LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation for data breach

LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to 0 in compensation for data breach

Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October.  The private medical diagnostics company and its subsidiaries were the target of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised patient data for around 15 million … Read more

Zareen Khan granted interim bail in cheating case on Rs. 30,000 personal bond; travel abroad restricted by court : Bollywood News

Zareen Khan granted interim bail in cheating case on Rs. 30,000 personal bond; travel abroad restricted by court : Bollywood News

Bollywood actress Zareen Khan has been granted interim bail and a city court barred her international travel without prior permission in connection to the cheating case dating back to 2018. The case was registered at Narkeldanga police station in Kolkata. The actress was granted bail by the Sealdah court till December 26 on a personal … Read more

SmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for bankruptcy protection

SmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for bankruptcy protection

SmileDirectClub is shutting down just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection. In a Friday announcement, the U.S.-based company that was operating in multiple countries, including Canada, said it had made an “incredibly difficult decision to wind down its global operations, effective immediately.” That leaves existing customers in limbo. SmileDirectClub’s aligner treatment through … Read more

Deal to lower Visa, Mastercard processing fees will come up short for many retailers, critics say

Deal to lower Visa, Mastercard processing fees will come up short for many retailers, critics say

The federal government says it has hammered out the final details with Visa and Mastercard to lower credit card transaction fees for merchants, but small business advocates say the deal doesn’t go nearly far enough. The deal concerns what is called an interchange fee, also known as a “swipe fee,” which sets aside a percentage … Read more

Xi Jinping calls legal backing on foreign affairs an ‘urgent task’ for China

Xi Jinping calls legal backing on foreign affairs an ‘urgent task’ for China

President Xi Jinping has called for stronger legal backing in areas related to foreign affairs so that China can better manage its opening up and mitigate risks. Xi described this as an “urgent task for advancing high-level openness to the outside world and addressing external risks and challenges”, state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday. … Read more