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CFPB to Call for Expansion of Regulation of Tracking and Selling Personal Data
CFPB to Call for Expansion of Regulation of Tracking and Selling Personal Data
August 15, 2023  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose new regulations directed at companies that track and sell people’s personal data. The proposal will be announced Tuesday (Aug....

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As CFPB Rulemaking Proceeds, Trustly Regulatory Chief Says Open Banking Primed to ‘Empower’ Consumers
As CFPB Rulemaking Proceeds, Trustly Regulatory Chief Says Open Banking Primed to ‘Empower’ Consumers
August 10, 2023  |  Banking

As the financial industry awaits the release of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rules governing data sharing, businesses of all sizes are preparing for...

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China Calls for Limits on Facial Recognition Tools
China Calls for Limits on Facial Recognition Tools
August 08, 2023  |  Biometrics

China wants its businesses to think twice before using facial recognition technology. The country’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) on Tuesday (Aug. 8) introduced draft regulations calling for limits on facial...

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Kenya Is World’s First Nation to Suspend Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
Kenya Is World’s First Nation to Suspend Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
August 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Kenya’s government is worried about Worldcoin, OpenAI founder Sam Altman’s identity-focused cryptocurrency. The African nation’s Ministry of the Interior suspended Worldcoin’s operations in Kenya Wednesday (Aug. 2), amid a government investigation,...

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Apple to Police Apps That ‘Fingerprint’ Users
Apple to Police Apps That ‘Fingerprint’ Users
July 30, 2023  |  Apple

Apple will begin cracking down on apps that track users by collecting data from their devices. “Some APIs … have the potential of being misused to...

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Apple Threatens to Remove Messaging Services From UK
Apple Threatens to Remove Messaging Services From UK
July 20, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly taken a tough stance against the British government’s proposed updates to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. The tech giant has said it...

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Alphabet’s AI Chatbot Bard Launches in Europe and Brazil
Alphabet’s AI Chatbot Bard Launches in Europe and Brazil
July 13, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Bard, has officially launched in Europe and Brazil as the company prepares to take on ChatGPT. The company announced in a Thursday...

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EU and US Reach Much-Anticipated Data-Sharing Accord
EU and US Reach Much-Anticipated Data-Sharing Accord
July 11, 2023  |  Regulation

In a victory for companies like Google and Meta, Europe and the U.S. have reached a data-sharing agreement. The European Commission announced Monday (July 10) the finalizing...

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What the Metal CEO Wishes Every Company Knew About Data and Generative AI Models
What the Metal CEO Wishes Every Company Knew About Data and Generative AI Models
July 03, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Throughout history, the world’s greatest philosophers have argued whether nature tends toward disorder. It certainly abhors a vacuum. And while the answer to existence’s degree...

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