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The Future of Privacy Insights from Discussions Building on an Ini4al Perspec4ve by: Stephen Deadman | Group Privacy Officer | Vodafone Group plc
Context The ini4al perspec4ve on the Future of Privacy kicked off the
Future Agenda 2.0 global discussions taking place through 2015. This summary builds on the ini4al view and is updated as we progress
Ini4al Perspec4ves Q4 2014
Global Discussions Q1/2 2015
Insight Synthesis Q3 2015
Sharing Output Q4 2015
Knowing The Unknown By 2020 people and connected objects will generate 40 trillion gigabytes of
data that will have an impact on daily life in one way or another. This data will make known about us things that were previously unknown or unknowable.
Value of Data There is undoubtedly a huge economic incen4ve to generate and collect data from whatever sources it becomes available. As more data from more things becomes available, we can expect to see a data “land grab” by organisa4ons.
Privacy is a Public Issue The public’s percep4on of the threats to privacy, personal freedom and autonomy is growing. Privacy has already emerged beyond a niche, specialist concern to being a mainstream public issue.
Growing Distrust Growing awareness and distrust will increasingly become a factor in
decision making for ordinary people – decisions about the products we use or abandon, the brands we associate with, the poli4cal leaders we elect.
Digital Commons The ‘digital commons’ will con4nue to grow, empowering more and more
ci4zens and consumers to take maZers into their own hands, such as deploying end-‐to-‐end encryp4on, anonymizers and by “watching the watchers”.
Individual Control New disrup4ve providers are seeking to put the individual in control of their personal data. In the process, they are seeking to dis-‐intermediate
data-‐intensive businesses from their exis4ng sources of data.
Stronger RegulaDon Regula4on will get tougher: Policy makers will act to toughen
laws, even though they move at geological speeds compared to the rate of technology development.
Personally Curated Data ‘Personally curated’ sources of data will have higher value simply due to the fact that they will represent the actual wishes and desires of an individual,
rather than the presumed wishes and desires based on derived data.
Privacy Visibility The security industry has been es4mated to be worth $350 Billion in
the US alone; security is a sophis4cated and maturing market. The ‘privacy industry’ by contrast is hardly recognizable at all.
ShiEing Power To The Individual This poten4al for economic disrup4on to come to the aid of privacy
by shiaing power over data from the organisa4on to the individual is one of the most significant emerging trends.
Data Ethics and Trust As trust increasingly drives success, organisa4ons will seek to make data ethics a focus. In order to engage and gain buy-‐in from governments and consumers
alike, trust in data usage will become a core placorm for differen4a4on.
Linkability of Open Data No data will be truly anonymous: Current open data prac4ce assumes that
technology will be not be able to relink it to its source. This is not the case and so, by 2025, we will see different levels of de-‐iden4fica4on.
Global vs. Local Technology is by its very nature global and data does not respect na4onal
boundaries. Can na4on states con4nue to set the rules or will tension in global interoperability drive us to design for global standards but with localised use?
Technology to the Rescue The machines will help us manage our privacy: Technology will
enable people to protect themselves and killer apps will let people collect and share their data for the ‘public good’.
Privacy as CompeDDon Privacy is not about the individual – it is all about the value of data.
Therefore we will see increasing data fragmenta4on as companies seek to use data for compe44ve advantage and create new barriers to entry.
Data Risk Management As privacy and data are subsumed within wider risk frameworks,
greater self-‐regula4on and more in-‐house data risk management will lead to deeper integra4on of engineering, privacy and policy.
I, Robot We will see urgent debate on the accountability and ethicacy of machines and systems making autonomous decisions, using our data. Solu4ons will have profound implica4ons for the development of data-‐driven technologies.
Privacy EducaDon Race Programmes of ‘privacy educa4on’ emerge to combat mass-‐desensi4sa4on to the sharing of private data. However this will not prevent ‘privacy coronaries’
– the result of returning to bad habits aaer privacy viola4ons.
Privacy Crimes: Data Hostages Criminals have always invaded privacy, but new threats emerge as our digital selves increasingly become poten4ally valuable hostages. Stronger privacy
rights will need to be backed by knowledge of where we are most vulnerable.
The Many Faces of Privacy Different interpreta4ons of privacy, many from different cultures, challenge exis4ng models. Global frameworks may become more consistent while
implementa4ons are localised and diverse, making 'privacy borders' a reality.
Privacy Rights We see more robust privacy rights beZer suited to the digital age. These may include rights to anonymity and personal data ownership, but also innova4ve
rights to ‘digital self-‐determina4on’ or ‘the right to change our minds’.
Paying for Privacy We do not currently understand the value of our data or how it is
being used and so are giving it away. In the future we might be willing to pay more for our privacy than the data we share.
To Have and To Hold Porous access controls and the risk of future liabili4es highlight to many that there is benefit in destroying data that is not needed
– especially HR, customer and pricing informa4on.
Sharing Secrets In exchange for beZer service or an improved quality of life, we increasingly recognise exactly what personal informa4on
we are prepared to share and who to share it with.
The Privacy Illusion There is a rising general belief in the right to data privacy and the right
to data security. Both are illusions: Security is impossible without increased monitoring -‐ and so true privacy is also impossible.
Privacy Agents The difficul4es in extrac4ng value from our data while protec4ng our privacy sees the emergence of new professions. Look out for ‘privacy agents’ and ‘data brokers’ ac4ng as intermediaries and managing the flow of our data.
Rising Cyber Security Greater interconnec4vity and the Internet of Things creates new
vulnerabili4es for governments and corpora4ons -‐ as the unscrupulous and the criminal increasingly seek to exploit weakness and destroy systems.
Global Privacy Treaty As different regions all seek to progress data regula4on via the likes of APEC and the EU, the emergence of a global privacy framework is championed by those looking for control and transparency: A Geneva Conven4on for privacy?
Under the Skin As wearables and implants become commonplace and workforces are
freelance and porcolio-‐based, the ability of organisa4ons to own or control corporate informa4on held on personal devices is significantly diminished.
Data and Democracy Many ques4on whether privacy will enable the democra4c process: Is there privacy without democracy? Ci4zen data is increasingly publicly used and
shared by governments as an instrument of social change.
Privacy as a Luxury The right to privacy becomes more difficult to enforce, but the wealthy
con4nue to take ac4on when informa4on is misused. Privacy could be a luxury in the near term – but may become more widely available in the longer term.
Informed Consent Given complex data flows, informed consent is increasingly challenging –
so an alterna4ve is needed: An accountability governance model incorpora4ng ethics and respeccul data use is a compelling subs4tute or complement.
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