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Did u hear? Ep 3421 · Challenges of Faith Radio Program

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to Challenges of Faith radio program. I'm Gary McCance.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for joining me here on episode 3421. Did
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  Speaker 1: you hear? Did you hear about the $ 10 million Forbes
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  Speaker 1: media website tracking class action settlement? Well, have you heard
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  Speaker 1: about it? Especially as it relates to California's privacy laws
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  Speaker 1: by tracking users without them knowing about it. Maybe that's you.
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  Speaker 1: The Forbes settlement benefits California residents who access websites owned
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  Speaker 1: or controlled by Forbes between December 20, 2023 and June 11,
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  Speaker 1: 2026 and had their IP addresses and or unique identifiers
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  Speaker 1: shared with third parties as a result of trackers present
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  Speaker 1: on Forbes websites. Forbes is a media company that provides news,
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  Speaker 1: financial information, and other content to its users. The company
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  Speaker 1: has a number of websites, including Forbes.com. According to the
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  Speaker 1: class action lawsuit, again, Forbes violated California privacy laws by
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  Speaker 1: tracking users on its website without them knowing about it.
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  Speaker 1: Plaintiffs in the case stated Forbes used third-party trackers on
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  Speaker 1: his websites to collect IP addresses and other unique identifiers.
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  Speaker 1: Did you hear about it? Did you hear about the
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  Speaker 1: cell phone wrong number? Robocalls could be worth $ 500 to $ 1, 500
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  Speaker 1: per violation of the federal TCPA. Did you hear about it?
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  Speaker 1: The fact that getting robocalls meant for somebody else The
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  Speaker 1: federal TCPA may entitle you to that $ 500 to $ 1, 500
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  Speaker 1: for every unwanted call. If the wrong number of robocalls
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  Speaker 1: keep hitting your cell phone, you may be able to
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  Speaker 1: take action. Did you hear about the Navy Federal Credit
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  Speaker 1: Union Unauthorized Loans Class Action Settlement? The settlement involved claims
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  Speaker 1: that Navy Federal Credit Union allowed loans to be open
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  Speaker 1: without members' authorization. Effective members may be entitled to payment.
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  Speaker 1: Did you hear about Furniture Mart USA Data Breach Class
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  Speaker 1: Action Settlement? The Class Action Settlement resolves claims over Furniture
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  Speaker 1: Mart USA Data Breach that compromise yours and employee information.
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  Speaker 1: Those affected... may be able to file for benefits. Now,
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  Speaker 1: on this next story, as I take a sip of
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  Speaker 1: my water, which gives you an opportunity to take a
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  Speaker 1: sip of yours. Do you know what to know ahead
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  Speaker 1: of open enrollment to avoid health insurance scams? Well, the
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  Speaker 1: Federal Trade Commission staff So the health insurance scams happen year-round,
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  Speaker 1: but they pick up during open enrollment for Medicare and
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  Speaker 1: the marketplace. So if you're looking to find a new plan,
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  Speaker 1: you might search online. But before you click on a
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  Speaker 1: search result, remember, scammers and dishonest businesses sometimes pay to
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  Speaker 1: appear at the top. Bad actors often use web addresses
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  Speaker 1: that look similar to government web addresses. They also use
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  Speaker 1: phone numbers as well. They also use keywords and official-looking
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  Speaker 1: logos to make you think you're at the real healthcare.gov
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  Speaker 1: or medicare.gov when you're really not. If you use the
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  Speaker 1: link or phone number in the ad, you might end
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  Speaker 1: up paying for a scammy plan that's not health insurance
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  Speaker 1: or expose yourself to medical identity theft. There's ways that
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  Speaker 1: you can avoid this health insurance scam, especially as you're
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  Speaker 1: searching for options. Type the name of the website directly
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  Speaker 1: into the search engine. For Medicare, it's Medicare.gov or call
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  Speaker 1: 1-800-633-4227 to compare your health insurance plans, check your coverage,
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  Speaker 1: or find out if you qualify for savings. Go to healthcare.gov
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  Speaker 1: or call 1-800-318-2596. And take your time. Look for the
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  Speaker 1: small ad or sponsored labels next to search results to
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  Speaker 1: identify paid ads. Scroll past paid ads and be sure
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  Speaker 1: to look for the. governmentindy,. gov. If you need help
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  Speaker 1: to compare cost coverage and plans, you can also get
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  Speaker 1: Medicare help through your state health insurance assistance program or
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  Speaker 1: local senior Medicare patrols. For additional help with ACA plans,
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  Speaker 1: visit healthcare.gov and click find local help. Now I know
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  Speaker 1: you're doing it, are you not? I know you're not
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  Speaker 1: going to take any chances with your life, your health,
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  Speaker 1: your money, everything you worked for, lived for. You are,
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  Speaker 1: are you not? I know you are. Thanks for tuning
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