This Issue Contains Feature Article: Understanding OAuth Book Review: “Big Data and Privacy” Opinion: “What does a Free Market Look Like”, by Allen Mitchell Opinion: “Kids and Personal Data: What you need to know about COPPA”, by Denise Tayloe. Publisher’s Note: What’s NSTIC Got to Do with Personal Data”. Editorial: “Security and Competing”. + Industry News, Upcoming EventsEvents, The Latest on Standards and […]
Resource: Video “Network” by Michael Rigley
22 February 2012 by
Network from Michael Rigley on Vimeo. http://vimeo.com/34750078 According to Michael Rigley, the average user has 736 pieces of personal data collected every day and service providers store this information for one to five years. The video explores the “secret life of our MMS data and the tradeoffs we inadvertently face as we choose convenience of […]
Resource: Ctrl-Shift Report on Privacy
22 February 2012 by
Ctrl-Shift is at it again with a new report on privacy from an e-retailer perspective. The report is free with registration: http://www.ctrl-shift.co.uk/shop/product/60 The data set is for sale: http://www.ctrl-shift.co.uk/shop/product/61 Ctrl-Shift scored the privacy policies of the IMRG Hitwise TopShop list of 100 online retailers against ten key questions including how clearly the privacy policy is written, […]
Resource: Boston Consulting Group: The Evolution of Online-User Data
22 February 2012 by
by Ed Busby, Tawfik Hammoud, John Rose, and Ravi Prashad The gathering of online-user data is among the most exciting and controversial business issues of our time. It often brings up concerns about privacy, but it also presents extraordinary opportunities for personalized, one-to-one advertising. The report highlights trends that are driving the supply side […]