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| Why is Bitcoin’s Price So High? | | TechCrunch | Bitcoin’s price has risen stratospherically, a fact that leaves many minor players in the market with massive gains and many bigger players millionaires. But is this a bubble? Are the gains real? And are the bitcoin whales in for a sad Christmas? | | Personal Info of 31 Million People Leaked by Popular Virtual Keyboard AI.type | | TNW | Yikes. Data belonging to 31 million users of the popular smartphone virtual keyboard, AI.type, has leaked online after the developer failed to properly secure the app’s database. The app’s database server was left online without any form of authentication. This meant anyone could access the company’s treasure trove of personal information, which totals more than 577 gigabytes of data, without needing a password. | | Think GDPR Only Means Reporting Data Breaches Within 72 Hours? Think Again | | BetterCloud Monitor | Like winter, GDPR is coming. While GDPR does require you to report a data breach within 72 hours, that’s not the only rule IT needs to be aware of. GDPR also involves the newly defined role of a Data Protection Officer (do you need to appoint one?), and new responsibilities for data controllers vs. data processors (which one are you?). Find out the answers in this post. Plus, we’re including a 10-step checklist to get you jump-started on your path to GDPR compliance. | | | | | | Become a Google Drive Power User with These 20 Tips and Tricks | | Popular Science | Just because you use Google Drive doesn't mean you're using it to its full potential. The suite offers unexpected and powerful features when you scratch its surface. Here are 20 of the most useful ones. | | 10 Google Drive Hacks That'll Make You Look Like a Genius | | cloudHQ | Google Drive is so powerful—and yet, you probably don’t realize all that Google Drive can actually do… especially with the help of a few Google Chrome extensions. Let’s change that, shall we? | | |
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