consumer data

Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?

Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
Is GDPR EU’s Frankenstein Monster?
May 31, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Two hundred years ago, the world was introduced to Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Mary Shelley’s book “Frankenstein” was published in January 1818 and told the story...

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Privacy Critic Files GDPR Complaints Against Facebook And Google
Privacy Critic Files GDPR Complaints Against Facebook And Google
May 25, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

As Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, Facebook privacy critic Max Schrems has filed four complaints over consent required to use online...

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Concerns Raised Over FTC Director Nominee
Concerns Raised Over FTC Director Nominee
May 14, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. consumer watchdogs have expressed concern over the possible appointment of Andrew Smith as the next director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer...

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Finding Value While Fending Off Threats
Finding Value While Fending Off Threats
May 11, 2018  |  Today In Data

For years, it seemed every payments prestidigitator was predicting an imminent mobile disruption. After a run of false starts, the digital revolution is finally upon us....

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The Most Costly Threat To Subscription Customer Churn
The Most Costly Threat To Subscription Customer Churn
May 11, 2018  |  Subscriptions

Churn is an endemic problem for all subscription businesses. There are two sides to the issue: one that grabs the lion’s share of the spotlight...

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Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated
Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated
May 07, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Finding one’s soulmate isn’t easy. In fact, physicist, NASA roboticist and “What If” author Randall Munroe says that, scientifically speaking, it’s impossible. The math behind his...

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Robots Sizzle, Tax Reform Fizzles And Facebook Raises Eyebrows With Its Timing
Robots Sizzle, Tax Reform Fizzles And Facebook Raises Eyebrows With Its Timing
May 04, 2018  |  Exclusive Series

Fizzle of the Week: Timing Spring has finally arrived across the United States, and love is in the air. Even on Facebook. The social media...

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Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
May 01, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Kaspersky Lab, the cybersecurity company, revealed in a new survey on Tuesday (May 1) that 81 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Canadians are...

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