CEO and President Tom Kelly Discusses the Importance of Online Privacy with Yahoo Life

Internet sites are increasingly aggressive and proactive in acquiring consumer data and leveraging it for profit. That means personal information, like our financial data or our identities and location, is constantly being collected, stored, and shared by the websites we visit, the apps we use and the digital products we enjoy.

Our President and CEO Tom Kelly recently spoke to Yahoo Life about the importance of online privacy in this environment of near-ubiquitous digital exposure. As Tom explains, one of the biggest challenges to online privacy is that people simply don’t know how much of their personal information is readily available online. And the information that is out there might pose a risk to one’s professional reputation, personal safety, or financial security.

Enterprises and businesses should especially take note of today’s threats to online privacy. As more and more employees give up their personal information through social media, smartphone apps and more, companies and organizations will experience a greater vulnerability to cybercrime; all that personal information can be easily repackaged for use in spear phishing scams or corporate hacking attempts.

Protecting our online privacy is now no longer just a personal matter; it’s a professional and social matter as well.

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