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SAN FRANCISCO—On Jan. 1 next year, anyone with a cell phone more than five years old will be unable to access the encrypted web—which includes sites such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter—according to a new plan to upgrade the way those sites are verified.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Seven in 10 people plan on purchasing at least one gift card this season, bringing sales of the most-convenient of presents to more than $131 billion for the year, according to the National Retail Federation.

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is recommending that FIs include IP addresses and other cyber-derived information in the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) they file.