privacy

DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search
DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search
September 14, 2018  |  Google

Think of online privacy as a race. With consumers increasingly focused on how their data and web personas are used by eCommerce and other digital...

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Facebook Privacy And Waning Consumer Trust In The ‘Wild West’ Of Intrusive Apps
Facebook Privacy And Waning Consumer Trust In The ‘Wild West’ Of Intrusive Apps
September 11, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Who are you? And who do you want to be — especially before disparate audiences and peer groups? Don’t worry — this is not an...

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New Data-Trust Relationship Forms In The Digital Economy
New Data-Trust Relationship Forms In The Digital Economy
September 07, 2018  |  Data

Call it the Great Trade-Off, perhaps: Consumers give up data to online merchants and marketers in exchange for free services, targeted offers, discounts and other...

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Fiserv Patches Security Loophole In Messaging Feature
Fiserv Patches Security Loophole In Messaging Feature
August 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Fiserv recently had to fix a weakness in its web platform that provided non-actionable event messages for a small number of customers. As a major...

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GDPR Prompts Flood Of Data Complaints
GDPR Prompts Flood Of Data Complaints
August 29, 2018  |  Regulation

The number of complaints filed with the U.K. data protection watchdog has more than doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect...

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Tech Companies Step Up Data Privacy Lobbying Efforts
Tech Companies Step Up Data Privacy Lobbying Efforts
August 28, 2018  |  Data

When it comes to new privacy rules that technology companies are expecting to face, the likes of Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft have become more...

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Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
Allstate To Acquire Employee ID Protection Co InfoArmor For $525M
August 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

To help address emerging risks facing consumers, The Allstate Corporation said it has agreed to buy identity protection provider InfoArmor, Inc. The deal, a $525...

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GDPR Thins The Herd For Online And Mobile Advertising
GDPR Thins The Herd For Online And Mobile Advertising
August 23, 2018  |  Legal

Don’t cry for Facebook. Sure, the social media platform said it lost one million active users from Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

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Google Could Be In Hot Water Again Over Location Tracking
Google Could Be In Hot Water Again Over Location Tracking
August 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Google could be hit with a class-action lawsuit and calls for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate its location tracking initiatives. According to Fortune, the...

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