Legal think tank suggests third-party “accountability agent” could certify and  jump start U.S. privacy rules

Oct 16, 2020 | fiduciary, governance, identity, privacy, Privacy Beat

Legal think tank suggests third-party “accountability agent” could certify and  jump start U.S. privacy rules A trio of privacy lawyers has an idea for jump-starting a uniform privacy framework in the United States without waiting for Congress to act — form a...

Debating identity; Facebook vs. Apple; is web leading to civil war?

Aug 28, 2020 | advertising, identity, Privacy Beat

PRIVACY BEAT: Debating identity; Facebook vs. Apple; is web leading civil war? Privacy Beat Your weekly privacy news update. VIEW IN YOUR BROWSER Browser makers debate control of identity sharing — privacy policy, ownership, branding, or common domain...

Companies said to be spending ‘hundreds of millions’ to replace the third-party cookie for controlling user data — but no consensus yet on platform, browser or public

Jun 19, 2020 | advertising, data, identity, technology

Companies said to be spending ‘hundreds of millions’ to replace the third-party cookie for controlling user data — but no consensus yet on platform, browser or public Who should control user identity on the web — the elements of a person’s interests and...

Venture capital developing principles for ethical-tech investing in “Race to the Top” initiative

Sep 30, 2019 | identity, investing, privacy, trust, venture capital

Venture capital developing principles for ethical-tech investing in “Race to the Top” initiative At a Silicon Valley roundtable, investors and companies seek consensus on fostering alternatives to surveillance capitalism.  Mountain View, CA, Sept 13, 2019—An ambitious...

OPPORTUNITY: Harvard’s Zuboff says big opportunity exists for collaborative alliance of companies to counter Google and Facebook on privacy

Feb 4, 2019 | identity

Harvard Business School emerita professor Shoshana Zuboff says there is a competitive opportunity for a privacy-respecting alliance of companies to counter Google, Facebook and other platforms she calls “surveillance capitalists” in her just-published book...

How ITEGA can reconcile privacy and identity with the needs of advertisers – a shared-database of non-personal interest information

Nov 15, 2018 | collaboration, identity, network, privacy, trust, Uncategorized

How ITEGA can reconcile privacy and identity with the needs of advertisers – a shared-database of non-personal interest information Our goal is to improve the relevance of ads you agree to see, which should improve the user experience.  ITEGA will be able to enforce...