CNET | Heads of privacy at Amazon, Google and Twitter took the virtual stage at CES on Tuesday to talk about how new privacy laws -- and growing privacy concerns from users -- have changed the way they do business. While distrust of the tech industry is nothing new, giants like Amazon, Google and Twitter are under increasing scrutiny.
BetterCloud | Today, SaaS adoption continues unabated. The byproduct for IT is a new way of managing and securing users and data—complete with new headaches and risks, particularly when employees leave. The cure? Automated offboarding, which is a fundamental function of user lifecycle management (ULM) in SaaSOps.
Engadget | The Mozilla VPN has at last landed on Mac and Linux. Following a Private Network extension it brought to Firefox in 2019 and a closed beta, Mozilla rolled out a Windows and Android VPN in July. It later introduced an iOS version. The VPN is currently available in six countries — the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia
ZDNet | Google published a six-part report today detailing a sophisticated hacking operation that the company detected in early 2020 and which targeted owners of both Android and Windows devices. The attacks were carried out via two exploit servers delivering different exploit chains via watering hole attacks, Google said.
MakeUseOf | Conditional formatting is when you automatically format the styling of cells in your spreadsheet based on the data in each cell. Google Sheets lets you use conditional formatting to apply different fonts, fill colors, and other styles, making your spreadsheets instantly easier to read. We'll show you how to create those conditional formatting rules with Google Sheets.
How-To Geek | Clearing out your Sent Items folder in Microsoft Outlook normally means either deleting all the emails or moving them into an archive. Whichever you prefer, here’s how to automate the process by either not saving sent emails or saving them into a different folder instead.
SaaSOps Community | What would you do if you needed to train a brand new Google Workspace admin? As you might have guessed, there are a *lot* of options—and the SaaSOps Community is chiming in like crazy on this question. Check it out and add your two cents by clicking the link above.
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Google Workspace Updates | Google has added tools in Google Meet that make it easier for end users to understand how their local desktop and network environments affect meeting quality. During a call, you can now go to the three-dot menu and select “Troubleshooting and Help” to see: CPU load and network stability over time and time segments highlighted when the local environment likely affects the call quality, among other new features.
Google Workspace Updates | Google is expanding the number of allowed Gmail delegates from 25. In addition, to help with delegate management, delegation for Contacts is now available via the Contacts API.
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