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The T-Mobile Sidekick Fiasco

The T-Mobile Sidekick Fiasco

The fiasco over the weekend with T-Mobile Sidekick and Danger, a subsidiary of Microsoft, struck a cord with me. If you haven't heard, their server that held nearly a million users' contacts, emails, photos, and appointments went kaput.

 

T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup

T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup

Wow. T-Mobile and Danger, the Microsoft-owned subsidiary that makes the Sidekick, has just announced that they've likely lost all user data that was being stored on Microsoft's servers due to a server failure. That means that any contacts, photos, calendars, or to-do lists that haven't been locally backed up are gone.

 

Swiss Vow to Block UBS From Providing Data to U.S.

The government said it would seize the bank’s client data, which U.S. authorities have demanded to settle a tax case.

 

Firms deny buying workers' data

Several firms accused of subscribing to a secret database of building workers' details have denied any wrongdoing.

 

Facebook Withdraws Changes in Data Use

After a wave of protests from its users, Facebook said it would withdraw changes to its so-called terms of service concerning the data supplied by its users.

 

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