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Facebook’s Libra might liberate your data privacy (BIV Today No. 278)

On BIV Today… This week, the show’s tech panel tackles Tesla, Facebook, Apple and Walmart. Progressa CEO Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society CEO Linda Fawcus examine Facebook’s global currency ambition, and what it means for your privacy.
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On BIV Today…

This week, the show’s tech panel tackles Tesla, Facebook, Apple and Walmart. Progressa CEO Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society CEO Linda Fawcus examine Facebook’s global currency ambition, and what it means for your privacy. For a year, Tesla can import Japanese aluminium without paying U.S. tariffs, but the exception doesn’t necessarily help the carmaker in the long-run. Apple’s expansion in Seattle will create twice as many new jobs than previously promised, which could place pressure on Vancouver’s tech talent base.

Hayley Woodin hosts.