National security potentially is a concern. Fears include possible use of personal information by foreign intelligence services for hacking, blackmail and influence campaigns. Companies include AT&T, Google, Twitter and Verizon.
A Loop Me survey comparing how thousands of consumers feel about ad data indicates that despite new regulations, more than half don’t believe their data is more secure than it was a year ago, and only 15% of those surveyed say they understand how companies are using their data.
July 1, 2021 concludes the one-year grace period given for businesses to comply with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Legal firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has published a POPIA compliance checklist to aid businesses in understanding where they need to be POPIA compliant.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.