PRIVACY + SECURITY BLOG

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Challenging Times Ahead for the Privacy Office

Originally posted on Substack It’s Data Privacy Day, though it’s now been expanded to data privacy week. Things are quite turbulent for privacy these days, so we need to celebrate less and focus on how to respond to the challenges ahead. Based on my anecdotal assessment, the CPO and DPO roles seem to have expanded […]

GDPR Training, Writings, and Resources: Roundup from the Past Year

General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR - Training Resources by Prof. Daniel Solove

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the world’s strictest data privacy laws and requires privacy professionals around the globe to design and implement comprehensive compliance programs.  In the past year, I developed a series of resources and training courses to assist privacy professionals with this complex task.   GDPR Whiteboard 200+ pages of […]

Privacy Cartoon: Privacy Budget vs. Security Budget

Cartoon Privacy vs. Security Budget

  My cartoon depicts the discrepancy in the security and privacy budgets at many organizations.  Of course, the cartoon is an exaggeration.  In an IAPP survey of Chief Privacy Officers at Fortune 1000 companies in 2014, privacy budgets were nearly half of what security budgets were.  That’s actually better for privacy than many might expect. […]