IRS Sends Fresh Round of Tax Warning Letters to Cryptocurrency Owners
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun sending new warning letters to cryptocurrency owners. This followed the tax agency prioritizing cryptocurrency on its tax forms. “The IRS is getting very serious about cryptocurrency tax compliance,” a tax expert told news.Bitcoin.com. IRS Sending New Warning Letters The IRS has started sending out a new round of tax letters to cryptocurrency owners. Several tax service...
Google Promises to De-index ‘Proxies’ and ‘Mirrors’ of Pirate Sites in Australia
Years ago, Australia was often described as a hotbed for piracy. This was a thorn in the side of copyright holders, who repeatedly asked the Government to help out. On the top of their list was new legislation that would make it possible to compel ISPs to block pirate sites. In 2015 this wish became reality with the passing of Section 115a of Australia’s Copyright Act. Soon after the amendments became law, the first blocking...
ISP Wants RIAA and Markmonitor Added to ‘False’ Piracy Notices Lawsuit
Last year, a group of major music companies sued Internet provider Bright House Networks, a subsidiary of Charter Communications. The lawsuit claimed that the ISPs failed to terminate repeat infringers. By keeping pirates as customers it violated the DMCA, the music companies alleged. Such claims are not new. The same music companies have sued several ISPs in the past and booked a major victory when a jury ordered Cox to pay a billion...
Make virtual meetings better with this OBS trick
Have you ever been in a web meeting where someone asks, “Can you see my screen?” or “Can you hear me?” and 400 people answer “yes” at the same time? Or even worse, nobody answers at all? Have you ever wanted to show agreement or give a confirmation on a video call without having to turn on your microphone, because you feel it might be disruptive? This happens to me often. Like when someone asks,...
Use this command-line tool to find security flaws in your code
Testing is an important part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), and there are several stages to it. Today, I want to talk about finding security issues in the code. read more Powered by...