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US Biometrics Law Tested By Six Flags Lawsuit
US Biometrics Law Tested By Six Flags Lawsuit
November 26, 2018  |  Legal

The Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear arguments that will help it determine when consumers can take action under the Biometric Information Privacy Act....

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Amex Suffers Breach In India
Amex Suffers Breach In India
November 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

American Express India enabled a database to be accessible to anyone for longer than five days in October, according to a report in The Next...

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HSBC Suffers US Hack
HSBC Suffers US Hack
November 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

HSBC, the U.K. bank, disclosed on Tuesday (Nov. 6) that some of its U.S. customers had their accounts hacked in October. Reuters, citing a regulatory filing,...

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TokenEx On PCI Scope Creep And Getting Into GDPR Gear
TokenEx On PCI Scope Creep And Getting Into GDPR Gear
November 06, 2018  |  Regulation

PCI compliance is vitally important for businesses that process credit cards. The standards put forth by the PCI Security Standards Council – the PCI Data Security...

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Guardian Mobile Firewall Gearing Up To Launch App That Filters, Blocks Traffic
Guardian Mobile Firewall Gearing Up To Launch App That Filters, Blocks Traffic
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Guardian Mobile Firewall, the new smart firewall app that is currently in a closed beta test, will be made available soon, filtering and blocking traffic...

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Today In Data: The Hidden Costs Of Digitization
Today In Data: The Hidden Costs Of Digitization
October 24, 2018  |  Today In Data

That the world is going online rapidly no longer qualifies as headline news: New internet users grew by 248 million last year, and the rising tide...

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Apple CEO Calls On The US To Embrace EU-Type Privacy Laws
Apple CEO Calls On The US To Embrace EU-Type Privacy Laws
October 24, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, is calling on the government in the U.S. to embrace privacy laws that are similar to the European...

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Apple Privacy Site Makes Data Transparent For Users
Apple Privacy Site Makes Data Transparent For Users
October 18, 2018  |  Apple

Apple is launching a portal that enables customers to find out what kind of data the company has kept on them. The portal, which was...

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AGs Probe Google Data Breach
AGs Probe Google Data Breach
October 09, 2018  |  Google

The New York Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General are investigating the Google data breach that may have exposed the private data of at least...

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