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 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.
80/20 Thinking has conducted an interim Privacy Impact Assessment for Phorm Inc, which has launched a new ad serving system in conjunction with ISP partners BT, Virgin and Talk Talk.
The London School of Economics (LSE) has become 80/20 Thinking’s latest client. The two organisations have agreed to work together for the delivery of Executive Education courses in privacy and security.