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Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress

Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress
Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress
July 11, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

In a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering...

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Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
Fed Chairman Calls For Libra Freeze; Bitcoin Slumps
July 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve called for a stop to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, until the project better demonstrated how it was going...

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Fed’s Powell Shares Libra Concerns With US Lawmakers
Fed’s Powell Shares Libra Concerns With US Lawmakers
July 10, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell spoke to a congressional committee on Wednesday (July 10) about the organization’s concerns with Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency...

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Facebook’s Marcus Defends Libra To House Financial Services Chair
Facebook’s Marcus Defends Libra To House Financial Services Chair
July 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The head of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency project, Libra, is defending the company in a letter to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other members of the...

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Trump Pauses Addition Of New Tariffs On Chinese Products
Trump Pauses Addition Of New Tariffs On Chinese Products
July 01, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The United States has removed certain restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
June 04, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of congress say the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology isn’t private or accurate enough, according to a...

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Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
May 22, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Members of Congress supported a plan to draft legislation aimed at the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement on Wednesday (May 22), according...

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