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Data Dive, New Directions Edition: Chase, Samsung And Apple

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Particularly standing in the spotlight are JPMorgan Chase , Samsung and Apple — for very different reasons. Chase’s Security Reset. Samsung Virtual Human. Samsung disclosed that it will introduce a new “artificial human” to the world at CES 2020 in Las Vegas this week.

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Identity As A Service To The Rescue

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Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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Apple Pay Trending Up as Target, Other Retailers Add Payment Option

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Apple Pay was trending across social media today on news the payment option will soon be accepted at Target, Taco Bell and other major U.S. The company touted the service’s ease of use, security and speed at the register. According to Apple, 74 of the top 100 U.S. merchants now accept Apple Pay. But […].

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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Security costs can run into the billions of dollars. And that pattern appears to be carrying over as the social media company tries to find a potential buyer. And the poor Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Samsung announced on Tuesday (Oct. Most of it happens on the taxpayer dime — with little discernible economic benefit.”.

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Deep Dive: How Securing Customer Onboarding Can Curb Negative Option Billing Subscription Creep

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Preventing fraud with seamless and secure onboarding solutions is key. The latter method works by sending a cardholder an email, advertising the next-generation Samsung or iPhone for just $1, for example. Others are rolling out blockchain technologies to provide users with even greater personal data security.

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Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Sharing Info With Device Makers

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As it turns out, Facebook handed an awful lot of user information over to phone and other device makers as it pushed to become the dominant social media network on the planet. Apple, Amazon, BlackBerry, Microsoft and Samsung are the highlights of the names on the list over the last ten years. “You

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Amazon Streaming Gain Comes Amid Bigger Industry Changes

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For instance, Amazon, Google, Apple and the Zigbee Alliance unveiled a new working group to promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to make smart home products more compatible with security as a design tenet. Entertainment has also been taking on new forms as social media and tech evolve. Google’s Move.

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