Data privacy

Don’t buy what Zuckerberg’s selling on Libra

10/22/19

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

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California data privacy compromise in peril

09/26/19

New plans for a ballot initiative in November 2020 threaten to overturn concessions that financial institutions, tech firms and other companies have won from state lawmakers.

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California’s privacy reforms can drive national legislation

09/24/19

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

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Waters meets with Swiss officials to discuss Facebook's crypto plans

08/26/19

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

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Beware the privacy risks that come with a crypto venture

08/19/19

The Financial Action Task Force’s recent guidance on data privacy regulations should serve as a warning to companies planning to test virtual currencies.

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As mobile apps proliferate, data protection has to keep up

07/22/19

Banks and third parties must work together to safeguard data being shared when a customer uses mobile apps.

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Will Libra force Congress to act on data protection?

07/14/19

Almost two years after the Equifax breach led to a congressional uproar but minimal policy change, the protracted fight to enact data security and privacy reform has a new bogeyman.

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Powell throws down gauntlet on Facebook’s Libra project

07/10/19

The Federal Reserve chairman said the social media giant’s cryptocurrency plan “cannot go forward” without improved regulatory controls.

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Proven bank privacy laws should apply to tech firms, too

07/10/19

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is a successful privacy law that ought to govern all financial services providers, not just banks.

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Before they regulate AI, Congress needs to define it

06/25/19

As lawmakers meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence, they should work with regulators to create universal and workable definitions.

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