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Why ‘right to erasure’ is stopping companies from complying with GDPR

Jan21
by on January 21, 2019 at 7:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors, Future of Work


Time may be relative, but most people will agree that whether you’re launching a business or planning a wedding, two years is a lot of notice, and enough time to adequately prepare for most things. Or so it would seem. But when the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) were first announced in April 2016, the European Union gave companies two years to put together a plan. Fast forward to May 2018, when those regulations were officially rolled out, and the majority of companies were and still are failing to comply. What happened? Why is it that a survey from the…

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Why ‘right to erasure’ is stopping companies from complying with GDPR

Jan21
by on January 21, 2019 at 7:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors, Future of Work


Time may be relative, but most people will agree that whether you’re launching a business or planning a wedding, two years is a lot of notice, and enough time to adequately prepare for most things. Or so it would seem. But when the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) were first announced in April 2016, the European Union gave companies two years to put together a plan. Fast forward to May 2018, when those regulations were officially rolled out, and the majority of companies were and still are failing to comply. What happened? Why is it that a survey from the…

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Uber is now working on self-driving scooters and bicycles

Jan21
by on January 21, 2019 at 6:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars


Uber has had its fair share of troubles in its efforts to put self-driving cabs on the road, but before it tackles them all, it’s moving into new territory: building autonomous electric scooters and bicycles for its fleet of on-demand vehicles. TechCrunch noted that California-based 3D Robotics’ CEO Chris Anderson revealed Uber‘s plans to add self-driving capabilities to two-wheelers over the weekend. The Telegraph reported that the ride-hailing company is hiring engineers for this new department. Exciting announcement from @UberATG at today’s @DIYRobocars event. “Micromobility” = autononomous scooters & bikes that can drive themselves to charging or better locations. Hiring…

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Facebook now lets you create petitions for social causes

Jan21
by on January 21, 2019 at 6:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


In the past few years, Facebook’s been concentrating on community-based features like Candidate Info and Town Hall to increase users’ engagement with local government and politics. In its latest move, it’ll roll out a petition feature you can use to create a campaign that other folks can support. TechCrunch, which got a sneak peek of the feature from the company, says that Facebook is aiming to focus this feature around local causes and on bringing them to the attention of government bodies in charge of them. The petition feature, which is called Community Actions, will start rolling out in the…

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