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IPA Joins Forces With FBI to Fight Crime in Payments

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Since then, we have also held sessions in New York and Minneapolis with the goal of forging connections between the payments community and law enforcement. They also need to know how to verify requests for information or payment. This was the fourth Field Office event in a series that started last fall in Atlanta.

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Fed To Investigate Deutsche Bank’s Role In Danske Bank Scandal

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There are no probes,” Deutsche Bank said in an emailed statement to Bloomberg, but noted it “received several requests for information from regulators and law enforcement agencies around the world.

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CFPB Uses “Mystery Shoppers” To Target Bank Lending Practices

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Undercover investigation is common in criminal law – but not in civil enforcement – because the 1974 Privacy Act states that government officials must identify themselves before seeking information from individuals. Thus, there is no Privacy issue.

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CFPB Updates Policy For Civil Investigative Demands

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The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 authorizes the CFPB to issue CIDs when looking into potential violations of the law. As a result of the policy changes, CIDs will now provide more information about the laws that might have been violated, as well as specify the activities subject to the CFPB’s authority.

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Lawmakers Want Information On Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech

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Democratic Representatives Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri are demanding answers from Amazon as to how its facial recognition technology dubbed Rekognition is being used by law enforcement agencies around the country. Two police departments in those states use the technology.

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Microsoft Calls For Regulation Of Facial Recognition Tech

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The tech company is also calling for laws to guide acceptable use, Reuters reported. The purpose of such a commission should include advice to Congress on what types of new laws and regulations are needed, as well as stronger practices to ensure proper congressional oversight of this technology across the executive branch.”.