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Wall Street Regulator Unveils New Hacking, Data and Market Resiliency Rules

The top U.S. markets regulator announced a package of proposed policies on Wednesday designed to harden the financial system against hacking, data theft and systems failure. At the start of a public meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) five …

Data ‘Surveillance’ Crackdown Begins With FTC Privacy Pitch

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public feedback on a proposed rulemaking to limit what it’s dubbed “commercial surveillance” by businesses that sell or share information collected about people, with potential new powers to levy fines for data protection violations. …