Headline News Archive
2019
December
06
- Bank regulators urge 'responsible use' of alternative lending data. Lenders and regulators are looking at how data beyond a basic credit score could be used to improve underwriting practices, for example by analyzing bank
04
- 190 million Americans shopped Thanksgiving weekend, mostly online. A record 189.6 million Americans went shopping over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Tuesday, and most of them did their spending online.
02
- Holiday scams are heavy on naughty, lacking in nice. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But for consumers, it’s also the most dangerous. From gift card rackets to
November
27
- Cyber Monday is usurping Black Friday, changing retailers' offers. While many brands lock in their Black Friday plans months in advance—and commit to print ads and television spots promoting their predetermined doorbuster
23
- Consumer watchdog downplaying a major Obama-era tool. The director of the country’s primary consumer watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), downplayed the role of the complaint database in its
20
- Police can keep Ring camera video forever, share with anyone. Police officers who download videos captured by homeowners’ Ring doorbell cameras can keep them forever and share them with whomever they’d like
- Amnistía Internacional: Facebook y Google abusan de derechos. Amnistía Internacional emitió una dura acusación contra las corporaciones de internet dominantes en el mundo, argumentando en un nuevo reporte
06
- AT&T to pay $60 million over misleading 'unlimited' data plans. AT&T agreed to a $60 million settlement over allegations it misled more than 3.5 million customers by charging them for "unlimited" data plans
- Apple, TikTok draw congressional rebuke for skipping hearing. Apple and TikTok took a lashing Tuesday for skipping a congressional hearing meant to explore the tech industry and its ties to China, an absence
October
29
- Encuesta dice que los niños ven más videos por internet. El número de jóvenes en Estados Unidos que ven videos por internet y el tiempo que lo hacen se ha duplicado,
- Facebook demanda a empresa israelí por spyware en WhatsApp. Facebook demandó el martes a la compañía israelí de hackers NSO Group por presuntamente infectar a unos 1.400 usuarios de su
24
- Facebook takes broad lashing at congressional hearing. Congressional lawmakers delivered a broad lashing of Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, sniping at his company’s plans to launch a digital currency called
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- In House antitrust hearing, lawmakers focus on harms to privacy. House lawmakers on Friday pressed experts on how the market power of major tech platforms could hurt consumer privacy, showing that an antitrust investigation into
16
- Does your toothbrush have an app yet?. New technology is creating some excitement in the formerly ho-hum world of dental care.
10
- California law blocks debt collectors from emptying your bank account. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will prevent debt collectors from emptying Californians’ bank accounts. The bill — SB 616 — doesn
07
- Siguen las muertes de peatones por conductores ‘intexicados’: Activistas piden concientización. Las hermanitas Marlene, de 14 años, y Amy Lorenzo, de 12 años, perdieron la vida luego de que un camionero las arroyara mientras
03
- Debunking a credit score myth: Use less than 30% of your credit limit. The top two factors that determine your credit score are your payment history and the amount you owe. If your credit card limit was $1,000,
- Las cortes de la UE pueden ordenar a Facebook borrar contenido a nivel mundial. Los tribunales de la Unión Europea pueden ordenar a Facebook que elimine los comentarios de los usuarios de su servicio que hayan sido
02
- Appeals court ruling upholds FCC’s canceling of net neutrality rules. A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission and upheld its repeal of Obama-era net neutrality protections, issuing a
- Uber podría grabar audio de viajes si los usuarios se sienten inseguros con el chofer. La nueva herramienta aún está en etapa de pruebas Se espera que Uber haga un cambio importante para hacer que sus usuarios
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- Moneda de Facebook se tambalea ante dudas de socios. Los socios de la red de pagos basados en la criptomoneda de Facebook, la libra, están indecisos sobre su apoyo a la divisa
September
26
- Imágenes virales lideran manipulación en redes sociales como YouTube, Instagram: investigadores. El éxito de memes, videos y fotografías virales en la difusión de desinformación en línea los
25
- A no-internet, just-for-kids cell phone is here. Much to our chagrin, it seems like the age where kids get their first cell phone is skewing younger by the day. And while it'
24
- Corte UE falla a favor de Google en un caso sobre privacidad. Google no está obligada a extender a sus buscadores en todo el mundo el derecho al olvido reconocido por la Unión Europea,
- Redefinen la ley de empleo de California. Muchos contratistas independientes no están contentos. Los demócratas del Capitolio estatal y los trabajadores organizados dicen que su nueva ley corregirá la clasificación errónea
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