An anonymous reader tipped us off to a proposed new U.S. policy which would require banks, credit unions and other financial companies to submit reports on most of their accounts to the tax-collectors at America’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The re…
US Flight Traffic Controllers Complain Military Tests Interfered with GPS Signals
IEEE Spectrum reports that air traffic controllers for America’s Federal Aviation Administration “were confused and frustrated by an increase in military tests that interfered with GPS signals for civilian aircraft, public records show.”
The incident…
US Government Investigators Still Believe Havana Syndrome is a Directed-Energy Attack
The U.S. government’s investigation into Havana Syndrome “is turning up new evidence that the symptoms are the result of directed-energy attacks,” reports Politico, citing five U.S. lawmakers and officials who’ve been briefed on the matter:
Behind clo…
The future of China’s work culture
In a late-August ruling, China’s supreme court declared one of the country’s most infamous work practices illegal. Known as “996,” the term is shorthand for a work schedule spanning from 9AM to 9PM, six days per week. Though popularized by the country’s soaring tech firms, often evoking images of hip urban startup employees with stock […]
US gov’t will slap contractors with civil lawsuits for hiding breaches
Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative mandates data-breach reporting for gov’t contractors.
Ransomware Bill Would Give Victims 48 Hours To Report Payments
Victims of ransomware attacks would be required to report payments to their hackers within 48 hours under a proposal from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Democratic Representative Deborah Ross. From a report: The Ransom Disclosure Act would giv…
Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the ban on Twitter would be lifted, but only if the social media giant met certain conditions. The president disclosed this during his televised broadcast to Nigerians on the country’s 61st Independence Day anniversary. He acknowledged the fact that Twitter is used to disseminate information. Still, he […]
Tech giants brace for impact in India as new payments rule goes into effect
Apple, Sony, Google, Zoom, PayPal and several other tech companies as well as scores of banks have cautioned customers and partners in India to expect a surge in declined transactions as the world’s second-largest internet market’s central bank enforces a new directive for the way recurring payments are processed in the country. The Reserve Bank […]
ゲームの「ガチャ」が規制されても、また新たな“ギャンブル”がやってくる
ヴィデオゲームにおける「ガチャ」や「ルートボックス」のようなギャンブルの要素がある仕掛けを規制する動きが、世界的に加速している。英国ではルートボックスを「ギャンブル」として規制する法案が提出されたが、政府や当局の動きが遅いなか、仮に規制が実現しても別の仕掛けが登場するいたちごっこになる可能性が高い。
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Tax Loopholes and Revolving Doors (Occupy K Street)
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government [ungated] – “Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.” also btw…
This Is How America’s Ri…