Privacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. Your iPhone has trouble keeping secrets ...

Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which we have previously written about, reporting companies are required to report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) certain identifying ...

What's that plant in the backyard? Or on the hiking trail you're traversing? In the past, you'd have to browse a field book to have any hope of identifying it, but these days all you need is a plant ...

Universal patient identifiers—unique IDs for every individual in the US—would improve the accuracy, efficiency, and safety of health care. But a ban on the use of federal funding to develop them is ...

We believe that a CMS requirement to include Unique Device Identifier (UDI) information in billing data is the key to realizing the benefits of a UDI. A Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is an ...

A SID or a Security Identifier is a unique code that helps identify any user or group and computer accounts across Windows Operating Systems. They are created as soon as a user account is created and ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...