Genie, if you want verification for you latest opinion, go to Slate online today. There is a story of someone who got scammed into giving up his personal information via e-mail for a security check for a non-existent job. Now, he has had to go through the agonies of notification and cancellation on all of his public records and financial relationships. It is much safer to keep yourself private.

I was discussing EZPass [computerized billing for tolls] with the CFO of my company. He accused me of being a Luddite and pointed out that, since I have a cell phone, I could be traced, anyway. The cell phone can, however, be shut off. Even if you put your EZPass transponder in the handy leaded plastic package, it can be read.