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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on the degrees of privacy tech companies assign to your digital footprints

The Last Watchdog

First it is important to understand the different degrees of data privacy. Degrees of privacy. Data explicitly provided by the user is considered “zero-party” data. In ecommerce, this commonly comes in the form of a registration, a review, or a purchase. Data collection red flags. E-commerce impacted.

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Protecting your APIs from Attacks and Data Breaches

IT Security Guru

Because APIs connect services and transfer all types of data, including sensitive data, APIs are vulnerable to attacks that may result in costly data breaches. APIs are Used for Communication and Data Transfer. Implement encryption methods to ensure the secure transfer of data.

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Securing Your Organization's Digital Media Assets

SecureWorld News

For eCommerce businesses and all companies that rely on developing a strong consumer reputation built on trust, vigilance and security are key. Mandate cybersecurity and data privacy awareness training for all IT and marketing personnel to reinforce best practices.

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Knock, Knock; Who’s There? – IoT Device Identification & Data Integrity Is No Joke

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

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