According to a recent press release, “Quilt Data, where the world’s data comes together, today launched and announced an index to Amazon’s public cloud data (open.quiltdata.com), enabling organizations globally to discover and share petabytes of data. The world’s cloud data is already larger than the world wide web and projected to expand 100 times over […]
Cisco Calls for Privacy to be Considered a Fundamental Human Right
According to a recent press release, “Cisco today issued a call to governments and citizens around the world to establish privacy as a fundamental human right in the digital economy. Today, connectivity and technology have become the foundation for peoples’ economic, social, and cultural opportunities. With IoT, 5G, and AI promising to soon reshape how […]
Germany’s Bundeskartellamt Prohibits Facebook from Combining User Data from Different Sources
A recent press release reports, “The Bundeskartellamt has imposed on Facebook far-reaching restrictions in the processing of user data. According to Facebook’s terms and conditions users have so far only been able to use the social network under the precondition that Facebook can collect user data also outside of the Facebook website in the internet […]
WalkMe Launches Product Adoption Solution for SaaS Companies
According to a recent press release, “WalkMe, the world’s first Digital Adoption Platform and one of the fastest-growing software companies globally, today launched WalkMe Powered for leading SaaS companies. The bespoke solution gives product teams of SaaS platforms the ability to reveal to their end users the usage level of their platform, helping them take […]
Optiv Security Launches New Managed Identity Service
According to a new press release, “Optiv Security, the world’s leading security solutions integrator, today announced its new Privileged Access Managed Service. A remotely delivered, managed offering, this service is designed to help public and private entities better protect privileged credentials, the most valuable link in the security chain and the source of a significant […]
FCC Adopts New Data Privacy Rules to Give People More Choice
by Angela Guess A new press release out of the organization reports, “The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that require broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to protect the privacy of their customers. The rules ensure broadband customers have meaningful choice, greater transparency and strong security protections for their personal information collected by ISPs. The […]
Microsoft is Buying LinkedIn for $26.2B, Expanding Its Big Data Reach
by Angela Guess Conner Forrest reports in TechRepublic, “On Monday, Microsoft announced that it will be purchasing LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, for $26.2 billion. The all-cash deal will bolster Microsoft’s social media presence among professionals and could potentially give LinkedIn more analytics resources. In the official press release announcing the acquisition, it was […]
Can Big Data and Privacy Coexist?
by Angela Guess Michael Kassner recently wrote in TechRepublic, “User privacy concerns date back at least 200 years. In the 1800s, newspapers were more than a little invasive in their quest for news. In the early 1900s, wiretapping came into play with the invention of the telephone recorder. Both examples pale in comparison to what […]