Police typically need a warrant to obtain data on your search history, but recent court documents for an arson case in Florida revealed Google provided the police with IP addresses of people who had searched the victim’s address, rather than searching by a single individual. This “keyword warrant” tactic is being used more widely and is likely unconstitutional.
Sourcepoint ups the game acquiring RedBud Intent on becoming the most “fully-featured” privacy, compliance and consent platform, Sourcepoint has acquired Redbud, including its DIAGNOSE scanning and analytics tool.This will give publishers visibility into hidden activities on properties, including from third parties. It also reveals privacy vulnerabilities and ensures media spend is compliant and consumer privacy-focused.
BIGID and IAPP issue global report: The State of Data Rights More than 475 privacy executives from around the world participated in the BIGID/IAPP survey released today. More than half said they plan to invest in data discovery. Nearly 60% in financial services are prioritizing data discovery, inventory and mapping. And, the report said, more U.S. companies plan to invest in data rights management than those in the rest of the world.
Continuing its early fall shopping spree, Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire data protection and management company Own (it is also acquiring voice agent vendor Tenyx). In addition to analytics capabilities Own will enhance Salesforce’s existing data security tools. It has been a Salesforce AppExchange partner for over 10 years.