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An Open Letter to Data Brokers
We at MyLife Digital pride ourselves on being at the forefront of people-centric data solutions. We welcome action that encourages data brokers to improve the current opaque practices regarding personal data processing and move towards ethical data broking.
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Progressive Consent Capture by MyLife Digital Now Available on Auth0 Marketplace
Consentric by MyLife Digital is a market -leading consent and preference platform that increases opt-ins, boosts engagement, and supports compliance.
Less than 20% of pub and restaurant contact tracing solutions could be compliant with data protection laws
Manchester-based data software firm, MyLife Digital, has discovered that less than 20% of current contact tracing processes used by the hospitality industry are GDPR complaint. Businesses using non-GDPR compliant apps are at risk of heavy fines from regulators as well as losing customer trust.
The Death Of Cookies
Cookies are (nearly) dead –
With many of the big tech companies blocking or making plans to block third party cookies, it’s clear they’re nearing the end of their life, so what are tech giants doing about it?
The importance of linking consent management with customer identity management
[If there were ever two solutions that go hand in hand…!] The importance of linking consent management with customer identity management
Identity on the internet has always been tied to communication. In the early days, an email address was an individual’s entire presence on the web. People sought out the best domains for aliases, the more unique the better. An email address defined your individuality. A person was synonymous with how they could be contacted.
Track me, but are you managing my data?
Contact tracing, also known as track and trace or test and trace, has become very visible over the last few months, but you might be unaware that it has been going on behind the scenes for years in the digital world: I am talking about how big companies track your data! What you do, what you see, what you like – they know so much that they are even able to predict what you might do next using the powers of big data and artificial intelligence (AI). While some of this can seem very scary, there are some benefits, such as giving you a personalised experience and improved offerings.
A bold new initiative to shape the new normal of data has arrived – MyData Operator 2020 status awarded to MyLife Digital
As the CEOs of US data giants face inquiry in the country’s senate, an alternative to data-hoarding by the few and the powerful is emerging. In an unprecedented collaboration across competitors from all corners of the world, 16 organisations have emerged as the inaugural wave of awardees of MyData Operator 2020. These forward-thinking organisations have chosen to pool their experience and expertise in order to pave the way for responsible personal data ecosystems which are designed from the ground up to empower the people themselves.
MyLife Digital is acquired by Manchester-based Inc & Co Group
Manchester-based collective Inc & Co acquires MyLife Digital, the European market leaders in consent and data preference management.
Contact Tracing – Managing risk
The UK National Health Service (NHS) are providing a Test and Trace service, (also referred to as track and trace), to help manage the spread of Covid-19. Many businesses have been asked to support this by collecting contact details of their visitors as a form of contact tracing, but what does this mean for those businesses who have been asked to do this?
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