The class blog roll has been posted ...we are all exposed now!
I'll have to admit, when creating my blog, privacy concerns were playing on my mind. Who was going to read my blog? How much information was I willing to share? What could become of this information? My 25 years of working in the financial sector where privacy issues, fraud and identity theft are of increasing concerns, was making me feel a bit paranoid of what and what not to share.
Technology and the ease of sharing information has made "privacy" legislation an important compliance issue for any organization.
The Federal Government of Canada has a Privacy Commissioner to oversee privacy concerns. The mandate of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is responsible for overseeing compliance with both the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s private sector privacy law.
As individuals, our utmost concern for personal privacy used to be mainly in the areas of personal finances and personal medical information. Now, information system technology used by major retailers is raising concerns about privacy and security. Walmart has mandated the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology by their business partners causing enough concern to be addressed by the Privacy Commissioner. RFID Technology consists of small tags, a reader and supporting hardware and software. Embedding these "tags" in consumer goods enables the retailer to track the product through the various information systems within the organization and finally at the TPS (transaction processing system) where purchaser identity/information could be obtained. The concerns expressed by the privacy commission are "notably the small size of the tags and the ability to uniquely identify an object - pose potential threats to individual privacy". Therefore specific CSA standards are being applied by the commission with respect to RFID use. This legislation will definitely have impact on implementation and use of RFID use.
The American public was asked "Is Walmart spying on you? after reports by the Associated Press confirmed that Walmart is recruiting former military and government intelligence officers to join a branch of its global security office. Public questions were raised as to why a retailer would need individuals with such in depth investigative knowledge. Walmart argues that by tracking individuals or organizations buying suspect goods or bulk purchases will protect the retailer from suspect individuals and groups.
So, who is following us around in that next pair of slippers from the retailers shelf?
I'll have to admit, when creating my blog, privacy concerns were playing on my mind. Who was going to read my blog? How much information was I willing to share? What could become of this information? My 25 years of working in the financial sector where privacy issues, fraud and identity theft are of increasing concerns, was making me feel a bit paranoid of what and what not to share.
Technology and the ease of sharing information has made "privacy" legislation an important compliance issue for any organization.
The Federal Government of Canada has a Privacy Commissioner to oversee privacy concerns. The mandate of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is responsible for overseeing compliance with both the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s private sector privacy law.
As individuals, our utmost concern for personal privacy used to be mainly in the areas of personal finances and personal medical information. Now, information system technology used by major retailers is raising concerns about privacy and security. Walmart has mandated the use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Technology by their business partners causing enough concern to be addressed by the Privacy Commissioner. RFID Technology consists of small tags, a reader and supporting hardware and software. Embedding these "tags" in consumer goods enables the retailer to track the product through the various information systems within the organization and finally at the TPS (transaction processing system) where purchaser identity/information could be obtained. The concerns expressed by the privacy commission are "notably the small size of the tags and the ability to uniquely identify an object - pose potential threats to individual privacy". Therefore specific CSA standards are being applied by the commission with respect to RFID use. This legislation will definitely have impact on implementation and use of RFID use.
The American public was asked "Is Walmart spying on you? after reports by the Associated Press confirmed that Walmart is recruiting former military and government intelligence officers to join a branch of its global security office. Public questions were raised as to why a retailer would need individuals with such in depth investigative knowledge. Walmart argues that by tracking individuals or organizations buying suspect goods or bulk purchases will protect the retailer from suspect individuals and groups.
So, who is following us around in that next pair of slippers from the retailers shelf?
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