All Technology articles – Page 19
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Intel appoints chief compliance officer
Technology giant Intel Corp. promoted Carol Tate to vice president and chief compliance officer.
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ArticleSEC order against recidivist Oracle skirts the issue
The most notable and relevant details in settlement agreements concerning regulatory compliance violations are often what is not stated. The SEC’s cease-and-desist order against Oracle over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is no exception.
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ArticleU.S., U.K. improve anti-corruption coordination with data access agreement
A new agreement will allow law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom and United States to gain better access to data held by tech and telecommunications firms from the other’s country as part of evidence gathering for complex white-collar crimes.
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ArticleState Street recruits global CCO from Google
State Street Corp. hired Yvette Hollingsworth Clark to be its global chief compliance officer and executive vice president. Hollingsworth Clark joins from Google, where she served as head of compliance for the consumer trust business.
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ArticleU.S. includes surveillance concessions in new transatlantic data flow framework
President Joe Biden’s executive order on a data privacy framework aims to provide a workable, legally resilient solution for companies to continue moving and storing the personal data of EU-based citizens to American-based servers without running afoul of the GDPR.
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ArticleSamsung facing class action alleging CCPA violations over data breaches
Samsung collected too much personal data from customers and failed to adequately secure it, leading to two data breaches this year and potentially millions of harmed individuals, a class-action lawsuit alleges.
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ArticleTango Card to pay $116K for e-gift card sanction violations
Tango Card, a supplier and distributor of electronic rewards, agreed to pay approximately $116,000 as part of a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control for apparent sanctions violations related to its issuance of e-gift cards.
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ArticleExperts: EU Cyber Resilience Act puts pressure on tech developers, users
The EU’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act primarily puts pressure on tech manufacturers to ensure the cybersecurity of their products, but companies also have a duty of care to use the most secure products available.
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ArticleOracle to pay $23M to settle FCPA violations in 3 countries
Oracle Corp. will pay more than $23 million to settle allegations laid by the Securities and Exchange Commission it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when its subsidiaries in India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates bribed foreign officials for business.
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TripleLift names chief privacy officer
Advertising technology company TripleLift announced the appointment of James Evans as chief privacy officer and vice president of legal.
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ArticleTikTok facing $29M fine over U.K. children’s privacy violations
The Information Commissioner’s Office warned social media platform TikTok it could be fined £27 million (U.S. $29 million) for failing to protect children’s data in line with the U.K.’s version of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Snap recruits chief compliance officer from Peloton
Social media company Snap filled its vacant chief compliance officer post last month by hiring former Peloton Head of Compliance and Risk Lance Lanciault, a Snap spokesperson confirmed.
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ArticleIreland interpretations of GDPR criticized again in Instagram case
In fining Instagram a record €405 million (U.S. $405 million) for General Data Protection Regulation violations regarding the safeguarding of teenage users’ data, the Irish Data Protection Commission took some heat of its own.
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Sparkster to pay $35M for selling unregistered crypto securities
Software development company Sparkster and its CEO Sajjad Daya agreed to collectively pay more than $35 million for the offer and sale of unregistered crypto securities.
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South Korea data regulator fines Google, Meta combined $72M
South Korea’s data regulator fined Google and Meta a total of ₩100 billion (U.S. $72 million) for violating the country’s personal data collection law, which forbids the collection and use of personal information without user consent.
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HP recruits general counsel from Yahoo
Tech giant HP recruited Julie Jacobs to join next month as its chief legal officer and general counsel. Jacobs serves as senior executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Yahoo.
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Pinterest names chief legal officer to head compliance
Social media company Pinterest announced the appointment of Wanji Walcott as chief legal officer, effective Nov. 14.
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ArticleExperts: Europe’s AI Act to push companies to confront technology’s use
The Artificial Intelligence Act, along with upcoming EU rules addressing digital markets and services, should have companies considering their use of AI and other emerging technologies to determine how the laws might impact their business.
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WillowTree names chief diversity officer
WillowTree, a digital product consultancy service, announced the appointment of Kelli Palmer as chief diversity officer.
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ArticleVMware to pay $8M to settle SEC charges over misleading financials
Cloud services provider VMware will pay $8 million to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission it misled investors by hiding its lagging financial performance.