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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. 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. Regulation.

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New study targets arbitration opt-outs in online contracting, but misses the point

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Professor Jeff Sovern, who recently joined the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law faculty, has recently blogged about a forthcoming Study by academicians at other institutions that will be published in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

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Online Grocery Ordering Coming To SNAP Recipients

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Big news is in the offing for Walmart , Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a formal “green light” from the USDA to offer that service to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “As technology advances, it is important for SNAP to advance, too.”

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Morty Raises $3M To Bring Its Online Mortgage Platform To The Masses

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The platform is licensed in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Morty isn’t the only one trying to get into the online mortgage market. In the future, Morty plans to add more markets. Morty is a free platform for borrowers.

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USDA?s SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To Buy Groceries From Amazon

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As of this week, customers with SNAP in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin can now use their cards to buy groceries from the website’s services and have them delivered to the customers’ doors.

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Mastercard, Instacart To Provide Grocery Delivery Benefits To Cardholders

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We are using our technology and partnerships to make sure our products can power both value and convenience in their everyday lives as well as the priceless possibilities that lay ahead of us.”. Last month, Instacart announced its first deal with a convenience store chain, adding 7-Eleven to its online ordering platform.

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From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs

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When Maryland Attorney General (AG) Brian E. In a new report from SCORE , researchers revealed just how large of a target small businesses are for cybercriminals, deploying a range of technologies to carry out their crimes — 43 percent of cyberattacks targeted SMBs last year. Last year, 113,000 incidents of macro malware hit U.S.

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