Factualities for December 5, 2018

December 5, 2018

The word of the year is “misinformation.” With that in mind, believe these factualities or do not believe them. Your call.

18 million. According to the Inquirer, “LinkedIn received a small slap on the wrist from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (IDPC) over its usage of 18 million email addresses belonging to non-members of the world’s biggest humblebrag website.” Ah, Microsoft LinkedIn.
60 million. Number of people affected by the United States Post Office data leak. Source: Dark Reading
500 million. Number of people affected by data leaks at Marriott Starwood. Source: Pymnts.com
52. The number of times a day a person checks his or her mobile phone. Source: Ubergizmo
175 zettabytes. How much data will be produced each year by humans and their systems. Source: the ever reliable IDC. See this link for information about their administrative expertise.
4,829 percent. Revenue increase at Darktrace, a UK cyber security firm. Source: Compelo
1,300. Number of photos of their children parents have posted online by the time the kids are 13. Source: Technology Review
900 percent. Amount Facebook inflated its data related to its “ad watching”. Source: Slashdot

Stephen E Arnold, December 5, 2018

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Factualities for October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018

Hey, hey, believe ‘em or not.

33 percent of US adults hit with identity theft. Source: DarkReading
45 out of 50 companies illegally void warranties for electronics. Source: Reddit.com
000000. Kanye West’s iPhone pass code. Source: Graham Cluley
$50,000 per hour. Cost of Flying the F 35 fighter aircraft for one hour. Source: New York Times page A 19 October 12, 2018
29 million people. Number of individuals probably affected by the September Facebook breach. Source: Facebook
30 000. Number of US Department of Defense personnel records which may have been breached by hackers. Source: Cyberscoop

Beyond Search loves round numbers. So satisfyingly accurate-like.

Stephen E Arnold, October 17, 2018

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