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Washington Post
20 hours ago
- Business
- Washington Post
Why hosting a July Fourth pool party may cost less this year
NEW YORK — Americans have one more reason to celebrate this Fourth of July : getting all the gear needed to host a pool party costs less than it has in years, according to a market research company's preliminary data. The total price to buy beach towels, a beverage cooler, bathing suits and other accountrements of summer fun averaged $858 in June, the lowest amount for the month since 2020, consumer data provider Numerator said in an analysis prepared for The Associated Press.
Reuters
18-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
NAB pays over $488,800 penalty over breaches of consumer data rights rules
June 19 (Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog said on Thursday that National Australia Bank ( opens new tab has paid A$751,200 ($488,806) fine over alleged breaches of consumer data right rules due to failures to disclose credit limit data. ($1 = 1.5368 Australian dollars)
CBS News
11-06-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday joins lawsuit to block 23andMe's sale of data
On Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that his office would be joining a multi-state lawsuit to block 23andMe's sale of consumer data. The sale comes after the genetic-testing company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. "The millions of consumers, including many Pennsylvanians, who paid for these services certainly did not expect their sensitive data to one day be sold off to the highest bidder," Attorney General Sunday said. "23andMe is trying to avoid its legal obligations to consumers simply by labeling this sale and transfer of consumer data as a 'change of ownership.' I continue to encourage 23andMe customers to consider deleting their data from the company's database." The lawsuit is seeking to object to the bankruptcy sale of personal, genetic information that was compiled by the company from consumers who used the service to learn more about their family history. They're arguing that biological samples, DNA data, health-related information, and medical records are too sensitive to be sold without the consumer's consent. Pennsylvanians who used 23andMe can file a proof of claim at this link. Pennsylvania joins Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin in this lawsuit. How can I delete my data from 23andMe? As the company awaits its bankruptcy case, which is set for next month, it has many users of the service asking how they can delete their accounts as well as their data. "If, at any time, you are no longer interested in participating in our Services, you may delete your 23andMe account directly within your Account Settings," the company states on its website. While, like most online accounts, deleting your data is a fairly simple process, since declaring bankruptcy, some consumers reported not being able to access their accounts. Other users found themselves waiting hours for a required two-step authentication verification code to delete their accounts, which they say they never received. The company said the issues had been resolved by Tuesday and encouraged anyone having trouble accessing their account or deleting their data to visit its customer care site for help. Deleting your data and account can be done in seven steps, which you can read below. Log in to your account Go to "settings" Scroll to "23andMe data" Click "view" Scroll to "delete data" Click "permanently delete data" Confirm your request Note that you may also download a copy of your genetic data before deleting it from 23andMe's database.
Bloomberg
17-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Midpoint of Trump Tariff Hiatus to Reveal Increasingly Unsettled World
Reports in the coming week may give the fullest reading to date of how major economies are faring with trade disruptions, halfway through President Donald Trump's 90-day hiatus on so-called reciprocal tariffs. Chinese consumer and industry data on Monday will be followed by purchasing manager indexes on Thursday from around the world, pointing to the growth impact from the policy of widespread US levies — unveiled by Trump on April 2, then put on hold on April 9.
