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Agentic AI and Personalized Shopping Experiences Will Dominate 2025
artificial intelligence // December 23, 2024

Tech executives and investors told PYMNTS that artificial intelligence will reshape retail shopping in 2025, with AI assistants offering unprecedented personalization and handling up to 20% of eCommerce tasks, from product recommendations to customer service. Industry leaders from Citi, Google Cloud and global tech investment...

Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
Regulation // December 18, 2024

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information about what it does with their personal data. The regulator said Netflix violated the General...

Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement
Meta // November 12, 2024

Meta is reportedly rejecting the FTC’s plan to modify a 2020 privacy settlement. An attorney for the tech giant told the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) commissioners at a Tuesday (Nov. 12) hearing that such a move would need to come from a federal court, Bloomberg...

CFPB’s Chopra Says Rule 1033 ‘Important Step’ for Data Privacy
CFPB // October 28, 2024

The recent finalization of data-sharing rules may have sharpened the debate over risks and rewards of Section 1033 — to consumers, banks and FinTechs — and the rule has drawn its share of critics and legal actions. But during a discussion at Money 20/20 held...

Interviews & Exclusives
Agentic AI and Personalized Shopping Experiences Will Dominate 2025

December 23, 2024
Tech executives and investors told PYMNTS that artificial intelligence will reshape retail shopping in 2025, with AI assistants offering unprecedented personalization and handling up to 20% of eCommerce tasks, from product recommendations to customer service. Industry leaders from Citi, Google Cloud and global tech investment firms envision a future where shopping becomes more intuitive and […]

Microsoft Pauses Its Launch of AI-Powered Recall Program

June 14, 2024
Tech giant Microsoft has decided to delay the rollout of “Recall,” its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature designed to track and store users’ computer activity. The company announced on Thursday (June...

Got Leather? Almost a Third of Consumers Prefer Carrying Physical Wallet

April 03, 2024
Digital wallets — Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal and more — give consumers a secure, convenient and contactless way to pay for purchases online and in person. Because they store credit- and debit-card...

Privacy Dynamics Return to Forefront of Connected Consumer Concerns

April 02, 2024
In a dynamic connected economy landscape, where every click, swipe and tap leaves a digital footprint, the notion of privacy has become an elusive concept, sought after yet increasingly challenging...

Quick Reads
Dutch Authority Fines Netflix $4.95 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations

December 18, 2024
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) fined Netflix 4.75 million euros (about $4.95 million), saying that between 2018 and 2020, the company did not give its customers enough information about what it does with their personal data. The regulator said Netflix violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by not making the information in […]

Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement

November 12, 2024
Meta is reportedly rejecting the FTC’s plan to modify a 2020 privacy settlement. An attorney for the tech giant told the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) commissioners at a Tuesday (Nov....

Microsoft Prepares to Relaunch AI-Powered Recall Offering

September 29, 2024
Microsoft is taking another stab at rolling out its AI-powered Recall program. The company in June announced it was delaying the launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) feature, which is...

CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers

September 19, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon propose a rule that would apply privacy protections to data brokers, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Thursday (Sept. 19). In remarks prepared...