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PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
April 02, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking is here, but baby steps abound as financial firms grapple with PSD2’s fragmented landscape.  Token.io CEO Steve Kirsch tells PYMNTS that giving users...

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New York Grand Jury Looking Into Facebook’s Data Sharing Agreements
New York Grand Jury Looking Into Facebook’s Data Sharing Agreements
March 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors over the data deals it inked with some of the biggest technology companies, reported...

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India Lender Warns Of WhatsApp Scam That Steals Bank Details
India Lender Warns Of WhatsApp Scam That Steals Bank Details
March 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s biggest lender, has issued a warning that account holders are being tricked into offering up personal banking details....

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NY Regulator Wants Facebook’s Info On Data Sharing
NY Regulator Wants Facebook’s Info On Data Sharing
February 28, 2019  |  Facebook

The New York State Department of Financial Services has requested information from Facebook regarding apps that were sending sensitive personal data to the site, according...

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Coffee Meets Bagel Discloses Users’ Information Was Breached
Coffee Meets Bagel Discloses Users’ Information Was Breached
February 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Coffee Meets Bagel, the online dating site, disclosed on Thursday (Feb. 14) that it was hacked. According to a report in The Verge, citing an...

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Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
Apple Stops Devs From Recording User App Activity
February 08, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has ordered app developers to remove or make public their use of a code that allows them to record how a user interacts with...

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Facebook Hit With Three State Probes Over Privacy Violations
Facebook Hit With Three State Probes Over Privacy Violations
February 01, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook is now being investigated by at least three additional states regarding the alleged mishandling of user data. According to Bloomberg, Attorneys General in Pennsylvania,...

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Home Improvement Startup Houzz Suffers Data Breach
Home Improvement Startup Houzz Suffers Data Breach
February 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Home improvement startup Houzz revealed that it suffered a data breach. The company said in a FAQ on its website that the breach was discovered in late...

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US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
US Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine
January 18, 2019  |  Regulation

Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook, a punishment that could be sizable in scope...

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