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Setting anything to automatic has its good and bad points. A 2006 law designed to increase retirement savings allows companies to auto-enroll employees in 401(k) plans: A closer look reveals some interesting pros and cons.

Again Facebook is in the news for a privacy breach, but this time the culprits were top-ranked apps, including Farmville, Texas HoldEm Poker and Frontierville, which leaked Facebook users' personal IDs to advertisers. Personal IDs can be linked to a wealth of other information -- including name,...

That magical date has finally arrived. As of August 15, banks now have to ask you whether you want to opt in or opt out of overdraft protection. If you haven't made a decision yet, no need to panic, the bank, or rather, the Federal Reserve, has made the choice for you: You'll no longer have...

Every year Beloit College lists a group of analogies and cultural references to mark the differences between generations. One that should have been included in the list this year is that, as long as this group of students can remember, they've always been able to opt out of receiving marketing...

Most of us are aware of the dangers associated with posting lewd and inappropriate pictures to Facebook. But what about the many family friendly photos you upload to your profile? Thanks to a relatively new Facebook decision, not even your well-thought-out profile pictures are safe. Cheryl Smith, a...