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Cisco Consumer Privacy Report: Increasing Use of Data Subject Access Rights, Majority Say AI Is Eroding Trust

October 24, 2023

Annual Cisco Consumer Privacy Survey, a study including the opinions of over 2,600 respondents of varying demographics in 12 countries, indicates that consumer awareness of data privacy rights is continuing to grow and that AI has some work to do to earn public trust.

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Possible Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit Aimed at Google’s “Incognito Mode” Ruled a Triable Issue Due to Consumer Privacy Concerns

August 25, 2023

Google's bid to get rid of a class action lawsuit involving its "Incognito Mode" took a serious blow in a California court, as a judge denied the company's request for a summary judgment and said that the consumer privacy concerns raised by the company's data handling were fit for trial.

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Marketing Compliance in 2023: What CPOs Need to Know

March 6, 2023

Consumer sentiment around marketing data collection varies. It’s therefore imperative for businesses that deal with customer data to do so with the utmost respect, caution, and strict adherence to their consumers’ preferences and in compliance with privacy laws.

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Data Privacy’s Tipping Point: Where We Go From Here

February 3, 2023

New research provides evidence we’re entering the Great Privacy Awakening. In the absence of a federal law, consumers are taking action: From using ad-blockers, and deleting their browser history to using their privacy rights and requesting their data be deleted.

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Respect for Consumers Is the Answer To Varying Data Privacy Laws

December 9, 2022

The combination of brands being held accountable for violating consumer privacy laws, the roster of new – and varying – US privacy laws set to take place in 2023, and consumers themselves increasingly opting out of sharing their personal data is amounting to something of a rising tide in terms of consumer privacy.

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Yes, Consumers Care About Privacy; And They Vote With Their Wallets

October 25, 2022

Despite the cookie banners (and the cryptic explanations for how data is used), more than half of respondents in a consumer privacy study say there’s no transparency into data practices, and 64% say they believe that they have no control.

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Consumer Privacy Rests on Encryption Lawsuit: WhatsApp’s Legal Battle in India

December 3, 2021

The legal battle between Facebook-owned WhatsApp and the Indian government is a bit of a high-stakes game of chess determining both global consumer privacy and the sovereignty of tech companies to build such privacy on their own platforms.

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Navigating Consumer Data Privacy: Four Ways To Provide Relevance, Personalization, and Privacy in the New World

September 8, 2021

With an increase in legislation, the privacy landscape is a moving target for brands. Businesses are diverting precious resources away from improving personalization relevance to maintaining global privacy compliance. The two shouldn’t be working against each other.

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Privacy Is No Longer a “Nice to Have.” It’s a Business Imperative.

July 16, 2021

Privacy is no longer a “nice to have.” And today’s focus on the ethics around privacy is much more than a cultural moment, it’s a moment for businesses to grasp and use to lead.

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New Ponemon Institute Report Indicates Major Consumer Privacy Gap

August 13, 2020

People are increasingly aware of consumer privacy issues, but also overwhelmingly feel that they do not have the tools to protect themselves and look to government to intervene.

Consumer Privacy

Cisco Consumer Privacy Report: Increasing Use of Data Subject Access Rights, Majority Say AI Is Eroding Trust

Possible Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit Aimed at Google’s “Incognito Mode” Ruled a Triable Issue Due to Consumer Privacy Concerns

Marketing Compliance in 2023: What CPOs Need to Know

Data Privacy’s Tipping Point: Where We Go From Here

Respect for Consumers Is the Answer To Varying Data Privacy Laws

Yes, Consumers Care About Privacy; And They Vote With Their Wallets

Consumer Privacy Rests on Encryption Lawsuit: WhatsApp’s Legal Battle in India

Navigating Consumer Data Privacy: Four Ways To Provide Relevance, Personalization, and Privacy in the New World

Privacy Is No Longer a “Nice to Have.” It’s a Business Imperative.

New Ponemon Institute Report Indicates Major Consumer Privacy Gap

Data Breach on the Largest Japanese Messaging App Line Leaks 440K Records

Moral Machines: The Importance of Ethics in Generative AI

Dollar Tree Third-Party Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Data of Nearly 2 Million Employees

Senior Staff at Sellafield Nuclear Site Accused of Covering up Breaches by Hacker Groups Dating Back to at Least 2015