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More than 300,000 people still use log-in credentials that have been compromised
Following up on the release of its Password Checkup extension for Chrome, Google reports there’s some good news and some bad. The good news is that, since its launch, over 650,000 people have used Password Checkup, allowing Google to scan 21 million usernames and passwords. The bad news is twofold: a) 316,000 -- or approximately 1.5 percent -- of web users are still using log-in credentials that Google considers “unsafe;” and b) users ignored 25.7 percent (or 81,368) or all warnings sent their way. Google’s report was released last week at the USENIX Security Symposium in Santa Clara, California.
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One of the scariest things for many would-be investors is figuring out how to get started. Where do you put your money? What's the easiest way to begin? These are questions that haunt the aspiring investor. There's this idea that investing is shrouded in mystery, and that you need special skills to get started. These are investing myths. Happily, there are a few places you can start investing with relative ease. Here are four places where a beginner can start putting together an investment portfolio: Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
NLRB decides first mandatory arbitration case since Epic System. In Epic Systems v. Lewis, the Supreme Court held that class- and collective-action waivers in mandatory arbitration agreements do not violate the NLRA. The National Labor Relations Board has now addressed several important questions involving mandatory arbitration agreements following the Supreme Court’s Epic Systems decision. The Board held: Employers are not prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) from informing employees that failing or refusing to sign a mandatory arbitration agreement will result in their discharge. Employers are not prohibited under the NLRA from promulgating or changing mandatory arbitration agreements in response to employees opting in to a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act or state wage-and-hour laws. The decision, Cordúa Restaurants, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 43 (2019) may be downloaded here. Click here for more.