Swedish insurer Folksam leaks data of 1 million customers to tech giants

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Swedish insurer Folksam leaks data of 1 million customers to tech giants
Sweden's largest insurer, Folksam, accidentally leaked private data on about 1 million of its customers to a handful of the world's largest technology companies, it said on Tuesday. Folksam, which insures 50 percent of Swedish homes and individuals, shared the data with tech giants such ...

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