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CCPA Should be Federal Law

By Therran Oliphant July 30, 2020Consumer Identity, Privacy RegulationAmazon, California, CCPA, consumer rights, data collection, data processing, data sales, privacy, regulation1 Comment

How a shared link and a bull turned into a crusade It's not uncommon to receive an email and wonder, "when did I sign up for this list?" And as a data consultant, I often take multiple queries from friends and family inquiring as to how it was…

If only Vine were here to save us

By Therran Oliphant July 21, 2020Consumer Identity, Privacy RegulationMicrosoft, Regulations, social media, TikTok, US Government, video2 Comments

A possible TikTok ban invites scrutiny on the social platform TikTok videos in a social media user's feed spring up like COVID-19 hot spots in states that opened too soon. It's worth examining how this phenomenon got started, but that won't be the focus of this particular tome.…

Apple’s iOS 14 IDFA Hodor

By Therran Oliphant July 4, 2020Consumer Identity, Data Innovationapps, gaid, game of thrones, google, hodor, idfa, mobile, privacy, regulation

The proliferation of new advertising regulations over the course of the last year has been dizzying. Just last week, a new, and potentially damaging, rule was put in effect by Apple re: the famed IDFA. For the unitiated the IDFA is Apple's version of the ad ID that…