Tag Archives: Surveillance

Inside the IRS’s Expanding Surveillance of Crypto Investors

Inside the IRS’s Expanding Surveillance of Crypto Investors

In brief David Klasing, dual-certified tax attorney and CPA, says the IRS has moved from targeting “narrower groups” to broader crypto compliance investigations across multiple exchanges. The Treasury Inspector General reports a 75% potential non-compliance rate among crypto users identified through exchange data, feeding the audit pipeline. Nick Waytula, attorney and head of tax at Crypto Tax Calculator, warns the …

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Mosquito-borne disease are making a comeback in the US. Brownsville, Texas, has mounted a surveillance system that can help detect these new risks.

Mosquito-borne disease are making a comeback in the US. Brownsville, Texas, has mounted a surveillance system that can help detect these new risks.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — How do you capture the deadliest animal on Earth, one that has been responsible for the death of more people than any other species in history? Here at America’s southern border, it’s not with high-tech weaponry, but with a black plastic tub of stinky water tucked under a bush. Surrounded by tall, yellowing grass near a sports …

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CATS releases surveillance video of deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing :: WRAL.com

CATS releases surveillance video of deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing :: WRAL.com

CATS has released surveillance video of the stabbing that took the life of a 23-year-old woman on the light rail in Charlotte last month.  WCNC Charlotte reports Decarlos Brown is facing first-degree murder in connection with the killing of Iryna Zarutska on Aug. 22. It happened around 10 p.m. near the light rail station along Camden Road where East Boulevard and West …

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CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scaled back a federal-state surveillance program for foodborne pathogens. As of July 1, the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which works with the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and 10 state health departments to track infections commonly transmitted through food, has reduced required surveillance to …

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CDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections

CDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections

In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically, but quietly, scaled back a food safety surveillance system, cutting active tracking from eight top foodborne infections down to just two, according to a report by NBC News. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)—a network of surveillance sites that spans 10 states and covers about 54 million Americans (16 …

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The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program has reduced surveillance to just two pathogens: salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told NBC News. Before July, the program …

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians | Israel-Gaza war

Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians | Israel-Gaza war

Microsoft has launched an “urgent” external inquiry into allegations Israel’s military surveillance agency has used the company’s technology to facilitate the mass surveillance of Palestinians. The company said on Friday the formal review was in response to a Guardian investigation that revealed how the Unit 8200 spy agency has relied on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to store a vast collection …

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“This Changes Everything” as NASA Sends Historic Radio Telescope to Moon’s Far Side and Sparks Fierce Debate Over Space Power and Global Surveillance

“This Changes Everything” as NASA Sends Historic Radio Telescope to Moon’s Far Side and Sparks Fierce Debate Over Space Power and Global Surveillance

IN A NUTSHELL 🌙 Scientists plan to deploy the LuSEE-Night radio telescope on the Moon’s far side to avoid Earth’s radio interference. 🔭 The mission aims to explore the Cosmic Dark Ages by monitoring low-frequency radio signals free from terrestrial noise. 🚀 Equipped with advanced technology, the telescope will operate in the Moon’s harsh environment with a substantial lithium-ion battery …

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