privacy

Big Tech, Democrats and Republicans Seek Federal Privacy Law Deal
Big Tech, Democrats and Republicans Seek Federal Privacy Law Deal
April 29, 2022  |  Big Tech

In October 2021, Facebook’s whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to the U.S. Congress about internal documents showing harms from the company’s products, adding fuel to efforts...

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CFPB Director to Testify on Open Banking, Privacy to Senate Committee
CFPB Director to Testify on Open Banking, Privacy to Senate Committee
April 25, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra plans to tell Congress this week about a proposed measure to regulate open banking and small...

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UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
April 22, 2022  |  Data & Research

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is calling on stakeholders to provide input about the use of synthetic data to support financial services innovation. In a...

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Skyflow, Plaid Partner on Data Protection and Privacy for FinTechs
Skyflow, Plaid Partner on Data Protection and Privacy for FinTechs
April 21, 2022  |  Partnerships

Data privacy platform Skyflow on Thursday (April 21) partnered with data network Plaid to help developers build applications with data privacy infrastructure through its API,...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Discover Offers Customers New Privacy Tool
Today in the Connected Economy: Discover Offers Customers New Privacy Tool
April 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Discover gives its customers help getting their information off data collection websites, while Lyft offers to assist riders who need...

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Discover Launches Customer Data Privacy Tool
Discover Launches Customer Data Privacy Tool
April 20, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Discover has launched Online Privacy Protection, a free benefit for customers to help scrub their information from 10 popular websites that collect and sell user...

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TechREG Weekly: Big Tech Turns to Privacy to Mitigate Antitrust Woes 
TechREG Weekly: Big Tech Turns to Privacy to Mitigate Antitrust Woes 
April 15, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

This was an active week for BigTech, particularly for Apple and Microsoft, both facing new antitrust problems in Europe. In addition, Apple’s CEO once again...

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Crypto’s Top Privacy Coin Is Spiking Wildly, and Sanctions Busters May Be the Culprits
Crypto’s Top Privacy Coin Is Spiking Wildly, and Sanctions Busters May Be the Culprits
April 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The biggest, most effective privacy coin was on a six-month slide until Feb. 24, when it began a steady climb, rising from around $235 to...

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FTC Chair Wants to Step up Privacy Protection With New Rules
FTC Chair Wants to Step up Privacy Protection With New Rules
April 12, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan said on Monday (April 11) that it is time for the agency to “reassess” rules around what data...

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