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Don MacLeod

22,000 Wake Ups and Counting

Category: Consumer Protection

Consumer Protection

Woman Fights $116 Ticket That Could’ve Cost Her $1,200 — Because She Actually Read the Law

Posted on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 By Don MacLeod

A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a Lake Worth Beach woman on February 11 and cited her for using a wireless device while driving. The infraction: holding a phone in her “right hand” while traveling northbound on North Dixie Highway. She doesn’t have a right hand. The woman…

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Too Good to Be True? How AI Is Making It Harder to Spot Online Scam Shops

Posted on January 18, 2026January 22, 2026 By Don MacLeod

You’ve probably seen the ad. A warm photo. Soft light. Someone knitting on a couch that looks like it smells faintly of lavender. The text whispers “Hand-knit. Small batch. Family business.” Maybe it’s a holiday special. Maybe she’s retiring. It feels intimate. Human. Safe. You click. You buy. It never…

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