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HSBC To Staff: Stay Off Bank’s Social Media Accounts

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21) to stay off the bank’s social media sites after a report was leaked to BuzzFeed News and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). . HSBC is one of more than 100 financial institutions named in the leaked documents from FinCEN. On Monday (Sept. government appears unable to stop the corruption.

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Regulators Eyeing Social Media In Europe

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Against the backdrop of social media controversy — remember Facebook , of course, and 87 million users’ data exposed to Cambridge Analytica — oversight is tightening in Europe. We do not accept that the internet is some sort of ‘Wild West’ where no moral values can apply.”. Also, in the U.K.,

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DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook No Slam Dunk

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A 14-page report Facebook lawyers prepared in advance of a potential antitrust lawsuit from the government found such action would hurt users, be contrary to established law and cost billions of dollars, WSJ reported after seeing the document. A ‘breakup’ of Facebook is thus a complete nonstarter,” the document stated, according to WSJ.

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How To Use Social Media for Collections

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We have added tools to our arsenal over the years, but have you ever considered adding Social Media to your collection mix? Today, I want to talk about the opportunity to use social media for your collections and skip tracing efforts.

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Facebook Ireland Holds Up Dating Feature Over Regulator GDPR Compliance Concerns

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The DPC — which acts as the regulator for all of Europe — searched the social media giant’s offices in Dublin. Privacy regulators raised concerns that the new feature wasn’t compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “We

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum

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Regulation. The Digital Services Act will be one of the regulations, which Vestager said will revise the eCommerce Directive and will make digital services take additional responsibility for contending with “illegal content and dangerous products.”. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. each month.

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UK Parliament Considers Publishing Confidential Facebook Docs

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Parliament could release confidential documents on Facebook that it seized, as soon as this week, as the pressure on the social media’s executives mounts in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Kramer had internal Facebook documents, some of which were from senior executives, regarding data policies.