AI. I hear that it is a thing these days. In order for that to work, companies need to have data to train their software on. Continuously new data. What better way to do that than to use the data that you already have collected from your customers. Some companies are quietly changing their privacy […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Even God is Into Crypto A Colorado based online pastor has been charged with selling worthless crypto. He said “the lord” told him to give his followers 10x return. He also said the lord told him to remodel his house with some of the money. I can’t make this stuff up. Credit: Coin Telegraph Feds […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Regulators Going After Crypto Firms A number of crypto firms have felt the sting of regulators recently. The most recent one is Genesis Global Trading. New York’s DFS fined them $8 million and required them to surrender their license for failure to comply with money laundering and other laws. Of course, a key purpose for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The FTC announced today its first ever settlement with a data broker for selling location data. The FTC alleged that the data broker, Outlogic, formerly known as X-Mode Social, sold precise consumer location data and allowed third parties to track visits to health care providers, houses of worship and other sensitive destinations. The FTC claims […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Likely for the next couple of years, the FTC will intensify its battle on the privacy front. If the White House changes from blue to red, this will likely change, but for the moment, unless Congress acts, the FTC is going to be the lead player. An Idaho based company that sells user data collected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Anonymous Seems to be doing Better Against Russia than Past Efforts Anonymous, the hacking collective, historically has made claims about how effective they are that have not panned out. However, against Russia, they seem to be pretty effective. Whether that means that they are more focused now or instead, that Russia’s defenses are not very […]
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