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DuckDuckGo website close up showing privacy and transparency

Data Privacy Insights

Privacy for the Public

June 3, 2022

The DuckDuckGo disclosure is an opportunity to reflect, for individuals and companies alike. As an individual, who defines what privacy means to you? As an organization, is your internal definition of "user privacy" consistent with what your users expect?

Singapore skyline at night showing contact tracing app TraceTogether can regain trust through transparency

Data Privacy Insights

Lessons From TraceTogether: Citizens Are Happy To Hand Over Data So Long as Use Is Transparent

February 4, 2021

By putting TraceTogether’s data terms in context and increasing their transparency with citizens, the government has an opportunity to win back citizens’ trust and even become an exporter of data privacy best practices.

Developer pointing finger at screen with code showing need for open source for trust and security

Cyber Security Insights

How Open Source Can Help Build a New Era of Trust and Security

September 23, 2020

To meet the ever-increasing challenge of cybercrime and rebuild user trust, tech companies will need to be built with a new standard that embraces a transparent and open source approach.

Stock market graph showing how voluntary disclosure of cybersecurity risks is important

Cyber Security News

Voluntary Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risks Mitigates Contagion Effect With Investors

November 19, 2019

New research shows that voluntary disclosures about cybersecurity risk can help mitigate the “contagion effect” that often impacts companies in an industry that has just been the victim of a major cyber breach.

Closeup of human finger pointing to smartphone message with button Review Privacy Policy showing the problem with GDPR and transparency

Data Protection Insights

GDPR and The Trouble with Transparency

March 6, 2019

The €50 million fine against Google is a sign that GDPR grade transparency is here to stay. Legalistic privacy policies will always be with us of course, but the privacy world is currently primed to embrace a new “layered notice” paradigm for delivering privacy information to users on their terms.

Vintage open sign on old wooden door showing the need for data transparency for customer loyalty

Data Privacy Insights

Beyond Legislation: Building and Retaining Customer Loyalty with Data Transparency

August 31, 2018

Companies that want to thrive in an increasingly regulated privacy environment must focus more on data transparency for customer loyalty, which consumers have now come to not only value, but expect.