Ep. 13 - Jo Gordon - Sr. Consultant, Data Privacy - Zoom Backlash & Marriott Breach

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In today's episode, Cam and Gabe had the pleasure of speaking
with Jo Gordon. She is a Senior Consultant in Data Privacy. Very
informative and really great points around two of the biggest
topics in data privacy in the last few weeks. Please see the topics
and notes below and enjoy! Zoom: Overview of privacy issues
with regard to data sharing, security, and lack of disclosure
Zoom's response to criticism:
https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/4/3/21203720/zoom-backlash-apology-zoom-bombings-eric-yuan
Are the alternatives to Zoom better?  Discuss Skype, Duo,
Houesparty, etc. Takeaways:  The massive wave of negative
press demonstrates that privacy matters to consumers and those
organizations must be proactive about privacy protections in order
to avoid a PR nightmare like this.Marriott: Overview of breach:
discuss the cause, impact, and potential damages Class action
lawsuit has already been filed We Discuss how this might affect
Marriot long termWhy does privacy matter? Invasions of privacy
threaten liberty. Entities can exhibit a degree of control over
consumers based on the personal information provided Consumers
should be cognizant of the privacy implications of their everyday
actions

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