News and articles on the topic Databases

Millions of Americans' personal data at risk due to DOGE

News Crypto 08-29-2025 comment
Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) uploaded Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting millions of Americans’ personal information at risk of compromise. The Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, said other senior agency officials approved the decision in June to upload a…

It's time to change your passwords: 184 million Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc. accounts «leaked» to the Internet

News Software 05-25-2025 comment
If you haven’t changed the passwords of your main digital accounts in a while — now is a «great» opportunity to do so. Millions of Apple, Google, and Microsoft accounts and PayPal found in a huge database.

Apostrophes are being removed from signs on the streets of a British town through digital databases — not all residents agree

News Technologies 05-06-2024 comment
The local authorities of the British region of North Yorkshire have announced that they are banning the use of the apostrophe on street signs because of digital databases and possible search problems. In English, the apostrophe before «s» indicates affiliation, and simply «s» at the end of the word — indicates plurality. not all residents…

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