privacy

Data Protection Holds Influential Role In EU Legislative Process, Regional Watchdog Says
Data Protection Holds Influential Role In EU Legislative Process, Regional Watchdog Says
January 28, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

When the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recommended that the artificial intelligence (AI) act shouldn’t allow AI systems to recognize human features in public places,...

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EU’s Data Protection Watchdog Supports Stricter Rules for Online Ads
EU’s Data Protection Watchdog Supports Stricter Rules for Online Ads
January 27, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The European Union’s privacy overseer has lent its support for additional rules on political advertising crafted to strengthen the 27-member states’ democratic process, according to...

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BIS Paper: Asia Virtual Banks Must Protect Consumer Data
BIS Paper: Asia Virtual Banks Must Protect Consumer Data
January 27, 2022  |  Data & Research

A new Bank for International Settlements paper says Asian regulators must protect consumer data as financial institutions dole out more virtual bank cards, noting the...

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EU’s Plan to Protect Internet Privacy: Adopt Apple’s Solution
EU’s Plan to Protect Internet Privacy: Adopt Apple’s Solution
January 27, 2022  |  Europe

Like many parts of the world, Europe is trying to strengthen protections for consumer privacy. While the region’s landmark privacy law, the General Data Protection...

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Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
Conflicting State Data Privacy Laws May Drive Up Costs for Businesses
January 27, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A hodge-podge of privacy laws across the U.S. threatens to cost businesses more than $1 trillion over the next decade, with at least 20% of...

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Plaid Debuts Data Privacy Tool Plaid Portal
Plaid Debuts Data Privacy Tool Plaid Portal
January 25, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Plaid will be making its Plaid Portal available everywhere, the company announced in a Tuesday (Jan. 25) blog post, saying the tool will help people...

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Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking
January 25, 2022  |  News

In the latest volley against Alphabet’s Google, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Big Tech giant recorded customers’ locations after users tried to turn...

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UK Data Watchdog Sides Against Gov’t in Encryption Debate
UK Data Watchdog Sides Against Gov’t in Encryption Debate
January 21, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.K.’s data watchdog has sided against the government’s campaign to delay end-to-end encryption for private messaging. As UK Tech reported Friday (Jan. 21), the...

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Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
Restaurant Roundup: Friendly’s to Open Fast-Casual Concept; Starbucks Reverses Course on Vax Mandate
January 21, 2022  |  ResTech

With consumers’ digital ordering habits proving sticky almost two years after the initial outbreak of the pandemic, brands are readjusting to the new normal. Massachusetts-based,...

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