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Can Regulating Wearables Protect Data Privacy?

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Recently, some developers in the IoT space have been exploring the use of blockchain technology to secure connected devices, and bring transparency to transactions and data collection. Another recently introduced piece of legislation aims to protect individuals by regulating facial-recognition cameras. About the Tracker.

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VirnetX Takes $503M Bite Out Of Apple For Patent Infringement

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11, 2010, alleged that Appleā€™s FaceTime and VPN On Demand features were using its patented technology. Initially, Nevada-based VirnetX was asking for about $700 million in royalties. The original lawsuit , filed Aug. Over the years, VirnetX won various monetary awards, all of which were appealed by Apple, the report stated.

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Ex-NS8 CEO Charged With Defrauding Investors With Falsified Revenue

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which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. ā€œAs Its complaint charges Rogas with going against the anti-fraud parts of federal securities regulations. 17) statement. million of investor money because of his alleged deception.

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Bitcoin Daily: Hedgefund Billionaire Plans $1B Crypto Venture; Baton Gets Series A Funding

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The provider of bank-to-bank payments infrastructure technology also got funding from Alsop Louie and Commerce Ventures. Nevada currently has 110 bitcoin ATMs. In related news, the California-based blockchain Baton Systems said it has received $12 million in series A funding led by Trinity Ventures, Venture Beat reported. .

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Shifts in lending

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Over the past couple of years, we have drawn on technology to complement the human touch with digital efficiency and have been using behind-the-scenes automation more consciously to streamline the process. As we think about our ability to leverage technology, what are the low-hanging fruit? Where Iā€™ll be this month.

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Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In Seven New States

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ā€œInstitutions supervised by FINMA are only permitted to send cryptocurrencies or other tokens to external wallets belonging to their own customers whose identity has already been verified and are only allowed to receive cryptocurrencies or tokens from such customers,ā€ the regulators wrote, according to CoinDesk.

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Walmart, Udelv Pair On Self-Driving Delivery Vans

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8) at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trial, which is set to start next month, will initially have human drivers as backups ā€œuntil both companies and regulators deem them approved for a safe removal of the safety driver.ā€. The company made the announcement on Tuesday (Jan.

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