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When Ted Cruz suggested that “Nigerian email scammers” built the Obamacare websites, the Nigerian Ambassador demanded he apologize. However: New problems emerged on Friday, with a Capitol Hill source drawing attention to an apparent scam in the system. The source detailed how, after telling the user the password was incorrect, the site directed the individual to a “forgot password” page — which then asked for highly personal information. “On that page I was asked for my check card number and my ATM pin,” the source said. “I was fairly confident this was a scam so I called customer service. After...

Clear Creek trapping students into using PINs By M. VIRGINIA MARTIN IN the past year, Clear Creek schools began using a compulsory computer system for children's lunch money. Each student is issued a personal identification number. If they wish to buy lunch at school, they first must deposit their money in their PIN account. Little explanation was given by the school district, and the new PIN system was announced without offering parents an option to continue to use cash anonymously alongside the PIN system. This constitutes a serious invasion of privacy by the schools and a loss of our children's...