privacy

Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses

Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
January 27, 2022  |  Legal

A hodge-podge of privacy laws across the U.S. threatens to cost businesses more than $1 trillion over the next decade, with at least 20% of...

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Plaid Debuts Data Privacy Tool Plaid Portal
Plaid Debuts Data Privacy Tool Plaid Portal
January 25, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Plaid will be making its Plaid Portal available everywhere, the company announced in a Tuesday (Jan. 25) blog post, saying the tool will help people...

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Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
January 25, 2022  |  Google

In the latest volley against Alphabet’s Google, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Big Tech giant recorded customers’ locations after users tried to turn...

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UK Data Watchdog Sides Against Gov’t in Encryption Debate
UK Data Watchdog Sides Against Gov’t in Encryption Debate
January 21, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s data watchdog has sided against the government’s campaign to delay end-to-end encryption for private messaging. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
January 21, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

With consumers’ digital ordering habits proving sticky almost two years after the initial outbreak of the pandemic, brands are readjusting to the new normal. Massachusetts-based,...

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EMEA Daily: London-Based Zilch Blasted for Promoting BNPL to Buy Pizza; EU Antitrust Chief Says Metaverse May Pose Competition Challenges
EMEA Daily: London-Based Zilch Blasted for Promoting BNPL to Buy Pizza; EU Antitrust Chief Says...
January 20, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Zilch faces heat for encouraging U.K. consumers to use buy now, pay later (BNPL) to...

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Digital Solutions to Allay EU Consumers’ Privacy Concerns
Digital Solutions to Allay EU Consumers’ Privacy Concerns
January 20, 2022  |  Data

In the past two years, consumers have become more dependent on digital interactions, making data privacy a hot topic as a result. Get the Full...

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Apple Warns Senate Legislation Would Reduce its User Privacy Measures
Apple Warns Senate Legislation Would Reduce its User Privacy Measures
January 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Apple has told lawmakers that proposed legislation to govern the nation’s leading tech companies would diminish a privacy protection feature it introduced last year. Get...

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Fines for Breaches of EU Privacy Law Reach Nearly $1.2B
Fines for Breaches of EU Privacy Law Reach Nearly $1.2B
January 18, 2022  |  International

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law is taking a financial toll on Big Tech as fines have soared nearly sevenfold in the...

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