The Importance of Digital Ethics With Bill Mew

Bill Mew is a leading advocate for digital ethics and digital transformation. A former global leader for IBM Financial Services Sector, CMO for Compare the Cloud and Cloud Strategist for UK Cloud, he is a strategic advisor to a number of leading tech firms, including Govtech specialist Advice Cloud. As an evangelist for the transformational value of technology, he is the world’s top social influencer on #Govtech, a top commentator on #Cloud, and also one of the judges of the UK Cloud Awards. As a campaigner for data privacy and other ethical issues in technology, he is also the world’s top social influencer on #Privacy. He appears almost weekly on broadcast TV and Radio, is a prolific author of articles and blogs, as well as being exceedingly socially engaged. Contact Bill: Twitter: @BillMew Email: [email protected] Contact Avrohom: Web: https://asktheceo.biz Twitter: @avrohomg Instagram: @avrohomg INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: [ 01:48] Can you explain to the lay-person, what is digital ethics all about, and why is it so important? [01:48] Facebook data breach [04:04] A decade ago, people expected companies to take action for issues such as, Diversity, Sustainability, and Global Warming. Nowadays, it’s Privacy & Data Security. [05:20] If there is a perception of a lack of trust, people won’t do business with you. [07:58] Companies need to have some form of privacy assessment. [09:03] To protect your brand, companies need to be prepared for a data breach. [13:00] Companies are potentially liable for the criminal actions of their employees, such as a data breach. [13:50] Class action lawsuits are starting to emerge in response to companies’ behavior during a data breach. [14:57] How do you define Digital Ethics? [15:15] Digital Ethics is defined as having a cultural approach across an organization that is as responsible for data, as anything else of equal value. [16:40] Will GDPR be coming to the US? [18:00] Why companies need a Digital Ethics consultant. [22:20] A small Cloud provider in the UK beat Amazon & Google by differentiating themselves with Data Privacy & Data Sovereignty. [26:33] France is giving up the Google browser in favor of local Qwant, citing concerns about US Tech domination. [27:30] Under the Cloud act, any company that operates in the US is subject to seizure by the US Government. [30:00] Every kind of business, from every industry, is impacted by Digital Ethics.

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