Category Archives: Trust

$#*! My Dad Says


Just wondering whether one day we’ll be treated to a new sitcom that updates $#*! My Dad Says. Perhaps something more contemporary like: Dumb $#*! We Said on Social Networks! Suggestions?

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Look through your target customer’s eyes


Every day, firms touch intimate parts of our lives, yet fail to engage as partners while harvesting our private bits and bytes. Cell phones track our location. Utilities put smart meters on our homes, but do not show me the … Continue reading

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Basic recipe for organizational change


Working with Multinationals and in International venues reinforced my belief in the benefits of inclusive change programs and open communications with stakeholders. Some of the changes I’ve worked on include introduction of win-win negotiations in finance roles on Wall Street; contingency planning, … Continue reading

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Weasel Words


This story about an Aaron’s Rentals franchise practice of installing software that enables the seller of rent-to-own computers to disable or track its computers broke a few days ago. The video above provides a summary, if you missed the story. … Continue reading

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CARU Refers Club Penguin Planet to FTC | News – Advertising Age


The following story appeared in Advertising Age today. CARU has been actively referring cases to the FTC for years. As the title of the article “Self-Regulatory Group Refers Club Penguin Planet to FTC” points out, some of the advertising industry’s … Continue reading

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ROI and Other Magic


Last time I talked about the need for data classification. As noted, this process is one of the most fundamental and most often overlooked components of: Information Privacy Programs Data Security Programs Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Programs The classification … Continue reading

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Treat Data As Dollars


One of the things that always surprised me while working with corporate information over the years is the lack of a data classification program in the majority of firms. Working with many well-known corporations around the world, I get to … Continue reading

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Back To Our Future


This post is one in a series on Privacy & Security, and covers some of the intersections of these domains for those who are not practitioners with in-depth understanding of the associated disciplines. History Points to Privacy’s Future Today’s post explores the history of … Continue reading

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Customer Profiles – Part 1


In my last post, Behavioral Targeting, I mentioned that I used a home-grown form of customer tracking when I worked on Wall Street. I explain a bit more about that in this post. I will describe more about the process … Continue reading

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Privacy & Security – Intersection


This post is one in a series on Privacy & Security, and covers some of the intersections of these domains for those who are not practitioners with in-depth understanding of the disciplines. Complimentary Processes Note that I did not frame this post as … Continue reading

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