Tesco parking app hauled offline after exposing 10s of millions of Automatic Number Plate Recognition images [Mon Sep 23 2019]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 23 September 2019 ***************************************************************** Tesco parking app hauled offline after exposing 10s of millions of Automatic Number Plate Recognition images Ranger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob ***************************************************************** Business * Class-action lawsuit claims DXC 'selectively timed' job cuts to inflate short-term profit target And alleges outsourcing giant then struggled to deliver contracted services * In the bag: Serco 'delighted' to grab £450m ferry and freight deal between Scotland and Northern Isles Payday landing for grandson of Churchill, chief exec Rupert Soames Data Centre * We sense a great disturbance in the Salesforce: File-slinging feature breaks down for more than 12 hours It felt as if millions of SaaS customers suddenly cried out in frustration, then headed off for the weekend early * Western Digital: We're just about DDN with these data centre systems IntelliFlash flogged to big data storage firm, ActiveScale on the block * Google spaffs €3bn on power-grubbin' Euro bit barns while boasting of its 'biggest renewable energy purchase ever' Oh shoot, Climate Day. 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