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Uber Faces Lawsuit By British Drivers

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The lawsuit by the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), a U.K.-based based group, was filed in the District Court of Amsterdam, where Uber’s European headquarters is located. Once again, Uber is flouting the law and exploiting low-paid workers.” .

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PSD2 Challenges Leave Norway, Netherlands Playing Catch-Up

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Since many European Union (EU) countries have now brought PSD2 and GDPR fully into their financial infrastructures, banks and merchants must prepare for the upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rule and its fast-approaching September deadline. Around the PSD2, GDPR World. Solving for SCA’s $100-Billion-a-Year Problem.

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Google GDPR Complaint Suggests Personal Data Misuse

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What’s more, they’re labeled with tags like cancer, mental health, right- or left-wing politics or even sexually transmitted diseases. The European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires that special category data collectors secure explicit consent from internet users, and there are not many exceptions.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

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Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic has refocused scrutiny on the open banking ecosystem’s privacy and security.

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Data Dive, Rainy Days Edition: Fines, Misses And Video Game Money Laundering

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Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 million fine by the European Union over charges it had raised the costs of card payments artificially. According to a reports, the antitrust-regulating European Commission has been working for some time to stamp out fees that U.S. Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller. There are no surprises in this table, with the effects on spreads being greatest for East European countries. I have seen no evidence, so far, that this is the case, but that may change.

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Russia in Ukraine: Let Loose the Dogs of War!

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Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller. A less risky route would be to tag companies with significant exposure to Russia, such as Pepsi, McDonald's and Philip Morris, and evaluate whether the market is overreacting to that exposure.

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