For startups struggling to turn engineering smarts and sweat-equity into the next big headline acquisition, privacy issues may not be at the top of the to-do list. It’s not surprising that developing new product releases, growth hacking, and securing funding all rank higher than a thorough consideration of best privacy practices. Jonathan Latsky, founder, CEO […]

This week the White House announced U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Nicole Wong will be stepping down after a little more than a year in the position. Wong, who previously served as director of legal products at Twitter and deputy general counsel at Google, was widely regarded as an excellent choice for the job. Her […]

“Because privacy.” It’s a simple mantra. Just five syllables you can use to ground yourself in your privacy practice. When you are confronted with a request for your information, whether it’s for a grocery store discount card or a new mobile app, use this modern mantra to put the brakes on your habitual submission. Using […]

  It’s amazing how much time we spend on our mobile devices. It’s often the first thing we check when wake up and the last thing we look at before we go to bed. Our mobile devices have become an extension of ourselves and contain a good deal of our personal information. Some of it […]

Our ability to exercise choice over our personal information is a crucial aspect of privacy. For privacy to be within our power, this choice should include control over what information we wish to share as well as how this information may be used. These must be real choices, not false choices or “take it or […]