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Jun 01 2023
News
Amazon will pay $25 million in FTC child data-privacy fine
Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant. Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring.
Christian Science Monitor
May 22 2023
News
Facebook fined €1.2bn for mishandling users' data
Facebook's owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people's data when transferring it between Europe and the United States.
Issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), it is the largest fine imposed under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation privacy law.
GDPR sets out rules companies must follow to transfer user data outside of the EU.
BBC News
May 31 2023
News
Automatic Data Processing Inc. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day
Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. ADP shed 0.54% to $208.99 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.61% to 4,179.83 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.41% to 32,908.27.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
MarketWatch
May 18 2023
Opinion
Digital data guardrails are the first step in regulating AI
Over the past several months, I’ve often been asked by reporters, fellow members of Congress and constituents alike what a future with artificial intelligence might look like and what role Congress should play in regulating this revolutionary technology. As the only member of Congress with a graduate degree in AI, and as a computer programmer who has written millions of lines of code over a 30
Guest Writer - Right
May 22 2023
News
Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S.
Facebook owner Meta Platforms META -0.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle was fined $1.3 billion by European Union regulators for sending user information to the U.S., a record privacy penalty for the bloc.
The ruling raises pressure on the U.S. government to complete a deal that would allow Meta and thousands of multinational companies to keep sending such information stateside.
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 25 2023
News
Automatic Data Processing Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. ADP, slid 1.68% to $210.40 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, rising 0.88% to 4,151.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 0.11% to 32,764.65. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed $64.52 short of its
MarketWatch
May 22 2023
News
Meta fined record $1.3 billion by EU over data transfers
Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union privacy regulators for transferring personal data from Facebook's EU servers to the United States.
The European Data Protection Board announced the fine on Monday morning, which Meta said it would appeal.
"The EDPB found that Meta IE’s infringement is very serious since it concerns transfers that are systematic,
Washington Examiner
May 22 2023
News
EU Fines Facebook Record €1.2bn for Mishandling User Data
Facebook owner Meta was slapped with a record €1.2 billion by EU regulators on Monday, which accused the Big Tech firm of “systematic, repetitive, and continuous” transfers of European data to the United States. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta received the largest “ever” fine for allegedly failing to comply with a court order from last October which demanded that the Silicon Valley giant cease sending
Breitbart News
May 17 2023
News
Meta faces record privacy fine for data transfers to the US
Meta is expected to face a record privacy fine on Monday when Ireland’s data protection watchdog confirms the social media platform mishandled people’s data when shipping it to the United States, according to two people with direct knowledge of the upcoming decision.
POLITICO was not able to confirm the size of the record-setting penalty, which will likely be more than the €746 million
Politico
May 23 2023
News
Automatic Data Processing Inc. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day
Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. ADP, slumped 0.45% to $215.55 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, falling 1.12% to 4,145.58 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 0.69% to 33,055.51. Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed $59.37 short of its 52-week high ($274.92), which the company achieved on
MarketWatch