▪️Merry M.

About

This is my personal account; views are my own.Beep, beep! Bringing vehicle privacy to *everyone* with the dream team at Privacy4Cars. Privacy is ordinary. Privacy is for everybody. Privacy is power.I am a pro-consumer, pro-business privacy advocate who is optimistic about what data privacy rights mean for real, everyday people -- and for the companies they do business with—including automotive businesses. I've worked in the data privacy technology field where I help companies identify, manage, and mitigate their data privacy risk and bolster their brand's trustworthiness. I've also conducted industry-leading research on the data privacy and data security software markets. Trustworthy brands will win the future. The ethical use of people's personal data is not only already expected and therefore overdue, but the way smart companies will succeed over their competitors in the long term. I am an active, visible member of the privacy professional community and foster deep professional connections with people ranging from privacy technologists, legal professionals, security practitioners, AI ethicists, legislators, regulators, and more. I serve as a volunteer at a pro-individual privacy non-profit where we work to protect Americans' privacy, particularly people from marginalized groups. I hold CIPP/US, CIPM, and FIP certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals and earned a master’s in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I welcome anyone to nerd out on consumer privacy topics and am also willing to discuss plants/gardening.