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Privacy Ref
4 weeks ago

Living with a Privacy Professional

Married to a Privacy Professional has made me aware of things that I would not normally pay attention to. Awareness of who I am giving my information to and what it is going to be used for is something that I am trying to be more cognizant of. When the boys were growing up, our […]
Privacy Ref
2 months ago

Excessive Jargon and Legalese

One of my biggest personal gripes is the use of excessive jargon when creating privacy policies. It can be readily apparent when a notice or policy, or even a law, is written by a privacy or legal professional but not written for the audience it targets. However, it is possible to create a more e...
Privacy Ref
2 months ago

Choosing a privacy framework

Developing a privacy program for any organization is a daunting task. You need to be aware of your organization’s information requirements, be aware of the applicable laws and regulations, be culturally sensitive, be a strategist, be a teacher, be a leader, be a communicator, and much more....
Privacy Ref
2 months ago

How to help people understand your Privacy Policy

Privacy policies have become fairly standard items on company websites. There is much valuable information provided and we really want users of our website to understand what we have written. Since most people do not eagerly read every word of any article or document, it is key to allow them to e...
Privacy Ref
2 months ago

Cookies with consent, not milk

Back in August 2019 the Data Protection Commission examined about 40 of the best known organizations’ websites across different industries. The purpose was to gauge compliance with current regulations regarding cookies and tracking technologies. A small group of organizations fared rather well bu...
Privacy Ref
3 months ago

CPRA: New Definition of Consent

“Consent” is defined as any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the consumer’s wishes he or she, or his or her legal guardian, by a person who has power of attorney or is acting as a conservator for the consumer, such as by a statement or by a clear af...
Privacy Ref
3 months ago

Privacy Laws are converging

After learning of the latest information on the pending Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, one of my clients exclaimed “If every state comes up with their own rules, this is going to be a nightmare.” Yup, but in the long run, privacy laws are converging.
Privacy Ref
3 months ago

Your Staff (still) needs to be “privacy aware”

When it is all said and done, no matter what policies you put in place, no matter what procedures you define, no matter what documentation has been written to support your privacy program, it is worthless unless your organization’s staff knows that these items exist. Without the team being “priva...
Privacy Ref
3 months ago

Kick-starting a privacy program … revisited

It is not enough for a business to create a privacy notice and place it on its website; a business must define policies and practices, verify that their employees are following the practices and complying with policies, and confirm that third-party service providers are adequately protecting any ...
Privacy Ref
3 months ago

The Astounding Mishap of Parler

Many of us have become aware that the social media site Parler was essentially shut down after a number of service providers refused it further service. Without cloud services and hosting, the site simply lost the ability to function. Possibly less known, however, is that just before this happene...