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https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/03/help-wanted-regulators-worldwide-need-tech-expertise/395299/
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Nextgov
Competition and consumer agencies in governments worldwide say they need to integrate more tech expertise into their enforcement work to detect consumer harms, reduce information asymmetries and conduct better and faster investigations. The Federal Trade Commission released a joint statement with...
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https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2024/03/28/322739.htm
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Claimsjournal
When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting Society's 2024 cyber symposium in New York City.
"I mean, the thing with AI is...
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https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/transforming-cloud-operations-security-and-cost-optimization-on-aws-with-icops-from-tech-mahindra/
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Aws
By Harish Sidenur, Delivery Head, Cloud Native Engineering and Practice Leader, AWS CSU - Tech Mahindra By Ramandeep Kalear, Solution Architect, AWS CSU - Tech Mahindra By Ravi Raj H, Principal Solution Architect, AWS CSU - Tech Mahindra By Nitin Chahar, Sr. Partner Solutions Architect - AWS

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https://news.sap.com/2024/03/fully-homomorphic-encryption-insights-without-sharing-data/
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News
Carbon footprint calculation, patient privacy, and machine learning based on sensitive data - thanks to advanced encryption methods like fully homomorphic encryption. Most have been in this situation before: one of the providers or services we use is a victim of a data breach and we want to determine if our personal user data has been impacted.
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https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/3-strategies-to-future-proof-data-privacy
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Darkreading
COMMENTARYIn 2023, significant data privacy regulations and legislation unfolded at the federal, state, and international levels. The US Federal Trade Commission adopted a comprehensive approach to safeguarding health, biometric, and children's data; seven US states enacted privacy laws; and the...
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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/03/ftc-releases-2023-privacy-data-security-update
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Ftc
The Federal Trade Commission released its Privacy and Data Security Update for 2023 that highlights the FTC's work to protect consumer privacy and respond to the evolving ways that companies use consumer data such as in the development of artificial intelligence models and misuse of health...
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https://www.internetsafetystatistics.com/understanding-data-encryption/
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Internetsafetystatistics
The ever-expanding digital landscape offers countless benefits but presents challenges regarding online privacy. Our personal information constantly interacts with the web, making it vulnerable to unauthorised access and misuse. Fortunately, data encryption has emerged as a powerful tool for...
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-hampshire-the-granite-state-joins-3956852/
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Jdsupra
New Hampshire's governor has signed into law the second state comprehensive privacy law of 2024. The law takes effect on January 2025 - the same day as Iowa and Delaware (with New Jersey going into effect two weeks later). The law closely resembles other state privacy laws. Like most other state privacy laws, New Hampshire does not define "consumer" to include those in an employment context.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/kentucky-legislature-passes-consumer-5898329/
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Jdsupra
On March 27, 2024, the Kentucky legislature passed the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (HB 15). The bill unanimously passed the House on February 20. The Senate passed the bill on March 11, but with two minor floor amendments. On March 27, the House unanimously concurred in the Senate floor amendments.
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https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/government-pressures-tech-behind-the-scenes-says-former-facebook-employee-its-called-jawboning/
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Marketplace
It's something government officials on both sides of the aisle are known to do: pressuring tech platforms to bend to their will, aka jawboning. But the line between persuasion and coercion, or even censorship, can get murky.
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments from two states alleging...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bare-trust-tax-filing-exemption-1.7159122?cmp=rss
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Cbc
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hitting pause on a new "bare trust" reporting requirement with just a few days remaining before the deadline.New reporting requirements for such trust arrangements were introduced for the 2024 tax season. Anyone with a bare trust was required to file a T3 tax...
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2024/0328/Israeli-reconstruction-near-Gaza-lacks-a-key-building-block-Trust?icid=rss
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Csmonitor
In the test lab of BionicHIVE, a warehouse-automation startup in the Israeli city of Sderot, just minutes from Gaza, a robot named SqUID is plying the tracks along towering storage shelves. Its return to work - along with many of the startup's employees - is one sign of renewed life and economic...
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https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/chief-electoral-officer-expresses-confidence-in-integrity-of-last-two-elections-8521013
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Biv
OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is telling a federal inquiry he has confidence in the integrity of the last two general elections with respect to his mandate.
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https://www.soundandvision.com/content/fcc-endorses-us-cyber-trust-program-whew
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Soundandvision
Last October, S&V's man about town and all-around tech expert Ken Pohlmann wrote about a government-sponsored cybersecurity labeling program designed to give consumers peace of mind that TVs and other smart products they buy are essentially hack-proof.
On March 14th, the Federal Communications...
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https://www.dataquest.io/blog/10-chatgpt-skills-you-need-to-learn-in-2024/
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Dataquest
In 2024's rapidly evolving world of AI, mastering ChatGPT skills is crucial for career growth and success. As the demand for ChatGPT expertise continues to rise, professionals who can effectively leverage this technology hold a significant advantage over those who can't. Developing strong ChatGPT...
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https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/03/27/what-is-happening-with-crime-in-new-york-city-n3785493
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Hotair
New York City is having a truly bad week with regards to violent crime. On Monday an NYPD officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop. Officer Jonathan Diller, a married father of a 1-year-old boy, was shot in the stomach after police tried to remove the suspect, identified by sources as...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/retail-brands-flocking-to-religious-cities-with-rise-in-spiritual-tourism/articleshow/108845608.cms
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Economictimes
Brands are aggressively expanding to religious cities as growing tourism is attracting retail brands to establish a footprint in these potential market. Cities like Ayodhya, Ajmer, Katra, Somnath, Shirdi, Mathura, Bodh Gaya, and Madurai have seen entry of brands such as Blackberrys, Manyavar,...
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https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240328050795
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Koreaherald
Unionized bus drivers in Seoul went on their first general strike in 12 years Thursday morning, but withdrew the protest later the same afternoon after reaching an agreement with the city over wages.At 3:20 p.m., the Seoul Metropolitan Government officially announced it had reached a new wage...
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https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/coroner-calls-rural-bus-seatbelt-28893932
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Cambridge-news
A coroner has asked for a review on seatbelt rules for buses travelling at the national speed limit on rural roads after two men died in a crash. The bus driver and a passenger both died after the bus crashed into a lorry on the A47 at Wisbech St Mary on June 26, 2018. Area Coroner Simon Milburn...
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https://www.expressandstar.com/news/transport/2024/03/28/changes-to-bus-services-due-to-metro-work/
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Expressandstar
From Sunday, April 7 some bus routes that currently serve Birmingham city centre will be diverted. This is to allow the Midland Metro Alliance, working on behalf of Transport for West Midlands, to extend track laid in nearby Lower Bull Street, through Albert Street.This next phase of the...
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-lawmaker-matt-maddock-accuses-ncaa-team-buses-of-being-illegal-invaders
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Thedailybeast
March Madness took a hard right turn into out-and-out irrationality Wednesday evening, when a Republican member of the Michigan statehouse baselessly claimed three buses filled with college athletes were in fact "illegal invaders" descending on Detroit from the southern border."Happening right...
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https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2024/03/28/metrolink-essential-to-fix-dublins-inefficient-transport-systems-says-transport-chief/
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Irishtimes
Construction of the Metrolink rail line is essential to fix Dublin's "inefficient transport systems", deliver a sustainable and accessible city and meet Ireland's climate obligations, the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) chief executive said. Peter Walsh was speaking on the final day of An Bord Pleanála's hearing on the 18.8km rail line that would run from Swords to Dublin Airport, then on to Ballymun, Glasnevin, O'Connell Street and St Stephen's Green before terminating at Charlemont, with a total of 16 stops.