Halloween: a night for costumes, trick-or-treating, ghostly thrills, candy, and innocent fun. But in the eerie dark of All Hallows’ Eve, everything from poorly lit walkways to jack-o’-lantern flames to the family dog can pose a safety risk for trick-or-treaters and homeowners.
Recently, the release of an obscene 11-year-old audio recording sent the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump into a tailspin. While the average American’s aspirations may fall short of the nation’s highest office, can secretly recorded conversations come back to haunt you? When nearly everyone you encounter carries a smartphone with audio and video recording capabilities, do your everyday exchanges carry the risk of personal or professional blowback?
A loved one’s diagnosis of dementia brings in its wake a complex decision-making process. Few individuals make decisions entirely on their own, and the interests of caregivers—typically a spouse or adult child—are at stake, too.
While “nanny cams” allow parents to personally monitor the wellbeing of their children, they also prospectively violate the caregiver’s trust, and tread into questionable legal waters when it comes to a nanny’s or babysitter’s right to privacy.
The resort was beautiful, the amenities were abundant, and the location couldn’t be beat. At the time you bought it, your timeshare felt like a sound investment in guaranteed vacation getaways. But if you’re having regrets after signing a timeshare agreement, there are valid avenues for backing out of the deal.
Trump is a presidential nominee with a worldwide audience for his remarks about an opposition candidate, and that status potentially opens him up to increased legal scrutiny. But what are the limits for average citizens? In this divisive election season, with Facebook and Twitter feeds lit up by the bitter commentary of friends and family, how much is too much?