Having a privacy policy is just a start
Consumers, both business and individual, not only expect your organization to have a privacy policy, they also expect you to regularly train your staff, enforce the policy, and assess the overall...
View ArticleWill Sandy cause a privacy nightmare?
The images coming from the New York metropolitan area this week have been mind numbing. Having grown up in the Rockaways has driven home the impact of the devastation that one storm has caused. If you...
View ArticlePersonal Information From Above
As a child growing up in New York City I always wanted to go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The floats, the balloons, the clowns, the celebrities, the marching bands, the scraps of personal...
View ArticleDon’t be too quick to publish a privacy notice
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,...
View ArticleKeep your privacy policy simple
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....
View ArticleSMB privacy: no free pass
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....
View ArticleMobile devices and business privacy
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...
View ArticleWho is your staff friending?
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...
View ArticleFingerprints, privacy notice, and theme parks
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...
View ArticleValuable functionality can cause a privacy breach
Last Friday it was revealed that reporters from Bloomberg News could retrieve information from the profiles of subscribers to Bloomberg’s data terminals as well as the subscribers’ system usage (NYT...
View Article
