U.S. needs International data protection framework to protect businesses
Instead of learning from EU data protection law directly, U.S. should build its own data-privacy bill and negotiate with other counties to build a comprehensive privacy protection framework, experts said.
U.S. needs International data protection framework to protect businesses
Instead of learning from EU data protection law directly, U.S. should build its own data-privacy bill and negotiate with other counties to build a comprehensive privacy protection framework, experts said.
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Experts Discuss Foreign Influence on Social Media Ahead of Midterms
The Internet Research Agency (IRA) contributed to the social media meddling leading up to the 2016 election, but they didn’t stop there.
Experts Discuss Foreign Influence on Social Media Ahead of Midterms
The Internet Research Agency (IRA) contributed to the social media meddling leading up to the 2016 election, but they didn’t stop there.
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Experts, lawmakers: NASA should focus more on Mars, less on moon
WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Senators criticized NASA Wednesday for not spending enough money on the Trump administration-backed mission of sending humans to Mars in near future -- urging the agency to make "tough decisions" and focus more on Mars than the moon. The...
Experts, lawmakers: NASA should focus more on Mars, less on moon
WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Senators criticized NASA Wednesday for not spending enough money on the Trump administration-backed mission of sending humans to Mars in near future -- urging the agency to make "tough decisions" and focus more on Mars than the moon. The...
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FTC’s oversight may overprotect consumers and chill small businesses
Lawmakers gathered to examine whether the Federal Trade Commission enforces too aggressive actions to prevent fraud and catches even legitimate payment processors.
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Federal Apprentice Rules Too Rigid, Industry Leaders Tell Senators
Government rules for federally registered apprenticeship programs are too restrictive, forcing the manufacturing, construction and health care industries to create their own programs, industry leaders told a Senate committee Thursday.
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Republican senator says Trump trade focus should be on China, not allies
WASHINGTON - Warning of the “harm and damage being done right now” to U.S. businesses by escalating trade disputes, Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson urged the Trump Administration to stay focussed on China, rather than America’s allies. “The real problem is of...
read moreBusinesses call for a uniform federal blockchain standard
WASHINGTON – Some businesses want to use blockchain technologies so they can have a more secure and convenient transaction environment, but lack of a uniform standard is a roadblock that the federal government could solve, some business leaders told the Congressional...
China poses threats to U.S. through technology transfers
WASHINGTON – China’s systematic technology transfers through industrial espionage, state-sponsored theft and infiltrating academia are acts of war and should be combated aggressively, experts and members of Congress said Thursday. "We need to quit talking about...
Payment and lending fintechs gearing up for OCC’s “fintech charter” decision
With the OCC’s decision on whether to set up a special purpose national bank charters for fintech companies coming as soon as this month, payment and lending companies consider the effect from a cost-benefit perspective and are poised to see how strenuous the application process would be if the charter were set up.
FDA chief says pharmas use rebates to block biosimilar competition
WASHINGTON -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Wednesday blamed pharmaceutical companies for manipulating rebates to stymie competition, which blocks patients’ access to affordable copycat drugs and costs them billions in higher-cost medicine....
EU to impose tariff quotas on foreign steel
The European Union blames U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum for its move.
Stiglitz: Multiple layers of financial regulation well worth costs
The Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz spoke on financial regulation at a talk on Monday with Damon Silvers, the director of policy and special counsel at the AFL-CIO.
U.S. Businesses Need to Prep For Brexit: Brexit Negotiator
Brexit is a “lose-lose game,” chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said, while emphasizing that the U.S.-EU relationship will not be changed by the UK withdrawal from EU.
New California Law Highlights Need for Federal Data Privacy Protections
WASHINGTON – California’s new law providing consumers with more protections againt data collected by Internet and other companies highlights the need for better federal data privacy laws, a senior Democratic lawmaker and several experts say. Current federal laws...
Senate committee proposes harsher penalties for bad credit reporting practices
WASHINGTON -- A senate committee is considering a proposal to give the FTC more authority to supervise credit bureaus and impose harsher civil penalties from those that don’t follow standard credit reporting procedures and report wrongful data. A Federal Trade...
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