Windows 10: Twitter launching privacy center for more data protection clarity

Brink · Dec 2, 2019

It’s so common to hear tech companies say: “Privacy is not a privilege; it is a fundamental right” that those words have become a cliche. People have become desensitized to hearing companies say, “we value your privacy,” and are worn out from being asked to accept privacy policies that they rarely, if ever, even read. Many companies make these declarations without even showing people what actions they are taking to protect their privacy. And let's be honest, we have room for improvement too.

We believe companies should be accountable to the people that trust them with their personal information, and responsible not only to protect that information but to explain how they do it.

That’s why we’re launching the Twitter Privacy Center to provide more clarity around what we’re doing to protect the information people share with us. It is the central place that host’s everything that’s part of our privacy and data protection work: related initiatives, announcements, new privacy products, and communication about security incidents. It should be easier to find and learn more about the work we’re doing to keep your data secure, including what data we collect, how we use it, and the controls you have.

How we think about Privacy and Data Protection at Twitter

People’s right to privacy and data protection is something we have fought to protect since Twitter was created in 2006. From the beginning, we have offered a range of ways for people to be part of the conversation on Twitter on their terms – from creating pseudonymous accounts to protect their identity to letting people control who sees their Tweets. But what people see externally is not the sum of our work. Behind the scenes, teams across the company are constantly working to protect your privacy and data. This work has three areas of focus:

Fix technical debt. Twitter has changed a lot since the first Tweet was sent almost 14 years ago. As was, and still is, common in fast-growing tech companies, we built new features and services on top of older systems. In some cases, the older systems were never made to support their current uses — that’s technical debt. Tackling technical debt is an ongoing challenge for every company, and we’ve been doing it for years. This work isn't just good for the privacy and safety of people who use Twitter, it's also good for business. It will help us get better products and services to you faster. Also, you may have noticed that we have been communicating more data and security related disclosures over the last two years. Many of those are the direct result of these efforts. We have been working to make sure our systems meet your expectations, and when they don’t or when we have found issues that may require your attention to keep you safe and secure, we have told you about them. We'll continue to do this when something requires your attention.

Build privacy into the products we launch. Privacy by design is a priority with every product we build. To achieve this, we continue to build out our processes to review the products we launch. This process involves our Information Security, Product and Privacy Counsel teams, and our independent Office of Data Protection. This is critical work that we’re continuing to invest in. Every new employee goes through data privacy, security, and management training. We launched an internal group called Twitter Doves, which is designed to cultivate the best data privacy, security and management practices for everyone at the company. The Doves’ motto, "trust is earned, not given," guides best practices we adhere to across Twitter. Finally, we're speaking with people around the world to better understand how different cultures and groups think about privacy and what they expect when they share their information with a company like ours. For example, through the initial findings from this research, we’ve learned that “meaningful controls” have different connotations depending on where you’re from. This kind of feedback is critical to us as we build the privacy and data controls people want when they use Twitter.

Keep ourselves accountable to the people that trust us with their data. We know that there is no silver bullet that will make people trust us with their data. However, we also know that to keep your trust we have to show you we’re accountable. We have already taken a variety of steps to weave accountability into how we operate. Our Data Protection Officer, Damien Kieran, provides an independent assessment of all privacy and data protection-related work to our board of directors on a quarterly basis to make sure we’re appropriately discussing any issues and concerns we have and to drive alignment on what matters from a data protection perspective. We are continuing to invest in our Data Management Organization so that we can always account for the data we have, how it is used, and when it is shared. To make sure everyone at Twitter is accountable, privacy and data protection is the heart of our 2020 company-wide priority to build products that earn the trust of people who use them. Also, launching the Twitter Privacy Center provides a central place to keep you updated on our privacy and data protection work and aid us in being accountable to you through transparency.

Twitter is not perfect at privacy and data protection. But we want you to know our statements are not a cliche but backed by an evolving privacy and data protection program intended to keep your data secure and us accountable.
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Source: What we have been doing to protect your privacy and data

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Brink · Dec 2, 2019

Twitter updated Privacy Policy

Twitter’s purpose is to keep the world informed by serving the public conversation. We work hard to build a great experience for people Tweeting, and seeing Tweets all over the world, and protecting the privacy of the people who use Twitter every day. We believe you should know the types of data you share with us and how we use it. Most importantly, you should have meaningful control over both. We want to empower you to make the best decisions about the information that you share with us and to ensure you feel confident that your data is protected and secure. As Twitter’s Data Protection Officer, I will be working to continue our longstanding commitment to protecting you and upholding your right to privacy.

History of Our Privacy Policies

From the beginning, Twitter has been a global platform for people to make themselves heard and to see what’s happening. We are proud of our history of partnering with civil society and standing up to governments to protect and defend the people that use our services, and we continue to evolve our efforts around documenting our work.

We also recognize that to enjoy real freedom of expression, you also need and deserve meaningful privacy and security controls. It’s this very philosophy that has informed the process of updating and revising our Privacy Policy for everyone who uses Twitter around the world. We used this same philosophy in preparing our approach to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect next month.

Upcoming Changes

Starting this month, we’ll be introducing some changes to make it easier to manage your personal information on Twitter. As a first step, we’ve updated our Privacy Policy to make it visually clear and easy to use. You’ll also see a download button at the top of the page that allows you to get a plain text version if you prefer. It’s optimized for both mobile and web.

We want our Privacy Policy to be easy to understand and follow. What you’ll see as you navigate through the policy is that we have broken it into seven main sections. This makes up the core of our approach.

Plain language.

We’ve expanded and revised content throughout the updated Privacy Policy to make sure that some of the more legalistic or technical language is as clear as possible. For example, we think it’s absolutely essential that you know exactly what we mean when we refer to location data or data from advertising partners.

Privacy settings.

Woven throughout are direct links to your core privacy and security settings, which are accessible at any time when you are logged into Twitter. Here you can see what data Twitter has relating to your account and you can decide whether you want to share it or not. Over time, as we learn how people use these controls, we’ll continue to work to improve them and Twitter as a whole.

A conversation.

We welcome your comments and questions about our data practices. Within the Privacy Policy, you’ll find an efficient way to contact Twitter directly about any privacy concerns you may have. When you contact Twitter, only the Data Protection Officer (me) and my team have access to your questions. We’ll also keep you posted on our latest updates from @Policy.

It’s important to note that the new Privacy Policy will take effect on May 25th and will apply globally. By using our services on or after that date, you’ll be agreeing to these updates and Twitter’s overall Terms of Service.

Next Steps

On May 25th, people who live in the EU who log into their Twitter account will see a prompt that will explain that we’ve updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to reflect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. We’ll also show you a simple chart that categorizes the legal basis for the personal data we process. Specifically, you’ll be encouraged to review our updated policies in full. You’ll then be brought to your individual Settings and Privacy section, where we will ask you to review your key current settings. You can leave them all as they are, modify each, and learn more about any of the individual settings before making a change - the choice is entirely in your hands.

Remember, everyone around the world can use the controls we highlight to limit the information we collect about you or how we use it, and change the settings at any time. For now, we encourage everyone to educate and empower themselves by reading our forthcoming Privacy Policy in full and to make your voice heard.

Thank you for reading and thank you for your trust.
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Source: Continuing Our Commitments to Privacy Transparency

Brink · Dec 2, 2019

Twitter updated Privacy Policy

Twitter’s purpose is to keep the world informed by serving the public conversation. We work hard to build a great experience for people Tweeting, and seeing Tweets all over the world, and protecting the privacy of the people who use Twitter every day. We believe you should know the types of data you share with us and how we use it. Most importantly, you should have meaningful control over both. We want to empower you to make the best decisions about the information that you share with us and to ensure you feel confident that your data is protected and secure. As Twitter’s Data Protection Officer, I will be working to continue our longstanding commitment to protecting you and upholding your right to privacy.

History of Our Privacy Policies

From the beginning, Twitter has been a global platform for people to make themselves heard and to see what’s happening. We are proud of our history of partnering with civil society and standing up to governments to protect and defend the people that use our services, and we continue to evolve our efforts around documenting our work.

We also recognize that to enjoy real freedom of expression, you also need and deserve meaningful privacy and security controls. It’s this very philosophy that has informed the process of updating and revising our Privacy Policy for everyone who uses Twitter around the world. We used this same philosophy in preparing our approach to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect next month.

Upcoming Changes

Starting this month, we’ll be introducing some changes to make it easier to manage your personal information on Twitter. As a first step, we’ve updated our Privacy Policy to make it visually clear and easy to use. You’ll also see a download button at the top of the page that allows you to get a plain text version if you prefer. It’s optimized for both mobile and web.

We want our Privacy Policy to be easy to understand and follow. What you’ll see as you navigate through the policy is that we have broken it into seven main sections. This makes up the core of our approach.

Plain language.

We’ve expanded and revised content throughout the updated Privacy Policy to make sure that some of the more legalistic or technical language is as clear as possible. For example, we think it’s absolutely essential that you know exactly what we mean when we refer to location data or data from advertising partners.

Privacy settings.

Woven throughout are direct links to your core privacy and security settings, which are accessible at any time when you are logged into Twitter. Here you can see what data Twitter has relating to your account and you can decide whether you want to share it or not. Over time, as we learn how people use these controls, we’ll continue to work to improve them and Twitter as a whole.

A conversation.

We welcome your comments and questions about our data practices. Within the Privacy Policy, you’ll find an efficient way to contact Twitter directly about any privacy concerns you may have. When you contact Twitter, only the Data Protection Officer (me) and my team have access to your questions. We’ll also keep you posted on our latest updates from @Policy.

It’s important to note that the new Privacy Policy will take effect on May 25th and will apply globally. By using our services on or after that date, you’ll be agreeing to these updates and Twitter’s overall Terms of Service.

Next Steps

On May 25th, people who live in the EU who log into their Twitter account will see a prompt that will explain that we’ve updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to reflect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. We’ll also show you a simple chart that categorizes the legal basis for the personal data we process. Specifically, you’ll be encouraged to review our updated policies in full. You’ll then be brought to your individual Settings and Privacy section, where we will ask you to review your key current settings. You can leave them all as they are, modify each, and learn more about any of the individual settings before making a change - the choice is entirely in your hands.

Remember, everyone around the world can use the controls we highlight to limit the information we collect about you or how we use it, and change the settings at any time. For now, we encourage everyone to educate and empower themselves by reading our forthcoming Privacy Policy in full and to make your voice heard.

Thank you for reading and thank you for your trust.
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Source: Continuing Our Commitments to Privacy Transparency

Brink · Dec 2, 2019

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 End of Support

Product support for Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 will reach its end of support date in 12 months. If you are using this version, please upgrade to a newer version before January 9, 2018 to ensure supportability.

The following resources are available to help you upgrade to the latest version of Data Protection Manager:

Upgrade to 2010: Upgrading to DPM 2010

To 2012: Upgrade to System Center 2012 - DPM

To 2012 R2: Upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 - DPM

To 2016: Upgrade to DPM-2016

Have questions about supported products? Visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle to view a list of supported products and related policies.
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Source: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 End of Support | System Center Data Protection Manager

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