Sometimes you need data to prove the value of doing the right thing. CDP Institute is here to help. Trying to attach a price to good privacy practices? Cisco found that fewer GDPR-complaint companies had a recent data breach than non-compliant companies. Less comforting: the breach rate at compliant firms was 74%.

Finally, Segment has launched a new partner program. It provides training, certification, technical and marketing support for companies that help sell and support Segment (channel partners) and companies whose products integrate with Segment (technology partners). Segment has recently taken to calling itself a Customer Data Infrastructure rather than a CDP.

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.