Many brands are exposing visitor emails that are used by third-party ad and analytics outfits, says the CEO of web analytics firm Victory Medium. Read the whole story

Havas Helia will promote the MessageGears platform to its clients as part of its martech service, the agency says. Read the whole story

The new investment from BlackRock Privacy Equity Partners will fund R&D and global expansion. And Tom McDonough has joined the Cofense board of directors. Read the whole story

Google Cloud announced Wednesday it will make its video-conferencing platform free. The company also said the Meet data will not be used for advertising … Read the whole story

A study suggests that one in four consumers will abandon a product or service in favor of a competitor after one ransomware-related attack, failed … Read the whole story