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Dates : November 2021

Bolt Acquires Tipser for Seamless Checkout Everywhere

November 30, 2021
Ecommerce checkout platform Bolt has purchased Tipser, whose technology converts any “digital surface” into a purchasing opportunity.  You can almost see them drooling as they describe the ability to shop in “an online publication, a mobile marketplace, a price comparison site, a social media platform, or a search engine” using Tipser’s “turn-key publisher marketplaces, touchless merchant integrations, and headless implementation capabilities”.  Pinch me so I know I’m not dreaming.
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Amazon & Apple get $224M fine alleging collusion; Apple & Google face $22M antitrust fine

November 30, 2021
In the first case, the Italian Competition Authority concluded that the companies were colluding to block other resellers of Apple-owned Beats products sold on the Amazon's Italy marketplace.  In the second, Apple and Google were fined for violating EU competition rules, using aggressive methods in the way they utilize consumer data, and failing to provide enough information to customers on how their data would be used.
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Study of 4K mid-sized companies reveals cyber-targeting frequency is on par with big enterprises, but without the resources and tech to respond

November 30, 2021
Attacks on mid-sized companies are up between 50-125% since 2020, with healthcare and transportation among the highest targets, according to the Coro Security Report. Their research, looking at companies that employ up to 2,500 people in retail, manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, transportation and education, found a major increase in attacks particularly in the last quarter of both 2020 and 2021. The survey concludes the urgency will increase.
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Children’s Privacy: Public Interest Education Group survey flags Smart Toys as category of concern for kids’ privacy

November 30, 2021
The market for smart (also called “connected”) toys is projected to exceed $24B by 2025. It is one of the most prominent categories of IoT and an area of great concern for children’s privacy. It can also be a risk for the family overall. This year’s annual “Trouble in Toyland” report cautioned parents that “in addition to recording children themselves, some (AI-enabled) toys have the ability to record information about your home and family”. Examples include an augmented reality toy that can capture images from around the room where the... Read More >
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