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Reaching out to Enterprises - Hang Seng Bank

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Friday, July 23, 2021

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    Reaching out to Enterprises - Hang Seng Bank

    The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, delivered a presentation at the Symposium on Commercial and Legal Considerations for Data Protection in the Digital Era organised by Hang Seng Bank for its staff on 15 July 2021.

  • The Privacy Commissioner talked about the significant impact of data breach incidents and elaborated on the requirements of the six Data Protection Principles and the importance of implementing a Privacy Management Programme to the participants.
  • The Privacy Commissioner, together with Assistant Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Acting),Ms Joyce LAI Chi-man, joined the panel discussion after the presentation to share their insights on various privacy issues such as the regulation of artificial intelligence, use of biometric data and the personal data risks in relation to open banking, and answered questions from the participants.

TPx Delivers Secure, Reliable WiFi to City of Hopewell

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Part of a larger municipal project to bring reliable, high-speed broadband to serviceable households, the City of Hopewell was awarded $3.9 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) ACT for the city to narrow the digital divide among its underserved populations.

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  • Part of a larger municipal project to bring reliable, high-speed broadband to serviceable households, the City of Hopewell was awarded $3.9 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) ACT for the city to narrow the digital divide among its underserved populations.
  • TPx worked with the City of Hopewell to architect a custom solution to provide municipal broadband to residents, ensuring that serviceable households have access to powerful WiFi delivering 25Mbs/3Mbs over a reliable, fiber-rich network for a great online experience.
  • "We chose to partner with TPx to deliver broadband services to the City of Hopewell, Virginia, because of its long history of delivering broadband connections," said Dr. Concetta Manker, the City of Hopewell's IT Department Director.
  • "We're extremely proud of our ability to move quickly to provide much needed broadband access for thousands of Hopewell residents."

Robin Hood, The Century Foundation, & Next100 Release Bold Policy Agenda For Next Mayoral Administration to Fight Poverty in New York City

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

NEW YORK, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robin Hood, The Century Foundation, and Next100 today released “From Crisis to Opportunity: A Policy Agenda for an Equitable NYC.” The policy agenda provides a blueprint for the incoming mayoral administration to rebuild a new New York City by reducing poverty, ensuring a more equitable and sustainable recovery from COVID-19, and putting in place policies to proactively tackle long standing inequities. The agenda provides comprehensive policy solutions across six key issue areas: education, child care, housing, jobs and workforce development, the human services sector, and policing, with a targeted focus on uplifting low-income families and children, people of color, and immigrant New Yorkers.

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  • Prior to the pandemic, one in five adults and one in five childrenmore than 1.5 million peoplelived in poverty in New York City.
  • The report informs critical policy changes for New York City, explaining the factors that have perpetuated the citys long cycle of poverty and offering community-informed solutions to dramatically reduce poverty rates.
  • This policy platform recommends multiple policy interventions to comprehensively lift New Yorkers out of poverty across six key focus areas.
  • Next100 is a startup think tank for and by a new generation of policy leaders, based in New York City.

Governments of Canada and Quebec invest $94 million to connect more than 18,200 households in Quebec to high-speed Internet by September 2022

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

This investment will enable over 18,200 additional households to access high-speed Internet services by September 2022.

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  • This investment will enable over 18,200 additional households to access high-speed Internet services by September 2022.
  • "This investment will enable the connection of over 18,200additional Quebec households to high-speed Internet.
  • Our government will continue to work with all partners to connect as many households as possible, as quickly as possible, to this essential service."
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of having high-speed Internet to connect with our loved ones everywhere in Quebec.

Ketch Helps Businesses Accelerate Data Privacy Compliance With Complimentary Solution, Ketch OTC Free

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

Ketch OTC Free offers integrated policy management, consent management across web and mobile, notice management, data-subject requests, identity management, and all of this across jurisdictions--at no cost to the business.

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  • Ketch , the next generation data control platform for privacy, governance and security, is offering free solutions to help businesses struggling to comply with privacy regulations.
  • With the launch of Ketch OTC Free, businesses receive a comprehensive and free-to-use privacy solution that streamlines all aspects of privacy and enables them to build trust, conquer complexity, and ensure the success of their compliance programs.
  • Companies that use Ketch OTC Free will benefit from:
    Future-proof data privacy compliance including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD and others;
    Pixel-perfect privacy banners to record consent, deliver notices and disclosures across web and mobile;
    Flexible preference center for consumers to control their data and exercise their rights;
    Quick deployments with configurable policy templates and privacy language.
  • Over the past five years, weve seen too many privacy violations, too many businesses failing to safeguard and honor consumer privacy.

MiQ and Ibotta Announce Partnership to Advance Programmatic Advertising for CPG Industry

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

CPG marketers are looking to target known buyers in an increasingly complex landscape with identity and privacy concerns, said Thomas Benedict, SVP of Data & Media, Ibotta.

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  • CPG marketers are looking to target known buyers in an increasingly complex landscape with identity and privacy concerns, said Thomas Benedict, SVP of Data & Media, Ibotta.
  • Having deterministic purchase data from Ibotta is a great start but activating that data with confidence and agility is just as important, and thats where MiQ comes in.
  • Were constantly seeking new ways to empower our CPG customers with the right intelligence that will take their programmatic advertising to the next level, and the partnership with Ibotta only felt like a natural step in that process, said John Goulding, Head of Strategy, US for MiQ.
  • We look forward to a partnership that will not only benefit our CPG customers but the future of the industry still to come.

Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP Reminds Investors of Looming Deadline in the Class Action Lawsuit Against RenovaCare, Inc. (RCAR)

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at [email protected] to learn more about your rights.

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  • You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at [email protected] to learn more about your rights.
  • On May 28, 2021, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a litigation release stating that RenovaCare was being charged with alleged securities fraud.
  • If you purchased or otherwise acquired RenovaCare securities during the Class Period, you may move the Court no later than September 14, 2021 to request appointment as lead plaintiff in this putative class action lawsuit.
  • To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action.

Government of Canada moving forward with 150 projects to protect against hate-motivated crimes

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

That's why the Government of Canada helpscommunities implement measures to protect against hate-motivated crimes through the Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP).

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  • That's why the Government of Canada helpscommunities implement measures to protect against hate-motivated crimes through the Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program (SIP).
  • The Government of Canada remains committed to helping religious and cultural organizations better protect themselves from hate-motivated crimes.
  • The Government of Canada is committed to keeping gathering spaces safe and secure and responding to the needs of communities most at risk for hate crimes.
  • Since its creation, SIP has provided more than $11.2 million in funding to over 383 projects across Canada.

Infutor Taps Nth Party to Enhance Consumer Identity Data Match Test Capability

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Consumer identity management expert Infutor today announced that it has selected data privacy workflow solution provider Nth Party to enhance Infutor's data match testing capability.

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  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Consumer identity management expert Infutor today announced that it has selected data privacy workflow solution provider Nth Party to enhance Infutor's data match testing capability.
  • Infutor's Test Drive tool with match testing powered by Nth Party - streamlines the way brands, agencies and martech providers evaluate Infutor's identity resolution and data intelligence solutions.
  • "Data security and privacy has always been our #1 priority," says Gary Walter, Chief Executive Officer of Infutor, "With Nth Party's encryption technology we don't need to see the data to demonstrate value.
  • "Infutor is a market leader when it comes to consumer identity and we are excited to partner to make match testing more accessible and more secure," said Shereen Shermak, Chief Executive Officerand Co-founder of Nth Party.

INVESTOR ALERT: Kirby McInerney LLP Reminds Investors That a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm Before August 2, 2021

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

NEW YORK, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of those who acquired Frequency Therapeutics, Inc. (“Frequency” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FREQ) securities from November 16, 2020 through March 22, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors have until August 2, 2021 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.

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  • Investors have until August 2, 2021 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
  • Frequency is a Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for hearing loss, including its drug FX-322.
  • Kirby McInerney LLP is a New York-based plaintiffs law firm concentrating in securities, antitrust, whistleblower, and consumer litigation.
  • This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.