Month: June 2021
How can businesses manage GDPR’s ‘Terrible Threes’? Data protection
GDPR is a ‘threenager’ this year, and despite battling through the terrible twos many organizations are still struggling to protect their data. Last year alone, the UK had the second-highest total value of GDPR fines across the EU, with companies paying £39.7m in total. And, at the start of the…
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Apple reportedly sends warning letter to Chinese leaker
Despite Apple’s efforts to keep anyone from finding out what it’s working on, leaks have continued to give the world early previews of new iPhones, Macs and more. Its campaign to plug the holes is apparently extending to threats of legal action, as the leaker known as “Kang” posted to…
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Microsoft says its own customer support tools were compromised by the SolarWinds hackers
Microsoft says some of its customer support tools were accessed by the hacking group Nobelium, which was also connected to the SolarWinds attacks, due to a Microsoft customer service agent’s computer being compromised. Microsoft told Reuters that the agent had limited access, and was able to see things like what…
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Another U.S. investor — Activant Capital – is opening an office in Europe as the continent heats up
Earlier this week, we caught up with Steve Sarracino the founder of the growth-equity firm Activant Capital in Greenwich, Conn., We’d last talked with Sarracino back in early April of last year, as people around the world were being forced into their homes by the pandemic, and his firm was…
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Google Fi VPN is finally rolling out to iPhones Google Fi
Google Fi users with an iPhone are in luck as Google’s VPN service is now rolling out to Apple’s smartphones after the search giant first announced the move back in February. Although the company initially said Google Fi VPN would be available in the spring, Google’s built-in VPN is now…
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On TikTok, Black creators’ dance strike calls out creative exploitation
There’s a new Megan Thee Stallion music video out in time for triple digit temperatures. But instead of launching a fresh viral TikTok dance for summer, the single inspired an informal protest among Black creators tired of thanklessly launching trends into the social media stratosphere. With the release of the…
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