Asset Protection through Security Awareness

5 Privacy Concerns

DOI: 10.1201/b11355-5

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

John Perry Barlow

What Is Privacy?

When most people think of privacy, they think of fences, houses, private rooms, or other barriers that allow people to live without the possibility of others seeing or overhearing them. These are all good examples of physical privacy, but what about digital privacy? Every day, organizations are entrusted with their customers’ and employees’ personal information. Having this information is a critical portion of most organizations’ daily operations. Without knowing where customers are located, organizations cannot ship them material. If organizations didn’t ...