Recently I was invited to participate in a panel hosted by the World Bank during Data Privacy Week. In reflecting on the discussion, I began thinking about how people, including children, hear about protecting personal information and how that impacts an organization and its data subjects.
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It looks like a new tool is on the horizon with the potential to make the lives of people concerned about their personal privacy much easier. The Data Elimination and Limiting Extensive Tracking and Exchange Act or “Delete Act” was introduced February 10, 2022 and has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and
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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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One of the toughest jobs in any company is Customer Service. I am thinking of those folks who are on the phone for their entire shift responding to customer questions and, often, complaints. These unsung heroes have to balance keeping a customer satisfied and protecting the personal information collected by their organization.
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A few weeks back I expressed the opinion that Americans do not care much about privacy. I based this conclusion on both a lack of drive pushing privacy legislation forward and the general populace exhibiting a rather laissez-faire attitude regarding their personal information. It would appear to some small degree that this may be changing.
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The demand for privacy professionals has skyrocketed, and to support aspiring privacy professionals advance their careers we have partnered with TRU Staffing Partners Scholarship Program to provide four scholarships, two each of the following: Privacy Program Management (CIPM), including two full days or four half days of training, participant guide, voucher to sit for 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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This week, we had some interesting news with Facebook, and their parent company Meta, facing massive losses in both users and stock price. Social media users on Twitter, Reddit, and even Facebook were quick to praise this occurrence. Even more interesting was Facebook citing the changes to Apple’s privacy policy on the App Store. This
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10 years ago, I was living in Massachusetts looking over a snowy landscape (28 inches deep) on a drab, grey day. More snow was in the forecast and shoveling it from my driveway was not something I was excited about. Maybe, I thought, it was time to move south. With Florida in my sights, 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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