Personal, Inc.

UBDI Announces $825,000 in Funding for Platform Empowering Consumers to Monetize Insights from Personal Data, Creating a Universal Basic Data Income

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Data security, Data management, Data protection, Information privacy, Privacy, Digital technology, Computing, Personal, Inc.

Concurrent with the funding announcement, UBDI, which stands for Universal Basic Data Income, was also selected to present at the Finovate fintech conference in New York on September 23-25 and at the MyData privacy and personal data conference in Helsinki on September 26-27.

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  • Concurrent with the funding announcement, UBDI, which stands for Universal Basic Data Income, was also selected to present at the Finovate fintech conference in New York on September 23-25 and at the MyData privacy and personal data conference in Helsinki on September 26-27.
  • The round was led by DG Lab Fund II(Tokyo/SF) and HU Investments (NY, London, India) with PurposeBuilt Ventures (SF) participating.
  • Empowering people with their data isn't something to be feared, and it is long overdue."
  • UBDI, which stands for "universal basic data income," allows individuals to get compensated for sharing anonymous, aggregated insights from their data for market research and business intelligence.

WISeKey’s WISeID app partners with TransHuman Code bestseller book to protect consumers' digital identity, personal data and rights

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Information and communications technology, Computing, Cyberwarfare, Ambient intelligence, Digital technology, Internet of things, Technology assessment, QR code, Computer security, Personal, Inc.

WISeKeys WISeID app partners with TransHuman Code bestseller book to protect consumers' digital identity, personal data and rights

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  • WISeKeys WISeID app partners with TransHuman Code bestseller book to protect consumers' digital identity, personal data and rights
    Geneva, Switzerland August 14, 2019 - WISeKey International Holding Ltd (WISeKey, SIX: WIHN), a leading cybersecurity and IoT company, today announced that the latest version of its WISeID app includes new features that allow buyers of the TransHuman Code book (THC book) to use the secure QR Code to get an encrypted digital identity and to control their personal information.
  • WISeKeys latest version of its WISeID app incorporates features that aim to protect consumers against cyber-attacks on personal data.
  • The WISeID apps new features are adapted to this new US legislation on data protection and focus on consumers rights to know and control their personal information as well as transparency requirements related to companies data practices.
  • WISeID app protects users from pseudo digital identities which are created with data provided by the user, but without their consent.

Direct Marketing Offence Admitted: Beauty Product Company Fined HK$8,000

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Saturday, August 17, 2019
Data security, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Computing, Digital technology, Information technology management, Privacy, Personal, Inc., Internet privacy, Personal data

The case stemmed from a complaint received by the office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD) in June 2017.

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  • The case stemmed from a complaint received by the office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD) in June 2017.
  • In February 2017, the complainant registered online as a member of Yoki Magokoro (YM), a beauty product brand run by KOA, by filling in her English full name, telephone number, residential address and office address.
  • The complainant also opted out of receiving direct marketing materials from YM.
  • Section 35C of the Ordinance requires data users not to use an individuals personal data in direct marketing, without that individuals consent.

autoGraph Launches Personal Data Cloaking

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Information science, Computing, Companies, User interface techniques, Data management, Human–computer interaction, Personalization, World Wide Web, Cloaking, Personal, Inc., Apple Inc.

autoGraph Personal Data Cloaking surpasses Apple's product as it is an open platform that protects consumer data while providing an online identity and profile of preferences allowing website and app personalization and customization.

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  • autoGraph Personal Data Cloaking surpasses Apple's product as it is an open platform that protects consumer data while providing an online identity and profile of preferences allowing website and app personalization and customization.
  • The launch of Personal Data Cloaking rebalances the relationship between consumer data and Internet apps and websites.
  • Personal Data Cloaking is one of a range of tools autoGraph has developed across all major browsers and app platforms.
  • "We recognized as we built Personal Data Cloaking that just being anonymous would end up creating a poor customer experience; hence the self-profiling capability we have built into Personal Data Cloaking.

Privacy Management Software and Docukit Data Protection App Now Available

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Saturday, June 1, 2019
Computing, Digital technology, ICONZ, Data security, Privacy, Personal, Inc., Information privacy, Internet privacy, Software

OneTrust and ICONZ-Webvisions have provided new tools, the OneTrust Privacy Management Software and Docukit Data Protection App respectively, for DPOs to manage personal data and IT systems.

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OneTrust and ICONZ-Webvisions have provided new tools, the OneTrust Privacy Management Software and Docukit Data Protection App respectively, for DPOs to manage personal data and IT systems.

New Forthcoming ZooWho App to Be Released by Sean Bair

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Thursday, April 25, 2019
Telecommunications, Technology, Information and communications technology, Social networking services, Mobile phone, New media, Telephony, Rolodex, Personal, Inc., Yo

One entrepreneur, Sean Bair, is determined to help people foster their most important relationships better with ZooWho.

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  • One entrepreneur, Sean Bair, is determined to help people foster their most important relationships better with ZooWho.
  • ZooWho is an app that will serve as a personal relationship management tool right in the user's phone.
  • "ZooWho is an active relationship management app that replaces your passive mobile phone's contacts or electronic rolodex," said Bair.
  • Sean Bair is an established entrepreneur whose new app, ZooWho, is designed to help users foster their new and existing personal connections.

Emmy Award-Winning Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Announces New Platform VAULT

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Monday, March 4, 2019
Vault, Personal, Inc., Computing, Software, Digital technology

LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Emmy Award-winning entertainer, radio personality, speaker, New York Times best-selling author and businessman, Steve Harvey, announces his latest venture, VAULT a learning hub for future leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate visionaries.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Emmy Award-winning entertainer, radio personality, speaker, New York Times best-selling author and businessman, Steve Harvey, announces his latest venture, VAULT a learning hub for future leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate visionaries.
  • Registration for the VAULT launch conference is available now with a special early registration price starting at $397 until March 30.
  • More information on the platform and conference can be found at VaultEmpowers.com .
  • VAULT will be an online digital platform designed to reach, teach and empower people to step up in every area of their life.

Zeta Global Appoints Its First Chief Privacy Officer

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Monday, February 11, 2019
Digital technology, Terms of service, Articles, Computing, Zeta Global, Privacy, Internet privacy, Chief privacy officer, Personal, Inc., Cloud computing

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeta Global, the data-driven marketing technology company that operates the largest independent Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud, is proud to announce Ben Hayes as its first Chief Privacy Officer.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeta Global, the data-driven marketing technology company that operates the largest independent Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud, is proud to announce Ben Hayes as its first Chief Privacy Officer.
  • "Our mission at Zeta is to re-invent how data is used to help our clients have more personal, perceptive and productive communications with customers.
  • Most recently, he spent over four years as Nielsen's first Chief Privacy Officer, overseeing the company's global privacy program and building upon its best practices.
  • Mr. Hayes will be based in Zeta's New York City headquarters and manage a global team of privacy professionals.

Vertical Computer Systems' Solution For Secure Private Communication Through Its Direct Peer-To-Peer Capability Of The Ploinks Secure Personal Capsule™ Is Now Available

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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Data management, Data security, Personal, Inc., Computing, Information technology, Information

The Ploinks Secure Personal Capsule or Ploinks SPC is distributed by Ploinks, Inc., a VCSY subsidiary.

Key Points: 
  • The Ploinks Secure Personal Capsule or Ploinks SPC is distributed by Ploinks, Inc., a VCSY subsidiary.
  • With these new enhancements, Ploinks users will enjoy a higher-level protection of their private images, phone calls, and all data communication.
  • People will be able to download Ploinks and get their own personal Ploinks SPC by visiting www.ploinks.com or Ploinks on Google Play.
  • "Ploinks" is a personal private communication channel, which, together with the Puddle, a backup solution for personal data of Ploinks users, forms the Ploinks Secure Personal Capsule.