Are data removal services worth it?

Data removal services tout that they can delete your personal info from data brokers and people-search sites. Do they really work?

Sandworm hackers use data wipers to disrupt Ukraine's grain sector

Russian state-backed hacker group Sandworm has deployed multiple data-wiping malware families in attacks targeting Ukraine's ...
Opinion
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Why Data Deletion Is Still a Struggle—and What Businesses Must Do About It

Data proliferation across martech stacks, CRM systems, shadow IT, and siloed repositories has made it nearly impossible for businesses to keep track of their data. Here's the path forward.
Los Angeles Times

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint in California. He ...
Wall Street Journal

Data-Center Power Use to Become Major Antitrust Issue

The huge demand for energy to power data centers will be a key focus for antitrust regulators in the future, a former top official at the U.S. Justice Department’s trustbusting division said.
CNET

Ready to Leave Facebook? Delete Your Account (and Keep All Your Stuff)

Deleting your Facebook account is easy, but it requires a few simple steps to ensure you don't leave your data behind.

Excel’s New Clean Data Button Will Save You Hours : But There’s a Catch

Is Excel's Clean Data button the ultimate time-saver for messy spreadsheets? Find out how it works, its quirks, and how it compares to Power Query ...
Yahoo

Gavin Newsom blocks effort to make CA data centers disclose water use. Why?

Servers in a data center in 2015. The data-center economy is booming in California, and Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to slow it down. The governor vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have provided ...
The Texas Tribune

A new South Texas data center will rely on untapped renewable energy

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Follow these 5 easy steps to erase your data from the internet and keep your account safe from hackers

To erase your digital footprint, prevent future activities from being tracked. Go to the Activity Control section of your ...
Bleeping Computer

Experian fined $3.2 million for mass-collecting personal data

Experian Netherlands has been fined EUR 2.7 million ($3.2 million) for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) says that the ...
Colorado Public Radio

As AI data centers multiply across the Mountain West, so do fears over water use

"Directions to 255 USA Parkway," Brian Armon asked his phone's AI assistant, which responded with a virtual map and a traffic report. Armon, a commercial real estate broker, was driving to the Tahoe ...