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Pennsylvania Attorney General files lawsuit against lead generator for role in assisting unlawful telemarketing calls

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On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Attorney General (and Governor-Elect) Josh Shapiro announced that his office had filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against New York-based Fluent, Inc.—a million Pennsylvania consumers provided their information on one of Fluent’s websites.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Aims To Have Big Tech Share Data With Smaller Competitors; Banks Oppose Potential Big Tech Banking Charters

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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor Christopher Yoo had a differing opinion. Huawei Technologies suggested the case in 2019, which has been sent to the antitrust committee of the State Council by the leading market watchdog in the country.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

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Additionally, CarMax is prohibited from directly or indirectly stating in marketing, advertising, or during sale (including vehicle labeling) that a vehicle is “safe” or has been repaired for “safety issues.” . CarMax has 180 days to implement these practices, and has agreed to compliance monitoring for a period of five years.

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Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data

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With a nod toward GeoGuard’s own offerings, Briggs noted that upon the buildout of the firm’s geolocation compliance system, the goal had not been, explicitly, to craft a geolocation anti-fraud system. “It Bit by bit, then, we may see the emergence of a technical framework, tied to KYC and anti-money laundering ( AML ) compliance.

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Will eSports And Other Online Businesses Spike Digital Taxes?

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As one estimate put it, “in 2018, the global eSports market was valued at nearly $865 million, (and the) global eSports market revenue will reach $1.79 As the report notes, officials in Pennsylvania are stepping up their enforcement of tax efforts involving eSports participants. billion in 2022.”. State Pressure.

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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

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The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area).

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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A cluster of states in the northeastern US accounted for an additional 29%, and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. When looking at total fraud cases related to skimming, we saw that 70% were tied to POCs in 5 states: California (38%), New York (16%), Pennsylvania (6%) and Florida/Washington (5%).

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