World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee targets fake news BBC. Not very-informative headline but a positive development. Berners-Lee wants to go after algos and mis/undisclosed use of user data, not content providers
Has any great change been accomplished, any unjust oppression ever overturned without violence? Humans Recap: Freedom Denied
We investigate whether geographic proximity between corporate headquarters and IRS regional offices affects corporate tax avoidance and the likelihood and productivity of IRS examinations. Using geographic distance to represent information asymmetry, we find that corporations avoid more tax when located closer to the IRS unless they are close to an IRS industry specialist. This finding is consistent with taxpayers believing proximity provides them with an information advantage over the IRS.
Royal crime Nigerian princes' snatch billions from Western biz via fake email – Interpol
Cybercrime even has its own religion in Ghana
White collar crime: Fortune 500 companies that were profitable each year between 2008 and 2015 had an average effective tax rate of 21.2 percent
Russian whistle-blower 'may have been killed by poisoned soup'
White collar crime: Fortune 500 companies that were profitable each year between 2008 and 2015 had an average effective tax rate of 21.2 percent
Russian whistle-blower 'may have been killed by poisoned soup'
Brace Yourself for a New Cold War World Affairs Journal
The 33-year-old is thought to be the mastermind behind arguably the most sophisticated cybercrime network the world has ever seen.
At his height, Mr Bogachev had control of more than a million computers around the world and was responsible for creating a network of infected computers that he used to siphon millions of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting people and foreign businesses.
The US government has bounty of $US3 million ($4 million) on his head for any information that leads to his capture.
In December, the Obama administration announced sanctions against Mr. Bogachev along with five others in response to a belief that Russia used cyber hacking to influence the outcome of the latest presidential election.
It’s believed the US is currently tracking the whereabouts of Mr Bogachev, who the FBI says also uses the online monikers “lucky12345” and “slavik” in case he ventures outside his home country. But even though he has previously travelled internationally using three fake Russian passports, it seems unlikely that he would tempt fate by leaving Russia — a place where he appears to be protected by Moscow. The Russian hacker with a $4 million bounty on his head