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“PII” is dead, or rethinking digital privacy in the GDPR era

Posted on October 30, 2017 Written by Alex Krylov 6 Comments

Last September, a friend and privacy leader, Colin O’Malley, wrote an excellent piece urging us to jettison the dated notion of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). The thesis? PII’s narrow application no longer holds water in the context of today’s technologies and global regulatory interests. I liked Colin’s piece so much that, after rereading it, I wanted […]

Filed Under: Digital privacy, GDPR

Winds of Change: Reflecting on 2016 Data Privacy Day

Posted on February 2, 2016 Written by Alex Krylov 3 Comments

This year’s International Data Privacy Day (DpD) marks the 35th anniversary of the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. As our society warps towards an informational diamond age, DpD reminds us of the need to do more than just safeguard the personal data that fuels so much of our daily […]

Filed Under: Digital privacy, EU, infosecurity, privacy, Regulatory Compliance

Deep Waters: Looking at emerging ad tech privacy challenges

Posted on May 15, 2015 Written by Alex Krylov Leave a Comment

The Information Technology revolution has produced a revolution in the volume, variety and velocity of data that can be collected, analyzed and made useful to marketers at relatively low cost. Like it or not, ‘big data’ is a cresting wave on the sea of the Internet of Things… and People. There is much to be […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Digital privacy, IoT

Digital Privacy or There and Back Again

Posted on December 10, 2014 Written by Alex Krylov Leave a Comment

I have to admit,  I enjoy all the coverage digital privacy has been getting lately. Data breach catastrophes? Scarier than Tolkienian ringwraiths. FTC enforcement actions? Abridged Holmsian yarns. Complaints by researchers and advocacy groups? Baxterian sc-if and Pratchettian fables narrating the bleeding edge of ad-tech and government programs. Regardless of genre, a single sword of […]

Filed Under: AdTech, Big Data, Cookies, Digital privacy, Mobile, Opt-Out, Self-Regulation

Alex KrylovPrivacy Pro, compliance samurai, stand-up philosopher and art-loving foodie. Crossing cultures, channels and borders one digital trenchline at a time. Read More…

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