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https://www.news24.com/news24/world/news/maine-blocks-trump-from-presidential-primary-over-an-assault-on-the-foundations-of-our-government-20231229
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Donald Trump has been barred from the Republican presidential primary in Maine. This follows a similar ruling in Colorado. Trump's lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling. The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary after the top election official ruled him ineligible due to involvement in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/budget-manufacturing-push-pli-gets-33-higher-outlay-msmes-regulatory-focus/articleshow/107324345.cms
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The government has given a fillip to manufacturing and upped the budget allocated for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme by 33% to Rs 6,200 crore and said it would orient the regulatory environment for micro, small and medium enterprises to facilitate their growth. India had announced Rs...
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/irs-contractor-gets-years-prison-leak-tax-return-106767424
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Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people
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WASHINGTON -- A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country's wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison Monday.Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of...
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/mini-budget-2023-finance-minister-nicola-willis-lifts-lid-after-hyefu/PL3ISOCT7BFT5JF5RNOOZB3CNE/
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveiled $7.47 billion in cuts and savings in her mini-Budget today, part of a drive to beat the books into shape as a gloomy economy weighs on the Government's finances.The savings over four years are made up of $2.61b by stopping work on initiatives including...
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https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-expands-priva-product-portfolio-to-offer-robust-privacy-and-compliance-solutions/
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Neowin
As more and more people become aware of data privacy, companies need to ensure that their users are aware about how their data is collected and used. Moreover, many countries have their own laws, and becoming compliant all across the board is a complex requirement. Microsoft is trying to solve this problem using its Priva product portfolio to assist organizations in managing privacy challenges that arise from complex regulatory requirements and evolving regulations.
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https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/12/avail-blockchain-data-availability-project-sketches-out-eligibility-for-token-airdrop/
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Coindesk
Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated.CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies. In November 2023, CoinDesk was...
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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/fda-regulate-thousands-lab-tests-long-skirted-oversight-103602250
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Abcnews
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that the agency says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate results.The proposed rule would end decades of...
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https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/20/eu-merger-control-ai/
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Techcrunch
The impact of AI must be front of mind for enforcers of merger control policy, the European Union's antitrust chief and digital EVP, Margrethe Vestager, said yesterday, warning that "wide-reaching" digital markets can lead to unexpected economic effects. Speaking during a seminar discussing how to prevent tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Meta from monopolizing AI, she gave a verbal shot across the bows of Big Tech to expect more — and deeper — scrutiny of their operations.
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http://www.insidearm.com/news/00049139-tennessee-information-protection-act-nist/
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on May 11 signed into law House Bill 1181, making Tennessee the eighth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana. The law will take effect July 2024. " and update the program as the Framework is revised. .
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/09/painful-day-for-tech-titans-as-eu-finally-sinks-its-regulatory-teeth-into-them
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Theguardian
Last Wednesday was a landmark moment for the tech industry, or at any rate for that part of it that aspires to do business in the EU. It was the day when six of the biggest companies in the world had to start complying with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) - the most sweeping law thus far aimed...
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https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/390510/
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Mediapost
Siding with Amazon, tech industry groups are asking a federal judge to dismiss charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the company used "dark patterns" to trick consumers into purchasing Prime subscriptions and thwart cancellation attempts. In a proposed friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday with U.District Court John Chun in Seattle, the organizations say the FTC is seeking to hold Amazon responsible under standards that haven't been codified in any laws or regulations.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shareholder-suit-against-meta-for-data-2439574/
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Meta (formerly Facebook) has been hit with a revived class-action shareholder suit stemming from its involvement with Cambridge Analytica, a firm that infamously mined Facebook user data for hyper-targeted political engagement. The 9th U.Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco restored shareholders' claims that Meta falsely stated that user data "could" be compromised, even though the company was already aware that the UK-based consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had violated its privacy policies.
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https://digiday.com/media/u-k-publishers-and-the-ico-still-grapple-with-offering-a-reject-all-cookies-option-amid-revenue-concerns/
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Digiday
In November, some of the top publishers by traffic in the U.K. were alerted by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the legislative department tasked with upholding data privacy compliance in the U.K., that their on-site cookie consent pop-ups do not meet the requirements set by the...
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https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-trust-is-job-1-for-new-financial-regulatory-compliance
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Techradar
Over the next couple of years, banking and insurance organizations will be busily preparing for and adapting to new security and operational resiliency regulations. These new rules represent an evolution in the expectations being placed on the sector in an increasingly technologically-driven age. Additionally, regulations in some jurisdictions will apply also to third-parties providing critical services to financial services firms.
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https://www.biometricupdate.com/202312/illinois-supreme-court-holds-bipa-health-care-exemption-applies-to-employees
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Biometricupdate
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney
On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an important opinion interpreting the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in Mosby v. Ingalls Mem. Hosp., 2023 IL 129081, holding that BIPA's health care exemption...
On November 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an important opinion interpreting the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in Mosby v. Ingalls Mem. Hosp., 2023 IL 129081, holding that BIPA's health care exemption...
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https://time.com/6957890/next-tech-backlash-hygiene/
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For centuries it was biology that made humans sick. Today, it is often stress.So argues Dr Gabor Maté about the unrecognized toll that "normal" modern life has on your mental and physical health. Dr. Maté's research, which struck a chord in 2023, invites reflection on the roll out of generative...
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https://blog.blackbaud.com/strategies-to-build-donor-trust-and-retention/
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Strong relationships are built on trust. Without it, your efforts to cultivate and steward donors won't go very far. A trusting relationship with donors contains shared perceptions and values, openness, transparency, and a willingness to grow the connection. Here are some strategies your...
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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/24/5057
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1. IntroductionShake Shack has modified the traditional fast food business model. It has accomplished differentiation by focusing on service quality. Shake Shack has adopted a fast casual dining business model and tried to lessen the traditional fast food market's concern by offering healthier...
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https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-biden-admins-virtue-signaling-weaponization-government-agencies-poisonous-public-trust
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Fox News host Laura Ingraham analyzes why Americans don't trust the government on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Fox News host Laura Ingraham reflects on the lack of public trust following the Baltimore bridge collapse on "The Ingraham Angle." LAURA INGRAHAM: Why is it that so many Americans following...
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https://cbismuth.medium.com/what-the-derek-chauvin-trial-reveals-about-post-pandemic-justice-153ceba6b81b
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Juries always have been seated in public, but before the pandemic, few of us made it a habit to serve as an audience for criminal trials. But with trials reorganized around screens and members of the…
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Should cars decide the value of human lives?
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