GDPR

The GDPR's primary aim is to give individuals control over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU.

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London Transport System To Track Subway Riders
London Transport System To Track Subway Riders
July 08, 2019  |  Data

Transport for London (TfL) said on Monday (July 8) that it will start tracking riders through London’s Underground with Wi-Fi from their phones, according to...

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British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
British Airways Fined £183M After 0.5M Users’ Data Is Compromised
July 08, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways over £183m for a data breach involving the theft of more than half a million...

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EU Investigates Apple’s GDPR Compliance
EU Investigates Apple’s GDPR Compliance
July 03, 2019  |  Apple

Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced that it has launched a third privacy investigation into Apple. The tech giant’s main regulator in the European Union...

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Big Tech Cryptos Set For Antitrust Scrutiny
Big Tech Cryptos Set For Antitrust Scrutiny
July 01, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s announcement of Libra late last month has spurred greater regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies, with a particular eye on who may be bringing those cryptos...

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GDPR’s One-Year Anniversary (And Scorecard)
GDPR’s One-Year Anniversary (And Scorecard)
June 26, 2019  |  Today In Data

One year on, what has the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) wrought? The EU law has sought to let citizens decide how their data is used,...

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What SCA Means For Europe And Beyond
What SCA Means For Europe And Beyond
June 26, 2019  |  Regulation

With the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) deadline looming in September, the mandate by the European Banking Authority requiring “strong customer authentication” for all electronic payments...

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How Banks Can Compete With FinTechs Under PSD2
How Banks Can Compete With FinTechs Under PSD2
June 25, 2019  |  Regulation

With Open Banking expanding across the EU, legacy FIs are increasingly at risk of losing customers to FinTech firms that now have access to previously...

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In The PSD2 Age, Banks Must Think Like FinTech Firms
In The PSD2 Age, Banks Must Think Like FinTech Firms
June 24, 2019  |  Regulation

With the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance deadline less than four months away, banks are still underprepared. While banks continue to open their application programming...

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 Breaking SCA’s ‘Chain Of Doubt’
 Breaking SCA’s ‘Chain Of Doubt’
June 06, 2019  |  Authentication

PSD2 looms, and merchants are unprepared for strong customer authentication mandates. As a result, European merchants face a cascade of transaction declines. Spencer McLain, VP, EMEA at...

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