The US Department of Justice sent a strongly worded letter to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) on Monday, reprimanding it for insufficiently supporting the right of citizens to record video of officers on duty — a move that suggests the federal government is becoming increasingly concerned over related civil rights abuses. The DOJ is not satisfied with the BPD's response to a settlement for a case involving the unlawful harassment and detention of a man named Christopher Sharp — just one of many similar incidents across the US involving police officers encroaching on the right of citizens to record their public duties. Read More...

A yearlong investigation by the Columbus Dispatch has uncovered systemic flaws in the data collection and dispute resolution processes used by the credit bureaus. For Americans who find errors in their credit files, this can mean months of frustration trying to get the mistakes corrected. Read More...

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company's highly anticipated initial public offering, which could enrich him by several billion dollars. He currently lives in Singapore, a country that doesn't tax capital gains.

Saverin might not be allowed to physically reenter the United States. Talking Points Memo (TPM) posted earlier today, citing Sec. 212. [8 U.S.C. 1182], which contains the following text, explaining what sort of non-citizens might not be eligible to enter the country:

Former citizens who renounced citizenship to avoid taxation. -Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who officially renounces United States citizenship and who is determined by the Attorney General to have renounced United States citizenship for the purpose of avoiding taxation by the United States is excludable. Read More...

The line you often hear in Washington is that Republicans won’t talk taxes and Democrats won’t talk entitlements. The two parties, the thinking goes, are similarly irresponsible, albeit on opposite sides of the budget. Read More...

Contrary to popular belief, many healthy foods are no more expensive than junk food, according to a large new government analysis. In fact, carrots, onions, pinto beans, lettuce, mashed potatoes, bananas and orange juice are all less expensive per portion than soft drinks, ice cream, chocolate candy, French fries, sweet rolls and deep-fat fried chicken patties, the report says. Read More...

It’s time to start the nomination process for creepiest boss of the year. Here’s our first nominee: In December, three law firm employees in Kansas sued their boss for invasion of privacy and “outrage.” They alleged that personal injury attorney Jeremiah Johnson encouraged them to wear “skirts and high heels” and then surreptitiously placed an iPhone (or iPad) under their desks with a delightful app called Cam-u-flage, “the best spy camera app to take pictures without anyone noticing.” The app has a “timer function” that happens to work perfectly for this sort of thing. Read More...

Want to keep your tweets among your tweeps and hidden from any old Google searcher? Twitter has some tips for you.

The microblogging company’s @Support account on Wednesday tweeted out a link to a help center page for Twitter users want to keep their posts a bit more anonymous on Google. Given Twitter’s high rank in Google Search, it’s likely that your profile there will be among the top results for your name. Read More...

Music video by Nicki Minaj performing Right By My Side (Explicit). © 2012 Cash Money Records/Young Money Ent./Universal Rec. Read More...