PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

A new report on China stated that if the country doesn’t start to work on improving issues like data privacy and intellectual property protection, it could lose out on 37 trillion yuan ($5.5 China regularly blocks access to websites it thinks might be threats, like The New York Times, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, as well as Google.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

The downside of data sharing has come full circle as JPMorgan Chase strives for enhanced protection by blocking FinTech apps from accessing customers’ passwords, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. Most of the digital financial products and services?.?.?.?are

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Fintech News

APRIL 22, 2024

The mobile security solution uses a combination of signature-based detection and behavior-based detection to detect and block malware and other risks. If the app’s signature matches to a known malware signature, it will automatically block the app from deploying. Finally, SecIron understands the importance of data privacy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The push to offer more online privacy to increasingly concerned consumers continues. The company is proposing a change to how cookies work in its web browser, Chrome, which would make it easier for users to block the tracking. That’s only the latest such move in recent days from companies that make up so-called Big Tech. IoT Concerns.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The push to offer more online privacy to increasingly concerned consumers continues. The company is proposing a change to how cookies work in its web browser Chrome, so that it would make it easier for users to block the tracking. That’s only the latest such move in recent days from companies that make up so-called Big Tech.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use the fitness tracking device, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday (Nov. When you have a company like Google, which has violated privacy laws multiple times?.?.?.?you Google’s $2.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In today’s top payments news, JPMorgan blocks FinTechs from accessing customers’ passwords, and Ant Financial and Razer throw their hats into the ring for one of Singapore’s five available digital banking licenses. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords. JPMorgan Ups Security By Blocking FinTechs From Passwords.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

With an increasing number of data breaches and the ongoing debate on where to draw the lines of personal privacy, many consumers are taking the protection of their personal information into their own hands. But Shavell explained that people protecting their privacy doesn’t have to be anti-merchant or anti-marketing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Guardian Mobile Firewall, the new smart firewall app that is currently in a closed beta test, will be made available soon, filtering and blocking traffic that breaches the user’s privacy. Strafach noted that the app should be viewed like a junk email filter, but for web traffic.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

In fact, privacy groups have been pushing regulators to block the acquisition. “I But since the announcement, wearers like Carpenter have been threatening to abandon their Fitbit devices out of fear that their data won’t be safe.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Privacy advocates are worried the technology could lead to the false arrest of innocent people who just happen to look like the video snapshot. Aside from the positive aspects of the technology, the company said it thinks facial recognition technology can be exploited and should be “under a regulatory framework.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Facebook’s 2012 policy changes that denied app developers access to user data was actually about stifling competition, not protecting user privacy, according to documents reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday (Nov. The documents revealed that some Facebook executives seemed to refer to the privacy-focused explanation as the “Switcharoo Plan.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under the law, consumers have the right to know what personal information companies are collecting about them, along with the right to block sale of that information and access to it if it has been collected.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

The company is also looking at additional lawsuits and legal challenges from privacy advocates, CNET reported. Clearview AI said it has “accumulated a database of billions of photos” and has collaborated with worldwide organizations. . The Apple ban is a new problem for the facial recognition startup.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under the law, consumers have the right to know what personal information companies are collecting about them, along with the right to block sale of that information and access to it if it has been collected.

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Fintech News

JUNE 12, 2024

Building upon this achievement, ongoing efforts are underway with five countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand – in 2023 to establish the necessary building blocks for a future production-ready multilateral platform based on the Project Nexus blueprint.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

As a result, millions were blocked from purchasing airline or train tickets due to things like unpaid taxes or fines. In addition, China has been working to implement its social credit score system , in which authorities seek to create a central source of data on individuals that can be used to monitor their actions.

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Fintech News

JUNE 18, 2024

This introduces several legal and regulatory risks, including copyright or intellectual property issues, as well as privacy concerns. Privacy challenges are further amplified when personal data, such as that from social media, is used in gen AI.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The company is proposing a change to how cookies work in its web browser Chrome, so that it would make it easier for users to block the tracking. . Google mentioned the idea of a “Privacy Sandbox” which would let someone be able to do some personalization on the web while privacy is still protected. . “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Some central banks and regulators expressed concern that Libra could hurt monetary policy, make it easier for money laundering schemes and strip away privacy, according to Reuters. As a result, they threatened to block it, and the project has been on hold.

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CoinRemitter

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The reason behind such faster transaction speed is Litecoin’s block time, which ranges around 2.5 Enhanced Privacy & Security Litecoin offers additional privacy features, such as Confidential Transactions (CT) and MimbleWimble. The average transaction speed of Litecoin is 56 TPS.

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Payments Source

JULY 19, 2019

Lawmakers from both parties strongly criticized Libra this week, but largely steered clear of proposals to stop it.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2020

Concerns over data protection and privacy also cropped up, Reuters reported. Mastercard and Visa were initially blocked from performing payments with WhatsApp in Brazil because they had failed to seek regulator Cade ‘s permission first, although officials said the company had never actually been forbidden from operating there.

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Open Banking Excellence

JULY 9, 2024

In addition, the scenarios tested data security and privacy to ensure that participants lacking appropriate permissions or rights could hot access customer data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The organization said in its report, “digital identity is the fundamental building block and a key area for governments to focus on … another important building block … is having digital versions of national currencies on the blockchain , for example, through blockchain-based central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

Those two organizations were blocked because they had failed to seek Cade’s permission to do so first. Cade worried that WhatsApp, which enjoys substantial popularity in Brazil as its second-biggest market worldwide, would infringe on competition, as well as data privacy and efficiency.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

While Facebook users could have blocked the search function, research shows that online users rarely change default privacy settings. This is a tool that can also be blocked in privacy settings. They also often do not understand exactly what information they are sharing.

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Segpay

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cryptocurrencies offer privacy, lower fees, faster transactions, no chargeback risks, and global accessibility. Privacy and Security of User Information Online privacy and security are growing concerns in the adult content industry. Key Takeaways Crypto legitimacy is growing globally among merchants and businesses.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In other news, Pornhub added four more cryptocurrencies to the site’s payment options, The Block reported. The site now supports 16 cryptocurrency payment options, with the additions of XRP, USDC, BNB and DOGE, and the removal of privacy coins Dash and PumaPay, according to the report. and Singapore, The Block noted.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Facebook told European Union (EU) regulators that it shouldn’t be forced to share the large amount of data it has with other companies, as that could have unintended potential liability and privacy risks, according to a report by Reuters. Doing that, he continued, “clearly carries with it privacy risks.”.

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Neopay

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The rule would cover around 17 companies, most notably Google, Apple, PayPal and CashApp operator Block. These firms would have to adhere to applicable funds transfer, privacy, and other consumer protection laws. Source: Finextra The post Banks look to fintechs to stave off threat from Big Tech appeared first on Neopay.

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Fintech Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We’re focused on addressing fundamental infrastructure problems that continue to hold back the crypto industry, such as interoperability, scalability, and privacy. Website , Twitter About Polytope Labs Polytope Labs is a collective of researchers and engineers founded by core developers of Ethereum, Polkadot, and IBC.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

San Francisco is one of seven municipalities that have blocked the government’s use of the technology, citing privacy and bias. The bill also establishes a task force to scrutinize how, when and why the technology is used. Many states don’t have any laws regulating the use of facial recognition technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

Social media giant Facebook will embrace what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has termed “privacy-focused” communications marked by encrypted services, the executive said in a blog post on Wednesday (March 6). Messages would last a short amount of time, spanning seconds or minutes. That’s a tradeoff we’re willing to make.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Russia is making good on its threat to ban Telegram by blocking IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon, saying they were being used by the messaging service. On Monday (April 16), a Russian court made it easier for the government to block Telegram after its creators refused to turn over access to its users’ encrypted messages.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 13, 2024

One key building block is the growing use of digital wallets, which 87 per cent of the executives surveyed said were becoming the preferred way for customers to pay. Businesses need robust security measures to earn customer trust, with biometric authentication and data privacy playing pivotal roles.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The malware uses the bitcoin blockchain to update, meaning it can continue running even if a device’s antivirus software blocks its connection to servers run by the hackers,” reported Forbes. This variant, according to reports, can also impact the privacy of some cryptocurrencies — and the blockchain can be used to “stay alive.”.

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