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Good snowy, snowy, snowy, snowy morning everybody! You know, I can't remember too many snowstorms we've had up here that we're this bad. It's kind of crazy. Anyhow, come as it may. I was on with Mr. Jim Polito this morning. We had a chance to talk about two big items in the news. We discussed how cybercriminals using an old tactic and what will happen to businesses in January when the Massachusetts updated privacy law goes into effect. Believe me, guys, this is coming your way. We expect in 2020 to have the majority of states, if not the federal government, forcing these types of laws down our throats. They are reasonable, in some ways, for consumers but are totally destructive to businesses. So here we go with Mr. Polito,

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Craig Peterson Good morning everybody is snowy, snowy, snowy, snowy morning here. You know, I can't remember too many snowstorms we've had up here that we're this bad. It's kind of crazy. Anyhow, as it may. I was on with Mr. Jim Polito this morning. We had a chance to talk about two big items in the news. Now we talked about the Massachusetts updated privacy law. Believe me, guys, this is coming your way. We expect in 2020 to have the majority of states, if not the federal government, forcing these types of laws down our throats, which are reasonable in some ways for consumers but are totally destructive to businesses. So here we go with Mr. Polito,

Jim Polito Our tech guru Craig Peters on Good Morning, Sir

Craig Peterson Hey, good morning. What you made it to the news again? Did you see on the weather channel? They said there was a little bit of snow.

Jim Polito Oh, yeah, we did, they didn't show Springfield they showed us. So cool. How do you like that? That's pretty good. That's if it has to be for something you know, as opposed to like a murder or something, you know, we'd rather it not be that. Hey, yeah, I read your stuff. I mean, this is fascinating. We got two things we've got to try to focus on today. The bad guys are going back to snail mail. I love that ID. That's the ingenuity of criminals. Then the amended data breach law in Massachusetts, and so we got to get into that, but This fascinates me. Tony and I were talking earlier. You know, we're all sitting here worried about our identity being stolen somebody getting our credit card information or social security number hacking into our phone. But the bad guy says, oh, nobody's paying attention to their mail anymore. Let's, let's rip them off with snail mail. I mean, you gotta, you have to respect the genius of that criminal mind right. Now, how many times have we heard it said. Man, if these guys just put their mind to it?

Craig Peterson Right if they put their minds good, they're like the real business people because business people always look for opportunities for markets that are underserved and things like that. However, nobody's paying attention to snail mail anymore. Let's rip people off there.

Jim Polito However, nobody's paying attention to snail mail anymore. Let's rip people off there.

Craig Peterson So here's how this whole thing works. Jim, you have your information online, and it's you know, starting Everywhere this public records that show the home you own how much you paid for your signature, right? So now they've got pretty much everything they need to fake your identity. You know the mind that was Equifax, right, and everybody else. If they go ahead now and they open a credit card, buy a car, buy a house, they do whatever. Ultimately th