consumer data

CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
CFPB Charges Student Loan Debt Relief Firms With Unlawful Behavior
January 10, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed lawsuits against several companies offering to forgive student loan debt for allegedly obtaining peoples’ data illegally, charging...

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Are Virtual Cards The Future Of B2B Travel Payments?
Are Virtual Cards The Future Of B2B Travel Payments?
January 09, 2020  |  Payment Methods

When Sabre and Visa announced a new partnership in April to pair Visa virtual commercial cards with the Sabre Virtual Payments gateway, the goals were...

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When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
When Social Networks Become ‘Diversity-Aware’ Research Platforms
January 03, 2020  |  Mobile

Bigger, better, faster — those are often the guiding principles for innovation, disruption and change in the digital and mobile worlds. What about smarter, and...

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Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
Facebook Will Stop Using Phone Numbers For Friend Pushes
December 24, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

In its ongoing attempts to fix its privacy standards, Facebook will no longer use phone numbers to determine who one sees on their “people you...

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Companies Brace For Impact Of CA Consumer Privacy Law
Companies Brace For Impact Of CA Consumer Privacy Law
December 18, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Starting Jan.1, the California Consumer Privacy Act will give people control over the personal information companies collect, store and share, the Associated Press reported on...

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Facebook Now Tracks In-Store Purchases To Create Targeted Ads
Facebook Now Tracks In-Store Purchases To Create Targeted Ads
December 16, 2019  |  Retail

Facebook is using purchase data from retailers to gather information about what people buy in physical stores, Business Insider reported on Monday (Dec. 16). Retail...

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Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
Facebook Tackles Antitrust Issues With Data Portability Tool
December 02, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook is launching a new tool that allows users to transfer their photos and videos to other services, CNBC reported on Monday (Dec. 2). The...

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TrueDialog SMS Provider Leaks Millions Of Business Texts
TrueDialog SMS Provider Leaks Millions Of Business Texts
December 02, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

An exposed database run by TrueDialog revealed millions of SMS text messages, according to published reports on Sunday (Dec. 1). Most of the text messages...

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Deep Dive: How Emerging AI Data-Driven Models Influence The Fraud Fight
Deep Dive: How Emerging AI Data-Driven Models Influence The Fraud Fight
November 21, 2019  |  Banking

Bank and credit card fraud losses are likely to reach $44 billion by 2025, and new fraud types — like attacks from false mobile banking...

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