What Does a Chief Privacy Officer Do?

The chief privacy executive was a new title that once appeared in the workplace between 1999 and 2000, and was suspended due to the stagnation of the economy between 2000 and 2003.

Chief Privacy Officer

The chief privacy executive was a new title that once appeared in the workplace between 1999 and 2000, and was suspended due to the stagnation of the economy between 2000 and 2003.

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The Chief Privacy Officer is specifically responsible for handling matters related to user privacy, not only protecting information within the company, but also how to protect and use all customer information in a fair and effective manner. Its internal affairs include the formulation, deployment and adaptation of company policies, and the same Existing and past employees' contacts. External affairs include the company's communication with other businesses and the public sector, shareholders, customers, and the media.

The chief privacy officer is particularly suitable for companies with large amounts of user information, such as financial, communications, and high-tech companies. Large U.S. companies such as Citigroup, American Express,

In Chinese companies, the functions and job descriptions of the "Chief Privacy Officer" are mostly attached to other positions.

On March 15, 2012, Tan Xiaosheng, Vice President of Qihoo 360, was appointed as the Chief Privacy Officer, responsible for handling all aspects of 360 software products that may involve user privacy. Qihoo 360 thus became the first Internet company in China to set the post of Chief Privacy Officer. ^[1]