Imperial Valley News Center
How Google and Facebook Manipulate Users to Circumvent GDPR
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- Written by Patrick Nohe - The SSL Store
Washington, DC - The illusion of choice presented by Google and Facebook amounts to an ultimatum. Having gone nearly a month and a half since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, it’s now become clear how tech giants like Facebook and Google are handling the new guidelines. Currently, lawsuits by Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems and a report by the Norwegian Consumer Agency are spelling out the ways the two tech giants are manipulating their users to get around the rule.
FTC Team Honored with Service to America Medal
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - A team of attorneys and other staff at the Federal Trade Commission today received a prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammie) for their public service in negotiating a historic $586 million settlement with Western Union that will provide refunds to hundreds of thousands of consumers who lost money through fraud-induced money transfers.
Secretary Ross celebrates the progress of the Farm to Fork movement
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- Written by CDFA
Sacramento, California - When 70,000 people showed up last weekend to celebrate “Farm to Fork” at an annual festival in Sacramento, it was an opportunity for Farm to Table Talk podcast host Mark Wasson to sit down with three pioneering leaders of Farm to Fork: California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross; Chef and Owner of Mulvaney’s B & L Patrick Mulvaney; and Michael Dimock, President of Roots of Change.
Pretty scary pumpkin
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Clarence, New York - A competitive farmer in New York State was just 600 pounds shy of making it into the Guinness Book of World Records. His 2027-pound pumpkin was a lightweight compared to the pumpkin that won the title of world’s heaviest in 2016, a 2,624.6-pound gourd that still holds the record, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Overseas and Military Voters Should Vote Now
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - For U.S. voters living abroad or deployed with the military, receiving and sending back an official ballot can be a challenge to successfully voting absentee. In fact, a recent study conducted by the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) showed that the voting rate among overseas citizens in 2016 would have been over five times higher if these voters could register to vote and cast ballots as quickly and easily as voters living stateside.
Ag Barometer drops to lowest level in two years as farm financial conditions worsen
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- Written by Chris Grams
Chicago, Illinois - Agricultural producer sentiment dropped to its lowest level since October 2016 as producers expressed concern over worsening farm financial conditions, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. The September barometer reading was 114, down 15 points since August. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from across the country.
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