Three of the most prominent businesses in the U.S. are taking steps to change their services to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Google Parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, + 2.60% GOOG, + 2.67% , Facebook Inc. FB, + 0.45% , and Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, + 4.08% are the top …
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While navigating through a mammoth boycott of ads and potential federal anti-trust charges, the chief financial officer of Facebook Inc. most worry about California’s strict new privacy law. The California Consumer Protection Act, or CCPA, is considered to be the first true law of data privacy and under the strongest …
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Amazon.com Inc. expands its physical offices into six U.S. cities and adds thousands of business jobs in those areas, an indication that the tech giant is making long-term plans for office work, even if other businesses include continued remote employment. Amazon is preparing to add 3,500 business jobs across hubs …
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US users of Facebook Inc. those voting on voting may soon begin to look at fact-checking notes added to their announcements about the Nov. 3 presidential election. The addendum will refer to a new voter information hub similar to the one about COVID-19 that Facebook says has been seen by …
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Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …
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