Category: United States

Pilot Project Demos Credit Cards With Shifting CVV Codes To Stop Fraud | Ars Technica

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US-based PNC Bank is in the middle of a pilot project that aims to test out credit cards with constantly changing card verification values (or CVVs) to reduce online credit card fraud. The dynamic CVV is displayed on the back of such a card in e-ink, and changes according to an algorithm supplied by Visa. Read full story here: Pilot Project Demos Credit Cards With Shifting CVV Codes To Stop Fraud | Ars Technica

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US Border Officers Don’t Always Delete Collected Traveler Data | Engadget

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Privacy advocates aren’t just concerned about warrantless device searches at the border because of the potential for deliberate abuse — it’s that the officials might be reckless. And unfortunately, there’s evidence this is the case in the US. Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General has released audit findings showing that Customs and Border Protection officers didn’t properly follow data handling procedures in numerous instances, increasing the chances for data leaks and hurting accountability. Read full story here: US Border Officers Don’t Always Delete Collected Traveler Data | Engadget

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Google+ Bug Gave Developers Access To Non-Public Data From 52.5M Users | TechCrunch

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Google+ was a bit of a disaster for the company when it was still alive, and now that it’s walking dead, it’s becoming even more of a stone around its neck. After disclosing a major security bug in October that affected just under half a million users, it announced that the service would shut down in August 2019. But things are getting worse. Today, the company announced a new privacy hole, one that it found last month, that left some data from about 52.5 million users up for grabs from…

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Trump Administration Says It Will End Electric Car Tax Credit In The Strangest Way | Electrek

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A Trump administration official has now announced that they are indeed planning to kill to the federal tax credit for electric vehicles, but they are offering a strange timeline as it is unclear if they even have the power to do it. The situation around the federal tax credit for EVs is weirder than ever right now. As Tesla hit the 200,000 delivery threshold to initiate the phase-out, there are two different legislative efforts to change the program. Read full story here: Trump Administration Says It Will End Electric Car Tax Credit In…

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Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe Talks Electric Off-Road Vehicles | Digital Trends

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Rivian took the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show by storm with its first two vehicles – the R1T pickup truck and R1S seven-seat SUV. Both are all-electric, both are based on the same skateboard-style chassis, and both feature impressive performance figures. Rivian claims the R1T and R1S will offer up to 400 miles of range, or the ability to do zero to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds. That’s a good time for a supercar, let alone burly trucks that, according to Rivian, will also have genuine off-road ability. The company…

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California Gives Final Approval To Code Requiring Solar On New Homes | Engadget

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While there was little doubt it would happen, it’s now a done deal: California will require solar panels on most new homes. Officials at a December 5th Building Standards Commission meeting have voted for the new code, providing the last bit of approval necessary for the policy to take effect. New homes, condos and low-rise apartments will need eco-friendly power generation on their rooftops from January 1st, 2020 onward. The only exclusions are for homes that are either blocked by taller objects (like trees and tall buildings) or don’t have…

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Oil Companies Officially Ask Republicans To Kill Effort To Extend Electric Vehicle Tax Credit | Electrek

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As some have launched efforts to extend the federal tax credit for electric vehicles in order to accelerate EV adoption in the US, several trade groups representing oil companies are fighting back. The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, along with several other fossil fuel trade groups, have sent a letter to US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-WI) to kill any effort to revive the federal tax credit. Read full story here: Oil Companies Officially Ask Republicans To Kill Effort To Extend Electric Vehicle Tax Credit…

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Why Aren’t Chip Credit Cards Stopping “Card Present” Fraud In The US? | Ars Technica

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A security analysis firm called Gemini Advisory recently posted a report saying that credit card fraud is actually on the rise in the US. That’s surprising, because the US is three years out from a big chip-based card rollout. Chip-based cards were supposed to limit card fraud in the US, which was out of control compared to similar fraud in countries that already used EMV (the name of the chip card standard). Gemini Advisory now says that 60 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen in the US in…

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Canadian Crude Oil Industry In Crisis As Prices Plunge To Record Low | CTV News

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The Canadian crude oil industry has declared a national emergency after prices plunged to record lows. The American benchmark price for oil is now well below $60 a barrel, having dropped $20 in the last six weeks. While that’s good news for prices at the pump, it’s causing misery for producers. The price of The price of Western Canadian Select closed just under $14 a barrel Thursday. The crisis has been blamed on a surplus of product and not enough pipeline to move it. Read full story here: Canadian Crude Oil…

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Tesla, GM And Nissan Will Fight To Maintain EV Tax Credits Together | Engadget

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Tesla, GM and Nissan have teamed up on a new lobbying initiative to extend the $7,500 per vehicle tax credit for EVs. The “EV Drive Coalition” — which also counts industry giant ABB and non-profit Plug In America as its members — launched on Tuesday to spur lawmakers into passing reformative legislation that “works better for more consumers for a longer time frame.” Read full story here: Tesla, GM And Nissan Will Fight To Maintain EV Tax Credits Together | Engadget  

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