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Technological development has always outpaced privacy concerns, but never more so than in the past decade. Collection and centralization of personally identifiable information (PII), tracking of movements and digital surveillance are all at unprecedented levels. Regulations and laws are only just beginning to catch up to the ability of both governments and private entities to deploy these capabilities.

 

What exactly is there to worry about? The mass collection and centralization of data by giant multinationals such as Facebook and Google is as good of a place to start as any. Two decades of vacuuming up the personal data of users of various online services has created the most impressive marketing capabilities in history, but these profiles have astounding potential for damage when they are used the wrong way or fall into the wrong hands.

 

Unauthorized information that is captured in data breaches tends to find its way to massive “combo lists” that are sold and traded on the dark web. Social security numbers are added from this breach, home addresses and phone numbers from that one, personal health information from yet another. Soon, a frighteningly complete profile of millions of individuals is available to anyone willing to pay the asking price.

 

These are just the established data privacy issues. The emerging ones are even worse. High-quality facial recognition technology is just beginning to roll out across the public places of some countries. Artificial intelligence is not only making mass facial recognition possible, but magnifies the power and reach of any application that involves capturing and sorting information: scanning pictures, analyzing speech, sifting through text and location data. This threatens to not only shatter anonymity and privacy, but allow for highly advanced impersonation and take the concept of “identity theft” to new levels.

 

Some businesses chafe at the trouble and added expense of new and emerging data privacy regulations, but they are vital to both protecting rights and privacy and instilling confidence in end users. Customers want to be able to submit their payment information without worry about data breaches and identity theft, use services without wondering what is being done with their personal information and use devices without fear of surveillance or having location data tracked. The need for meaningful safeguards only grows greater as technological capabilities increase.

 

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Data PrivacyNews

WhatsApp Clarifies New Privacy Policy Update, Says That Data Sharing With Facebook Will Be Limited To Communication With Businesses

January 18, 2021
A recent privacy policy update from WhatsApp appeared to be forcing users to agree to sharing of personal data with Facebook. WhatsApp has clarified exactly what will be shared. Read More
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What’s in Store for Data Privacy in 2021?

January 18, 2021
2020 was a watershed year for data privacy. The new year will see the continuation of some long-time trends with a few notable additions. Here's the top 4. Read More
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Controversial “Immunity Passports” Debated as COVID Vaccine is Rolled Out

January 15, 2021
The idea of immunity passports demonstrating proof of a COVID vaccine to move about is being discussed by a broad variety of both government and business organizations. Read More
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New iOS Privacy Labels Reveal Major Data Collection Differences Between Messaging Apps

January 14, 2021
New privacy labels that Apple requires are revealing some major differences between competing messaging apps, best illustrated by setting Signal next to the voracious Facebook Messenger. Read More
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New WhatsApp Privacy Policy Allows Data Sharing With Facebook, Users Given No Means To Opt Out

January 12, 2021
A new data sharing policy is universalizing personal information among Facebook products. WhatsApp informed users of this change in a privacy policy update, which did not provide any means of opting out. Read More
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Data PrivacyNews

Police Have Access To Singapore’s TraceTogether App Data, in Spite of Earlier Assurances; Will Trust in Contact Tracing Apps Be Undermined?

January 11, 2021
Singapore’s early rollout of contact tracing included one of the world’s first mobile apps for this purpose, TraceTogether. Voluntary public uptake based on trust in government was key, but that trust may be shaken. Read More
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Unstructured Privacy Data Risks: AI Can Help

January 8, 2021
Businesses face challenges in handling unstructured data and staying compliant with privacy regulations. With newer approaches, AI will be able to assist much better in data governance tasks. Read More
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New Rules for Drone Tracking Clears the Way for Package Delivery, but Remote ID Requirements Rankle Tech Giants

January 7, 2021
New FAA regulations came packaged with drone tracking rules, including remote ID requirements that some of the tech giants are objecting to from a technological and privacy standpoint. Read More
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Data PrivacyNews

Proposed New FinCEN Rules for Crypto Wallets Raise Privacy Concerns; Larger Transactions Would No Longer Be Anonymous

December 31, 2020
If they became law, the proposed FinCEN rules would out the personal identities behind private crypto wallets if transactions are large enough. Read More
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FTC Expands Its Probes Into Big Tech’s Dealings; Nine of the Biggest Must Share Detailed Information About Data Practices

December 24, 2020
The FTC is expanding its investigations into the business dealings of Big Tech. Nine of the industry's biggest names have been asked to provide the agency with information about their data practices. Read More
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