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Have Your Privacy Policies Kept Up with Your Digital Transformation?

“Across industries, teams with expertise in real-world spaces are rushing into digital ones where they’re novices and pumping huge amounts of user data into new systems. These changes carry the risk that reams of personal data will be mismanaged and vulnerable to exposure. This situation raises two major challenges for many businesses: First, they need …

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Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do.

When was the last time you actually read a privacy policy? Most of the time, clicking “I agree” is just a speed bump to getting onto an app or website. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) wants lawmakers to stop pretending like we do. “Nobody reads the small print,” he said. “You end up giving up far …

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We’re losing the war against surveillance capitalism because we let Big Tech frame the debate

This is a very good article by Michael Corn Chief Information Security Officer at the University of California, San Diego. He runs through the most pertinent issues regarding privacy and the urgent need to address the issues of how personal data is being used without transparency, true governance or how without giving us an iota …

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A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up

“I decided the following month that I needed to do something different with my life,” Mr. Ramaswamy said in a recent interview. “I came to realize that an ad-supported model had limitations.” Nearly two years after he left Google, he is testing his newfound conviction by mounting a challenge against his former employer. His new …

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GDPR: what have we learned so far and where is data protection law going?

“There was justifiable apprehension as GDPR’s introduction approached, not to mention plenty of blind panic as the clock ticked down. However, two years down the line we now have plenty of research which tells a more positive story. After only a year of GDPR coming into effect, email marketers witnessed a whole host of benefits, …

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The move to a fair data economy requires co-operation and the active involvement of individuals

Value-based rules reinforce trust in both companies and consumers. How can we create a set of shared rules and governance models that fulfil the criteria set out in the European Commission’s latest communique, and take into account the European values and on conflicting needs? Let’s start with research, values and the individual’s perspective. In the …

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Understanding MyData Operators

Understanding MyData Operators focuses on practical aspects of technology and governance to make the operation of infrastructures for personal data easier and more human-centric, with the goal of establishing full interoperability between operators. For the white paper, the group studied examples of products, services and organisations that are in one way or another performing or supporting …

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