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the new urgency to fix online privacy | tech news on zdnet on techrepublic: 4 registry tweaks to speed windows xp cnet networks business: bnet | techrepublic | zdnet members login | site assistance newsletters rss feeds home news blogs white papers downloads reviews security networking hardware software web technology it management oses photo galleries all news home / zdnet news security search go! the new urgency to fix online privacy by eric j. sinrod, news.com published on zdnet news: oct 31, 2007 4:00:00 am talkback share digg del.ico.us email + 14 16 tags: eric j. sinrod, privacy & data protection, online privacy, privacy, y2k, security a decade ago, i started writing about online privacy issues. at the time, legal colleagues told me that while they found the topic interesting from an academic standpoint, it had no real world applications. they encouraged me instead to focus on "real" upcoming problems, like y2k. undeterred, i explained that there would come a time when good privacy translated into good business, and bad privacy meant horrible business. that time has arrived. y2k came and went without much lasting effect. but privacy protection has become a real world industry of its own. unfortunately, privacy and security breaches regularly occur these days. indeed, the recently concluded meeting of the international association of privacy professionals in san francisco bore witness to just how important privacy issues have become to businesses, government, educational institutions, and of course, individuals. with hundreds of privacy and security professionals in attendance, the sponsor list included the expected roster of companies from the technology sector. but you also found companies from outside the tech world, like chevron, and deloitte, ernst & young, and pricewaterhousecoopers. the common theme: it's high time to find privacy solutions that really work. privacy is like oxygen. you don't normally pay attention but when it is gone, the problem is immediate and real. so it was that the conference hosted numerous breakout sessions over the course of three days, ranging across issues that arise in financial services, marketing, health care, retail, government, human resources, children, higher education, international, and technology. as technology has advanced, the world has become smaller, and, frankly, more invasive, when it comes to the potential for revealing personally identifiable information without permission. when i first started writing about privacy issues, the world was familiar with the titles ceo and cfo, but there was no such thing as a "cpo." here we are in 2007, and i found myself bumping into chief privacy officers all over the conference. these are the folks charged with developing workable privacy policies and practices for their respective companies. they have their work cut out. we all have read about security breaches that led to the disclosure of private details of thousands of people. this not only impacts the affected individuals, but it hurts the reputation, brand, and share price of the companies subject to the breaches. that's not to mention the possibility of government investigations, big penalties, and lousy press down the road. share digg del.ico.us email + 14 16 view blog reactions talkback - add your opinion premier vendor content whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our power center sponsors introducing sun's new innovative intel-based system the new sun fire x4450 and sun fire x4150 servers are designed to help you support a growing number of users yet offer industry leading compute density, speed, expandability, and energy efficiency. sun fire systems available with quad-core intel xeon processor >> making your cover letter sparkle when applying for jobs, you should always include a cover letter with your resume. your cover letter is your first impression, so it needs to be well-crafted. read the article on bnet work life>> whitepapers & webcasts the toxic terabyte: how data-dumping threatens business efficiency ibm a system continuity solution for virtual system consolidation nec corporation of america ibm mid-sized process industry executive kit: is your business stuck in static? 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