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New Facial Recognition Policy Signed Into Law In Washington State

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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Tuesday (March 31) establishing specific rules – backed by Microsoft – governing facial recognition software, according to a blog by Bill Smith, president of Microsoft. Washington is the first state to pass legislation to allow facial recognition, but with constraints.

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TikTok’s Head To Connect With Legislators In Washington

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As suspicions surrounding the app’s ties to China continue to increase, TikTok chief Alex Zhu will meet with legislators in Washington, D.C. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told CNBC last week that the army has “immediately” prohibited soldiers from using TikTok following a national security concern that came to his attention earlier in 2019.

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Top Banks Looking To Washington For Growth, Clarity

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.’s largest banks are looking to Washington, D.C., to push forward regulations that will promote growth. Bancorp and Morgan Stanley have echoed similar sentiments, stating government regulations will be key for further growth. CEOs at major banks including U.S. banks to be greater engines of economic growth.”

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Supply takes center stage in Washington's housing push

American Banker

Policy experts say the mix of proposals put forth by the White House could ease the nation's housing shortage, but success will be neither quick nor assured.

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2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware

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founder and managing director of cybersecurity venture firm AllegisCyber , and co-founder of DataTribe , a cybersecurity startup in Washington, D.C., Ackerman added that a number of states will adopt some version of Europe’s strict General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ). According to Robert Ackerman, Jr., ”

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Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. That comes as Open Banking bowed in Europe last month.

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Washington State AG Sues Debt Buyers for Operating Without a License

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On September 21, 2018, the Attorney General for the State of Washington filed a lawsuit (see complaint ) against several companies engaged in purchasing charged-off consumer debts, for operating as “collection agencies” without a license, in violation of the Washington Collection Agency Act (WCAA).