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Social Media Vetting Looms For Visa Applicants

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Add social media to the list of inputs for vetting U.S. Trump has debuted a new questionnaire for visa applicants across the globe seeking entry into the United States that considers social media and biographical information. visa applicants.

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 

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The summary, according to the site, would direct the FCC to develop new regulations that would detail how the law may protect social media platforms as they move to take content off their sites – and to take those new regulations into account when investigating or filing suit against those firms. In the UK, Too.

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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. That multinational facilities management and construction company was liquidated earlier this year. Also, in the U.K.,

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Silicon Valley Bank Failure – Lessons in Interest Rate Risk Management

South State Correspondent

Equally important is the bank’s securities duration, as shown in the graph below. Approximately 56% of the bank’s securities had repricing greater than 15 years. SVB’s securities portfolio is high credit quality (Treasuries and quality MBS) but long duration. at the end of 2022, with $2.4B

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Amid Claims Of Bias, White House Plans Summit On Social Media

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The White House is planning a July 11 social media summit that will feature a “robust conversation” about social media companies, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. This news comes in light of many attacks from Washington on these companies over a perceived liberal bias.

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Revolutionizing the Way We Pay: The Top Payment Industry Trends You Need to Know in 2023

Perficient

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How financial institutions can stay safe and secure online

Abrigo

It’s the time of the year when we celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global initiative to raise awareness and educate people about the importance of staying safe and secure online. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is now in its 20th year and has a new enduring theme: Secure Our World. Stay up to date with cybersecurity threats.

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