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DC Attorney General Sues Facebook Over Data Collection

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Prosecutors in Washington, DC, are suing Facebook over stolen user data related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to reports. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on Wednesday (Dec.

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Today In Payments: Facebook Calls Out Apple; DC AG Sues Instacart

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DC AG Sues Instacart Over Fees Customers Thought Were Tips. Facebook Inc. alleges that Apple demanded it remove a message in its app that told customers about the computer giant’s 30 percent cut of online sales for its new events feature. The attorney general for the District of Columbia alleged in a lawsuit filed on Thursday (Aug.

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Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony

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Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, said after the dinner that he had brought up the “repeated failures” of the firm in election security as well as consumer privacy. And, another legislator, Sen. However, he said, “We had [a] serious, substantive conversation even when we may have differed.”.

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Moving to One Minute TRACE Reporting: A Review of FINRA Proposed Changes to Rule 6730

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Agency debt securities. Asset-backed securities (ABS). Agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Collateralized debt obligations (CDO) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). In place since 2005, a 15-minute outer limit reporting timeframe currently applies to transactions in: Corporate bonds.

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Smart Card Alliance opens Washington, DC-area training center

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The National Center for Advanced Payments and Identity Security in Crystal City, Virginia, will be a permanent facility for live educational activities hosted by SCA.

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Facebook Shares Fall 7.3 Pct Post-DC Lawsuit

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” Despite the news, some are not retreating from the stock, like JMP Securities Analyst Ron Josey. He said the news was “an incremental negative, as it is the first of its kind in the U.S. against FB,” and that the stock “continues to muddle along, caught between plateauing user growth and increasing regulatory pressure.”

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Penske Announces Launch Of Carsharing Unit

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Transportation company Penske Corporation announced that it is rolling out its new carsharing service in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, this week. Penske has also secured reserved parking options at Colonial Parking garages in Washington, DC. based call center and a local fleet operations team.

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