diff --git a/input_data/financial_institutions.sql b/input_data/financial_institutions.sql index d29c191..69eece2 100644 --- a/input_data/financial_institutions.sql +++ b/input_data/financial_institutions.sql @@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ insert into fiTbl (name,url,lst_kind,notes) values ('TD Ameritrade (TDA)','https ' and led to ransom demands and pump ''n'' dump stock scams; Scottrade also had a '|| '[data breach in 2015](https://web.archive.org/web/20201123223450/https://fortune.com/2015/10/02/scottrade-data-breach), 2 years before TDA acquired it'); -insert into fiTbl (name,url,antitor,notes) values ('TIAA-CREF','https://tiaa-cref.org',1,'Whole site is Tor-hostile; uses Ally Bank for banking; uses Pershing LLC (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Corp) for clearing'); +insert into fiTbl (name,url,antitor,notes) values ('TIAA-CREF','https://tiaa-cref.org',1, + 'Whole site is Tor-hostile; uses Ally Bank for banking; uses Pershing LLC (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Corp) for clearing;'|| + ' BNY Mellon was [breached in 2008](https://web.archive.org/web/20160308134258/www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/28132494.html)'); insert into fiTbl (name,url,aws,notes) values ('TradeStation','https://www.tradestation.com',1, 'crypto; min. invest=$500 ($2k for bonus); open/close fee= $0/0; commission=$0.50/option trade; commission=$0-5/stock trade'); @@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,cispa,dt,aws,notes) values 'transactional site identity.metlife.com is not AWS'); insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,notes) values ('insurer','N&D Group','no website, only an access-restricted Facebook page'); insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,antitor,aws,alec,foxnews,cispa,dt) values ('insurer','Nationwide','https://nationwide.com',1,1,1,1,1,1); +insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,aws,dt,notes) values ('insurer','New Jersey Manufacturers (NJM)','https://www.njm.com',1,1,'despite the name they are not limited to New Jersey'); insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,antitor,dt) values ('insurer','Pemco','https://pemco.com',1,1); insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,antitor,foxnews,dt) values ('insurer','Progressive','https://progressive.com',1,1,1); insert into fiTbl (fi_kind,name,url,antitor,notes) values ('insurer','Safe Auto','http://www.safeauto.com',1, diff --git a/usa_brokerages.md b/usa_brokerages.md index 29c3174..80f6e2d 100644 --- a/usa_brokerages.md +++ b/usa_brokerages.md @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ These brokerages have severe ethical or trust issues and should be boycotted: |Sogotrade|n|n|๐ŸŒฉ|n|n|| |Stockpile|n|n|๐ŸŒฉ|n|n|| |TD Ameritrade (TDA)|n|n|n|n|n|Majority owned by Charles Schwab, a firm that [supports](usa_banks.md) republicans, CISPA, drug tests their staff, and treats Tor users with hostility (but note that TDA functions over Tor). Schwab outsources banking operations to PNC bank, which is [quite evil](usa_banks.md); [uses MS Github](https://github.com/TDAmeritrade/stumpy) to host s/w; TDA has had several [data breaches](https://www.zdnet.com/article/report-td-ameritrade-data-leak-started-in-2005), one occurance of which leaked email addresses [impacting 6.2 million customers](https://web.archive.org/web/20130501215431/www.computerworld.com/s/article/9037083/TD_Ameritrade_was_warned_of_possible_data_breach_months_ago); and led to ransom demands and pump 'n' dump stock scams; Scottrade also had a [data breach in 2015](https://web.archive.org/web/20201123223450/https://fortune.com/2015/10/02/scottrade-data-breach), 2 years before TDA acquired it| -|TIAA-CREF|n|๐Ÿ‘|n|n|n|Whole site is Tor-hostile; uses Ally Bank for banking; uses Pershing LLC (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Corp) for clearing| +|TIAA-CREF|n|๐Ÿ‘|n|n|n|Whole site is Tor-hostile; uses Ally Bank for banking; uses Pershing LLC (a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Corp) for clearing; BNY Mellon was [breached in 2008](https://web.archive.org/web/20160308134258/www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/28132494.html)| |Tradingblock|n|n|๐ŸŒฉ|n|n|| |Wealthfront|n|n|n|n|n|**forced h/reCAPTCHA**; Registration imposes Google reCAPTCHA; [caught](https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-regulator-sanctions-robo-advisers-Wealthfront-Hedgeable-on-false-disclosures-575044) making false disclosures and [charged](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/12/21/bay-area-robo-adviser-firm-wealthfront-charged-by-sec-with-false-advertising) for false advertising.| |Wealthsimple|n|n|๐ŸŒฉ|n|n|| diff --git a/usa_insurance_companies.md b/usa_insurance_companies.md index 546aa0e..efdd0e9 100644 --- a/usa_insurance_companies.md +++ b/usa_insurance_companies.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ These insurers would normally be blacklisted, but due to the short whitelist the |Horace Mann|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|no website, only an access-restricted Facebook page| |[MetLife](https://www.metlife.com)|n|n|n|๐Ÿ•ต|๐Ÿงช|**Amazon AWS-hosted**; transactional site identity.metlife.com is not AWS| |[National General](https://www.nationalgeneral.com)|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|formerly GMAC| +|[New Jersey Manufacturers (NJM)](https://www.njm.com)|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|**Amazon AWS-hosted**; despite the name they are not limited to New Jersey| |[Selective](https://www.selective.com)|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|pushes CloudFlare javascript, but apparently execution is optional.| |[Shelter Insurance](https://web.archive.org/web/shelterinsurance.com)|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|CloudFlare name server is used, which means they can trivially flip a switch to become a CF site.| |[Stewart Information Services Corporation](https://www.stewart.com/en.html)|n|n|n|n|๐Ÿงช|**Amazon AWS-hosted**|