Ignoring pleas of civil rights advocates, US politicians and media, the UK High Court is conducting its case demanding back-door access to Apple user data in secret. Citing privacy concerns for doing so, the High Court is seeking to gain future access to Apple data when it believes it can benefit UK law enforcement. This violates Apple’s policy of not allowing access to private information.
Removing a lot of drama from the highly fraught question of identifying gender identity, the EU Court of Justice ruled a person can go by their lived identity rather than being required to submit medical records of proof. What a concept!! This came after Hungary would not allow an Iranian asylum seeker to specify current gender identity as opposed to that at birth.
Watch for the EU Data Act this fall. The EU law governing distribution, sharing and mobility of data that’s collected by networked products and services comes into effect in September. Among its requirements are that users must have direct access to data where feasible, that they can request having data shared with third parties, and that they be allowed to switch between data processors.
When BlueConic bought experience builder platform Jebbit last July, it positioned the combination as “the industry’s first-ever Operating System for Customer Data”. In case their meaning wasn’t clear, they’ve now directly integrated Jebbit with BlueConic profiles and segmentation, enabling marketers to launch no-code quizzes, surveys and personalized guided journeys without leaving the CDP.