80/20 Thinking is an innovative thought leadership and training company specialising in privacy and data protection.
Operating globally, but with a current focus on the UK and the US, our clients and partners include some of world's leading brands.
Our organization and our services are unique. 80/20's founders are among the world’s most well known privacy and consumer rights advocates. We not only have access to the best academic, technical, media and professional networks, but we provide our clients with the opportunity to engage constructively with their critics.
80/20s network of advisors and consultants are thought leaders and opinion formers in their own right, so they are ideally placed to help organizations deal proactively and ethically with the challenges they face.
Our mandate is to help organizations develop a robust, responsive and informed view of privacy. We do not believe in “management by PR”, we believe in helping change hearts and minds and so help improve the quality of an organization’s governance.
Together with the vast experience of our many leading advisors, associates and partners 80/20 Thinking is committed to delivering cutting edge solutions that help organizations become more responsive to the needs of their customers and staff.
The 80/20 team has commenced an international privacy audit of the registration systems operating in UNHCR refugee centres, focusing on fingerprinting technologies, The evaluation will commence in Malaysia and will then take place in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. 80/20 will be the external evaluators for the UN internal assessment and will produce a Privacy Impact Assessment for UNHCR.
The FT has published a profile on 80/20 Thinking, focusing on engagement between our privacy team and major online companies. The profile interviews a number of corporations, including Microsoft and eBay.
80/20 has announced an important new project on informed customer consent, focusing on the online environment. The Working Group, will be convened by the London School of Economics, will be managed by 80/20 Thinking and is supported by the watchdog organisation Privacy International. It will engage with industry, consumer and legal experts from around the world. The Working Group members include Microsoft, eBay, Facebook, Vodafone and AOL. The project has the formal support of the Information Commissioners of Ireland, France, the UK, Berlin, Madrid and Slovenia.