data privacy

Information privacy is the relationship between the collection and dissemination of data, technology, the public expectation of privacy, legal and political issues surrounding them. It is also known as data privacy or data protection.

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Owner Of Cambridge Analytica Slapped With $19,000 Fine
Owner Of Cambridge Analytica Slapped With $19,000 Fine
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, has been fined about $19,000 for not answering an American citizen’s request for data the company held...

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach
Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach
January 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus...

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Apple Hires Facebook Critic For Privacy Team
Apple Hires Facebook Critic For Privacy Team
January 09, 2019  |  Personnel

Apple has reportedly hired Sandy Parakilas, an ex-Facebook employee who became a prominent critic of the company, as part of its privacy team. According to...

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Study: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
Study: Users Will Give Up Facebook For $1K
January 03, 2019  |  Facebook

It’s an annual tradition come early January — people everywhere pulling back from their resolutions, finding some wiggle room in the certainty of change that...

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Warby Parker Cyberattack Affects 198K Accounts
Warby Parker Cyberattack Affects 198K Accounts
January 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Online glasses retailer Warby Parker was hit by a cybersecurity attack that affected about 198,000 of its customers from late September to late November, according...

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Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
December 27, 2018  |  Facebook

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version...

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Can Facebook’s Portal Win Consumers’ Trust?
Can Facebook’s Portal Win Consumers’ Trust?
December 27, 2018  |  Intelligence of Things

More isn’t always more. As the Intelligence of Things (IoT) market grows, there are more IoT devices providing more data. However, that doesn’t mean customers...

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The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018
The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018
December 27, 2018  |  Retail

News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars...

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12 Ways Consumers Will Pay (And Be Paid) In 2019 And Beyond
12 Ways Consumers Will Pay (And Be Paid) In 2019 And Beyond
December 24, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is a holiday classic, though some of us at PYMNTS still don’t understand why anyone would want to take a...

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