Who Am I, and Why Am I Here in this Database? Addressing Privacy Concerns With Security Technology

An article by our chapter chair, Antoinette King, was recently published in SIA Technology Insights earlier this month.

Some of the points covered in the article include:

  • PERSONAL DATA AND PHYSICAL SECURITY
  • LEGISLATION ON DATA PRIVACY AND PHYSICAL SECURITY
  • INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO DATA PRIVACY CONCERNS
  • OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

Brief excerpt:

The current climate of data privacy is unstable at best. According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, approximately 62 percent of Americans believe that it is impossible to go through a single day without having their personal data collected by private companies, and 63 percent think it is impossible to go through a single day without the government collecting data about them. Most people feel like they have no control over the collection of their data by companies or the government. The same study found that 59 percent of Americans indicate a lack of understanding about how their data is used by companies, and 78 percent express similar concerns about the use of their data by the government. Understanding what PII is, how it is collected and how it is used is essential when considering technologies to implement in business.

Read more: SecurityIndustry.org

 

Antoinette King serves as key account manager for Axis Communications as well as the chairperson for the ASIS Hudson Valley chapter.