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California Passes Online Privacy Data Law Aimed At Protecting Consumers
June 29, 2018

The state of California passed a new digital privacy law that provides consumers with more transparency and control over their digital data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Feel The Heat From Location Data Sharing
June 20, 2018

It brings in customers, and matches them with the products they want at the right time. It helps determine what offers and discounts might trigger purchases. It is part of the digital bloodstream of voice-activated devices such as Amazon’s Alexa, along with connected cars. Get...

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Verizon Halts Third-Party Location Data Sharing
June 20, 2018

Verizon is getting accolades from Senator Ron Wyden, the Democrat from Oregon, for deciding to stop selling real-time location data to outside parties — and he called on the other wireless telecommunications providers to follow suit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Acxiom Finds US Consumers Are Open To Sharing Data
June 18, 2018

Acxiom, the data foundation geared toward marketers, announced Monday (June 18) that, based on a new report in conjunction with the Data & Marketing Association (DMA), U.S. consumers are becoming more open to engaging in data exchanges in return for better offers and services. Get...

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Equifax Taps IBM Executive As Chief Technology Officer
June 14, 2018

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced Thursday (June 14) that it named Bryson Koehler as Chief Technology Officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Boloro Takes An ATM Approach To Consumer IDV
May 31, 2018

GDPR has organizations worried about how they handle personal data – but what if consumer authentication and security could be achieved without any data at all? According to Boloro CEO Karl P. Kilb III, orgs could do exactly that by turning to multi-channel, multi-factor authentication...

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Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
May 30, 2018

If someone is going to profit off consumers’ Facebook data, it might as well be the consumer, right? That was Oli Frost’s thinking, which is why the 26-year-old Londoner put his entire Facebook data history up for auction on eBay last weekend. As some of...

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India’s Central Bank Holds Firm On Data Storage Mandate
May 29, 2018

The central bank will not budge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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GDPR Becomes Reality, Consumer Data Becomes Global
May 28, 2018

It was a long time coming, but it’s here. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...