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Technology|Law.com
Reducing Vendor Count May Not Eliminate Cyber Risk, but Will Companies Try Anyway?
Outsourcing has become a valuable tool for legal departments grappling with increasing workloads and decreasing head counts. But while a robust number of outside vendors may be good for productivity, it also increases an organization’s cyberattack surface. So it’s little surprise that some businesses are trying to reduce the number of outside providers they rely upon.
Politics|Law.com
Should Tech Companies Be Prepared for More Secret Subpoenas?
Hard questions are ahead for lawmakers and lawyers in the telecommunications industry, experts say, and the potential answers are top-of-mind for tech companies’ in-house lawyers. Recent controversy over secretive telecommunications subpoenas—in which the Department of Justice sought indefinite nondisclosure orders that prevent individuals under investigation from discovering when their records...
Internet|aithority.com
Extreme Reach Joins IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework
Video Ad Serving in Europe, Now Supported Through ER’s Cloud Platform, AdBridge™, Provides Expanded Reach for Clients. Extreme Reach (ER), the complete global asset management solution for TV and video ads, announced their approved status as the latest independent ad server to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). In joining the TCF, Extreme Reach ensures compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive. Extreme Reach also follows the IAB’s California Consumers Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance framework in the U.S.
Economy|aba.com
How Banks Can Navigate the Minefield of Cloud Migrations
COVID-19 accelerated the adoption of emerging technologies, from automation to machine learning, and the banking industry was no exception. Having to close their physical branches, traditional banks rushed to adopt cloud solutions to accommodate remote customers, maintain services, and introduce new ones. The transformation of banking technology was already taking...
Economy|mediapost.com
EU Approves UK Data Rules, Avoiding Online Advertising Chaos
The EU's European Commission has ruled that the U.K.'s data-protection standards are adequate -- a decision that should ensure that data can continue to flow between the two regions, avoiding chaos in advertising, media and other industries. The "adequate" rating should be good for four years, although the commission warned...
Europe|Itproportal
EU deems UK data protection 'adequate' under GDPR
The UK’s data protection practices are “adequate” for EU standards, according to a new ruling from the European Union. As reported by the Guardian, this means UK businesses will be able to continue operating as usual, exchanging data with EU-based partners as they did before Brexit. However, there is an...
U.K.|Law.com
EU Says UK Data Can Continue To Flow Freely - But Lawyers Are Anxious
Brussels lawyers say that an eleventh-hour decision by the European Commission on Monday will allow personal data to continue to flow across the Channel for the time being, but that new legal troubles loom. With the decision, the European Commission is essentially saying that the data protection regime of the...
Economy|CoinDesk
Google to Limit UK Financial Ads to FCA-Approved Companies
U.K. financial services companies not regulated by the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will soon be barred from advertising on Google. Starting Aug. 30, Google will require advertisers to demonstrate that they are authorized by the FCA or qualify for one of the limited exemptions. The change in policy, which...
Economy|Washington Post
U.S. Companies Add More Jobs Than Expected, ADP Data Show
Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. U.S. companies added more jobs in June than expected, indicating further progress in the nation’s labor market recovery. The 692,000 gain in private payrolls followed a downwardly revised 886,000 increase in May, according to...
Economy|Computer Weekly
EU recognises UK data protection adequacy but warns against divergence
Businesses in the UK will be able to continue to exchange data with Europe following a long-awaited decision that the UK’s data protection regime is compatible with Europe’s data protection rules. After a year of talks between the UK and European Union (EU), the European Commission (EC) granted adequacy status...
Public Health|Las Vegas Herald
'No request for EU authorisation of Covishield vaccine'
Brussels [Belgium], June 29 (ANI): A European Union (EU) official on Tuesday said that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not received any request for approval of authorisation of the COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield. Speaking to ANI, the EU official said: "Concerning a possible EMA authorisation for Covishield, as of yesterday,...
Economy|Posted byTechRadar
EU warns UK not to abandon GDPR post-Brexit
The European Union has officially classified UK data protection practices as “adequate” under GDPR, permitting the free flow of data between the pair after the temporary post-Brexit arrangement comes to an end this week. However, the new agreement will expire in four years’ time, after which it will need to...
Cell Phones|Posted byTheStreet
Xiaomi Highlights Privacy Protections At June Meeting
BEIJING, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Xiaomi today completed its Security and Privacy Awareness Month at the Xiaomi Science and Technology Park. During the activities in June, Xiaomi highlighted its information security and privacy protection practices to its employees, industry executives, industry experts and the public. It also distributed white papers on security and privacy as well as a transparency report about data security.
Society|News-Medical.net
Study finds larger decline in life expectancy during 2020 in the US than peer countries
Decreases in life expectancy during 2020 were much larger in the United States than in other high income countries, particularly among Hispanic and Black Americans, finds a study published by The BMJ today,. The findings show that between 2018 and 2020, life expectancy in the US decreased by almost two...
Economy|Computer Weekly
UK data exchanges with EU can continue after adequacy decision - but for how long?
The European Commission has finally granted the UK data adequacy, only two days before the expiry of the extended transition period for data flows. This means that, for now, European businesses can continue to send data to the UK without additional safeguards and paperwork. This is great news for UK plc, especially the tech sector, but there’s a sting in the tail.
Economy|ceoworld.biz
The Three Strategies Startup CEOs Should Employ on the Path to Unseating Larger Incumbents
While starting a company in an industry dominated by incumbent giants is a daunting task, success does not have to be elusive. Often, newcomers have the advantage of being nimble, risk-seeking, and embody a go-getter attitude that together become a recipe for success. All these attitudes can help an upstart...
Economy|thepaypers.com
The European Banking Authority takes deep dive into banks' use of regtech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has agreed that banks’ increasing dependence on regtech to automate fraud checks and send data to regulators may need common rules to encourage wider use. Regtech is used by banks to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) checks on customers, monitor transactions for fraud, send data...
Economy|Posted byCoinspeaker
Coinbase Gets BaFin Approval for Crypto Custody Business in Germany
With the BaFin license, Coinbase expects to localize their services and further advance them all over Germany. Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) announced Monday its granting of crypto custody business approval to Coinbase Germany GmbH. The approval makes it the first company in Germany allowed to provide the newly introduced financial service, BaFin noted.
Markets|financemagnates.com
UK Crypto Firms Are Withdrawing FCA Registration Application
Cryptocurrency companies are dropping the United Kingdom as one of the preferred jurisdictions as the number of withdrawals of the applications for regulatory registration has increased significantly, Reuters reported. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mandated the registration of crypto businesses, but the approval process turned out to be extremely slow....
U.K.|Computer Weekly
Is the UK government planning to rewrite GDPR?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a government taskforce on post-Brexit regulations has recommended changes to GDPR in the UK – we examine the implications. The NHS has launched a new data strategy - we look at what it means for your medical records. And we ask how to avoid the performance problems that affect private cloud. Read the issue now.