Corporation data collection conversation

Questions are bolded, responses are prepended with the name of the respondant, comments are italicized.

Moderated by Laura Brandimarte. Panelists: Richard Kosinski (sorry, only link is to LinkedIn), Deirdre Mulligan, Ashkan Soltani

 

How has data use evolved as the internet has emerged?

Kosinski: Data available with the rise of the internet drove new businesses.

Soltani: Data is like radiation. This sounds like Maciej Ceglowski's metaphor (also on the privacy group page)

What about multinational companies collecting data subject to privacy regulation

Mulligan: Europe has omnibus protection, with Data Protection Authorities. U.S. does not; it has "piecemeal" laws at the state and federal levels. Most are on data use, but there are some for collection as well. However "collection" might be defined. Also, a good resource on U.S. laws and regulations is the book Information Privacy.

...to be continued...