True fact: Mark Twain never said “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” But, whether it’s true or false, data sloshes around world today as easily as the tides – unless government regulations get in the way.  Data protection vendor Protegrity just launched a “borderless data solution” that helps companies move their data without breaking the rules.

Hi, it’s Jamie, Senior Intern at the CDP Institute Department of the Obvious.  Everyone here is worrying about a U.S. debt default, but I have no money and the gruel supply seems stable.  So I’m free to share this warning from the U.S. Surgeon General that social media can harm the mental health of young people.  Washington’s credit rating may fall, but this remains AAA obvious.