💥 Bye Bye Behavioral Ads Targeting!

🚨 Government Emails Compromised! Microsoft Scrambles for Answers

Microsoft is still scratching their heads over how their key got stolen.

Some hackers from China (allegedly) managed to steal a special key from Microsoft that let them sneak into dozens of email accounts, including some from the federal government.

How did they do it? Well, Microsoft says they don’t know yet, but they’re working on it.

The good news is that Microsoft says they have blocked the hackers and notified the victims.

The bad news is that this is the biggest breach of unclassified government data since the Russians hacked SolarWinds last year.

Microsoft also tried to downplay the incident by avoiding terms like “zero-day” or “vulnerability”.

And some government departments didn’t even have the proper security logs to see what was going on, because they didn’t pay for Microsoft’s premium package.

🧩 Building Websites Made Easy: Wix's AI Site Generator

In 2023, what does one expect from a website builder?

Wix, a longstanding player in the web-building space, is betting on customers who want efficient and hassle-free website customization.

The company has introduced its AI Site Generator, which allows users to describe their intent and receive a fully-fledged website complete with text, images, and specialized sections.

The AI Site Generator uses a combination of in-house and third-party AI systems to create customized website templates, including e-commerce, scheduling, food ordering, and event ticketing components.

Wix’s AI Site Generator represents a step towards a more efficient and user-friendly website-building process, but the potential pitfalls of AI-generated content must be carefully managed.

🛡️ Facebook and Instagram Lose Advertising Privileges in Norway Over Behavioral Tracking

Norway just dropped the hammer on Facebook and Instagram.

Norway’s data protection authority has issued an urgent order banning Meta, aka Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, from running behavioral advertising without users’ consent.

What are behavioral ads, you ask? They are ads that track and profile you based on your online activity and then show you ads that match your interests.

The ban is for an initial three months and failure to comply could result in fines of up to $100,000 per day.

This ban could have big implications for Meta and its users. If other EU countries follow Norway’s example, Meta could lose a lot of money and influence.

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