7 posts and columns on customer data

After the PlayStation Hack, a Legal Pile-On Against Sony

in Enterprise on April 28, 2011 at 11:47 am PT

It didn’t take long for Sony to be served with its first lawsuit following the disclosure that its PlayStation Network was hacked. Meanwhile, the number of investigating regulators and outraged U.S. lawmakers is multiplying. Sony’s lawyers are going to be busy.

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Security Breach At ReachLocal, But Avoids Pulling A Blippy

in News on April 28, 2010 at 3:32 pm PT

A security breach this month at ReachLocal Inc. is bad timing for the online advertising agency. The venture-backed company is in IPO registration, so it was required to disclose in an amended S-1 filing Tuesday that a recent breach disrupted its customers’ advertising campaigns and resulted in its Australia platform going offline for 36 hours.

Sony Recruits News Corp. to Give Its Reader Line a Boost

in Media on December 17, 2009 at 8:21 am PT

How do you catch up to Amazon in the e-book race it is running away with? Maybe exclusive content will help. That’s what Sony says it is trying to do with News Corp. and some of its publications. The partnership the two companies announced today won’t be nearly enough to make Sony’s Reader line competitive. But it does point in the direction both companies would like to head.
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If the Sidekick Fiasco Is a "Premium Mobile Experience," I’d Hate to See the Basic Version

in News on October 15, 2009 at 6:17 am PT

Good news for SideKick users bemoaning the backend server failure that wiped out their personal data–and those suing over it. Microsoft says it has recovered most of the data that it initially believed to be permanently lost.
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If the Sidekick Fiasco Is a “Premium Mobile Experience,” I’d Hate to See the Basic Version

in News on October 15, 2009 at 6:17 am PT

Good news for SideKick users bemoaning the backend server failure that wiped out their personal data–and those suing over it. Microsoft says it has recovered most of the data that it initially believed to be permanently lost.
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