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Topics covered

• The FTC jumps into the breech (pun intended) and may try and levy fines against Target, and future breach victims - http://ww2.cfo.com/technology/2014/03/ftc-urges-data-breach-penalties/ http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/03/target-could-face-federal-charges-failing-protect-customer-data-hackers/80824/?oref=ng-channelriver
• Could the Barclays Bank breach of Feb 2014 have been test data? Richard Bishop thinks so - http://blog.trustiv.co.uk/2014/03/barclays-data-breach-%E2%80%93-could-it-be-test-data http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/10/barclays_investigates_gold_mine_client_data_breach/
• US Commerce Dept not renewing ICANN contract, moving control to ITU - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-15/u-s-to-relinquish-control-of-internet-address-system.html http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-17/the-u-dot-s-dot-ends-control-of-icann-gives-up-backing-of-the-free-speech-internet
• With Microsoft officially, and finally, stopping support for WinXP (after 14yrs!), is there a "breach crisis" around the bend? - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455206,00.asp
• Microsoft can read your Hotmail/webmail ...so can Google, Apple and Yahoo! hype or crisis? - http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/21/5533814/google-yahoo-apple-all-share-microsofts-troubling-email-privacy-policy
• (bonus) "eGovernment" is something many governments globally and locally are moving ahead with - is this rainbows or rain clouds? I joined Discover Performance Weekly to briefly discuss - http://youtu.be/bAfP-jc0x6Q

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