Peter Fleischer blogged his resolutions for Data Privacy Day: 1) Take the high road: I’ve chosen a career built on the fault lines of privacy, and it’s my job to help people cope with them. This stuff matters, real people get hurt every day, and I should try to be worthy of it. Can you imagine…
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Ponemon Survey: 2012 Most Trusted Companies for Privacy
From their Executive Summary: Ponemon Institute’s Most Trusted Companies for Privacy Study is an objective study that asks consumers to name and rate organizations they believe are most committed to protecting the privacy of their personal information. This annual study tracks consumers’ rankings of organizations that collect and manage their personal information. More than 100,000…
What are you doing for Data Privacy Day 2013?
January 28th is international Data Privacy Day, and many companies, firms, and groups are hosting events to increase public awareness. You can find out more about what’s going on here. So what are you doing? Have you created your own tradition for the day? If not, how about making January 28th a day when you…
New Service Allows People to Text Strangers Using License Plate Number
Here’s a great new service for San Francisco residents that I think you’d be nuts to use. Elizabeth Harrington reports: Don’t like the way that car is parked? A new service allows individuals in San Francisco to anonymously send text messages to strangers through their license tag numbers. “Helping neighbors avoid the pitfalls of parking…