Daily Archives: July 11, 2018

Brokers still selling client orders for kickbacks and exchanges still ‘selling the flow’

Different sector than social media, but security exchanges (that used to be run like public utilities) have adopted a similar hi-tech, trust-abusing business model that sells customer information to be abused by third parties at the expense of the customer, … Continue reading

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Fines for offending mega-corps: cost of doing business, zero deterrence

This week Facebook was fined £500,000 by UK regulators for its part in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and failing to protect its users’ information.  This was the maximum fine possible under the Data Protection Act of 1998.  Meanwhile, in the … Continue reading

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