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New Facial Recognition Policy Signed Into Law In Washington State

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This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a state or nation has passed a new law devoted exclusively to putting guardrails in place for the use of facial recognition technology,” Smith said in the post. Many states don’t have any laws regulating the use of facial recognition technology.

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How A Bank And A FinTechs Are Jointly Cracking The Code On Financial Inclusion

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The teams at FinTech startup LendUp and Oakland-based Beneficial State Bank think very differently about that relationship. We have to provide a competitive alternative, because people need access to credit while we regulate out the worst abuses.”. We can’t just say payday lending is bad, even though it is a debt trap,” says Taylor. “We

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