Syncsort has purchased Pitney Bowes’ software solutions business, a collection of tools for customer analytics, data quality, personalization, interaction management, geocoding, and more. It illustrates the interest that general data management vendors are showing in customer data. Price was $700 million.

Finally, we’re told that a majority of robocall blocker apps have been found to share personal data without user permission. How much you care depends on your attitude towards privacy but it’s surely bad news in terms of general trust levels. Can I go home now?

Pretty soon it will feel odd when you can’t click on an ad to buy something. PayPal is advancing that glorious future by transforming open web advertisements into fully functional storefronts. Somewhat related: Dentsu and Roku have advice on what makes shoppable TV ads succeed (hint: it’s more than personalization).