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JULY 17, 2020

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. antitrust laws, sources told The Wall Street Journal. billion global users. states and the DOJ.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Google has inked a pact with China’s multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent Holdings in a deal that cross-licenses a number of patents. On the Tencent side, the work with Google would follow a number of investments made over the past several months, including funds for both Tesla and Spotify, among others.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The latest news on Apple, Google, Facebook and other Big Tech firms that are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulations. More Nevada Tax Breaks for Google Data Centers . Facebook Threatens EU Withdrawal Over Data Sovereignty. about its EU users.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google , over their data collection practices. “Dominant online platforms have more power to shape public opinion than newspapers or the television ever had, yet they face very little regulation or liability,” Rometty said.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

15) extensive potential new regulations for digital services that would cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms, offering first drafts for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the public. The European Commission released on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Facebook is turning off a number of functions in its Instagram and Messenger apps for European users after new a European Union regulation called the “ePrivacy directive” began covering messaging apps as of Dec. It takes time to rebuild products in a way that work seamlessly for people and also comply with new regulation.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. Perhaps a better, more specific question is this: Even with Google ’s search engine dominance (a dominance that seems as currently eternal as, say, the power of the British Navy in the late 19 th century), can any challenger make a significant push to gain ground?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

A consumer association in Germany said the plugin allowed the social media company to collect data on the site’s users, the news outlet said. According to the judgment published by the CJEU , websites are responsible for “operations involving the collection and disclosure by transmission to Facebook.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Antitrust regulators “are paranoid about it at the moment because they are concerned they have not looked at these mergers enough in the past, like Facebook-WhatsApp.”. EU officials accused Facebook of misleading them when the social media giant acquired WhatsApp in 2014 and changed its data-handling policy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids — this and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five, just in case you missed it. Microsoft.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

intelligence warning of a possible cyberattack, grocery chain SUPERVALU being acquired by UNFI, an imminent comeback for RadioShack and Google banning apps that mine crypto from user devices. Google Bans Apps that Mine User Devices for Crypto. Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the back of a user’s device.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. Facebook stock is down and it faces investigation by a growing list of international regulators. Google has lost employees and also faces regulation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

According to an investigation by Sixgill, $250,000 of Fortnite items were sold on eBay in the last 60 days, with operations being conducted around the globe in Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. DTP Development.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

18) that the Justice Department may widen investigations into whether tech giants such as Facebook and Google have violated antitrust laws. Last week, AGs from a reported dozen states met in Colorado to discuss their investigation into Google. On a number of fronts. News comes, as reported by The New York Times Monday (Nov.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ). Australia is planning a similar tax plan as well. Harter said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

We’ll refrain from a refrain about music, and sour notes, and the growing drumbeat against Apple and other tech giants coming from regulators, etc. The fines have been significant when it comes to competitive issues, as illustrated by Google , which over the last few years has been fined $7.7

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Source: Think with Google.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Peeling back the onion to sift through the layers of social media, watchdog websites and legal databases, the questionable actors who Hennessy said “may not be operating at the surface level” start to reveal themselves. Hennessy noted that regulators at both the federal and state levels are refocusing on consumer protection.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Ad fraud’s prevalence is largely due to two factors: The lack of regulation and the sheer complexity and volume of online advertising. The bot used an array of methods to commit fraud and cover its tracks, including fake clicks, fake social media logins, falsified geolocations and dedicated proxy servers to disguise its origin location.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Google … and Ad-Supported Search . The category that Google innovated 20 years ago – ad-supported search – now appears to be one of its scariest things. Consumers don’t Google for takeout anymore – they go straight to Grubhub. Apple … and the iPhone Customer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

All five technology companies are facing political backlash, though — and probably increased regulations over their products and services, as some lawmakers are nursing antitrust concerns. The social media giant was slated to give testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (Oct. The company saw $10.3

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. Facebook, Apple, and Google are prioritizing security to share data with advertisers. Facebook and Google track users online and sell that data to advertisers. Forward-looking data security trends.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

What would one say about a computer geek who said he could protect their online identity , and while doing do would make a bold move against the likes of Facebook and Google ? The big tech firms are trying to make sure they have a major say in whatever comes next for data privacy and regulation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations are tightening, but due diligence goes both ways in the buyer-supplier relationship, leading to a rise in Know Your Supplier efforts, too. One of those companies is Koble , which operates a platform on which buyers and suppliers can connect and do business.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Regulation. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. Google Competitors: Justice Department Lawsuit Indicates Google No Longer Has ‘Halo’.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. million), while Google was told to pay 100 million euros (approximately $121.5 People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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JUNE 9, 2018

billion in five quarters, not counting acquisitions — just good, old-fashioned operational costs. And Snap’s performance is against trend for internet firms — Facebook, Twitter and Google have all gained ground in the market in the last year. According to reports in The Information , Snap Inc. The firm torched through $1.1

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MARCH 27, 2019

It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. Homomorphic encryption is a scheme where operations can be performed on data without it being decrypted first.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and Facebook others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. Regulations . EU Regulators Plan New Rules For Big Tech . India Telecom Watchdog Decides To Not Regulate OTTs .

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MARCH 31, 2020

The necessity of such regulations is undeniable, however, as lagging data standards leave businesses and consumers open to fraud and boost frustration regarding the speed of digital transactions. Discussions can be further complicated by world events that change the way FIs, businesses and consumers interact. Sixty-three percent of U.S.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

And, frankly, the cost of obtaining and maintaining these licences is so trivial to a Facebook or a Google or an Apple that it was a no-brainer to assume that they would apply. Why shouldn’t a regulated institution such as an insurance company obtain access to customers’ data provided those customers give consent for them to do so?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The European Union ’s governing European Commission published drafts of new rules for digital services that would cover social media, digital marketplaces and other platforms. users into new agreements with its California headquarters, effectively going around the EU’s stringent privacy regulations as Britain prepares to leave the EU.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

A perfect example of that in the payments space is the slow consumer adoption of Apple Pay, Google Wallet and many other mobile payment technologies. However, these requirements can also make operations more challenging for businesses. PYMNTS: What trends and changes are you watching that are affecting the industry and your role?

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

It’s simplistic, misleading and oh-so-very-macho to depict Google and Facebook as two titans that stepped into the ring this week, with one of those companies (you know which one) suffering a bloody defeat, in large part because of the scoring of investors (sorry, boxing judges). People often think in clichés. Privacy And Security.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The funding, at $150 million, was led by CapitalG, the venture arm of Google parent Alphabet. Business tax cuts: The corporate world had reason to cheer this week, when Trump’s pick for incoming treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, stated that the number one priority in terms of regulation is to roll back parts of Dodd-Frank.

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