To understand privacy, you have to define it. Our writers unpack the evolving meaning of privacy in the digital age. More
Net Giants Policy Security & Privacy
Zuckerberg’s Regulatory About-Face
Mark Zuckerberg took a major new step over the weekend, issuing a blunt call for government intervention to set rules for the internet – and Facebook. This is a sea change, and historic, even if far too late. Yet, Facebook’s CEO deserves credit for finally and clearly acknowledging that the respective roles of government and net platforms has to change. More
Community Insights Net Giants Opinion Security & Privacy
A Zucker-Wolf in Privacy-Sheep’s Clothing
Despite his supposedly "Privacy-Focused Vision," it seems clear that Zuckerberg will not voluntarily go where he must. So we must force him to make needed changes in the core Facebook business model, one way or another. More
Democracy Net Giants Security & Privacy
To Protect Net Freedom, We Have to Work Together
Governments in too many countries build fake websites to catch us, or jam satellite signals to prevent information from traveling over their borders. Journalists are often jailed and too often their lives are in danger. Our world is experiencing a steady decrease in freedom and that should concern all of us. More
Finance Partner Insights Security & Privacy
Why Banks Could Be Your Ally for Managing Identity
“You have zero privacy,” Scott McNealy, CEO of then-mighty Sun Microsystems famously said back in 1999, “Get over it.” His words have echoed through the subsequent two decades, too often seeming prescient. Now a fatalism has set in among consumers about what companies know about us and how much data is escaping our control. More
Government Net Giants Security & Privacy
After Latest Facebook Fiasco, Focus Falls on Federal Commission
The New York Times revealed Facebook had secret deals with numerous companies for access to user data. It's only the latest of many privacy crises for Facebook. What next? The Federal Trade Commission had already reopened a longstanding action against Facebook, and new Chair Joseph Simons has indicated this is exactly the kind of behavior he intends to take action about. More
What Tech Investors Get Wrong About Privacy
Data breaches are now so commonplace that consumers have become conditioned to them. In 2018, personal information was compromised by airlines, mobile carriers, and of course social networks. As today’s tech giants mature, they all need to evolve from ‘good enough’ products to those differentiated by useful and indispensable features. With the smartphone boom coming […] More
From the Magazine Security & Privacy
The Cookie That Ate The World
Early web engineers thought a browser "cookie" would be a simple and friendly way for sites to know you had returned. They miscalculated. More
Partner Insights Security & Privacy
Identity is the Steam Engine of the Digital Economy.
We need to move into a world where consumers are in control of their information and can grant trusted institutions approval to exchange information with counterparties to complete a transaction. Our partner, Capital One, makes the case that banks are the right institution to help you manage your identity online. More
Security & Privacy Techonomy Events
WWW Inventor Wants to Take Back the Web
Kicking off the Techonomy 2018 conference Sunday in Half Moon Bay, Ca., Tim Berners-Lee shared his plan for how to “reset” the web and help users regain control from the corporate powers that have usurped it. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy
New Ratings Bring Accountability to P2P Payment Services
Consumer Reports is introducing a new type of rating of P2P payment services that allows consumers to compare them based on how responsibly they handle user data. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy
The Lessons of 9/11 Can Help Stop Internet Disinformation
Seventeen years after 9/11, we are at another inflection point of equal importance that requires partnership and cooperation between the public and private sectors: the containment of disinformation. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy Society
Disinformation and Data Attacks Will Get Worse
Disinformation tactics are getting more and more sophisticated. These are cross-platform, multi-industry threats, and the solutions will be cross-platform and collaborative. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy
Cybersecurity: A Critical Check in M&A
Cybersecurity due diligence in the M&A deal process should move from being a priority for only technical and information security teams — and an irritating afterthought to corporate development teams — to a high priority among business executives across all industries. More
Government Media & Marketing Security & Privacy
Senator Warner: 20 Ways to Tame Social Media
A new paper from Senator Mark Warner lays out some of the policy options for taming the tech giants — but does it stop short? More
Analytics & Data Security & Privacy
User Control Could Fix the Privacy Problem
User identity is broken on social networks. Biometric data about people, protected by encryption, could return the balance of power to where it belongs—with consumers. More
Opinion Security & Privacy Society The Internet
Why Schrage Left Facebook
Elliot Schrage was a loyal and effective leader for Facebook, but his departure indicates significant shifts are underway at this so-controversial company. Watch who the next policy chief is to see if real change is likely. More
Media & Marketing Partner Insights Security & Privacy
Customer Personalization Faces Trust Crisis
New research from Salesforce shows that before companies can earn the right to personalize their customer experience, they need to earn their customers’ trust, a challenge in the wake of recent security breaches. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy
Small Business Expert: GDPR is Hard but Necessary
Europe's Global Data Protection Regulation takes effect today. While large companies like Google and Amazon have the resources to figure out the law’s intricacies, millions of small businesses do not. More
Security & Privacy Society Techonomy Events
The Facebook-WhatsApp Lesson: Privacy Protection Necessary for Innovation
WhatsApp founder Jam Koum's breakup with Facebook speaks to how the internet economy could evolve, how competition and innovation could be encouraged, if regulators simply do their job. More
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