iPhones & Androids prepare to catch trackers
Got a tracker on you? If you do and it’s one that has been dropped surreptitiously, then Apple and Android are now prepared to tell you. It’s just like having your own personal spy-friend!
Got a tracker on you? If you do and it’s one that has been dropped surreptitiously, then Apple and Android are now prepared to tell you. It’s just like having your own personal spy-friend!
AI-powered customer behavior analytics vendor Glassbox has announced its acquisition by private equity investor Alicorn Venture Partners for approximately $150 million. It will operate as an independent, privately held company. The company had previously raised $70.5 million in funding.
Pretend you’re a consumer and give thumbs up or down for this one. Visa (often my credit card of choice) wants consumers to consent to letting it use AI to share previously withheld consumer transaction information with retailers. Problem at present is customer incentives are unclear.
Google lashed out at the Department of Justice’s threat to break up the company, calling the proposals “radical.” Among other things, Google says the proposals would threaten users’ privacy, stifle innovation and break Android and Chrome. Given the appeals process, it will likely be years before we know whether Google will stay in one piece.