Private tax companies don’t want you to know this, but if your income is below US$66,000 the IRS offers free tax filing software. If your income is above US$66,000 you can still file for free, but you’ll have to do it manually with fillable forms. However, thanks to the long government shutdown this year, tax returns will end up being late.
Apple, Johnson & Johnson, Partner on Stroke Prevention Study
It’s not known how many participants will be in the study, or how long the study will run.
Collection 1 is a Massive New Data Breach
Troy Hunt, creator of the Have I Been Pwned? tool, wrote a blog post about the latest data breach called Collection 1.
Let’s start with the raw numbers because that’s the headline, then I’ll drill down into where it’s from and what it’s composed of. Collection #1 is a set of email addresses and passwords totaling 2,692,818,238 rows.It’s made up of many different individual data breaches from literally thousands of different sources.
To find out if your account credentials were leaked, visit haveibeenpwned.com.
Facebook Ad Preferences Lists User Traits, Interests
Maybe you knew this or maybe not, but under Facebook ad preferences you’ll see a list of traits and interests the platform associates with you.
Questions for Apple in 2019
Since 2015 Above Avalon has published a list of questions for Apple, across hardware, software, services, and “big picture.” Here are the questions for Apple in 2019.
January is a great time to embrace the unknown rather than come up with Apple predictions for the next 12 months. Accordingly, this is my fifth installment of Apple questions as a new year kicks off.
It’s a big, detailed list and lays out things we wonder and things rumors have suggested.
Tim Cook Reiterated His Call for Data Privacy Protections
Tim Cook reiterated his call for greater data privacy protections in Time, arguing that new legislation and consumer tools are needed.
Tesla Launches Charging Station that can be Plugged into A Wall Outlet
Tesla launched its first charging system that can be plugged into a standard wall outlet using a common NEMA 14-50 plug.
Apple Pay Boss to Deliver Keynote at Major Industry Conference
Apple Pay chief Jennifer Bailey will deliver a keynote address at major payments technology conference TRANSACT.
Facebook to Introduce Stricter Rules in Countries Holding Elections This Year
Facebook will introduce stricter rules on political advertising to a number of countries holding elections this year. The rules and tools aimed at curbing election interference will go live in India, Nigeria, Ukraine, and the European Union. The rollout will begin on Wednesday in Nigeria. Katie Harbath, Facebook’s Director of Global Politics and Outreach, told Reuters that only advertisers located in the country will be able to run electoral adverts there. Rob Leathern, a Director of Product Management at Facebook, also discussed the importance of storing electoral adverts in a searchable library.
We’re learning from every country,” Leathern said. “We know we’re not going to be perfect, but our goal is continuing, ongoing improvement.” Facebook believes that holding the ads in a library for seven years is a key part of fighting intereference, he added.. The library will resemble archives brought to the United States, Brazil and Britain last year.
Mastercard Plans to Stop Free Trials That Keep Billing You (Update)
Mastercard announced a new policy for merchants who keep your card information after you sign up with a free trial.
