An Obscure User Interface is a Privacy Violation
/Privacy is not just about preventing disclosure of information. Privacy violations can occur when ag data platforms manipulate users into obtaining their consent.
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Privacy is not just about preventing disclosure of information. Privacy violations can occur when ag data platforms manipulate users into obtaining their consent.
Read MoreAn international agricultural research group has created a set of guidelines for organizations using agricultural data in research projects.
Read MoreFarm Credit Canada’s recent farmer survey shows that ag data concerns have not changed much in the last five years.
Read MoreOne of the most common questions I am asked when speaking about ag data privacy issues is: Why would an outsider want my ag data? The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just released a report addressing this question: Threats to Precision Agriculture.
Read MoreShould a US or Canadian ag data platform--whose farmers are located only in North America--become GDPR compliant? Here are the questions you should ask to determine the answer.
Read MoreFacebook's recent privacy breach has made me wonder whether these same missteps could happen to an ag tech provider. What should we learn from what happened?
Read MoreDuring a recent webinar, an audience member asked: "Can a machine track and send data to the manufacturer without the owner's consent?" I think you could even broaden this question to ask: "Can a machine can send data to a manufacturer without the owners' knowledge?"
Read MoreA recent ruling on a case involving LinkedIn's collection of user data helps answers some, but not all, of our questions about how the law will ultimately treat ag data.
Read MoreAmerican Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) conducted a survey of farmers to determine whether their attitudes about ag data had changed since the prior survey a couple years ago. The results were very interesting. Most farmers still do not have a solid understanding on what happens to their data when they move it from on-farm storage to cloud-based storage with an ag tech provider (ATP).
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