CDP Institute

New GIACT report looks at identity theft in 2021, including who is most effected, what areas are most vulnerable – and speed to rectify, according to consumers. In many cases, it took institutions months, not days or weeks to resolve the problem, resulting in large opportunity cost to fraud victims.

While Google and Apple may be more transparent sharing how apps handle data, they don’t tell the public whether those apps target children under age 13 – or whether the app is COPPA compliant. But, now Pixalate by way of an AI-enabled compliance toolkit is automating the process of assessing whether all apps in the Apple App and Google Play stores are compliant. This, coupled with the company’s newly-formed Trust and Safety Advisory Board of qualified educators, provides a public source to help privacy advocates, regulators, parents and ad-tech companies... Read More >

The companies are pulling servers out of the country in response to India’s new data retention law, which will begin requiring cloud storage services, VPNs and data centers to turn over data when the government deems it useful in fighting cybercrime.

The international operation, which received $22 million in Bitcoin since 2015, had an elaborate hidden network working under false names that took years to trace and take down.

Bearing gifts unlike never before – including a willingness to share data with sellers and boost rival products, Amazon is hoping to persuade EU regulators not to enact a very large fine, possibly as high as 10% of global turnover.