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New Facial Recognition Policy Signed Into Law In Washington State

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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill Smith, president of Microsoft. Washington is the first state to pass legislation to allow facial recognition, but with constraints.

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TikTok’s Head To Connect With Legislators In Washington

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As suspicions surrounding the app’s ties to China continue to increase, TikTok chief Alex Zhu will meet with legislators in Washington, D.C. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told CNBC last week that the army has “immediately” prohibited soldiers from using TikTok following a national security concern that came to his attention earlier in 2019.

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2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware

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According to one security expert, the answer is, unfortunately, yes. founder and managing director of cybersecurity venture firm AllegisCyber , and co-founder of DataTribe , a cybersecurity startup in Washington, D.C., Will the New Year bring an increase in cyberattacks? According to Robert Ackerman, Jr., ”

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State Regulation, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Financial Services, FinTech, Charles Clark, Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, License, Regulation, Bank of Indonesia, FinTech, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

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Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. That comes as Open Banking bowed in Europe last month.

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India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback

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A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon , Facebook and Google and advocates for freedom and competition in business, Reuters reported. The idea is for the companies to share data so as to spur research, national security and policymaking.

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FinCEN Deputy Director Talks Reform, NBFI Supervision

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Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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Cannabis Law Reform Gains Momentum In Congress

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In a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering federal law around cannabis, CNBC reports. Lawmakers went on the assumption that reforming federal marijuana laws is a given and used the hearing to discuss regulation.

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