Data privacy

Tech giant Google continues to face criticism for the company’s reported efforts to obtain the health records of millions of Americans without their awareness or consent.

The current climate is akin to the Wild West, with little protection for the consumer, and new regulations are needed if the technology is to continue to expand in a safe and sustainable way, argues Mitek's Stephen Ritter.

Deposit Solutions says lenders can use its platform to acquire customers at little expense.

Banks are increasingly sharing data and must brace for new regulations protecting that data.

The leader of a new Compliance and Payments Task Force dives into how it will address emerging issues of counterterrorism financing in the digital age.

A sector not known for its innovation or willingness to change is actually a shining example when it comes to creating hubs of engaging content, says On24's Mark Bornstein.

It is important to understand how bias may be found naturally in your own existing customer base, and how this may affect your inferences, since these naturally need checks and balances to avoid sampling bias, argues Callsign's Stuart Dobbie.

Questions about the search giant's planned use of transactional data resonate not only with wary consumers, but also with banks that are worried about big tech’s financial services ambitions, as well as lawmakers and regulators concerned about the tech industry’s growing reach.

Consumer identities are becoming increasingly digital and more prone to privacy risks. Lawmakers cannot sit idle.

Consumer identities are becoming increasingly digital and more prone to privacy risks. Lawmakers cannot sit idle.

Mastercard's positioning its effort as a call to action — instead of a mandate — to bring stakeholders together to produce best practices to project data.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

As Congress continues to seek answers about the proposed cryptocurrency, the appearance by Facebook’s CEO cast further doubt on the project’s future.

Facebook’s cryptocurrency would not help underserved communities, despite the claims of its CEO, who is slated to appear before Congress this week.

The National Credit Union Administration board is expected to tackle a rule on nonmember shares this week while the House Financial Services Committee will examine Facebook's effect on financial services.

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

New plans for a ballot initiative in November 2020 threaten to overturn concessions that financial institutions, tech firms and other companies have won from state lawmakers.

Credit union priorities could take a back seat as Congress scrambles to pass a spending package to avoid a government shutdown. Here's a look at some of the proposals that could move forward.

Congress should consider acting quickly or companies could treat the Golden State's new data privacy restrictions as a national standard.

The U.S. should pass a law with the teeth of GDPR or PSD2, says KnowBe4's Lecio De Paula Jr.