January 28, 2019
Today In Data: Payment Protocols In The Age Of PSD2

The European Union’s (EU’s) PSD2 is making merchants that deal with payment data from Eurozone citizens enhance their payment protocols. In other news, Fundbox is expanding access to its Fundbox Pay business...

January 26, 2019
Bitcoin And Dented Radishes: This Week’s Hype Penalty Box Nominees

“Hype” is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “to promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its importance or benefits.” It is not all that hard to generate hype...

January 25, 2019
Twitter Data Breach Prompts GDPR Investigation

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is Twitter’s lead regulator in the European Union. On Friday (Jan. 25), the DPC said it was again looking into the social media giant...

January 25, 2019
Post-GDPR, Deliveroo Probed Over Data Security

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect May of 2018, has had some serious repercussions on tech companies all over Europe, but especially in the U.K. The...

January 25, 2019
PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators

With PSD2 in full swing in the European Union (EU), any merchant dealing with the payment data of EU citizens must upgrade their payment protocols to stay compliant. That said,...

January 24, 2019
EU: Google appealing first major GDPR fine

Google announced Wednesday, January 23, it would appeal a record €50 million (US$56.5 million) fine imposed by France’s data regulator for failing to meet the EU’s strict new General Data...

January 24, 2019
Microsoft CEO Backs Facial Recognition Regulation

With concerns mounting over the use of facial recognition technology to monitor people and intrude on privacy, Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said he supports regulation of the technology. CNBC,...

January 24, 2019
Google Disputes $57M EU GDPR Fine

Google has decided to dispute the €50 million fine handed down by French privacy regulators for allegedly failing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law. Facebook was...

January 23, 2019
Today In Data: The Smart Shopping Cart Of The Future

Retail startup Caper is reinventing the grocery store experience with a shopping cart that automatically checks out the items shoppers place inside them. And grocers are vying to attract shoppers,...