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Do Consumers Own Digital ID Algorithms? Look To Illinois.

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Biometrics promise to take a larger role in authentication security in 2019, helping to stop online fraud and bringing speed, efficiency and security to transactions ranging from QSR mobile-order ahead to airport car rentals. Illinois’ Role. for use of biometric data. Six Flags Case. Larger Trends.

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Report: UnitedHealth Buys Online Pharmacy Startup DivvyDose

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the world’s largest healthcare company by revenue, has purchased DivvyDose, the Illinois-based online pharmacy startup, for about $300 million, sources told CNBC. CNBC reported giant retailers and health plans are acquiring online pharmacy startups as a way to make it easier for patients to access medicines.

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Online Gambling Player Rush Street Wins Support of Blank Check Firm To Go Public

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Chalk up another major deal for blank check companies, one of Wall Street’s hottest new trends, with online gambling and sports betting company Rush Street Interactive ’s announcement that it will be going public. The blank check operation that will take Rush Street Interactive public fits the profile.

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Google, Amazon Tech Help States Handle Jobless Claim Boom

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Google and Amazon Web Services are assisting Rhode Island, Kansas, Illinois and New York in processing the unprecedented number of unemployment claims prompted by the coronavirus crisis, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Amazon’s technology has helped Rhode Island launch programs efficiently, state officials told the news service.

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Grubhub Offers Restaurants New Tools For Commission-Free Ordering 

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Online food delivery platform Grubhub is providing restaurants with new tools for commission-free orders as the second wave of the pandemic triggers new dining room closures and capacity restrictions. . The Direct Order Toolkit offers three fee-free solutions to help eateries handle delivery and pickup orders placed online.

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21 Predictions About Digital Health in 2021: Part III

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This will create new online shopping dynamics, previously only seen in Medicare Supplement Plans. Plans will need to create competitive-cooperatives, working to share costs (administration, lobbying, technology) while serving different markets. Mega Mergers, Part 2.

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US Biometrics Law Tested By Six Flags Lawsuit

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The Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear arguments that will help it determine when consumers can take action under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. The precise harm the Illinois legislature sought to prevent is then realized.”. This isn’t the first lawsuit surrounding the use of biometrics. Alphabet Inc.’s

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