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Can Regulating Wearables Protect Data Privacy?

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In the April Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest security efforts from providers to crack down on fraud, and the emerging use cases where IoT tech can be applied — if consumers are willing to give it a chance. Developments from Around the IoT World. Find the rest of the feature story in the April IoT Tracker.

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Ex-NS8 CEO Charged With Defrauding Investors With Falsified Revenue

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which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. “As Its complaint charges Rogas with going against the anti-fraud parts of federal securities regulations. 17) statement. million of investor money because of his alleged deception.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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and those security tokens are going to need a regulated exchange. The regulated exchange will disrupt Wall Street itself.”. Patrick McDonnell, a scammer that called himself the “coyote of Wall Street,” has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. I perpetrated a fraud.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

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Training is especially important for the BSA officer, who “is expected to be fully knowledgeable about the BSA and all related regulations,” as a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis publication noted. 7 in New York, New York An additional workshop in Las Vegas, Nevada is planned for January 2020, with further details coming soon.

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Virtual Currency Case Could Determine CFTC?s Power Over Crypto

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has the power to fight fraud centered around cryptocurrencies. The CFTC pointed to a different case in March, in which a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that virtual currencies can be regulated by the agency as a commodity. To date, the CFTC has filed eight cryptocurrency-related cases. “It

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

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MGM officials will also reportedly help the league detect fraud and game-fixing. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana. Beyond that, legal gambling culture in the United States, despite the Supreme Court ruling , remains a tangle of state laws and regulations.

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Minnesota federal court decision is warning to lead generators

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An important takeaway from the decision is that a company receiving a letter from a regulator or state attorney general that asserts the company’s conduct violates or may violate state law should consult with outside counsel as to the applicability of such law and whether a response is required or would be beneficial.