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Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
Does Web3 Bring Hype or Value to the Internet?
August 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Web3 is the NEXT GENERATION OF THE INTERNET, it is going to CHANGE EVERYTHING, and any company not racing to build a Web3 presence is...

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FCC to Investigate Mobile Carrier Data Sharing
FCC to Investigate Mobile Carrier Data Sharing
August 25, 2022  |  Regulation

The head of the Federal Communications Commission has called for an investigation into whether U.S. mobile carriers are complying with FCC geolocation data regulations. According...

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The Myth of ‘Censorship-Resistant’ Crypto
The Myth of ‘Censorship-Resistant’ Crypto
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

“Ah, employee No. 267359, we see here that a digital wallet address connected to your loyalty program account at Mega Retail Corp. transferred two beers’...

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Kenya’s GDPR-Style Legislation Threatens US Firms’ X-Border Data Transfer Model
Kenya’s GDPR-Style Legislation Threatens US Firms’ X-Border Data Transfer Model
August 23, 2022  |  Regulation

Around the world, data protection legislation sets the rules for how companies collect and process personal information. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is...

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Europeans Spared Summer Facebook Blackout as Decision on Meta’s EU Data Dispute Stalls
Europeans Spared Summer Facebook Blackout as Decision on Meta’s EU Data Dispute Stalls
August 14, 2022  |  Meta

Dealing with European Union bureaucracy remains an uphill battle for U.S. Big Tech firms. And for Meta (formerly Facebook), its clash with Ireland’s privacy watchdog...

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EMEA Daily: Meta May Have to Pull Platforms in EU; UK to Investigate 3 Retailers for Making Misleading Sustainability Claims
EMEA Daily: Meta May Have to Pull Platforms in EU; UK to Investigate 3 Retailers...
July 29, 2022  |  International

Meta May Have to Pull Platforms in EU Meta Platforms reiterated its warning that it may have to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services...

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Snap Earnings Spotlight Platforms’ Revenue Woes After Apple Privacy Switch
Snap Earnings Spotlight Platforms’ Revenue Woes After Apple Privacy Switch
July 23, 2022  |  Earnings

((Editor’s note: updates market loss info))    Call it the “Apple problem.” In Snap’s earnings results announced Thursday (July 21), the social media company recorded...

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New FTC Data Directives Driving Change at Car Dealerships
New FTC Data Directives Driving Change at Car Dealerships
July 19, 2022  |  Internet of Things

When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted an article about internet of things (IoT) devices that can derive highly sensitive information about users and are...

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Weekly TechREG EMEA: Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CDBCs; EU, UK Lawmakers Take on Credit Card Debt, X-Border Fees
Weekly TechREG EMEA: Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CDBCs; EU, UK Lawmakers Take on...
July 15, 2022  |  Regulation

This week in TechREG in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), global regulators and several central banks discussed the need for regulating the cryptocurrency...

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