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Consumer Watchdog Wants More Than Regulation For Facebook
Facebook // April 12, 2018

Consumer Watchdog has called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy in the wake of Facebook’s data scandal. “Facebook has a longtime record of violating privacy, making a show of apologizing, and then going forward to invade privacy again,” said John...

Data Dive: Amazon And The FTC, Ethereum And Mastercard And Wells Fargo’s New Groove
Data Dive // July 24, 2017

Last week was a scorcher in most of the U.S. and, if the weathermen are to be believed (always a dicey proposition), this week will be another. And payments and commerce players — being the dogged competitors that they are — are not about to let a...

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Consumer Watchdog Wants More Than Regulation For Facebook

April 12, 2018
Consumer Watchdog has called on Congress to enact legislation that would protect consumers’ online privacy in the wake of Facebook’s data scandal. “Facebook has a longtime record of violating privacy, making a show of apologizing, and then going forward to invade privacy again,” said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s privacy and technology project director. “Hearings […]