1 and 1 Internet, known for its low customer service scores, is sending customers to collections agencies for bogus recurring billing charges. 1&1 which requires customers to fax or mail signed documents is standing by their web form agreements as contracts, much to the harm of their remaining customers.

“COME quickly and come alone,” the fax said. “Illicit trafficking issues need urgent attention.” That is how a Russian nuclear agency asked experts at the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate for help in assessing the scale of serious security risks in the Kola peninsula, arguably the world’s most radioactive region.

In the greatest surveillance effort ever established, the US National Security Agency (NSA) has created a global spy system, codename ECHELON, which captures and analyzes virtually every phone call, fax, email and telex message sent anywhere in the world.

Today I was a ripe target. While in the course of going through my daily email I found an advertisement through eFax or J2 communications about a new service called eVoice receptionist. As a media guy, I know how hard the folks over at J2’s advertising agency must have worked to get that offer into my hands.

Singer Chinen Rina (26) and model Nakamura Kentaro (23) revealed yesterday that they divorced in mid-March. In a faxed statement from her management agency, Chinen said that she and her ex had simply grown apart, and she apologized to those who have supported her and celebrated her wedding. The two were only married for a year and nine months...