Calling all sleuths: Panama Papers trove goes online (The 3:59, Ep. 41)

Information on more than 200,000 offshore entities is now in a searchable database online.

Ben Fox Rubin Former senior reporter

Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Laura Martínez Senior Editor / CNET en Español

Laura Martínez was a senior editor of CNET en Español. She has lived and worked as a journalist in Mexico, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and New York. She was the founding editor of the U.S. Hispanic edition of 'The Wall Street Journal' and editor in chief of VNU's 'Marketing y Medios magazine. She is also the founder of Mi blog es tu blog, a daily commentary on Hispanic marketing, media and pop culture.

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Ben Fox Rubin

Laura Martínez

May 9, 2016 11:19 a.m. PT

The Panama Papers helped reveal a global web of offshore wealth.
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An important piece of the Panama Papers will now be in the hands of the public. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on Monday was set to release a searchable database including information on more than 200,000 offshore entities mentioned in the papers. The Panama Papers contain more than 11.5 million leaked files, exposing the names behind many offshore businesses and accounts. It's important to note, though, that there are many legal reasons for having such accounts.

On today's podcast, we also talk about Twitter's move to cut off US intelligence agencies from using some of its analytics services.

The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger Cheng (currently on parental leave), Senior Writer Ben Fox Rubin and Producer Bryan VanGelder.

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