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X to Collect User Biometric and Employment Data on Road to Super App
X to Collect User Biometric and Employment Data on Road to Super App
August 31, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to include a new kind of user data it plans to collect: biometric data....

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GoodRx Turns to Data to Rebuild Customer Base
GoodRx Turns to Data to Rebuild Customer Base
November 08, 2022  |  Healthcare

Pharmaceutical price-shopping platform GoodRx is looking to leverage its user data in a bid to drive engagement. On a call with analysts Tuesday (Nov. 8)...

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Google Offers Concessions to Avoid Antitrust Suit
Google Offers Concessions to Avoid Antitrust Suit
July 08, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google has offered to make several concessions to stave off a possible Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit tied to its ad-tech business, The Wall...

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Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
July 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google‘s parent, Alphabet, sat in front of lawmakers (at least virtually) and...

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Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
April 13, 2020  |  Apple

In response to some senators’ requests for information, Apple said in a letter that its new COVID-19 website and app would abstain from using any...

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In Europe, Taxes In Focus For Tech Giants
In Europe, Taxes In Focus For Tech Giants
March 16, 2020  |  Regulation Roundup

Big Tech firms – Google and Amazon among them – are increasingly in the taxman’s crosshairs. In the United Kingdom, for instance, lawmakers are reportedly...

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NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations
NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations
March 02, 2020  |  Regulation

Lawmakers in New Jersey are proposing a bill to solidify data privacy guidelines and inflict tougher limits on the tech industry, The Wall Street Journal...

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Kount Launches AI Solution For Real-Time Identity Trust
Kount Launches AI Solution For Real-Time Identity Trust
February 10, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fraud prevention firm Kount is introducing the Identity Trust Global Network for the establishment of real-time identity trust using artificial intelligence (AI), Kount announced today...

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EU Seeks Internal Facebook Records Amid Antitrust Probe
EU Seeks Internal Facebook Records Amid Antitrust Probe
February 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust investigators from the European Union (EU) have requested internal records from Facebook as its investigation into the tech giant intensifies, The Wall Street Journal...

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