Texas sued General Motors for selling the data of 16 million drivers without consent. The data which included extensive information on driving behavior, was sold to insurance companies and often resulted in increased premiums.
If you thought you didn’t have to worry about being hacked while riding your bike, think again. Cyclists in Tour de France-level races face concerns about security vulnerabilities in wireless gear-shifting technology. Hacking that tech could lead to crashes and injuries if bad players seek an unfair advantage in the races.
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants to fine IT service provider Advanced Computer Software Group £6.09 million (~US$7.8 million) for its failure to protect the personal data of 82,946 people in a National Service (NHS) cyberattack. The data included personal and medical information and for some, home access information on people receiving home care.
The second half of 2024 saw the CDP industry continue its shift towards embedding CDPs in customer-facing systems, according to the CDP Institute’s latest Industry Update report. Nearly all firms new to the report had added a CDP to an existing product, and major acquisitions including ActionIQ, Lytics, and mParticle were all made by customer management vendors. The new report adds coverage of composable CDP vendors, which is still a much smaller sector than conventional CDP systems.