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Simple QR code trick scammers use to steal your Bitcoin – 2 September 2019
QR code’s are often used to share an address when transferring cryptocurrency between two devices, however due to the fact that the codes are not humanly readable, it opens an avenue for fraud.
https://micky.com.au/how-scammers-are-using-qr-codes-to-steal-your-bitcoin/
What the new tax whistleblower laws mean for disclosure – 1 September 2019
A CPA paper outlining how the new tax whistleblower laws introduce protections and remedies into the Taxation Administration Act. When a whistleblower reports any form of reasonably suspected impropriety – be it accepting undocumented cash payments or backdating tax documents, through to large-scale tax fraud – they are potentially eligible for protection under the new legislation.
https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2019/09/01/tax-whistleblower-laws-and-disclosure
Google and Amazon use smart speakers for ‘surveillance,’ top tech investor says – 1 September 2019
Article outlines the controversies around privacy issues and surveillance by using smart assistants including Google’s Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, and Apple’s (AAPL) Siri. Each company admitted that human workers listen to users’ queries as a means of improving their digital assistants’ voice recognition capabilities. Companies are now saying they have paused the practice.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-google-smart-speaker-john-borthwick-122503661.html
Accused fraudster billed NAB for $2m after accomplice was sacked – 23 August 2019
Fresh documentation has been obtained showing Helen Rosamond who was accused of defrauding the National Australia bank, allegedly asked for $2 million in fake orders to be processed and that she received a series of allegedly “secret commissions” in the shape of first-class trips overseas with spending money, $108,726 in house repairs and a boat.
