Where is empathy’s place in privacy? In the middle of April, I attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit and came back with a few impressions. One came from Author Malcolm Gladwell’s keynote session where he proposed that our questions about privacy and technology should not be focused on what can be
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While some lawmakers are mimicking GDPR in their new and proposed data privacy laws, others are distancing themselves from it. Let’s look deeper into why and what the impacts of that decision could be. Going along with GDPR Ever since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect in 2018, the rest of the
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With the increasing use of dating applications, you could argue that companies have access to more personal and sensitive information related to single people. When you think about it, the idea of using a dating app is inherently contrary to data privacy: you’re purposely looking for strangers with whom you would not usually interact and
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Opt-out consent won’t be tolerated in negative option marketing, according to the FTC. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission released guidance on negative option marketing considering existing laws, declaring opt-out consent unfair and deceptive. Automatic renewals, continuity plans, prenotification plans, and free trial marketing are all types of negative option marketing. These techniques have
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You might have heard of the \”fixed mindset vs. growth mindset\” psychology concept that helps students overcome failure and make progress in areas of weakness. I\’m borrowing the concept and extending it here into the world of privacy because I can see it creating a more positive and safe space for growth and overcoming obstacles.
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