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Today In Payments: Scammers Target Used Car Buyers; California Voters Uphold Gig Worker Status
Today In Payments: Scammers Target Used Car Buyers; California Voters Uphold Gig Worker Status
November 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, scammers are targeting used car buyers amid an uptick in digital sales, and California voters passed a proposition that upholds gig...

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California’s Proposition 24 Vote Could Boost Online Privacy Bills In New York, Washington
California’s Proposition 24 Vote Could Boost Online Privacy Bills In New York, Washington
November 04, 2020  |  Legal

A ballot measure passed by a sizable majority of California voters to ramp up protections for online privacy could pave the way for similar measures...

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Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
November 03, 2020  |  Politics

Voters in California, who backed a far-reaching digital privacy law two years ago, are now facing a war of words over a ballot measure that...

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Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
October 21, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber is weighing contingency plans that could dramatically shrink its California operations should a ballot campaign aimed at revoking a controversial state labor law fall...

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Today In Payments: Ant Group Launches Blockchain Trading Platform; Meal Delivery Companies Face New CA Rules
Today In Payments: Ant Group Launches Blockchain Trading Platform; Meal Delivery Companies Face New CA...
September 25, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Ant Group launched a cross-border blockchain trading platform for businesses, and California introduced new regulations for food delivery startups. Plus, credit...

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Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash And Other Delivery Firms Face Strict New California Rules
Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash And Other Delivery Firms Face Strict New California Rules
September 25, 2020  |  Delivery

It will be a little more challenging for app-based delivery companies to do business in California. The Los Angeles Times reported a pair of new...

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Lawmaker: California’s Amazon-Endorsed AB 3262 Will Not Proceed In Its ‘Present Form’
Lawmaker: California’s Amazon-Endorsed AB 3262 Will Not Proceed In Its ‘Present Form’
August 31, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The lawmaker behind a proposed California consumer protection law indicated that it will not proceed in its current iteration, CNBC reported. California Assemblymember Mark Stone said,...

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Etsy Claims Amazon Is Backing California Bill To Edge Out Competition
Etsy Claims Amazon Is Backing California Bill To Edge Out Competition
August 26, 2020  |  eCommerce

Amazon is facing criticism from Etsy CEO Josh Silverman over its support of a new California law. Silverman claimed that Amazon is “taking bold steps...

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Uber And Lyft Vow To Suspend Service Friday In California
Uber And Lyft Vow To Suspend Service Friday In California
August 20, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Unless an appeals court intervenes at the last minute, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are ready to suspend their ride-hailing services in California on...

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