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Walmart Says Consumers Should Have Control Of Data Use
Walmart Says Consumers Should Have Control Of Data Use
December 04, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart supports consumers having “reasonable controls” when it comes to the collection, use and sharing of personal data, Reuters reported. During testimony at a hearing...

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Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to update a current law requiring non-U.S. citizens to be subject to facial recognition scans while entering and...

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Facebook To EU: Forced Data Sharing Could Be Dangerous
Facebook To EU: Forced Data Sharing Could Be Dangerous
December 02, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook told European Union (EU) regulators that it shouldn’t be forced to share the large amount of data it has with other companies, as that...

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Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID...

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Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
December 02, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is launching a new tool that allows users to transfer their photos and videos to other services, CNBC reported on Monday (Dec. 2). The...

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Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
December 02, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra may see increased regulatory oversight, at least if new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress comes to pass. As reported by...

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TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
November 27, 2019  |  International

ByteDance, the company that owns popular social media app TikTok, is attempting to separate itself from its Chinese operations, as a probe of the company...

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China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
November 27, 2019  |  Biometrics

Tencent, Xiaomi and Ant Financial are among the Chinese tech giants partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime in an effort to standardize the facial...

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Senators Introduce Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
Senators Introduce Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
November 26, 2019  |  Legal

A group of key Senate Democrats on Tuesday (Nov. 26) unveiled a far-reaching online privacy bill that levies tough new punishments for tech giants that...

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