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

Published: April 15, 2020, 2:33 a.m.

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