If a company goes bankrupt, personal data can go to the highest bidder, experts speaking at the I2P Conference in Toronto reminded attendees. Sheridan College Prof. Nicholas Johnston, who previously worked as a digital forensics expert, noted that most people are unaware “of how bad identity theft can be and assume they’re putting personal information into trustworthy hands,” The Toronto Star reports. Johnston reviewed privacy policies from about 30 websites, finding that “few companies actually detailed what would happen” to the data they collected if their companies were sold, the report states. “My personal information has value … so why shouldn’t I be treated that way?” Johnston said.
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