by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
In 2018, research conducted by UC-Berkeley revealed that over half of Android’s free apps served ads that violate childrens’ privacy. Children’s advocate Jim Steyer believes that the 20-year old Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) born in the early days...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Republican Senator Josh Hawley is proposing a bill that could severely limit the data collection activities of the biggest tech companies in the US like Google and Facebook. Here is an excerpt from a report filed in Ad Age: While Congress is debating privacy measures...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Tech companies and business interests have successfully lobbied California lawmakers and blocked the expansion of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which takes effect next year. Andrew Oxford explains why this is such a big victory for the tech industry in...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Even as Chinese companies like Huawei are being targeted by the US government over security concerns, Beijing has responded in kind by applying pressure on American companies like Oracle and Morgan Stanley. The escalation of tensions over cybersecurity concerns has...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
Hackers used credential stuffing attacks to steal the personal data of 461,091 customers of Uniqlo Japan and GU Japan online shops from April 23 to May 10 this year. Fast Retailing, owner of Uniqlo and GU, said that the number of compromised accounts may rise still...
by CDO Review Staff | May 24, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
With all the variables at play when you employ third party service providers to handle your data, you will need qualified lawyers who are familiar with technology and data security to help you minimize your risks and limit your liability. Tom Kulik filed this report...
by CDO Review Staff | May 22, 2019 | Data Privacy & Security
The personal data of about 250 public users of the online developer community Stack Overflow may have been compromised after a hacker gained access to production tier systems. The attacks may have started as early as May 5 but weren’t detected until over a week later....
by CDO Review Staff | May 20, 2019 | CDO Insider, People
Alation, a prominent enterprise data catalog provider, has appointed company co-founder Aaron Kalb as its first CDO. The company has also tapped Stephanie McReynolds as senior VP of marketing. Nick Ismail filed this report in Information Age: As CDO, Kalb will lead a...
by CDO Review Staff | May 20, 2019 | CDO Insider, People
Alan Jacobson, former director of global analytics at Ford Motor, has been hired as the newest Chief Data and Analytics Officer of Alteryx. Jacobson will be asked to lead Alteryx’s data initiatives and to preside over the company’s planned digital transformation. Here...
by CDO Review Staff | May 20, 2019 | CDO Insider, People
Mehmet Goker, a former VP of Data for SurveyMonkey, has joined freight forwarder Flexport as its new CDO. Here is an excerpt form a post published on MRWeb: San Francisco-based Flexport moves freight globally by air, ocean, rail and truck, and its purpose built...
