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Privacy Ref
9 years ago

I smell a data breach

At the very end of August I changed banks for both personal and business accounts. Of course we received the obligatory debit cards, a total of 4 of them. Last week we began receiving notices of “Unusual Debit Card Activity”.
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Safe Harbor Found “Invalid”, Now What?

Transferring personal information from the EU to the US has been a challenge. Today it may have become more difficult with the EU Court of Justice finding that Safe Harbor is invalid. For those 4,000 or so businesses that use Safe Harbor for data transfers the question  is how to go ahead.
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Tom Brady, Joe Namath, and Privacy

Like many Americans I grew up idolizing football players, quarterbacks in particular. Joe Namath and Tom Brady are among those I have enjoyed watching play. Who would of thought that these two men who played in different eras would provide examples for a privacy discussion for business.
Privacy Basics
9 years ago

What do you mean you don’t like SPAM?

Recently, I have been researching the laws about electronic and direct marketing communications, also called CEMs (commercial electronic messages).  There are many countries that do not have laws that regulate the use of these marketing techniques, but it is important to understand how those that...
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

I (physically) lost my license

I travel frequently; about 80% of the time I find myself on the road to visit a client or speak at an event. Last Friday I made my way to the airport, stepped up to the TSA security desk and discovered my license was missing. I had another government issued photo ID with me so I […]
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Two-Factor Authentication

Last month, I wrote about my family’s newborn.  I discussed our decision regarding keeping or disclosing information about our child on social media and when one option is better than the other for privacy.  This month, I wanted to take a look at something related to our child, security and authe...
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Cost of a data breach: $201.00 or $0.56 per record?

It is the season for annual data breach reports to be published. This year a statistic that has raised interest is the average cost of a data breach. One report shows a figure just above $200 while another show less than $1. While, as you will see, both these numbers provide interesting guideline...
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Thanks for Not Sharing

Over the course of the last 9 months my wife and I have been keeping some information to ourselves.  We have only told close friends and family. If you haven’t guessed it yet, we are having a baby.  Now, this seems like something you would share with everyone and not really be too concerned.  It ...
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Radio Shack’s Privacy Notice Oversight

Growing up I spent a good amount of time at Radio Shack. I liked to “play” with electronics just to understand how things worked. It always bothered me that they asked for my zip code for every transaction, but they still got my money. That may be in part why I became a privacy profes...
Privacy Ref
9 years ago

Do Not Adjust Your TV

Along with all the information provided by sponsors and champions of this years Data Privacy Day, Privacy Ref’s Bob Siegel spoke with Lee Nelson of WCSH 6 in Portland, Maine.  They covered topics such as why and how businesses should go about protecting the information of their custome...