Within today’s tech-filled world, victims of data breaches can face identity theft, social stigma, and barriers to housing and jobs. Big companies are spending incredible amounts of money to make sure their customers’ data is protected. Additionally, new laws are being put in place to motivate companies about the issue. The CCPA estimates companies will spend between $50,000 to $55 billion to get in compliance. Smaller companies struggle to find funding for these privacy issues. It is essential, as privacy, defined as the ability to control or limit access to personal information, is an expectation for the end users of these products. Smaller companies are forced to get creative when solving this problem. There’s never a moment where a company can check the theoretical box of “now we’re privacy-compliant.” Data privacy is becoming less about compliance and more about building products that meet user expectations and contexts. Read More >>
Category Archives: Ethics & Law
The battle for control of data could be just starting
Companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon happily take our data in exchange for convenience, lower prices or free services, but individuals and businesses are beginning to understand the value of controlling their data instead of simply handing it over to the world’s largest technology companies. The battle to regain control over that data could be starting in earnest. Read more>>
VIBRATOR MAKER CLAIMS IT SECRETLY TRACKED USAGE
We-Vibe, a producer of vibrators which can be connected with an app to a smartphone for remote controlled usage has been accused of tracking the usage of the device. While this raises questions about the privacy of the customers , the manufacturers do not admit in any wrong doing of the practice. Read More>>
PRIVACY INFILTRATED BY SMART HOMES
Smart technological devices such as Echo or Google Home record the daily occurrence in the homes thereby increasing security. While more and more homes are adapting these smart devices ,the question arises as to how much the privacy at home is being disturbed by them. Read More>>
“YOUNG BLOOD” TRANSFUSIONS OFFERED AS AN ANTI-AGING REMEDY
A private clinic in California has come up with an Anti-Aging treatment which involves infusing the blood from young adults into the elder ones. While this practice is questionable scientifically and ethically , the study has gained immense popularity from the people. Read More>>
Apple To Use ‘Differential Privacy’ To Collect Data From iPads, iPhones
Companies have inconspicuously begun collecting mounds of location and use data from mobile phones through snippets of code embedded in operating systems and beacons in physical stores that send targeted text messages based on online searches or location. Similarly, when Apple releases an update to its iOS for iPhone and iPad in fall 2016, it will begin using a technology it calls “differential privacy” to gain insight into user behavior. Read More>>
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