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Trump’s personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical records

The Trump administration is forging ahead with a controversial plan to collect the medical records of millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management said in a notice posted last month that it will begin routinely collecting identifiable, personal health information on more than 8 million…

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New Zealand FM in row with Beijing’s envoy after telling Chinese-born lawmaker to ‘go back to your own country’ – World

New Zealand’s top diplomat Winston Peters drew the ire of Beijing’s ambassador in Wellington on Thursday after telling a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country”. During a debate about New Zealand’s response to the Covid pandemic on Wednesday, populist NZ First leader Peters was asked by China-born Green Party member…

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Capital One data breach 2019: More than 100 million people applying for credit impacted, hacker gains access to credit scores, balances and Social Security numbers

Capital One said a hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit. The McLean, Virginia-based bank said Monday it found out about the vulnerability in its system July 19 and immediately sought help from law enforcement to catch the perpetrator. The FBI has arrested the person, reportedly in…

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