Or just your finger in this case. Today for lunch, I went to Wendy’s. I strolled up to the counter and, when the cashier took my order, I noticed something awesome. The person running the register had to use their thumb to access the terminal. This is sheer genius, I had to know more.
Giving Privacy a Hand Read More »
One of the most important aspects of a privacy program is making sure that your customers and other stakeholders understand any changes that are made to your privacy policy and notice. If they know what you are doing, and you are transparent about it, generally you will be able to have positive interactions with your
Change is Good, but Change is Difficult Read More »
Kmart, Goodwill, Home Depot, JP Morgan Chase, PF Chang\’s, ACME Financial, Cedars Sinai, Supervalu (twice), Jimmy John\’s, Dairy Queen and American Family Care are all included in the list of recently reported data breaches. These events should bring several questions to the mind of anyone overseeing a privacy program:
Breached: a round up of data breaches Read More »
Six months ago, I attended my first IAPP Summit in Washington D.C. In September, I went to the 2014 IAPP Privacy Academy in San Jose; I have to say that I got a lot more out of this event. This had very little to do with the actual content and people there, and more to
A First Timer\’s Privacy Academy Read More »
Most companies have a crisis communication plan stashed somewhere. Whether it’s policies and procedures reviewed monthly or updated on a yearly basis, companies must prepare for worst-case scenarios. But has your company prepared for a data breach; when your customer’s private and financial information is compromised and/or stolen?
Is your organization prepared for a data breach? Read More »
A successful privacy awareness program includes ongoing activities to keep privacy \”top of mind\” for the members of an organization. It supplements a privacy training program that conveys information in a formal learning environment. For an awareness program to meet its goals, a training program must prove the foundation for your privacy program.
Privacy Awareness: Training lays the foundation Read More »
This September, the IAPP is holding a Young Privacy Professionals event during their Privacy Academy in San Jose. I was given the opportunity to assist in putting this event together, and believe it will be a great way to meet other young privacy professionals. Most importantly, it shows an investment in the future of privacy.
You Cannot Spell Privacy Without Generation Y Read More »
Wearable recording technologies will prove enormously useful in many circumstances. Their use is not inherently incompatible with personal privacy. Nevertheless, they will make possible eavesdropping and common-law invasions of privacy on an unprecedented scale, to the point where these technologies will eventually force a redefinition of what the common law recognizes as private.
Wearable Recording Devices and Invasion of Privacy Read More »
Every time I read the news it seems there is a new data breach impacting client or employee privacy. Just last week UPS, Supervalu, Community Health Systems, North Dakota University, Shaw\’s / Star Market / Albertson\’s, and Schnucks have all been mentioned in articles related to new or recent data breaches. Of course there are also the ongoing
Is your organization \”privacy aware\”? Read More »
Think of a data breach as not only a possibility, but also a likely crisis scenario for your company. A breach will cost your company not only money but can deeply damage its reputation. When was the last time your company reviewed its crisis communication scenarios and, most importantly, added data breach to the top
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