7 Vendors That Take on Credit Card Risk so Your Business Doesn’t Have To
No matter what product or service you provide, cash in exchange for goods, time and expertise is a fundamental for every company’s survival. As a rule, the easier you make it for your customers to pay, the better, and with Visa and MasterCard as the preferred payment method of customers online, accepting credit cards […]
Data Protection for Species at Risk
For those interested in researching habits of aquatic life, following aviary migration or getting further insight into land animal movement patterns, now’s an excellent time to be a part of the field. With current technology including geolocation trackers, drones and satellite surveillance, we can collect more information on the world around us than ever before. […]
Geolocation Data Tracking: What Are the Privacy Risks?
Your phone, car, and numerous other connected devices are tracking you; what’s the harm? Once a luxury and now a connected default, we live in a world where business and government can know where we are at any given time and where we’ve been; so long as we’re allowing that data to be collected and […]
10 Privacy Organizations and Blogs from Around the World
“All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.” ~ Gabriel Garcia MarquezIn a hyper-connected world where heavy government surveillance is becoming more and more common, while organizations look deeper into our habits and psych to understand our needs and desires, privacy is simultaneously under threat and yet becoming more critical than ever. It’s […]
Three Resolutions for Your Business or Startup Information in the New Year
There’s nothing like that refreshed feeling that takes over in January. New month, new year, new hopes and new plans. Gym membership lists prosper from the annual goals of getting more exercise, while retail chains clean up from post-boxing day chaos and order in roses and chocolate for February. In the office world, January means […]
All Hands on Deck: Why Security Needs to Be Embedded in Office Culture
You’ve set up the investment: a hardworking IT team, firewalls, anti-malware, sensitive file encryption and a protection policy that all staff has signed. Aware of your company’s liability if personal information gets in the wrong hands, you know that security and good safeguards are a big deal, and you’re determined for your organization to be […]
Sex, Lies and Pitiful Privacy: What Ashley-Madison Got Wrong Before Being Hacked
When it comes to privacy failures, nothing beats the Ashley-Madison story as the ‘sex, lies and videotapes’ of data breaches. Hacked by “The Impact Team” in August of 2015, the story has it all: a data dump of individuals cheating on their spouses, the release of exceptionally personal details such as favourite positions and kinks, […]
Four things you probably don’t want to keep on Evernote
True fact: I have mad love for Evernote. It is without question one of my absolute favorite apps, replacing a longtime history of carrying a book & pen wherever I travel, while providing greater power over notes through information control, collection, sharing, access and safekeeping. I see an article on the web I want to […]
