News

2017

June

20

• Trump chooses democrat who backed net neutrality for FCC. Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel was chosen to return to the Federal Communications Commission, where she supported net neutrality rules and stricter media ownership limits that now may be undone under Republican leadership.

• Delta instala kioscos con reconocimiento facial. Delta Airlines lanzó esta semana un sistema de reconocimiento facial para acelerar el proceso de registro de equipaje en aeropuertos.

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• Trump wants to hide your complaints about Wall Street. The U.S. Department of the Treasury formally recommended that Congress and the White House stop public access to a database that collects consumer complaints about financial companies, tracks responses, and records whether consumers end up satisfied. The Treasury…

• Facebook despliega inteligencia artificial contra terrorismo. Facebook comenzó a desplegar sus capacidades de inteligencia artificial para ayudar a evitar que los terroristas usen sus servicios, señaló la compañía el jueves.

• La censura en manos de Google. Puede que el destino político de Theresa May, la primera ministra del Reino Unido, esté en declive, pero la presión que ejerce para que las empresas de internet vigilen lo que dicen sus usuarios sigue…

14

• Cómo evitar la entrada de los ‘hackers’ a nuestros hogares. ¿Cuán seguro es usar mis dispositivos inteligentes en la red wifi de mi casa? ¿Debo preocuparme por eso y qué puedo hacer? Los investigadores han encontrado vulnerabilidades en dispositivos tan básicos como las bombillas de…

• La vida secreta de los adolescentes en las redes sociales. A principios de junio, la Universidad de Harvard anunció que le retiró la admisión a diez estudiantes que compartieron imágenes ofensivas dentro de una conversación grupal de Facebook que pensaron era privada. Los estudiantes publicaron…

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• Los programas maliciosos son una puerta a nuevos delitos como el ‘ransomware’. El primer mensaje que apareció en la pantalla le dejaba claro a la víctima que había sido hackeada; el segundo les ofrecía una manera de librarse.

09

• 'Alexa, what's my blood sugar and how much insulin should I take?'. It’s become a punchline in the tech industry that every start-up is out to change the world. When it comes to medical technology, however, some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are poised to…

08

• Lastest NSA leak: A reminder that you bosses can see your every move. It took just days for authorities to arrest and charge a federal contractor with leaking classified intelligence to the media. What helped federal authorities link Winner to the leak were unrelated personal emails she had sent to the…

07

• Amazon, Kickstarter, Reddit and Mozilla stage net neutrality online protest. Some of the Internet's biggest names are banding together for a “day of action” to oppose the Federal Communications Commission, which is working to undo regulations for Internet providers that it passed during the Obama administration.

02

• China es el nuevo líder en el campo de la inteligencia artificial. Sören Schwertfeger terminó su investigación posdoctoral sobre robots autónomos en Alemania, y parecía destinado para Europa o Estados Unidos, donde se inició e instituyó la inteligencia artificial. Sin embargo, se fue a China.

01

• 7 ways to ready your finances for divorce. Untangling two people’s money is messy. Long before spousal or child support is awarded or your post-divorce budget is in place, you’ll need to prepare your finances for the work ahead. 1. Be wary of well-meaning advice…

• Supreme Court ruling on printer cartridges. Last week, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to corporations that try to use patent law as a weapon against other firms, saying that companies can only be sued for patent infringement in the…

May

31

• Poll highlights attitudes about data usage for financial inclusion. Consumer Action finds most agree that rent and utility records could be useful in widening availability of credit, but 96 percent oppose using social media or video habits Overwhelming majority wants opt-in before information about…

• Recipients fear cuts to food stamps and disability aid in Trump budget. The budget that the president has proposed for the coming fiscal year would expand a work requirement for “able-bodied” adults receiving help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, slicing $192…

• Alternative data and financial inclusion (Summer 2017). In this issue of Consumer Action News, we examine how alternative data may affect access to credit for consumers with limited credit options. Included are the results of a poll we conducted to gauge consumer attitudes about the use of alternative data (non-loan-related information) in lending decisions.

• Alternative data and financial inclusion (Summer 2017). In this issue of Consumer Action News, we examine how alternative data may affect access to credit for consumers with limited credit options. Included are the results of a poll we conducted to gauge consumer attitudes about the use of alternative data (non-loan-related information) in lending decisions.

• Alternative data and financial inclusion (Summer 2017). In this issue of Consumer Action News, we examine how alternative data may affect access to credit for consumers with limited credit options. Included are the results of a poll we conducted to gauge consumer attitudes about the use of alternative data (non-loan-related information) in lending decisions.

• Alternative data and financial inclusion (Summer 2017). In this issue of Consumer Action News, we examine how alternative data may affect access to credit for consumers with limited credit options. Included are the results of a poll we conducted to gauge consumer attitudes about the use of alternative data (non-loan-related information) in lending decisions.