When choosing a new data provider, privacy (48%) ranks 4th in importance to major US brands, after data quality (64%), reputation (60%), and connectivity to provider (53%), according to a new Stirista study. Is that glass half empty or half full?
If you’re one of Google’s 150 million users and part of the 90% who have ignored their admonitions to use two-factor identification, the game will soon be up when Google turns it on by default. Google will also require more than 2 million YouTube creators to turn on two-factor authentication for their channels.
The shocking reveal of tens of thousands of Facebook documents, including research that they knew their products could harm young people, has prompted Facebook to announce plans for “features” for teens and for parents to control privacy. This includes, 1) encouraging teens to take breaks from using Instagram, 2) “nudging” teens not to look at content not conducive to their well-being, and 3) instituting (optional) controls for adults to use to supervise teens online. Umm…thinking here that a teen advisory panel might be in order to effect real change.
It barely feels like news when industry giants add AI features, since that’s what they’re expected to do. But lots of people use their products, so their announcements are probably of higher interest than most. With that in mind, let’s note that Adobe has just announced general availability of agents for audience creation, journey orchestration, experimentation, journey insights, website optimization and agent support.