Banks offer various protections for both businesses and consumers. Deposit insurance, protection against electronic fund transfers, and identity theft protection are just a few of the measures banks employ to safeguard customer data and transactions from the outside world of scammers and fraudsters. Unfortunately, those same protections established to stop the fraudster lurking on the […]
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Data minimization, a core data privacy principle, means collecting and retaining only the personal data that’s absolutely necessary to fulfill a specific purpose. Companies collect data for a multitude of reasons, primarily to gain a deeper understanding of their customers, improve their business operations, and make better decisions. Or to commit fraud. Jalen Tylee Hill created a […]
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Jamie P. McNamara operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas that sold genetic testing services. Theoretically, he was offering DNA testing for better health to patients, but McNamara was actually stealing millions of dollars from the U.S. taxpayer in a scheme that preyed on vulnerable Americans concerned about their health. McNamara obtained the doctors’ orders […]
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American’s love restaurants. And understanding how important they are to the economy, the United States Congress enacted special measures in the CARES Act to support the restaurant industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF) was designed to provide eligible restaurants with funding equal to their COVID-19 pandemic-related revenue losses. RRF recipients were […]
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