2. MEDIUM RISK virus alert for: Downloader-ABL.
To view this ALERT online, use the following link: http://secunia.com/virus_information/18574/
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#3. Ford Urges Replacing Tires After Six Years.
Ford, which has had its share of about tire safety problems, is urging consumers to replace their tires after six years. Tires degrade even when they're not in use, the company says, echoing the claims of safety advocates who have been pressing federal regulators to take action on the issue.
To view this ADVISORY online, use the following link: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/old_tires.html
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#4. KitchenAid Coffeemakers Recalled.
Whirlpool is recalling about 529,000 Kitchenaid Coffeemakers. An internal electrical component of the coffeemaker can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The items were sold through catalogs, department stores, specialty retailers and on-line retailers nationwide from January 1999 through December 2004 for between $50 and $130.
To view this RECALL online, use the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05185.html or http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2005/kitchenaid_coffee.html
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
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#5. Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination.
A new report released by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that consumers are largely unaware of how their personal information is used by businesses, and they object to behavioral profiling, price discrimination, and the purchase of their personal information from database companies.
The report also found that the respondents incorrectly believe that "laws prevent online and offline stores from selling their personal information," and that "stores cannot charge them different prices based on what they know about them."
To view this ADVISORY online, use the following link: ([1] Report: Consumers Vulnerable to Profiling, Price Discrimination) http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.11.html or (ActiveX required -- File in pdf format) http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/04_info_society/Turow_APPC_Report_WEB_FINAL.pdf
(You may need to copy and paste this link if you're using hotmail, msn, aol or some other mail services.)
=============================================
Our Alh Webmaster Alerts Archive has Alerts, Recalls and Warnings and can be viewed at: http://alh1.blogdrive.com/
You can POST YOUR ALERTS on our site. If you have an alert to post online, visit our Post Alerts site at: http://www.the-alh.com/postalts.htm Or at: http://alh-alerts.blogdrive.com/
Send this e-mail to family, friends and associates.
Please forward this e-mail to your family, friends and associates. If you received this from someone and wish to subscribe to our FREE e-mail Alert service, please use the following link: http://www.the-alh.com/#Our
Our FREE e-mail Alert mailing-list subscription service is totally confidential. We DO NOT pass your e-mail address on (in any way, shape or form) to anyone else.
Also, we DO NOT endorse any products or services and we DO NOT work in conjunction with any marketing agencies (direct or otherwise) of any kind. However, sometimes we do suggest (and occaissionally recomend) a product or service we have either worked with or believe would be in your best interest.
If any marketer contacts you claiming that we sent them to you, forward their entire e-mail (with full headers) As Soon As Possible to: A0-3@alh_webmaster.mailshell.com (so we can retailiate [pay-um-back])