privacy

Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Medical Data
Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Allegedly Accessing Medical Data
June 17, 2022  |  Legal

Meta is facing a federal lawsuit that says private medical data is being secretly shared with Facebook when patients access their healthcare providers’ web portals....

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US, UK Encourage Privacy-Enhancing Innovation to Combat Money Laundering
US, UK Encourage Privacy-Enhancing Innovation to Combat Money Laundering
June 15, 2022  |  AML

The U.S. and U.K. governments announced on Monday (June 13) a new joint initiative to encourage the development of privacy-enhancing technology (PET) that could be...

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Today in TechREG: CFPB’s ‘No-Action Letters’ May Raise Questions; WhatsApp Has One Month to Comply With EU Consumer Law
Today in TechREG: CFPB’s ‘No-Action Letters’ May Raise Questions; WhatsApp Has One Month to Comply...
June 09, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) removed Upstart from its list of approved “no-action letters” (NALs). The NALs provided regulatory immunity, but...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Challenges of Complying With Digital Identity Regulations
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Challenges of Complying With Digital Identity Regulations
June 09, 2022  |  eCommerce

Technologies designed to authenticate identities are being introduced around the world to replace cumbersome procedures involving usernames, passwords and paper-based identification documents. Biometrics, such as...

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Zil Money on the Challenges of Digital Account Verification for FIs
Zil Money on the Challenges of Digital Account Verification for FIs
June 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

No other industry has more at stake in digital identity verification than financial services, a future Zil Money’s Justin Timlin says will be driven by...

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The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators
The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators
June 07, 2022  |  eCommerce

As the world becomes more connected and the number of digital devices used to conduct business continues to grow, organizations are under more pressure than...

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US Online Privacy Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
US Online Privacy Bill Gets Bipartisan Support
June 05, 2022  |  Regulation

Several House and Senate leaders from both parties will be moving forward with online privacy legislation, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote Friday (June 3),...

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TechREG Weekly US: SCOTUS Sides With Social Media Firms, Blocks Texas Law; California Ready to Debate Privacy Bill
TechREG Weekly US: SCOTUS Sides With Social Media Firms, Blocks Texas Law; California Ready to...
June 03, 2022  |  Regulation

This week in TechREG has been quieter than usual as lawmakers didn’t hold congressional hearings and regulators didn’t make important announcements. However, the U.S. Supreme...

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Today in TechREG: US Supreme Court Grants Victory to Big Tech in Texas Social Media Law; Bank of England to Manage Collapsing Stablecoins
Today in TechREG: US Supreme Court Grants Victory to Big Tech in Texas Social Media...
June 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the U.S. Supreme court has temporarily blocked a Texas law that prohibits online platforms from suppressing user posts based on their political...

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