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Big Tech Backs Idea Of New Data Privacy Laws

Big Tech Backs Idea Of New Data Privacy Laws
Big Tech Backs Idea Of New Data Privacy Laws
September 28, 2018  |  Data & Research

Big Tech companies Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Charter, Google, and Twitter have backed the idea that there is a need for new federal data privacy protection...

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Digital Privacy, Security Issues Take Spotlight At Congressional Hearings
Digital Privacy, Security Issues Take Spotlight At Congressional Hearings
September 05, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Top executives from Twitter and Facebook sought to reassure U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that they can better protect users from election interference from...

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Bipartisan Policy Center Report Urges Small Business Financial Reforms
Bipartisan Policy Center Report Urges Small Business Financial Reforms
August 01, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

A new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center recommended several reforms that would help the U.S. financial system improve the ability of small businesses (SMBs)...

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Newest Version Of JOBS Act Wins Approval In The US House
Newest Version Of JOBS Act Wins Approval In The US House
July 20, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Raising capital could become easier for businesses, especially smaller firms, under legislation that easily made it through the U.S. House of Representatives this week. But...

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Bank-Friendly OCC Head To Testify Before Congress
Bank-Friendly OCC Head To Testify Before Congress
June 11, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

The White House’s move to appoint Joseph Otting as the Comptroller of the Currency in November underscores the changing relationship between the nation’s largest banks...

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Equifax Gives Congress More Breach Data Information
Equifax Gives Congress More Breach Data Information
May 08, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company that was the subject of a massive data breach last fall, provided several congressional committees in the Senate and...

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Mulvaney Pitches New CFPB Governance To Congress
Mulvaney Pitches New CFPB Governance To Congress
April 11, 2018  |  CFPB

In his first semiannual report to Congress, Mick Mulvaney said he is taking a narrow approach to running the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Mulvaney,...

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Even Mark Zuckerberg’s Data Ended Up With Cambridge Analytica
Even Mark Zuckerberg’s Data Ended Up With Cambridge Analytica
April 11, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Facing his second congressional hearing in Washington this afternoon (April 11), CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that he was among the 87 million Facebook users...

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