Ron De Jesus

Contributed to RadarFirst's inaugural incident response bench-mark report.

Privacy professionals generally understand, at least conceptually, what it means to implement privacy by design. But where do you actually begin? While it may be obvious that privacy controls should be embedded into new products, features and processes that collect and use personal information, how do you get your product team to even consider such controls? How do you effectively evangelize the importance of PbD across the entire organization in a way that resonates across functions? And then… Show more

Privacy professionals generally understand, at least conceptually, what it means to implement privacy by design. But where do you actually begin? While it may be obvious that privacy controls should be embedded into new products, features and processes that collect and use personal information, how do you get your product team to even consider such controls? How do you effectively evangelize the importance of PbD across the entire organization in a way that resonates across functions? And then how do you make your PbD processes self-sustaining? Ron De Jesus, Sarah Pipes and Kathy Del Gesso have some practical advice on how to operationalize privacy by design at your company. Show less

The passing of the EU General Data Protection Regulation was a watershed moment for the privacy profession. The regulation emerged as the first privacy and data protection law that would have a bona fide global impact, pushing the discourse of privacy into the mainstream media and elevating privacy risk to the top spot on board meeting agendas. One year later, privacy professionals have started to look back on the first year of the EU rules. A trio of chief privacy officers shared with De Jesus… Show more

The passing of the EU General Data Protection Regulation was a watershed moment for the privacy profession. The regulation emerged as the first privacy and data protection law that would have a bona fide global impact, pushing the discourse of privacy into the mainstream media and elevating privacy risk to the top spot on board meeting agendas. One year later, privacy professionals have started to look back on the first year of the EU rules. A trio of chief privacy officers shared with De Jesus Consulting Founder and CEO Ron De Jesus, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, their personal experiences of the first 365 days of life under the GDPR. Show less

This article explores the history of breach notification requirements in Canada and describes the attempts made at amending the existing federal privacy law (PIPEDA) to address breaches of personal information.