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The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a financial data rights rulemaking seeking to strengthen access and control for customers over their financial data. The proposed rule would implement section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which states consumers have the right to access information about their financial accounts.

Some companies are using digital simulations of celebrities created with deepfake technology in advertisements, with or without the celebrities’ permission, The Wall Street Journal reports. Experts say the technology can help brands produce faster, cheaper content, while Slack Shack Films owner Daynen Biggs, who produces deepfake videos, acknowledged it “does have the potential to be extremely harmful.

Cybersecurity experts at the Norwegian broadcasting corporation, NRK, are warning World Cup attendees to not carry their smartphones on their person at the event, India Times reports. Attendees will be required by host nation Qatar’s government to download two mobile applications called Ehteraz, a COVID-19 tracking app, and Hayya, the official app of the World Cup for attendees to download their tickets and utilize free public transportation while in Qatar.

A so-called “energy star” label for Internet of Things devices proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration requires mass consumer comprehension of what the label signifies, R Street Institute Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats Resident Senior Fellow Brandon Pugh, CIPP/US, writes. He said it's important for the federal government to set a baseline standard for “consumer-facing” IoT products.