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Lawmakers Push For New Agency Focused On Big Tech Regulation
Regulation // November 05, 2019

Two Democrats have introduced a new bill that would create a federal agency tasked solely with regulating the tech industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Facebook Mistakenly Leaked User Info To Developers
Facebook // November 05, 2019

Facebook has revealed that it unknowingly gave outside developers access to some private user information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach
Security & Fraud // May 30, 2019

News aggregation platform Flipboard has revealed that it suffered a data breach that went on for nine months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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X to Collect User Biometric and Employment Data on Road to Super App

August 31, 2023
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has updated its privacy policy to include a new kind of user data it plans to collect: biometric data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, […]

Lawmakers Push For New Agency Focused On Big Tech Regulation

November 05, 2019
Two Democrats have introduced a new bill that would create a federal agency tasked solely with regulating the tech industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Facebook Mistakenly Leaked User Info To Developers

November 05, 2019
Facebook has revealed that it unknowingly gave outside developers access to some private user information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach

May 30, 2019
News aggregation platform Flipboard has revealed that it suffered a data breach that went on for nine months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...