Fri Apr 3 2020: Americans on data in pandemics, vendor relief, hospitals, and Prime Day

Today

• Do Americans mind their data being used to fight the pandemic?

https://www.axios.com/exclusive-americans-wary-of-giving-up-data-to-fight-coronavirus-330fc1d9-8b99-4a51-871b-25ee0e0591f2.html

https://www.engadget.com/google-covid-19-community-mobility-reports-095050862.html

• Two more vendors offer relief programs

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/04/03/lenovo-launches-stimulus-package-for-partners/

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/04/03/microsoft-eases-burden-on-struggling-partners/

• Hospitals under attack

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/verticals/microsoft-hospitals-vpn-update

https://www.zdnet.com/article/vpn-warning-revil-ransomware-targets-unpatched-pulse-secure-vpn-servers/

AND

• Amazon shifts Prime Day

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-prime-d/exclusive-amazon-to-delay-marketing-event-prime-day-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21L2S6?il=0

 

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