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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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How to Fit Privacy and Security Using International Standards

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Congress Discusses Future of Internet Surveillance While Silicon Valley Sits on Sidelines

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Challenges of Big Data Privacy for Today’s Innovative Enterprises

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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: What You Gave Away

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How many privacy policy and terms of use agreements have you just clicked 'Accept' without giving a second thought? Sadly, you gave up plenty by doing so.
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The Happiest Place on Earth? Disney in Trouble Over Mobile Apps for Kids

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Will Data Protection Laws Kill Artificial Intelligence?

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Data protection laws that demand explicit consent, right to be forgotten and algorithm transparency may have a chilling effect on artificial intelligence.
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Philippines: To Be or Not To Be a Data Protection Officer (DPO)

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As the Philippines Data Privacy Act registration deadline draws near, to be or not to be a data protection officer (DPO) is on many company officer’s mind.
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Spokeo Privacy Lawsuit: Why It Matters

September 7, 2017
Spokeo privacy lawsuit is a wakeup call for background checking service companies to pay more attention to what they pass off as individuals’ actual data.
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New Tool Could Help Digital Marketers Comply with GDPR Behavioral Targeting Guidelines

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Behavioral targeting relies on a host of third parties in a highly complex, dynamic environment. Is your digital marketing ready for compliance with GDPR?
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‘Verizon Up’ Will Deliver Rewards and Targeted Ads in Return for Your Privacy

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