The EU Commission has named 17 companies and 2 search engines to its Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) lists for Digital Services Act (DSA) regulation. This includes Alibaba, Amazon, Facebook, and TikTok (VLOPs), and Bing and Google Search (VLOSEs), which will now have four months to comply with new obligations to be regulated by the DSA.
Criteo isn’t exactly a retail media company, although it does leverage retailer transaction data to support ad targeting. They’ve just placed their media buying app on the Shopify App Store, making it easier for Shopify merchants to purchase ads through Criteo. This doesn’t mean that Shopify transactions are being shared with Criteo.
KrebsOnSecurity site reports that Salesforce Community public websites may be leaking data from organizations including banks, healthcare and government. This comes two years after a researcher first identified risk from misconfiguration in the Salesforce sites that allowed for exploitation. Now, according to KrebsOnSecurity, leaks are happening widely – and despite organizations being notified, most have not addressed the problem.
Do not confuse Snow Software, which helps companies track IT costs, with Snowflake, a cloud database often used for CDP-ish solutions. Do take note that Snow has just been sold to Flexera, which also helps companies optimize their return on tech investments. It’s a helpful reminder that cost-conscious IT departments are more than happy to “help” marketers who are doing a poor job of controlling tech spend.