CDP Institute

Conventional wisdom says Americans won’t pay for privacy, but this research study used conjoint analysis to show that half would pay at least $8 per month for social media product that didn’t keep or sell their data. Half would also pay $30 extra for a smartphone that was similarly private. On the other hand, about 40% wouldn’t pay anything extra. The study was conducted, apparently just for fun, by Ajit Ghuman, who runs product marketing at a retail customer engagement platform.

A Loop Me survey comparing how thousands of consumers feel about ad data indicates that despite new regulations, more than half don’t believe their data is more secure than it was a year ago, and only 15% of those surveyed say they understand how companies are using their data.

By using Killi, consumers can then view, edit, opt-out, or where possible, get compensated for data use.

National security potentially is a concern. Fears include possible use of personal information by foreign intelligence services for hacking, blackmail and influence campaigns. Companies include AT&T, Google, Twitter and Verizon.

July 1, 2021 concludes the one-year grace period given for businesses to comply with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).  Legal firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has published a POPIA compliance checklist to aid businesses in understanding where they need to be POPIA compliant.

The Scottish government has introduced a new check-in app to collect details of people as they visit businesses and other venues, including pubs, restaurants, hair salons and houses of worship. By law, the government specifies that this data must be kept for 21 days, and then must be destroyed or deleted. This is designed to work in concert with the country's health service's "NHS Scotland Test and Protect" initiative to test, trace and isolate from people who have the virus. The concern is that the new check in data will capture intrusive data about individual habits and locations that will be stored in a centralized database.

Market growth in APAC and globally is the driver for the latest investment in OneTrust, the industry leader in privacy, security and governance technology. More than 8,000 companies worldwide use OneTrust, including more than half the Fortune 500.

New report says federal and local law enforcement amass tens of thousands of pages of public records via Clearview, and that it is used by some without training or oversight.