Indian activist’s car vandalized after "Shame the Rapist Campaign"

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indian activist who started an online video campaign to shame rapists said on Friday that her car had been vandalized and she had received emails containing pornographic images. Sunitha Krishnan, co-founder of the anti-trafficking charity Prajwala, started the “Shame the Rapist Campaign” earlier this week by posting two videos on the Internet that showed men raping women. Just minutes after she announced the campaign on Indian television on Friday morning her car had its rear window smashed, she said

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TurboTax maker Intuit halts state tax filings over fraud concerns

(Reuters) – Intuit Inc, the developer of tax-preparation software TurboTax, halted e-filing of state tax returns after it noticed attempts to use stolen identity information to file fraudulent returns and claim refunds. “We’ve identified specific patterns of behavior where fraud is more likely to occur,” Chief Executive Brad Smith said in a statement. “We’re working with the states to share that information and remedy the situation quickly.” Intuit said fraudulent activity was not due to a security breach of its systems and that the information used to file fraudulent returns was obtained from outside sources

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Google panel backs firm on EU limit to ‘right to be forgotten’

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A panel of experts appointed by Google to advise it on how to implement an EU ruling ordering it to remove links to some personal information from search results has backed the company's view that links be removed only from websites in Europe. Google set up its eight-member panel last year to draw up a report, published on Friday, on how to implement the surprise “right to be forgotten” ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in May

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