Search results for "data breaches"

February 16, 2024
Not All E-Commerce Businesses are Born Equal: Implications for Privacy...

This paper discusses privacy concerns and privacy regulation under two different e-commerce business models: a pure marketplace and a hybrid marketplace. In previous papers we have found that the nature...


February 16, 2024
Tokenization Now Seen by Merchants as Performance Optimization Play

Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, said tokenization, from the merchant point of view, is moving from being thought of as an operational cost to an opportunity to drive...


February 01, 2024
56% of eCommerce Firms Lack the Right Tools to Fix...

Imagine a consumer attempting to make a purchase, only to get rejected at checkout. This was not because of money problems or fraud, but due to a false decline. These...


January 31, 2024
TechREG® Chronicle – Encryption

Dear Readers, As a cornerstone of modern technological security, encryption plays a pivotal role in protecting the digital interactions and data of individuals and organizations globally. Its significance cannot be...


January 31, 2024
Who Controls Your Phone: Client-Side Scanning and the Future of...

This article examines the intersection of technology, privacy, and ownership, discussing client-side scanning (“CSS”), where a user’s smartphone scans its owner’s files, text messages, and photos for unlawful material, with...


January 30, 2024
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Faces Renewed Scrutiny from Italy’s Data Protection Authority

Italy’s data protection authority, known as Garante, has informed OpenAI that its artificial intelligence chatbot application, ChatGPT, is in violation of data protection rules. The watchdog, renowned for its proactive...


January 29, 2024
Italy’s Data Protection Authority Accuses OpenAI’s ChatGPT of Breaching Privacy...

Italy’s data protection authority, known as Garante, has officially informed OpenAI that its artificial intelligence chatbot application, ChatGPT, violates data protection regulations. The watchdog confirmed this development on Monday, signaling...


January 26, 2024
The GDPR As a Cyber Risk Management System: The ECJ...

By: Maria Grazia Porcedda (European Law Blog) In 2019, the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite or ‘NAP’) experienced a damaging data breach, joining the increasing number of...


January 25, 2024
Manhattan DA: Payment Apps Need Greater Anti-Theft Protection

If someone stole your phone, how quickly would they be able to steal your money? It’s a scenario that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says has become all too common:...


Authenticated Payments
Single Sign-On Bridges The Authentication Gap Customer authentication walks a tightrope between seamlessness and security, but single sign-on (SSO) systems can bridge this gap using a single password administered by third parties like Facebook or Google. In this month’s “Authenticated Payments Report,” a PYMNTS and LoginID collaboration, Clay McDaniel, CEO of Ripl, outlines how SSO solutions can safeguard the payments process while sparing users from managing countless usernames and passwords.