Checking on Social Security Estimates Is a Good Idea, but Many People Don’t Do It The Social Security Administration used to mail out many more statements each year. Now, it encourages workers to go online. A new report says millions haven’t looked. Read More…
Read moreHarris Pressed to Get More Personal About Why She’s Running Kamala Harris nodded knowingly when a black woman at a weekend candidate forum recounted watching her mother face racial discrimination during her childhood. Read More…
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What if We All Just Sold Non-Creepy Advertising? The big ad-tech companies know how to sell ads without damaging privacy, but they choose not to. Read More…
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An Arsenal of Skype, Voice Recorders and FOIAs Emily Bazelon, an investigative reporter at The New York Times Magazine, craves easy-to-use tools, whether for interviews, Freedom of Information Act records or her home TV. Read More…
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Will Congress Expand the Insider Trading Prohibition? The House Financial Services Committee has passed a bill that would for the first time set forth what was required for proof, in some ways making cases easier. Read More…
Read moreAlphabet Commits to Data Privacy in Toronto Smart City Master Plan A high-tech smart city project proposed along Toronto’s waterfront by Alphabet Inc unit Sidewalk Labs has pledged not to sell advertisers the personal data collected to serve residents and visitors, as part of a 1,500-page master plan released on … Read More…
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The Importance of Infants’ Exposure to Micro-Organisms Fewer scheduled cesarean deliveries and more breast-feeding could give babies more protective bacteria. Read More…
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Why You Should Get the New Shingles Vaccine People 50 and older should get the new shingles vaccine whether or not they remember having had chickenpox as a child, experts say. Read More…
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Personal Data of 2.3 Million Disaster Victims Was Released by FEMA, Report Says The report said sensitive personal information of victims of the 2017 California wildfires and three hurricanes was needlessly shared with a contractor. Read More…
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Will Bank Overdraft Fees Spread Again? Consumer Agency Is Reviewing the Rule Consumer advocates say the overdraft rule has helped people avoid excessive penalties — like the cup of coffee that ends up costing $38. Read More…
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