Data privacy is the footprint of our existence. It is our persona beyond ourselves, with traces of us scattered from birth certificates, Social Security numbers, shopping patterns, credit card histories, photographs, mugshots and health records. In a digital world, where memory is converted to 0's and 1's, then instantly transformed into a reproduction even in 3D, personal data is an urgent personal and collective subject. Those who wish to live anonymous lives must take extraordinary measures to succeed in that improbable quest, while those who hope for friendship or fame through the spread of their personal data must learn how to prevent theft of their identity and bank account.
The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3IrHUTg), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw).
Episode 188 — Privacy and the Big Apple: Cities and Chief Privacy Officers/CPOs
Join New York City’s Chief Privacy Officer, Mike Fitzpatrick. Explore the role of a city’s CPO. Cities must balance the interests of personal privacy and municipal operations, while complying with open records and other federal and state laws. Municipalities collect, use, and share vast databases of personally identifiable information (PII). They use PII to deter crime, advance public safety, and serve public health and other needs. Like everyone, cities can be cyber attack targets and victims of data breaches. Consider how one city’s CPO promotes a culture that embraces and protects personal privacy while preserving the essential missions of municipal government and decreasing cyber risks.
Hear the current challenges facing a city’s CPO. Learn how a CPO can advance responsible data sharing, create a culture of privacy protection, and help a municipal government instill responsible, equitable data practices across its agencies. Check out the Big Apple’s Citywide Privacy Protection Policies and Protocols, issued in February 2023. https://www.nyc.gov/assets/oti/downloads/pdf/citywide-privacy-protection-policies-protocols.pd, and watch for an upcoming update in early 2025.
This episode is also available in a five-minute video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EI7bSOYwqXI
Time stamps:
1:13 — What does a Chief Privacy Officer do?
4:00 — What challenges does a Chief Privacy Officer of a big city face?
7:17 — How does a CPO handle equity in data management?
10:34 — Are more cities in addition to New York appointing Chief Privacy Officers?
12:43 — How does a CPO measure success?
14:22 — What tips does Mike have for other cities as they evaluate their data policies?
The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3IrHUTg), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k)), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw).
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2 Jan 2025
Episode 187 — 2025 Resolution: Make it the Year of the Passkey
The Data Privacy Detective returns from a short sabbatical to recommend a New Year’s
Resolution for 2025 - make this the Year of the Passkey.
Data privacy best practice moved from passwords to multi-factor authentication. But this has not
stopped the increasing online theft of assets and identities. Password-based technology is
failing to stem financial and other losses that increase each year. Passkeys are on the rise.
A passkey is a form of authentication technology that simplifies our online experience and
increases online safety. This Episode explores why passkeys constitute best practices in 2025,
while saving time in connecting with websites of our choice. Consider this great migration and
why it’s worth spending time now to use passkeys. For those in the Google and Microsoft
worlds, explore how these tech giants are making it easy and essential for users to join this shift
in how we protect our online data privacy. Here are helpful links:
https://www.google.com/account/about/passkeys/
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/signing-in-with-a-passkey-09a49a86-ca47-406c-8acc-ed0e3c852c6d
Happy new year 2025!
The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3IrHUTg), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k)), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw).
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24 Oct 2024
Episode 186 — Data Privacy and Credit Bureaus: How false data and algorithms hurt people
The United States has three major credit bureaus - Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. How they score individuals has a major impact on their lives. Credit scores can raise interest rates to double what an excellent rating would produce and can result in inability to borrow or have a credit card. How the credit rating system works is hidden to most people. The Detective turns his spyglass to how the big three credit bureaus use false data, employ algorithms that inaccurately report credit risk, and invade personal privacy without consent.
Using a real time example, Episode 186 explores how incorrect information is used by a credit bureau and how its algorithm and data sets wrongly assess a person’s financial circumstances and report a false picture of the individual. This results in more than increased interest on loans. It creates a false profile of a person and exposes the individual to a misuse of private information that invades personal privacy without a person’s consent or advance knowledge.
Learn the inner workings of credit reporting and what individuals can do to protect their personal privacy and correct erroneous information spread by credit bureaus.
The first 155 episodes of Data Privacy Detective can be found on the feed of the Frost Brown Todd Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/3IrHUTg), Spotify (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k (https://bit.ly/49XRU2k)), or Soundcloud (https://bit.ly/3T8EWrw).
Subscribe to the show on YouTube for a new video every week! https://www.youtube.com/@DataPrivacyDetective
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