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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Regulation.

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The Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 significantly increases state regulation

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Noting, among other things, “retrenchment” on the federal level, the Maryland Financial Consumer Protection Act of 2018 ( HB 1634 ) was signed into law on May 15, 2018. Changes relating to collection activity. The Commissioner is required to report annually on the implementation and effectiveness of the Ombudsman.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. In other brick-and-mortar news.

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MainStreetEXPO.com Aims To Help Small Merchants With New Platform

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The website is now being piloted with retailers from Montana, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Maryland. Retailers will have the capacity to quickly grow their customer base and offer a digital storefront for shoppers who are geared toward purchasing from small companies, per the release.

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach

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The Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. In a press release , the Maryland AG said Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.5

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Study: Automation Will Hurt Manufacturing-Heavy Midwest

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Reuters reported that automation technology’s melt into middle-wage jobs like construction, office work, truck driving and even food prep and food service will see more and more jobs displaced by computer technology. States like New York and Maryland have only a fifth of jobs in the affected high-risk category. “The

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Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program

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Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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