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Social Media Is Changing, And Paid Accounts Are The Response
The take machine went into high gear last week after Meta said it would charge $11.99 per month for verification and added customer service. This was the end of free social media, some said. It was Facebook’s unimaginative copy of Elon Musk’s Twitter. Or perhaps a mob-like shakedown for protection money. The reactions all missed …
Meta sues surveillance firm using fake accounts to scrape user data
Meta has filed a legal complaint against a company for allegedly creating tens of thousands of fake Facebook accounts to scrape user data and provide surveillance services for clients. The firm, Voyager Labs, bills itself as “a world leader in advanced AI-based investigation solutions.” What this means in practice is analyzing social media posts en …
Open enrollment for health insurance and flexible spending accounts is May 2-16 | VTx
From: Human Resources Open enrollment for state-provided health insurance and flexible spending accounts (FSA) runs through May 16. Any changes made during open enrollment will be effective July 1. Spotlight on Benefits newsletter has been mailed to employees’ home addresses on file. The Virginia Department of Human Resources Management will email the newsletter to employees …
Here’s why health savings accounts may contribute to inequality
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images A popular way to save for out-of-pocket medical expenses might be contributing to health-care inequality, new research suggests. Health savings accounts are tax-advantaged accounts available to Americans with high-deductible health insurance policies. Federal law established them in 2003. Since then, HSAs have grown quickly as employers have …
Transworld Systems Inc. completes acquisition of Account Control Technology Holdings, Inc., cementing the company’s position as the largest Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) company in the United States
LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ –Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI), the largest U.S. technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable management (ARM) solutions, announced today it has completed its acquisition of Account Control Technology Holdings, Inc. (ACT Holdings), a leading debt recovery, ARM and business process outsourcing company. Transaction terms were not disclosed. “Scale matters, and our …
Thieves break Experian’s credit freeze, ‘thaw’ accounts: report
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Experian faces issues with how accounts are ‘thawed,’ according to a report from KrebsOnSecurity. The cybersecurity blog reported that a reader had his freeze “thawed” without authorization on Experian’s website, demonstrating “how truly broken authentication and security remains in the credit bureau space.” The consumer credit reporting company, which …
JPMorgan and Citi are using blockchain technology, and other banks are considering allowing clients to hold crypto in bank accounts, Bank of America research finds | Currency News | Financial and Business News
Reuters Bank of America research published Tuesday shows banks like JPMorgan and Citi use blockchain technology. Other smaller banks said they are open to allowing clients to hold cryptocurrencies in the future. The research sheds on light on where traditional financial institutions stand on blockchain amid bitcoin’s massive rally. Sign up here for our daily …
“Dozens” of top Treasury email accounts hacked, senator says
Email accounts used by the Treasury Department’s senior leadership were compromised by suspected Russian government hackers who carried out a massive cyber-espionage campaign against several U.S. federal agencies, according to Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee said the “full depth” of the Treasury hack “isn’t known.” Senate Finance …
Flexible Spending Accounts: A Once-A-Year Tax Break
FSAs are basically bank accounts reserved to pay for your out-of-pocket health care costs. Of course, anyone can put aside money to cover health expenses, but what makes an FSA special is that you don’t have to pay taxes on the money you put into it. Get every deduction you deserve. With TurboTax Deluxe, we’ll …
Twitter suspends fake accounts pretending to be Black Trump supporters | Technology
Wallace told CNN he’d deactivated his account shortly before he found that his photo was being used by one of the fake accounts. He said he thinks whoever set up the count “just searched for a random tall black guy” before they found his photo. “I’m not even into politics like that,” Wallace, who said …
