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Consumer Groups Ask DOJ To Look At Google’s Fitbit Acquisition

Consumer Groups Ask DOJ To Look At Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
Consumer Groups Ask DOJ To Look At Google’s Fitbit Acquisition
April 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Public advocacy groups want the government to closer examine the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, due to the former’s potential as a rival in advertising,...

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Tech Company Nets $5M For Facial Recognition That Sees Through Masks
Tech Company Nets $5M For Facial Recognition That Sees Through Masks
April 26, 2020  |  Investments

Corsight AI, an Israeli tech firm, raised $5 million as it develops technology to recognize people’s faces through masks, goggles or plastic coverings, according to...

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Deep Dive: COVID-19 Spurs Biometric Innovations For A Contactless Global Society
Deep Dive: COVID-19 Spurs Biometric Innovations For A Contactless Global Society
April 22, 2020  |  Authentication

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SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
April 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach...

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Huawei On 5G’s Groundswell In China — And Challenges Elsewhere
Huawei On 5G’s Groundswell In China — And Challenges Elsewhere
April 22, 2020  |  Mobile

For the next generation of mobile infrastructure, the need is there for speed to transmit data seamlessly in order to develop new use cases across...

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Mastercard To Launch Online Course On Digital Ethics, Privacy And AI
Mastercard To Launch Online Course On Digital Ethics, Privacy And AI
April 21, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A partnership between The University of Oxford, Saïd Business School and Mastercard will launch an online education program to teach business leaders about the strengths and...

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Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
Apple Reassures US Senators About Privacy Protection In Virus Tools
April 13, 2020  |  Apple

In response to some senators’ requests for information, Apple said in a letter that its new COVID-19 website and app would abstain from using any...

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Armor-Plating Personally Identifiable Information
Armor-Plating Personally Identifiable Information
April 07, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

An unprecedented deluge of personally identifiable information (PII) is right now coursing between government agencies, financial institutions (FIs), individuals and business owners, as tens of...

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