This weekend I was involved in an event that allowed me to see just how easy it is to find an individual given a minimum of personal information. I knew it would be easy, but how easy was the surprise.
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I have had to a lot of personal information requested by different businesses over the past few weeks. Some of it was for credit card payments, some for insurance, and some other legitimate purposes. It was interesting to find the number of businesses that requested unnecessary personal information because that is the way it has always been done
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Google Glass has sparked a wide ranging discussion about the product\’s potential impact on privacy. The conversations I have seen have mostly focused on the impact to the existence of privacy in our technology-dependent world, but I have seen only limited discussion on the impact to a business. It would be nice for businesses to be proactive
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My wife and I recently visited a major theme park and were surprised that our fingerprints were requested when we entered. While I understand the good business reason the fingerprints were requested, I remain dumbfounded why I could not find a privacy notice that disclosed how the information was being protected.
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Deciding I needed a memory upgrade for my laptop, I went to the nearest Best Buy on the advice of another retailer. Things got a little complicated allowing me to spend about two and a half hours in the store. This gave me a chance me to see how this particular Geek Squad protected privacy. My
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Defining a social media policy is a difficult undertaking. It requires a balance of protecting your company\’s privacy and restricting your employees\’ online activities. When an employee friends a customer or vendor, a seemingly innocent post may result unintended consequences.
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Before smartphones there were cameras. Businesses precluded the use of cameras within their premises by policy to protect intellectual property and privacy. Now, mobile devices have changed the rules (or at least bent them). Smartphones and tablets have become standard tools for our every day business and personal lives. Unlike cameras, the use of these devices is
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Like larger enterprises, small and medium businesses (SMBs) collect personal information about their customers, employees, vendors and other stakeholders; it is just part of doing business. Establishing an SMB privacy program would be very beneficial for these businesses, but for the majority of SMBs the thought of protecting personal information is not a priority. At
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Earlier this week a photo was posted on Facebook that was intended to be shared just with friends. The photo was tagged with someone appearing in it allowing tagged person\’s friends to see the photo. One friend of the tagged person re-posted the photo and before you know it the photo went viral on Twitter. The
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Having a privacy notice for customers to review is an essential part of any privacy program. When Delta Airlines added a privacy notice to their mobile app, \”Fly Delta\”, to comply with California law, the policy did not reflect reality. When creating a privacy notice you need to say what you do and do what
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