PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Facebook and Google have signed up for new internet standards, which will require internet companies to respect data privacy and “support the best in humanity.” Amazon , which was named in the report, has not signed up and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

The importance of cameras and sensors to the proposed smart city have reportedly made residents and some authorities nervous about privacy. Alphabet did not respond to requests for comment. That plan will undergo “public consultation” and require approvals from parties involved in the development.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Deloitte LLP, the global consulting accounting firm that had $42 billion in revenues last year, was hired by Colorado, Illinois and Ohio to develop their PUA programs. Arkansas’ PUA was shuttered on May 15 and was reopened on Wednesday (May 20), the newspaper reported.

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Data Breach Breach Request for Comment Social Security 53

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AUGUST 20, 2020

European Union (EU) privacy watchdogs are at odds over whether to fine Twitter Inc. The Wall Street Journal reported that the disagreement was disclosed by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, one of the EU’s privacy regulators. Twitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The Wall Street Journal , citing a draft letter from the advocacy groups, reported that among the fixes in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which the now-defunct political consulting firm accessed the data on 87 million users without their permission, is to spin out WhatsApp and Instagram.

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FTC Federal Trade Commission Request for Comment Data Breach 46