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PayPal On Bringing Data Firepower To Bust Illegal Gun Trafficking

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To that end, PayPal said last month that it would team with law enforcement agencies, academics and experts to track how payments are used to traffic firearms illegally through the United States. That’s easier said than done, perhaps, in the digital age, where money flows digitally, increasingly in real time.

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

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H&R Block and Liberty Tax Services both offer a similar promotion to get customers through the door, promising early, interest-free tax refund loans of $500-$3,000 for qualified customers. He did that by revoking the Cole memo (and two other associated memos) that provided a legal framework for the sale of cannabis in the States.

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Freeze First, Ask Later? Does the Singapore Scam Law Really Protect Us?

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Singapore recently passed the Protection from Scams Act , granting law enforcement the power to freeze bank accounts if they reasonably believe an individual is at risk of being scammed. They are empowering law enforcement to intervene way before the transaction can occur, rather than simply recovering lost funds.

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