A policy is a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent, and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by the Board of or senior governance body within an organization whereas procedures or protocols would be developed and adopted by senior executive officers. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making.
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Big tech’s ‘ethical guidelines’ are no substitute for real regulation
Data ethics is now a cause célèbre. “Digital ethics and privacy” shot into research and advisory company Gartner’s ...
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I failed supporting my female co-founder — here’s how I try to do better
I always thought of myself as an enlightened, progressive man. Maybe I didn’t exactly paste the word “feminist” on ...
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The Netherlands premieres the first GDPR fining policy in the EU
GDPR made a lot of noise last year, but we've yet to see any real enforcement. The new Dutch policy could signal a change. ...
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The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks aren't killer robots
Killer robots? Are you going to throw that in the Army's face everytime you have an argument? You're being irrational. Look, ...
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YouTube's need to disable comments highlights how shitty the internet is
YouTube has disabled comments on millions of videos featuring minors, in an effort to prevent predatory behavior in the comments ...
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Twitter finally banned misgendering transgender people
Last month, Twitter banned misgendering transgender people as a part of a wider update to its hateful conduct policy. The ...
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Here’s how face recognition tech can be GDPR compliant
Ah, face recognition, that nifty little feature that's already making the still new fingerprint scanners (kind of) obsolete. ...
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Tim Cook supports EU’s strict privacy laws — but thinks taxes are 'crap'
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, gave a keynote at ICDPPC where he called for better data policies in tech and lauded EU's GDPR. Unfortunately, ...
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6 reasons why municipalities are getting hammered by cyberattacks
More and more municipalities are becoming victims of hacks. For example in the US, the first half of 2018 has seen many major ...
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Bill Gates and the EU announce a €100M investment fund to combat climate change
Bill Gates has signed an agreement with the EU, on behalf of his billionaire investment coaltion, to launch a joint €100M ...
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Without coaching our privacy, does Google even have a business?
Google is on a seemingly-ceaseless crusade to turn every one of its users into an open book that it can exploit for valuable ...
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Twitter's new policy aims to eradicate 'dehumanizing speech'
Twitter today announced it'd be altering its hateful conduct policies to prohibit "dehumanizing speech." By doing so, it ...
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Amazon will no longer give you price adjustment refunds (except for TVs)
Most people shop on Amazon because of its large catalog and competitive pricing – prices so good that sometimes, they drop even ...
