65 h. ago How illicit markets fueled by data breaches sell your personal information to criminals

Every year, massive data breaches harm the public. The targets are email service providers, retailers and government agencies that store information about people. Each breach includes sensitive personal information such as credit and debit card numbers, home addresses and account usernames and passwords from hundreds of thousands—and sometimes millions—of people.

Economics

4 d. ago USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold

The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about food assistance recipients. Amid a legal challenge, the agency says the request is on hold.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients

In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn over the personal information of people receiving assistance.

Politics

8 d. ago USDA Employee and Others Charged in $66 Million SNAP Fraud Scheme

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) worker and five other individuals are accused in a massive SNAP (food stamp) fraud scheme. The post USDA Employee and Others Charged in $66 Million SNAP Fraud Scheme appeared first on Breitbart.

Economics

8 d. ago Clean up your phone: Speed, storage and privacy boost in minutes

Learn essential smartphone maintenance tips to free up space, enhance speed and secure personal data through digital and physical cleaning techniques.

Politics

1 week ago Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people

The data collector said the stolen data includes Social Security numbers.

Politics

2 w. ago Large language model accurately predicts online chat derailments

Online chat rooms and social networking platforms frequently experience harmful behavior as discussions drift from their intended topics toward personal conflict. Traditional predictive models typically depend on platform-specific data, limiting their applicability and increasing implementation costs.

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2 w. ago Millions Could Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Trump Tax Bill, Analysis Finds

Others could see their monthly benefits reduced if the bill were to become law, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Economics

2 w. ago Lawsuit challenges USDA demand for food stamp data as some states prepare to comply

The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws.

Society

2 w. ago 'Half a dozen' more states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food from food stamp programs, after signing a few this week. She described the effort as historic.

Politics

2 w. ago What’s in Trump’s Tax Bill? Medicaid Reform, Food Stamp Cuts and More

The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.

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3 w. ago Alaska gives food stamp recipients’ personal information to federal officials

Alaska gives food stamp recipients’ personal information to federal officials  Alaska Beacon

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3 w. ago Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach

The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data.

Economics

3 w. ago CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers

Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.

Events

3 w. ago Algorithm based on LLMs doubles lossless data compression rates

People store large quantities of data in their electronic devices and transfer some of this data to others, whether for professional or personal reasons. Data compression methods are thus of the utmost importance, as they can boost the efficiency of devices and communications, making users less reliant on cloud data services and external storage devices.

Politics

3 w. ago Privacy advocates urge states not to comply with USDA requests for food stamp data

One payment processor has so far signaled to states that it intends to turn over data about millions of Americans to the federal government even as privacy groups warn that the request is illegal.

Politics

3 w. ago House Republicans unveil new food stamp work requirements for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

The House Agriculture Committee released nearly 100 pages for its portion of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" on Monday evening.

Politics

3 w. ago Marks & Spencer confirms customers’ personal data was stolen in hack

A ransomware gang reportedly took credit for the data breach.

Economics

4 w. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy lawsuits

Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito searches, and voice and facial data without their permission. The lawsuits were brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2022. Facebook’s parent company Meta agreed to pay a similar amount […]

Economics

4 w. ago USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients

The Department of Agriculture is demanding sensitive data from states about more than 40 million food stamp recipients, as DOGE is amassing data for immigration enforcement.

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