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Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity

Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity
Mastercard Acquires RiskRecon To Boost Cybersecurity
December 23, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Mastercard is purchasing artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics startup RiskRecon to accelerate the development of cybersecurity solutions, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Dec. 23). Get the...

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Smile! Retailers Want To Take More Of Your Pictures
Smile! Retailers Want To Take More Of Your Pictures
December 19, 2019  |  Retail

Make sure you give your best smile when you are shopping in 2020. That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a...

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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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Thousands Of Facebook Employees’ Payroll Info Stolen In Smash And Grab
Thousands Of Facebook Employees’ Payroll Info Stolen In Smash And Grab
December 13, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Payroll information for tens of thousands of Facebook employees, including banking information, names, bank account numbers and the last four digits of Social Security numbers,...

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Senators Demand That Big Tech Releases Encrypted Data To Law Enforcement
Senators Demand That Big Tech Releases Encrypted Data To Law Enforcement
December 11, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. senators went head to head with executives of Apple and Facebook on Tuesday (Dec. 10) over the companies’ decision to use encryption technology, according...

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India Bill Aims To Tighten Regulations For Tech Data Collection
India Bill Aims To Tighten Regulations For Tech Data Collection
December 10, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

India has proposed new rules regarding how technology companies use data, and the proposal is similar to Europe’s GDPR regulation, according to a report by...

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Walmart Says Consumers Should Have Control Of Data Use
Walmart Says Consumers Should Have Control Of Data Use
December 04, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart supports consumers having “reasonable controls” when it comes to the collection, use and sharing of personal data, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to update a current law requiring non-U.S. citizens to be subject to facial recognition scans while entering and...

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