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• January 16, 2019

  OCC Chief Hopes To Work With Rep. Waters On CRA, Fintech

  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's top official said Wednesday he's "excited" the Community Reinvestment Act and fintech policy are key issues for Rep. Maxine Waters, the new Democratic chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and doesn't expect his agency's work to be affected by the committee's tilt to the left.

• January 16, 2019

  Curious Jury Gets Answers From Pathologist In J&J Talc Trial

  A pathologist fielded questions in a California courtroom Wednesday from jurors considering whether Johnson & Johnson baby powder contained asbestos that caused a dying woman’s cancer, explaining that the asbestos amounts found in the woman’s lung tissue and lymph nodes were too high to have come from ambient air.

• January 16, 2019

  Ongoing Gov't Shutdown Leaves Cyber Risks Unchecked

  The lingering government shutdown doesn't bode well for critical efforts to protect the nation from increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats, leaving gaping holes in agencies' ability to monitor threats, pursue bad actors and provide crucial aid to private companies, experts say.

• January 16, 2019

  FCC Dropping Ball On Consumer Data Protection, Group Says

  The Federal Communications Commission has failed to enforce data protection laws, leading to "increasing recklessness" in the way companies safeguard consumer information, an internet advocacy group said Wednesday.

• January 16, 2019

  Rubio Proposes Privacy Bill That Overrides State Data Laws

  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Wednesday introduced a national data privacy bill that would give Congress, not the Federal Trade Commission, the ability to write federal privacy rules — and which would override stringent state regulations.

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