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COVID-19 Scams Target The Business Community

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With a second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on the way, small businesses have yet another chance to secure much-needed financial relief. Yet the new bill fails to address the gaps that allowed for fraudulent activity among some businesses that had secured PPP loans in the first round of stimulus, the publication alleges.

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Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program

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Amazon is no stranger to privacy issues, and recently f ive senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and videos. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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Amazon Discontinues Free Sample Program

PYMNTS

Amazon is no stranger to privacy issues, and recently f ive senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and videos. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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Former eBay Employees Charged In Cyberstalking

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Six former eBay employees have been charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter that company executives viewed as critical of the California eCommerce corporation, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling in Boston.

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Hearing On BB&T/SunTrust Merger Raises Questions On Size

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Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts pointed to the fact as many as 740 branches of the banks are within two miles of one another — and he raised concerns about branch closings and job losses. Community banks and credit unions are likely to go out of business, he said, “and they do not have the money to launch these mobile banking platforms.”

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Winning through words

Independent Banker

College-bound high school students in Massachusetts were asked to complete essays about the intrinsic value of community banks for a chance to win a scholarship from North Easton Savings Bank. They help a community to work towards a common goal of bettering everyone’s lives, which is a quality many larger banks lack.”. “We

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Lawmakers Question Amazon About Ring Smart Doorbell Data

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Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according to a report by CNBC. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov.

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