2018 will be a landmark year for data protection and privacy. In an increasingly digital economy the issue of data protection and privacy is becoming ever more important. On May 25th of this year, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable and the accompanying ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) is currently working its way through the EU legislative … [Read more...] about Data Protection World Forum
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Why You Shouldn’t Have To Trust Anyone With Your Data
It has become commonplace for users to have to provide personal information in order to gain access to a service. At the very least, to have an account on any website, the site wants a username and password to protect access to your account. At the other end of the spectrum, companies in the financial, medical, e-commerce, and public sector have vast repositories of data on … [Read more...] about Why You Shouldn’t Have To Trust Anyone With Your Data
How to Protect Your Privacy Online
Data breaches are common occurrences these days, with personal information routinely stolen or misappropriated from social media, banks, retail outlets and other online sites. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which affected an estimated 87 million Facebook users to the data breach discovered by credit-reporting agency Equifax - which notified 143 million consumers in 2017 … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your Privacy Online
Chief Data & Analytics Officer Exchange
The CDAO Exchange is an intimate, closed-door forum that brings an evolutionary concept in networking and business information delivery one that is designed to'directly connect CDAOs and solutions providers to lead thoughtful dialogue and debate around the most pressing topics in the industry. Unlike traditional conferences or tradeshows, the primary focus and benefit of … [Read more...] about Chief Data & Analytics Officer Exchange
What Do Smart License Plates and Their Data Mean for Consumers?
California is the first U.S. state to begin a trial of digital license plates and is focusing on Sacramento for the test. Statistics from late May found that only 116 cars in California have the high-tech plates so far. However, under the pilot program's rules, that number could rise to approximately 175,000 ” equaling one half of 1 percent of the total cars in the state. The … [Read more...] about What Do Smart License Plates and Their Data Mean for Consumers?