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Microsoft to Provide Passkey Support for Microsoft Consumer User Accounts from Today

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Microsoft has announced a significant shift in its authentication strategy, introducing passkey support for its consumer user accounts. Starting today, users can use Passkey to log ...

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UK Consumers Love to Shop From the Comfort of Their Homes

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Shoppers in the United Kingdom love eCommerce, disproportionately preferring to make purchases online without engaging with physical stores, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study “2024 Global Digital…

Applied Optoelectronics to Present at 19th Annual Needham Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference

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SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the internet datacenter, cable broadband, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)…

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Nebraska Becomes the Latest State to Enact a Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Rights Law

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273230 at https://natlawreview.com/article/nebraska-becomes-latest-state-enact-comprehensive-consumer-privacy-rights-law

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Colorado Enacts Nation’s First Privacy Law to Protect Consumer Brainwaves: What it Means for Life Sciences and Health Tech Companies

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Legislators in Colorado have passed the first law in the United States meant to protect a consumer’s brainwaves. While advances in neurotechnology such as brain-computer interfaces that can translate a person’s thoughts into actions may…

Privacy Tip #396 – FTC Settles with InMarket for Selling Precise Location Information of Consumers

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273219 at https://natlawreview.com/article/privacy-tip-396-ftc-settles-inmarket-selling-precise-location-information-consumers

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Companies may buy consumer genetic information despite its modest predictive power

Genetics can be associated with one's behavior and health -- from the willingness to take risks, and how long one stays in school, to chances of developing Alzheimer's disease and breast cancer. Although our fate is surely not written in…

State AG Updates: Data Privacy & Security; Artificial Intelligence; Predatory & Deceptive Real Estate Practices; Consumer Protection; Opioid Epidemic; and Federal Regulations

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Data Privacy & Security - DoorDash to Pay a $375,000 Civil Penalty Under the CCPA for Participation in Marketing Collective - Clarifying that California considers participation in a marketing cooperative to be a “sale” under the California…

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McDonald's CFO Says 'Everybody's Fighting for Fewer Consumers' as Earnings Reports Show People Are Spending Less on Fast Food

Starbucks, Pizza Hut, KFC, and McDonald's all reported lower-than-expected sales this week.

Plotline Raises $2.6m to Help Consumer Apps Boost Adoption in the Super App Era with AI

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…plug-and-play platform empowers B2C product marketers to customize app experiences to user preference

55% of High-Earning Consumers and 79% of Gen Z Use Digital Wallets

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Whether shopping online or in person, an increasing number of consumers are embracing digital wallets. But the appeal of digital wallets — which include Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal and others — doesn’t end with shopping. Digital…

Gov. DeSantis signs consumer protection, teaching bills in Jacksonville

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Thursday are set to hold a news conference in Jacksonville.

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Passkey support comes to Word, Excel, and more for all consumer Microsoft accounts

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We’re getting closer every day to a password-free future. Less than two years after Apple launched passkeys with iOS 16 and macOS 13, more and more companies continue adding support. Following in the footsteps of Amazon and Nintendo, among…

Consumer Reports’ test results: Best sunscreens for every budget

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Consumer Reports' experts test dozens of lotions, sprays, and sticks to ensure what you buy will protect you and your family.

I had tickets for a gig at Manchester's Co-op Live but it has been cancelled, can I get compensation? Consumer rights lawyer DEAN DUNHAM replies

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Manchester's Co-op Live Arena delayed its opening again this week. Ticket-holders are furious. The Mail's consumer lawyer DEAN DUNHAM explains their consumer rights.

Consumers complain of power cuts as Bescom records peak demand of 8,381 MW in April

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The demand was recorded at 11.22 a.m. on April 30. In 2023, the peak demand for April was 7,800 MW

Forward Consumer Partners Acquires Firehook Bakery

Forward Consumer Partners announced that it has acquired Firehook Bakery, a fast-growing artisan baking business built on an unwavering commitment to quality. Pierre Abushacra, Firehook’s founder, will retain a significant minority…