Whenever I visit a specialist, like a car mechanic or a dentist, and they give me options, I always ask “what would YOU do in this situation?” I like to defer to the professional’s opinion. Why not apply this to privacy? I reached out to my network of privacy consultants, lawyers, and security specialists and asked 20 respected Privacy Professionals
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What is HIPAA? HIPAA (often misspelled as HIPPA) is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. This US based law applies to how companies can collect, use, disclose, and store health related data. It also includes rules around how patients/individuals can get a copy of their own data and learn who else has accessed it. Given the global nature
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Working from home is quickly becoming the new norm. But home networks and setups are rarely as safe as their corporate counterparts. Whether you are a seasoned worker from home or new to it, there are precautions you should take to ensure you are protecting both your own and your company data. Here are a few tips to get you
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With rising rates of cybercrime, the most likely cause of a privacy breach is still error, or lack of awareness, on the part of the employees. Though there is certainly a place for technology and tools to guard your castle, here are five policies that will keep one of your employees from accidentally leaving a door open. Password Policy The
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What is the LGPD? The LGPD is the Brazilian version of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In Portuguese it is Lei Geralde Proteçãode Dados, or in English, General Law of Personal Protection. It is a framework of legal guidelines for collection and processing of personal info of individuals within Brazil. Or, in short, it’s a set of rules that companies need
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What is the CCPA? The California Consumer Privacy Act is a framework of legal guidelines for collection and processing of personal info of individuals who reside in the state of California. Or, in short, it’s a set of rules that companies need to follow to collect and protect a user’s data. As of January 1st, 2020, any company that handles California residents’ data
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I get it, Data Privacy Regulations are a pain. They are complicated and difficult to understand. Most of them are written in legalese. And, as a company, they take time and money to implement properly. But hear me out on this one… it will save you money in the long run to become compliant. In the past businesses were able
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I was reviewing privacy settings when I realized that several of them include options that extend your posts to your friend’s friends (Facebook), or your connection’s connections (LinkedIn). I started to wonder how broadly that audience actually extended. So I did what I usually do; I did the math, for fun. I’m cool that way. Calculating the Size of a
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What’s the easiest way steal something that is kept securely behind a lock? Get ahold of the key. Or even better, just have someone let you in. Sounds preposterous but this is the number one way tech criminals get access to personal identities and private company information; the users are tricked into handing it over. Social Engineering is the science
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When you have something important, you make efforts to keep it safe. You wouldn’t leave your credit card out on a bench and walk away, or leave your house keys at the mall with your address attached. Sounds far fetched but it’s essentially what we are doing with personal information every day. Your online data, from what you enter to
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