Food photos. Baby pictures. Details of pregnancies, ailments, treatments, and triumphs. These are just a few of the data points that millions of people have shared online. Employees, executives, and their families have ‘friends’ around the world whom they've never met, and with whom they blithely share the minutiae of their lives. From a corporate security standpoint, though, … [Read more...] about Privacy Policies: Fact, Fantasy or Fallacy
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Data amassed by Cambridge Analytica gets new life
Recent revelations that the personal information of 87 million Facebook users was collected by UK-based Cambridge Analytica have resulted in unprecedented and long overdue scrutiny of corporate information collection practices. The data disclosure debacle has also provided insight about social media companies that has spurred a groundswell of interest among politicians and the … [Read more...] about Data amassed by Cambridge Analytica gets new life
Find the Fine Print
It is the rare person who reads through entire privacy policies. According to Carnegie Mellon researchers, reading all the privacy policies encountered in a year would take 76 work days. The Facebook fine print is a good example. In the US Congressional hearings held in the wake of the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica data debacle, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) noted that … [Read more...] about Find the Fine Print
3 Key Steps for Improving Data Protection
The recently reported data breach that affected 240,000 Department of Homeland Security employees is a harsh reminder that the people inside an organization are the greatest threat to data security. While hackers, ransomware and other misdeeds make headlines, it is important to remember that trusted insiders account for 100 percent of all breaches: … [Read more...] about 3 Key Steps for Improving Data Protection
Open Letter Calls on the Federal Government to Revise Bill C-59 to Safeguard Privacy and Provide Genuine Accountability
The Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC-CCAP.ca) joined 40 organizations and individual experts from across Canadian civil society in issuing a joint letter to the Hon. Minister Ralph Goodale, the Hon. Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, and the Hon. Minister Ahmed Hussen detailing concerns with Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters. Introduced after last … [Read more...] about Open Letter Calls on the Federal Government to Revise Bill C-59 to Safeguard Privacy and Provide Genuine Accountability
