Anonymous, the hacktivist group that last month claimed to have hacked into Russian state television and picked up anti-war messaging and video of the Ukraine invasion. It now says it has government data, including on copyright and censorship, and that it also breached email and data for a state-backed oil and gas company.
The groups are requesting information on how migrant data collected by the government’s department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is used. At issue is surveillance done by companies including BI Inc, which uses ankle monitors, and voice and facial recognition technology to monitor 200,000 migrants. The company, which is private, does not need to report what biometric and location data it collects via its Smartlink app, nor how it’s used or how long the data is retained.
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) Chairman has announced the country intends to proceed with its personal data law and possibly have it in place early June. If so, it would make it the third Association of Southeast Asian Nations,(Asean) country after Singapore and the Philippines to have such a law in place.
CDP and marketing automation platform Bloomreach announced the availability of a next generation version of Bloomreach Engagement. Deploying Bloomreach’s Loomi AI capabilities, campaign creation within Bloomreach Engagement will become something “one marketer can complete in minutes.” Campaigns can be scaled across fifteen-plus channels.