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Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
May 22, 2019  |  Legal

Members of Congress supported a plan to draft legislation aimed at the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement on Wednesday (May 22), according...

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Database Exposed Instagram Influencers’ Data
Database Exposed Instagram Influencers’ Data
May 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Millions of Instagram users — including celebrities and brands — have had their accounts exposed online. The database, hosted by Amazon Web Services, was left...

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Amazon Investors To Vote On Facial Recognition Measures
Amazon Investors To Vote On Facial Recognition Measures
May 20, 2019  |  Retail

In an environment where lawmakers and civil liberties groups are scrutinizing facial recognition software, Amazon is facing pressure from shareholders: Investors will reportedly vote on...

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Facebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
Facebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
May 17, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has pushed back against the idea that Facebook is too big and should be broken up, arguing that it...

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Q2 Holdings Launches Q2 TrustView For Data Security
Q2 Holdings Launches Q2 TrustView For Data Security
May 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Q2 Holdings said on Wednesday (May 15) that it has launched Q2 TrustView, billed as technology for data governance and protection focused on banking and...

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Facebook Could Face 20-Year Government Oversight As Part Of Settlement
Facebook Could Face 20-Year Government Oversight As Part Of Settlement
May 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook could face two decades of oversight as part of an agreement with the U.S. government. According to a report in Reuters citing a source...

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UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
UK Watchdog Orders Tax Office To Delete Voice Data
May 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The data protection watchdog in the U.K. has found that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collected millions of biometric voice data from citizens without...

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Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Legal

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem, which led to the...

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Storage App Used Photos To Train Facial Recognition Software
Storage App Used Photos To Train Facial Recognition Software
May 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A popular photo app called Ever, which was ostensibly used for cloud storage of photos, has been using customer pictures to train facial recognition AI...

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