Apr
14
2011
Fran Maier President TRUSTe Normally tomorrow would be the deadline to file your federal tax returns, but thanks to an IRS extension taxpayers have until this Monday, April 18th. Filing returns involves sharing A LOT of personal information, such as Social Security Numbers, home addresses, and birth dates. Filing returns can also generate a flurry …
Apr
05
2011
Fran Maier President TRUSTe Over the weekend a security breach came to light that compromised the email addresses and names of an undisclosed number of consumers from major national companies. You may have received an email over the past few days from one of these companies notifying you of the breach. While this incident does …
Apr
01
2011
Fran Maier President TRUSTe We’ve all made online gaffes of one kind or another and felt foolish, such as inadvertently copying a boss on a job search email or leaving our Facebook account open on a public computer in a library or hotel. Here’s some helpful tips to avoid feeling like a privacy fool: 1. …
Feb
14
2011
By Fran Maier President TRUSTe Way back in the early days of the Internet, I was the General Manager of the online dating site Match.com. Who knew that sixteen years later, Match.com and online dating, would become a rite of passage for millions of singles, a billion dollar plus industry, and, now moving to the …
Jan
28
2011
By Fran Maier President TRUSTe Today is Data Privacy Day, a “international celebration of the dignity of the individual expressed through personal information”. For privacy professionals such as myself it feels like every day is data privacy day and this week has been no exception. Earlier this week I was in Florida to attend the …
