The normalization of data leaks and the privacy paradox [Q&A]

Is society becoming too accepting of data breaches? Do we claim to want more privacy but then continue to treat our own data in a cavalier fashion? A recently leaked internal memo from Facebook revealed the company's plans to normalize data scraping leaks and change the way the public views these incidents. We spoke to Derek Taylor lead principal security consultant at, Trustwave about why we shouldn't be encouraged to accept data breaches as the norm and how the user’s privacy calculus around data disclosure decisions (known as the privacy paradox) can easily be manipulated. BN: How can users' decisions… [Continue Reading]