JJ Rosen FOR USA TODAY NETWORK – TENNESSEE Published 12:30 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 Since my last column – a list of alternative ways to fix the city’s transit challenges, ideas offered by a small brainstorming group of Nashville computer geeks – more of my fellow techies have joined in on the fun, coming up with tech-oriented approaches to the problem. Over the past two weeks I have heard from dozens of Nashville's best and brightest network and software engineers posting solutions that leverage practical and affordable technologies to ease our clogged roadways. In the IT world, a key feature of any system is "scalability." Whether you are building a website, a software application, or a corporate network, the goal is to structure systems in ways that can easily handle more volume. Granted, scaling a computer system is easier than scaling an entire city's infrastructure. Yet the goal is the same: to make Nashville "scalable." So how … [Read more...] about Nashville transit problems: Long-term solutions need to be scalable, tech-oriented
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Tech scrambles to shape U.S. privacy debate as EU rules loom
The debut of Europe’s sweeping new digital privacy law has some U.S. lawmakers — and a few American tech giants — raising the idea of importing some version of it to the United States. Facing mounting pressure over its privacy practices, and with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation going into effect Friday, Silicon Valley is scrambling to shape the policy discussion as it seeps across the Atlantic. Microsoft and the big cloud computing company Salesforce have both called for some kind of national privacy regulations, while IBM has talked about adopting voluntary industry standards that could head off government mandates. Story Continued Below Either way, many in the tech world say avoiding the subject is no longer a viable option. “In the last six to 12 months, it’s become very clear that doing nothing could be the recipe for very onerous and cumbersome regulation,” Chris Padilla, IBM’s vice president for government and regulatory … [Read more...] about Tech scrambles to shape U.S. privacy debate as EU rules loom
Tech companies scramble as sweeping data rules take effect
A sweeping set of new data privacy regulations descending on Europe is leaving internet companies in the U.S. scrambling to overhaul their practices to avoid steep penalties. Companies like Google, Twitter, Yelp and Uber have in recent weeks sent notices to their users about updates to privacy policies and user agreements aimed at making their data collection practices more transparent. The moves are part of an industry-wide effort to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on Friday and forces companies to give full disclosure about what they do with the digital data they collect and offer their users more control over their information. Under the new rules, European users are able to request copies of the data that websites have on them or ask companies to delete that information; websites have to ask for permission to collect and share user data; and companies need to disclose their data practices in clear language, instead of obscuring … [Read more...] about Tech companies scramble as sweeping data rules take effect
New Jersey Tech Support Firm Quikteks Sees an Uptick in Local Businesses Concerned about GDPR Compliance
Quikteks CEO addresses what it is and how it affects US businesses. This is just the beginning. You can be sure we'll soon see stricter data regulations here in the U.S. in the near future.”— Andrew Rich, CEOFAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, May 25, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fairfield, New Jersey -- Having fielded numerous questions about the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes in effect on May 25th, Quikteks CEO Andrew Rich has noticed that many New Jersey business owners are unsure about what they need to do, if anything. Rich explains that while GDPR is a European Union regulation, it affects any business in the world that handles data involving EU citizens. "This Friday, May 25th, 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation will take effect," he said. "This will affect all businesses that collect data on European Union members, including non-EU businesses." For example, if a customer in Germany buys from a … [Read more...] about New Jersey Tech Support Firm Quikteks Sees an Uptick in Local Businesses Concerned about GDPR Compliance
Bull Market in Tech-Company Convertible Debt Rages On
Publicly traded technology companies have been issuing bonds that convert into equity at a pace unseen since the height of the dot-com bubble as demand for tech stocks surges. So far this year, 24 U.S. technology companies have issued $11 billion of convertible bonds, the highest volume in a comparable period since 2000 and 29% above the already-elevated level of 2017, according to Dealogic. It... … [Read more...] about Bull Market in Tech-Company Convertible Debt Rages On