Michael Grothaus writes: If one object you own encapsulates who you are, how you think, and what you do, it’s your smartphone. Our phones not only contain our contacts and messages, but capture and store countless other metrics about our lives, from financial records to health data to myriad communications [Read More…]
I remember the first Data Privacy Day in 2007. This blog had started in 2006, and I was so excited about Data Privacy Day that I spent time every day searching for relevant events that I could point readers to. I even tried my hand at making a graphic for [Read More…]
Laurence Scott writes: Our relationship to privacy is inseparable from our idea of trust. If you trust someone, you may be more willing to divulge personal information to them. If you are highly protective of your privacy, you may seem to others to be distrustful. This is a normal social [Read More…]
From AiThority: The ‘Navigating the Age of Surveillance’ report uncovers changing consumer attitudes, the rise of third-party tracking and the need for mandated data privacy protection Winston Privacy, an innovative start-up and makers of the Winston privacy filter, released a new report titled, “Navigating the Age of Surveillance” and results of a [Read More…]