All Technology articles – Page 36
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EC fines Google €1.49B over online advertising abuses
The European Commission slapped Google with a €1.49 billion (U.S. $1.69 billion) fine for breaching competition rules—the third penalty in three successive years for the internet giant.
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ArticleDutch DPA: Forcing users to agree to ‘cookies’ violates GDPR
The Dutch Data Protection Authority says giving visitors access to websites only if they agree to their internet browsing activities being tracked by so-called “cookies” or other tracking software does not comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
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ArticleRegulators challenged by same tech advances that could benefit them
A new report by Deloitte looks at how regulators can leverage new technologies to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, all while reducing business compliance costs.
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Presidential hopeful Warren pitches Big Tech breakups
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), among the ever-growing field of Democrats running for President, might not see much support from Silicon Valley. She is proposing a breakup of Big Tech firms she feels are stifling competition.
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New Zix solution geared toward communications security
Email security firm Zix Corporation announced the availability of its cloud-based business communications security and compliance solution, ZixSuite.
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BlogFTC launches tech competition task force
Already under fire for data privacy lapses, Facebook, Google, and their fellow tech giants now need to worry about the prospect of retroactive merger reviews. The FTC announced the creation of a task force focused on investigating anticompetitive conduct in the tech sector.
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ArticleUnderstanding NIST’s new Risk Management Framework
NIST’s new Risk Management Framework—used with the agency’s Cybersecurity Framework—offers companies direction in integrating cyber-security, privacy, and supply-chain risk management.
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ArticleData-bungling Facebook has to earn back our trust
It was a tight race, but we are officially declaring Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the executive most in need of a compliance makeover in 2019.
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PremiumTop ethics and compliance failures of 2018
The biggest ethics and compliance failures of 2018 feature some big names, such as Wells Fargo, Danske Bank, and Tesla, and highlight some key lessons for compliance officers.
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MPs release ‘secret’ Facebook e-mails
The U.K.’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has released 250 pages of e-mails that show Mark Zuckerberg and other senior executives at Facebook gave certain app developers special access to user data.
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iComply offers screening for sanctioned crypto addresses
RegTech cryptocurrency platform iComply is offering comprehensive KYC capabilities to address risks related to blockchain addresses, including sanctions screening.
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FTI Consulting expands data privacy practice
FTI Consulting announced the expansion of its Information Governance, Privacy and Security practice and launch of its new Data Protection Officer Service solution.
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ArticleRegulators give nod to AI, emerging tech for AML programs
Federal bank regulators are encouraging banks to use artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to bolster their AML compliance programs. In doing so, new guidance addresses an evolving liability and enforcement posture.
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ArticleRegulators raise problem of AI in decision making and accountability
Are companies transferring too much decision-making power to machines? That’s the opinion of EU data regulators, who say companies should “think seriously” about telling investors and stakeholders automatons are now in charge of their data.
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ArticleCounterpoint: States should steer data privacy law
Common Sense Media Founder and CEO James Steyer lays out the three key reasons why individual state privacy laws would trump a federal mandate.
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ArticleThree unintended consequences of data privacy rules
Some will argue a strict data privacy regime will have a negative effect on growing companies, create conflicting requirements in other instances, and potentially cause impediments to corporate investigations. We explore all three.
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ArticlePoint: Protecting privacy should be federal government’s job
Cameron F. Kerry, senior counsel at Sidley Austin, explains how a federal data privacy law could represent a win for business, privacy advocates, and consumers.
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ArticleWhat federal data privacy legislation might look like, and how you can prepare
Components from preexisting privacy laws are likely to compose a significant portion of the parameters into which a federal privacy mandate would fit, writes our guest columnist.