Web professionals are often responsible for the collection of personal information by building websites that have contact forms or email newsletter sign up forms. Their clients often look to them for advice on how best to navigate the Internet and keep out of trouble. The truth is that respect for privacy rights is a new phenomenon in the United States. With two states releasing new privacy laws and ten states proposing new ones, the privacy landscape can be confusing. In this talk, I would talk about:
(1) Which websites need a Privacy Policy;
(2) Why certain websites need a Privacy Policy; and
(3) Why web professionals should be the ones to talk about Privacy Policies to their clients.
Upon the conclusion of my talk, web professionals will be more confident discussing privacy with their clients and will understand why they should be the ones to lead the industry in the respect for privacy rights.