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IRS Has Second Thoughts About Giving $7.2M Fraud-Prevention Contract To Equifax

IRS Has Second Thoughts About Giving $7.2M Fraud-Prevention Contract To Equifax

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

October 14, 2017

  IRS Has Second Thoughts About Giving $7.2M Fraud-Prevention Contract To Equifax

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  What does it take for the Internal Revenue Service to realize that maybe, just maybe, it picked the wrong company to award a $7.25 million fraud-prevention contract? It wasn’t enough that Equifax’s network was so poorly prepared for a…

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State Says OxyContin Maker “Conducted Uncontrolled Experiment On American Public”

State Says OxyContin Maker “Conducted Uncontrolled Experiment On American Public”

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

September 30, 2017

  State Says OxyContin Maker “Conducted Uncontrolled Experiment On American Public”

    The state of Washington and the City of Seattle filed separate lawsuits today against Purdue Pharma, maker of controversial opioid pain medication OxyContin, alleging that the drug company lied to doctors, regulators, and the public about the efficacy and…

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Millions Of Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Stolen In Sonic Drive-In Breach

Millions Of Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Stolen In Sonic Drive-In Breach

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

September 28, 2017

  Millions Of Credit Card Numbers May Have Been Stolen In Sonic Drive-In Breach

  IMAGE COURTESY OF NICHOLAS ECKHART

  It’s a day of the week ending in “y,” which can only mean one thing: Another national company’s payment system has been compromised. This time, it’s the Sonic Drive-In fast food chain, where potentially millions of credit card…

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Equifax Drops Controversial Condition From Free Credit Monitoring Service

Equifax Drops Controversial Condition From Free Credit Monitoring Service

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

September 11, 2017

  Equifax Drops Controversial Condition From Free Credit Monitoring Service

    While the free credit monitoring service being offered by Equifax to the millions victims of its massive data breach leaves a lot to be desired, the company is remedying one of the more controversial aspects of the program — a condition that stripped consumers of…

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Health Insurers Looking To Charge Higher Individual Premiums In 2018. Which Americans Will Be Hit Hardest?

Health Insurers Looking To Charge Higher Individual Premiums In 2018. Which Americans Will Be Hit Hardest?

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

August 12, 2017

  Health Insurers Looking To Charge Higher Individual Premiums In 2018. Which Americans Will Be Hit Hardest? With the state of the Affordable Care Act and billions of dollars in subsidies still in doubt, several insurers are raising rates in expectation of possible turbulence.

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  Health insurance companies that…

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Some EpiPen, EpiPen Jr. Devices Now Being Recalled In U.S. Because They May Not Work When Needed

Some EpiPen, EpiPen Jr. Devices Now Being Recalled In U.S. Because They May Not Work When Needed

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

April 1, 2017

  Some EpiPen, EpiPen Jr. Devices Now Being Recalled In U.S. Because They May Not Work When Needed

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  Mylan, the makers of the EpiPen emergency allergy treatment are expanding a previously announced overseas recallto now include EpiPen and EpiPen Jr. devices distributed in the U.S. over concerns they may…

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Highlights From The House Debate On Tanning Tax That Turned Into A Sideshow

Highlights From The House Debate On Tanning Tax That Turned Into A Sideshow

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

March 11, 2017

  Highlights From The House Debate On Tanning Tax That Turned Into A Sideshow

    Among the lesser-discussed points of the Affordable Care Act repeal and replace legislationis a move to get rid of a 10% tax on the use of tanning salons. Why is this suddenly an issue, and how did it cause the House Ways and Means Committee’s discussion of the bill to…

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Should Microsoft Be Allowed To Tells Its Users When Government Searches Their Data?

Should Microsoft Be Allowed To Tells Its Users When Government Searches Their Data?

By Chris Morran

Consumerist

January 24, 2017

  Should Microsoft Be Allowed To Tells Its Users When Government Searches Their Data?

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  If the police serve a search warrant on your home, you know, but if law enforcement searches your cloud-stored files, you’ll probably have no idea — and companies like Microsoft are currently forbidden from telling you. That’s why the…

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