Data News
Canva faced security breach, 139 million users data hacked: ZDNet reports
Last Friday, ZDNet reported about Canva’s data breach. Canva is a popular Sydney-based startup which offers a graphic design service. According to the hacker, who directly contacted ZDNet, data of roughly 139 ...
Core security features of Elastic Stack are now free!
Today, the team at Elastic announced that the core security features of the Elastic Stack are now free. They also announced about releasing Elastic Stack versions 6.8.0 and 7.1.0 and the alpha ...
Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft showcases new updates to MS 365 platfrom with focus on AI and developer productivity
At the ongoing Microsoft Build 2019 conference, Microsoft has announced a ton of new features and tool releases with a focus on innovation using AI and mixed reality with the intelligent cloud ...
DuckDuckGo proposes “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019” to require sites to respect DNT browser setting
DuckDuckGo, the browser known for its privacy protection policies, has proposed draft legislation which will require sites to respect the Do Not Track browser setting. Called, the “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019”, this ...
EU parliament votes to amass the largest biometric database on earth
The EU parliament voted last week to develop what is being described as the largest biometric database on earth. Once created, the database will connect the systems used by various border control, ...
Mozilla developers have built BugBug which uses machine learning to triage Firefox bugs
Yesterday the team at Mozilla announced that the company is receiving hundreds of bug reports and feature requests from Firefox users on a daily basis. The team noted that it’s important to ...
The FTC issues orders to 7 broadband companies to analyze ISP privacy practices given they are also ad-support content platforms
The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that they have issued orders to seven U.S. Internet broadband providers to analyze how these broadband companies carry out the data collection and distribution process. Seven ...
Microsoft announces: Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a fully automated DNA data storage, and revived office assistant Clippy
Microsoft made a series of new announcements, earlier this week. These include a new Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a first fully automated DNA data storage system, and the Revived Microsoft Office ...
IBM announces the launch of Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments
Yesterday, IBM launched its Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments that will make use of Stablecoin by U.S. dollars and cryptocurrency to make near real-time cross border financial ...
Cloudflare raises $150M with Franklin Templeton leading the latest round of funding
After a long break from fundraising, yesterday Cloudflare, a U.S. based company that provides content delivery network services, Internet security, etc, announced that it raised $150 million of funding. The company also ...
