Nov
19
2012
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us and we’ve had a number of exciting announcements during that time so we wanted to recap some of the most important ones in this post in case you missed them! Concern in the US and an impasse in the EU over new data protection regulation The …
Jan
30
2012
Saira Nayak Director of Policy | TRUSTe @sairanayak Last week, Google announced that they are consolidating over 60 different privacy policies for various products and services into a single policy that will inform users about how personal data is collected and used across Google’s entire platform. Their new policy goes into effect March 1, 2012. …
Jul
29
2009
At OMMA Behavioral this coming Friday, we’ve been asked by Wendy Davis of MediaPost to answer the question “Does Opt-In Make Sense?” In what situations do consumers expect an opt-in in their internet experience? Yes, opt-in makes sense in the context of sensitive data or for linking personal data to a profile – online or …
Apr
16
2009
I’m really pleased to welcome Iain Mulholland today as our new CTO along with his team from Haute Secure, Frank Swiderski and Rob Vucic. TRUSTe has been seeking a top-notch technology team to expand our capabilities in privacy certification and monitoring. HauteSecure brings a ready-made innovative scanning and malware detection tool that will help us …
Feb
26
2009
TRUSTe has its fair share of Facebook addicts, including our CEO Fran Maier, who are probably more familiar with the privacy policy and the user controls available than the average person. We are constantly seeing unprecedented firsts when it comes to user privacy controls and today definitely heralded a first. It is certainly the first …
Jan
28
2009
“The more of our lives that we put online, the less privacy we have,” says Erick Schonfeld in his TechCrunch blog, posted today. In an increasingly networked world, where social networking, behavioral targeting, and information sharing online have all become commonplace, consumer privacy has come under siege. With the online world changing rapidly, consumers are …
Nov
19
2008
Consumers and citizens want to trust businesses and government with the use of their information. But with rampant data breaches and sloppy or overaggressive use of data, individuals also want to know that steps are being taken to protect them and to earn their trust. The Future of Privacy Forum is an important new venue …
Jul
15
2008
In response to increasing threats to consumer privacy, TRUSTe, the recognized authority on privacy best practices on the Internet today, announced the completion of its first round of financing from Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture firm. The investment will enable TRUSTe to create state of the art monitoring systems to stay ahead of …
