TextNow unlimited data plans start at just $0.99 now – yes, really

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Sick of paying for heaps of data you don’t even need? The mobile provider TextNow has recently introduced a flexible array of unlimited data passes that could be a fantastic option. TextNow’s new unlimited data passes include an hourly pass for $0.99, a daily pass for $4.99, and a monthly pass for $39.99. Under the … Read more

Top yacht retailer MarineMax says cyberattack led to major online data breach

Top yacht retailer MarineMax says cyberattack led to major online data breach

MarineMax has confirmed suffering a cyberattack, thought to be ransomware, in which threat actors stole sensitive customer information. In an 8-K form, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 1, the company, one of the leading yacht sellers worldwide, said a third party “gained unauthorized access to portions of our information environment.” … Read more

Google may have been storing your incognito browsing data and now they’ve agreed to delete it

Google may have been storing your incognito browsing data and now they’ve agreed to delete it

Bad news: Google‘s apparently been storing your Chrome incognito browsing data. Good news. They’ve finally agreed to delete it. In a court document filed Monday (April 1) and spotted by BGR, Google has agreed to settle a nearly four-year-old class-action suit that challenged Google’s private browsing (a.k.a. “Incognito Mode) data collection policies. The original lawsuit … Read more

Google to Delete Chrome Incognito Browsing Data to Settle Lawsuit

Google to Delete Chrome Incognito Browsing Data to Settle Lawsuit

Google has agreed to delete data that was collected from customers who used the Chrome browser’s Incognito mode, settling a class action lawsuit that started in 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit claimed that Google misled users about the data collected while in Incognito or private browsing mode, tracking their website usage without … Read more

AT&T Notifying Customers About Massive Data Leak

AT&T Notifying Customers About Massive Data Leak

AT&T this week is letting customers and former customers know about a major data leak, and it is sending out emails and resetting passcodes to prevent unauthorized account access. 7.6 million customers and 65.4 million former customers have had their passcodes stolen and have had sensitive data leaked. AT&T claims that there was no unauthorized … Read more

Google forced to delete data by Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit

Google forced to delete data by Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit

A lawsuit revealed that Google allowed users of Chrome’s Incognito mode to think the app wasn’t tracking them. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Google is reportedly being required to delete the data it gathered while millions of users of its Chrome web bowser were in Incognito mode as part of settling a lawsuit. Moving forward, … Read more

AT&T resets thousands of user passwords as it confirms breached data was its own after all

AT&T resets thousands of user passwords as it confirms breached data was its own after all

American telecommunications behemoth AT&T has finally confirmed the authenticity of the 2021 data breach that spilled sensitive user information on the dark web, and has initiated a mass reset of user passcodes. Roughly three years ago, privacy blog RestorePrivacy broke the news of a hacker selling sensitive data belonging to more than 70 million AT&T … Read more

Leveraging big data for strategic business decisions

Leveraging big data for strategic business decisions

Organizations today heavily rely on big data to drive decision-making and strategize for the future, adapting to an ever-expanding array of data sources, both internal and external. This reliance extends to a variety of tools used to harness this data effectively. In the modern business environment, with an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data generated … Read more

Navigating the shift to AI-driven data management

Navigating the shift to AI-driven data management

In today’s dynamic business landscape, data management stands as a critical cornerstone, directly influencing an organization’s agility and innovation capabilities. The digital age demands that companies reassess their data management strategies, particularly the reliance on traditional master data management (MDM) systems. These legacy systems, often entrenched due to the ‘sunk-costs’ fallacy, hinder progress and adaptability, … Read more