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PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from various U.S. internet companies. [1][2][3] The program is also known by the SIGAD US-984XN. [4][5] PRISM collects stored internet communications based on demands made to internet companies such as Google LLC and ...
Instead of paying with cash, cheque, or credit card, a consumer can use a payment app on a mobile device to pay for a wide range of services and digital or hard goods. Although the concept of using non-coin-based currency systems has a long history, [ 1 ] it is only in the 21st century that the technology to support such systems has become ...
The total cost of new hires to Healey's administration has been $87.1 million since the hiring restrictions went into effect on April 3, according to publicly available payroll data confirmed by ...
Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens. [1] The surveillance is often carried out by local and federal governments or governmental organizations, but it may also be carried out by corporations (either on behalf of governments or at their own initiative).
Cash App (formerly Square Cash) is a mobile wallet service available in the U.S. Launched by Block, Inc. in 2013, [1] it allows sending and receiving money, a savings account, investing in stocks or bitcoin, [2] borrowing personal loans, [3] and tax filing. [4] [5] As of 2024, Cash App reports 57 million monthly users and $14.7 billion in ...
In 2020 and 2023, the United States Government tried to ban social media app TikTok. The DATA Act would have banned the selling of non-public personal data to third party buyers. [75] The RESTRICT Act would allow the United States Secretary of State to review any attempt of a tech company to "sabotage" the United States.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Founded October 28, 1636, and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
A paywall is a method of restricting access to content, with a purchase or a paid subscription, especially news. [1][2] Beginning in the mid-2010s, newspapers started implementing paywalls on their websites as a way to increase revenue after years of decline in paid print readership and advertising revenue, partly due to the use of ad blockers. [3]