Kazakhstan Introduces New Privacy LawMondaq News Alerts (registration)The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced that Kazakhstan’s framework data protection law, Law No. See on http://www.mondaq.com

Data show that in the first 11 months of the current year, the German automaker sold 70,000 more units than the American giant. (Volkswagen poised to beat General Motors for China crown – BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Volkswagen is poised to sell more…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting regional development in Kazakhstan with a new project to improve public transport in a provincial center. Up to 100 compressed natural gas … See on http://www.ngvglobal.com

Window on Eurasia: Kazakhstan Leader May Prove ‘Gravedigger’ of Putin’s Imperial Plans. Paul Goble. Staunton, December 26 – Most commentaries have focused on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to form a … See on windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com

Facebook Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.and other companies planning to use facial-recognition scans forsecurity or tailored sales pitches will help write rules for howimages and online profiles can be used. See on http://www.businessweek.com

Next Generation Biometric Technologies Market Worth $13.89 Billion by 2017 SBWire (press release) This report describes the various types of biometric technology such as face recognition, fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, voice… See on http://www.sbwire.com

New reforms and revelations rock the security industry (“PRISM, Bitcoins and iPhone 5S biometrics: Security in 2013” http://t.co/2ticttwWbG) See on http://www.v3.co.uk

As 2013 draws to a close, and the Social Media Insider unleashes below the first in a two-part series of predictions, what strikes me about social media is how established it is. It certainly doesn’t feel new anymore. Maybe a…

A “cities strategy” is crucial to growth in emerging markets and successful pharma companies will be those that embrace this challenge. See on social.eyeforpharma.com

Many marketers and Facebook page admins are reporting that they’re seeing an extreme drop in organic reach — and claim it has been going on for months. See on http://www.insidefacebook.com