In fact, Rebekah Brooks, The News of the World editor, provided Payne with the phone that was later hacked, under the guise that the phone could help her with her campaign for the law. ... The list contained about 4,000 people rumored to be targets of the tabloid's phone scandal (Somaiya). "The last edition of The News of the World made great play of the paper's relationship with the Payne family," said Tom Watson, a parliament member who investigated the phone scandal. ... Brooks testified that The News of the World did, in fact, give Payne a cell phone "for the last 11 years," b...

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Being able to keep family matters private is what most of us grew up knowing. However, this day and age, more people are sharing and posting information about their personal lives on to social media sites such as Facebook with friends and family. Years ago, friends and family had little clue as to w...

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Introduction Disinhibition is the lack of an inner psychological restraint on an individual allowing or causing one to participate in activities that one may not normally take part in. This effect can be caused by a number of factors including the introduction of a substance such as alcohol or drugs into the body and the presence of an environment conductive to a loss of inhibition. The internet is a prime cause for disinhibition for users for a variety of reasons. Because of the fundamental nature of the internet an individual has the capability control their virtual presence in the intern...

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We are in the midst of a marketing revolution. The revolution for personalized applications of communication vehicles is the driving force behind the marketing practices of the twenty-first century. In this on-going revolution, change is one of the most affluent factors. A factor that drives the w...

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In the book, "Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives," Lillian Rubin (1985) looks at friendships as they develop during adulthood. Rubin interviewed 300 people from a variety of backgrounds, between the ages of 25 and 55. One of her main findings was that women base their friendships on ...

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