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PBS Newshour

Why companies are still failing to protect our personal data

Season 2018 Episode 454 | 6m 48s

A newly announced breach into the Marriott hotel chain’s reservation database is one of the biggest hacks in history, affecting half a billion customers in all. Amna Nawaz speaks with David Kennedy, co-founder of security firm TrustedSec, to understand what's unusual about this breach, whether companies are doing enough to safeguard data and how individuals can protect their own information.

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