consumer data

When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
January 03, 2020  |  Mobile

Bigger, better, faster — those are often the guiding principles for innovation, disruption and change in the digital and mobile worlds. What about smarter, and...

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Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
December 24, 2019  |  Facebook

In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on their “people you...

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Companies Brace For Impact Of CA Consumer Privacy Law
Companies Brace For Impact Of CA Consumer Privacy Law
December 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Starting Jan.1, the California Consumer Privacy Act will give people control over the personal information companies collect, store and share, the Associated Press reported on...

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Facebook Now Tracks In-Store Purchases To Create Targeted Ads
Facebook Now Tracks In-Store Purchases To Create Targeted Ads
December 16, 2019  |  Retail

Facebook is using purchase data from retailers to gather information about what people buy in physical stores, Business Insider reported on Monday (Dec. 16). Retail...

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Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
December 02, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is launching a new tool that allows users to transfer their photos and videos to other services, CNBC reported on Monday (Dec. 2). The...

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TrueDialog SMS Provider Leaks Millions Of Business Texts
TrueDialog SMS Provider Leaks Millions Of Business Texts
December 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An exposed database run by TrueDialog revealed millions of SMS text messages, according to published reports on Sunday (Dec. 1). Most of the text messages...

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Deep Dive: How Emerging AI Data-Driven Models Influence The Fraud Fight
Deep Dive: How Emerging AI Data-Driven Models Influence The Fraud Fight
November 21, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Bank and credit card fraud losses are likely to reach $44 billion by 2025, and new fraud types — like attacks from false mobile banking...

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Visa: Keeping Online Merchants Safe From The Pipka Skimmer
Visa: Keeping Online Merchants Safe From The Pipka Skimmer
November 20, 2019  |  VISA

A new version of the card skimmer resides on eCommerce checkout pages, where fraudsters steal consumers' data as it is entered. The newest sinister iteration...

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Apple CEO: Privacy Must Be First, Not Added Later
Apple CEO: Privacy Must Be First, Not Added Later
November 20, 2019  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that privacy is something that needs to be a factor throughout a product’s entire development process. “You don’t bolt-on privacy,”...

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