New rules would require notifying customers when data was left exposed in an “inadvertent” breach as well as when there are cyberattacks.
Researchers at FingerprintJS say the leak allows websites to learn what other sites are visited during a given session.
Let’s talk analytics today, Dear Reader. Location analytics vendor Placer.ai just raised $100 million Series C, giving us something big to discuss. Placer.ai combines more than fifty sources to present anonymized data about foot traffic and sentiments. Not sure how they detect happy feet but it sounds like fun.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.