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12 Red Flags to Look Out For to Avoid Getting Scammed on Facebook Marketplace
We have put together this guide to help you avoid getting scammed. There are several red flags buyers and sellers should be mindful of when shopping. → Read More
10 Tips to Avoid Being Scammed by Fake Job Ads
Cybercriminals are flooding the internet with fake job ads and even bogus company hiring websites. → Read More
Steve Bannon Used Google Ads to Monetize Extremism
Steve Bannon’s War Room home page featured ads from prominent brands including Land Rover, Volvo, DoorDash, Staples and Harvard University. → Read More
HIPAA Does Not Prevent Period-Tracking Apps From Selling Location Data
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the federal patient privacy law known as HIPAA, does not apply to most apps that track menstrual cycles → Read More
Sberbank-Owned RuTarget Harvested User Data for Months via Google
Google may have provided Sberbank-owned RuTarget with unique mobile phone IDs, IP addresses, location information and details about users’ interests and online. → Read More
Does a Shadow Credit Score Decide Whether You Get an Apartment?
The vast tenant screening industry is subject to less regulation than credit scoring agencies, even though experts warn that algorithms introduce bias. → Read More
Renter Beware: Ten Ways Unscrupulous Landlords Cheat NYC Tenants
Here are the ten ways unscrupulous landlords take advantage of the New York City tenants such as increasing rents illegally, and what you can do about it. → Read More
School Children In NYC Now To Face TSA Style Security
On this morning, as on every school day, senior Justin Feldeo prepares to be pulled aside for separate screening by a hand wand. → Read More
Tax Break For Luxury Building Owners In NYC
The higher pay is required at bigger buildings that benefit from the city's 421-a housing program, which grants about $1.1 billion in tax break → Read More
CVS: Few Consequences For Health Law's Repeat Offenders
When CVS Health customers complained to the company about privacy violations, some of the calls and letters made their way to Joseph Fenity. → Read More
Capital One: Easy Credit and Abundant Lawsuits
Capital One - The lack of transparency leaves both borrowers and policymakers in the dark, said April Kuehnhoff, an attorney at the National → Read More
ConocoPhillips: 'Somebody Intervened In Washington'
ConocoPhillips would pay $8 million toward a new, yet-to-be-defined "mitigation" process that would seek to compensate for the project's harm. → Read More
Brand-Name Drugs Increase Cost But Not Patient Satisfaction
Goetz said he doesn't know why generics sometimes have higher satisfaction than brand-name drugs, but he offered one theory. → Read More
Wall Street: Hillary Clinton’s Mixed Record Belies Tough Talk
An examination of her remarks to Wall Street in December 2007 and Clinton’s actions as a senator — a period when .................. → Read More
Landlords Flout Rent Limits; Rake In Lucrative Tax Breaks
The protection afforded tenants from rent limits quickly fades, while Landlords can collect both higher rents and the lucrative tax breaks. → Read More
For-Profit Colleges: Who Get The Billions Of Taxpayer Money
For-Profit Colleges had another rough year, with big players facing federal scrutiny for everything from predatory loans to outright fraud. → Read More
What We Know About The Computer Formulas Making Decisions In Your Life
Computer Formulas: We reported yesterday on a study of Uber's dynamic pricing scheme that investigated Uber's surge pricing patterns → Read More
Valeant Affiliates Haven't Disclosed CA License Denial
When Buying Pharmacies, Valeant Affiliates Haven’t Disclosed California License Denial by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Oct. 29, 2015, 5:13 p.m. As they purchased stakes in pharmacies around [...] → Read More
Uber's Surge Pricing May Not Lead To A Surge In Workers
Uber’s Surge Pricing May Not Lead To A Surge In Drivers by Lauren Kirchner and Surya Mattu ProPublica, Oct. 29, 2015, 12:01 a.m. ProPublica used data from researchers at Northeastern [...] → Read More
Health Care At Risk For 12,000 Coal Miners And Their Families
More Trouble in Coal Country: Health Care at Risk for 12,000 Retired Miners and Their Families by Alec MacGillis ProPublica, Oct. 27, 2015, 3:43 p.m. John R. Leach worked for Peabody Energy Corp. [...] → Read More