The free tool can be used by data protection officers, data processors, and consultants. Information is organized in sections, and once information is provided for review, it is then deleted for privacy protection.
Educational technology companies, which saw massive global growth during COVID, have often played fast and loose with student data. But the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has raised the stakes by charging the three-quarter billion dollar per year industry leader Chegg with having exposed the data of 40 million users. And ever more alarmingly, the Chegg data found available for sale includes highly sensitive details on student religion, sexual orientation, disabilities, and parental income. How was this possible? Easy, since Chegg had gave employees and outside contractors an all-access password... Read More >
State officials could ask vaccine recipients for consent to keep the data, but there are no signs that’s a priority. What’s the downside? Once the records are purged, the only way the individuals or medical professionals who care for them can figure out whether they were previously vaccinated, is if they can show their paper vaccine card. A bit primitive and vague for a state in a world-leading country, but remember we’re talking about Texas.
Reports emerged at the weekend that Salesforce was in advanced talks to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica. The deal would be Salesforce’s largest since acquiring Slack in 2021, and shares fell 7% Monday on the news. Informatica would add more advanced technical capabilities to the Salesforce product line.