We now live in a world dominated by news headlines involving internet privacy.
Every single internet user is concerned about their privacy online and now more than ever websites and businesses with an online presence must dedicate resources to data privacy.
Malware, spyware and viruses are no longer the sole threats to internet privacy. The largest threat to internet privacy is websites collecting data (including both personally identifying information and non-personally identifying information). What those websites are doing with the collected data and how those websites are protecting your personally identifying information are what all internet users must be concerned about.
In today’s online world, companies exist for the sole purpose of collecting, analyzing and selling internet user data. Fortune 500 companies spend a fortune each year studying user data for the purpose of improving marketing and advertising.
In the social media world, while platforms such as FaceBook, LinkedIn and Instagram provide its users with security settings and options, few users actually know about the security settings or how to properly use them. The fact is, social media websites are in the business of collecting as much user data as possible.
Legislators across the world are aware of the problem and new laws have been introduced throughout the United States and the rest of the world to address internet privacy issues.
Our internet privacy lawyers have tremendous experience representing website operators in internet privacy law compliance and defense when necessary. We encourage you to contact us today to discuss whether your website or online business is complying with applicable internet privacy law.
