Should companies collecting consumer data, storing it, and selling it be subject to more regulation? The subject of privacy has been gaining more attention from public policy makers. The EU implemented GDPR in 2018 and we expect that more regulation is on its way. Companies should be looking at their business models as we enter 2020. Its not a question of if but when policy makers will impose tighter restrictions on the use of data and make services more transparent and easier for the consumer to opt in or out. Below the excitement and noise of 8K TVs, fitness wearables, and Neon avatars at CES 2020 a more serious examination of privacy and the security of data are key topics of the event. Much of this is driven by large data sets generated by mobile and sensor-based devices and the algorithms behind it that policy experts argue benefits suppliers (data collectors) not the consumer. ‘Digital privacy has become a crisis’ Erin Egan, VP of Public Policy and Chief Privacy Officer from Facebook and Jane Horvath, Senior Director Global Privacy at Apple sat on a panel session Tuesday January 7 joined by Susan Shook, Global Privacy Officer at Procter & Gamble […]