consumer data

The Clearing House Aims To Ease Data Sharing With FinTech Startups
The Clearing House Aims To Ease Data Sharing With FinTech Startups
November 12, 2019  |  Data

The Clearing House, a payments firm owned by 25 of the biggest U.S. banks, is campaigning for contract terms that would give FinTech startups a...

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Microsoft Is ‘Strong Supporter’ Of California Consumer Privacy Act
Microsoft Is ‘Strong Supporter’ Of California Consumer Privacy Act
November 11, 2019  |  Regulation

Microsoft has promised to follow California’s privacy law throughout the United States after the regulation goes into effect on Jan. 1. The California Consumer Privacy...

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Is ‘Walking In A Live Instagram Account’ The Future Of Physical Retail?
Is ‘Walking In A Live Instagram Account’ The Future Of Physical Retail?
November 08, 2019  |  Retail

Remember those first giddy days of eCommerce? If so, one can probably remember the fantastical predictions that, before too long, brick-and-mortar retail would go the...

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Data Breach Impacts 4.2M Members Of Canadian Cooperative
Data Breach Impacts 4.2M Members Of Canadian Cooperative
November 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Canadian cooperative Desjardins Group has revealed that a data breach impacted all its 4.2 million members. The incident was first discovered in June. So...

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Proposed Social Media Law Would Let Data Flow Among Platforms
Proposed Social Media Law Would Let Data Flow Among Platforms
October 23, 2019  |  Regulation

A proposed law created to increase competition in the tech sector would allow users to move their data between social media platforms. The Augmenting Compatibility...

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New Facebook Portal Offers Enhanced Camera Privacy Options
New Facebook Portal Offers Enhanced Camera Privacy Options
October 16, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s latest Portal has placed a bigger emphasis on privacy as the company looks to reassure users their information is safe in its hands. Launched...

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The Slow, Controversial Global March Of Face ID Tech
The Slow, Controversial Global March Of Face ID Tech
October 11, 2019  |  Biometrics

Earlier this month, New Delhi’s airport became the nation’s fourth to test a new use case for facial recognition technology: A system that will allow...

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Twitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
Twitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
October 08, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Twitter has revealed that some user data might have been used for advertising purposes. “We recently discovered that when you provided an email address or...

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US Companies Scramble To Comply With Impending CA Privacy Law
US Companies Scramble To Comply With Impending CA Privacy Law
September 26, 2019  |  Regulation

An estimated half-million businesses will be affected when the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) comes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, the Financial Times...

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