In Brief: Xayn raises $12M in Series A for its privacy-based web search app for smartphones
The privacy-by-design app has been downloaded around 215,000 times and plans for a web version are underway.
The privacy-by-design app has been downloaded around 215,000 times and plans for a web version are underway.
Google announced it will soon allow requests for removal of Google images for anyone under 18 as part of a way to give minors more control of their digital footprint. Other planned changes include: 1) a change to YouTube’s default for ages 13-17 to the most private option; 2) Google Location History will remain off without an option to turn it on for users under age 18; and 3) ad targeting will be blocked based on age, gender or interests of users under age 18.
Seventy-page guide covers activities, controls, and documentation companies should implement, and has information on how GDPR and other laws align to each other.
Like the determined optimist who tells his boss the factory is on fire by reporting they’ll soon be able to update their equipment, let’s find some silver linings in a batch of gloomy surveys today, Dear Reader. We’ll start with this Fivetran report, which finds that 85% of data leaders say their company has lost money by basing decisions on bad data, and 66% believe their C-suite can’t tell when that happens. The bright side is there’s lots of room for improvement.