The startup ecosystem of new ideas for SaaS platforms or mission
based digital solutions are becoming evermore robust, in our growing
economy. As a result, Operational Risk professionals are more in demand
to help new co-founders adapt to the legal, compliance and consumer
transparency requirements, that will soon descend upon them.
It makes sense, that when you are starting a new company you first are focused on the product/mission and who the intended market or user will be. Yet soon after this is defined and the "Go-to-Market" strategy is in place, there is a tremendous amount of Operational Risk design and implementation of internal capabilities, that will be required. In just Social Media, here is just one example:
Years later, startups developed ways to develop the API as a new product-set, so that other companies could embed and utilize a set of data or capability and have it more integrated with a new set of functionality or service mission. What is one company in this category focused on Twitter? Gnip.com:
If you are a startup company that is planning on a pledge to your customers to "Keeping your data safe from surveillance," just as the juggernaut Facebook is also currently doing, you have a tremendous amount of work and new processes/systems to get in place. You are embarking not only on the steep growth curve of adding new customers and revenue; you are simultaneously under the mandate to help achieve a higher level of "Digital Trust" with those same customers.
Developing the policy alone is only the start. Here is how Twitter is addressing it:
"To be clear: We prohibit developers using the Public APIs and Gnip data products from allowing law enforcement — or any other entity — to use Twitter data for surveillance purposes. Period. The fact that our Public APIs and Gnip data products provide information that people choose to share publicly does not change our policies in this area. And if developers violate our policies, we will take appropriate action, which can include suspension and termination of access to Twitter’s Public APIs and data products."
How Facebook and Twitter and Snapchat or LinkedIn and all of the hundreds of Social Media companies will scale up enforcement, is now the big question. Maybe they have the deep pockets and resources to build and operate their "Digital Trust" business unit. What about the new startup with only 6 or 7 figures in the bank from a seed or even "A" round of funding?
The policy implications and new federal laws being drafted in the United States and the European Union may be good indicators of where the future requirements will be defined for a new startup. In the EU this week, the G20 finance ministers are converging on the topic of "Cyber Crime" soon after a recent indictment:
"Yet, if forfeiting people’s trust is a sure-fire route to failure, earning their trust is the single biggest enabler of success. As an example, the progression from assisted to augmented to autonomous intelligence depends on how much consumers and regulators trust machines to operate on their own. That, in turn, depends on whether those who create the machines have the right risk and governance structures, the means to verify and validate their claims independently and the mechanisms to engage effectively with stakeholders."
"In short, trust is an opportunity, not just a risk. Many CEOs recognise as much: 64% think the way their firm manages data will be a differentiating factor in future. These CEOs know that prioritising the human experience in a virtual world entails treating customers with integrity."
Welcome to the new era of achieving Digital Trust...
It makes sense, that when you are starting a new company you first are focused on the product/mission and who the intended market or user will be. Yet soon after this is defined and the "Go-to-Market" strategy is in place, there is a tremendous amount of Operational Risk design and implementation of internal capabilities, that will be required. In just Social Media, here is just one example:
"As social networks continue to mature, they increasingly take on roles they may not have anticipated. Moderating graphic imagery and hate speech, working to address trolling and harassment, and dealing with dissemination of fake news puts companies like Facebook and Twitter in powerful societal positions. Now, Facebook has acknowledged yet another challenge: Keeping your data safe from surveillance. That’s harder than it may sound. When you post something publicly on a social network, anyone can view it—including law enforcement or federal agencies."Since the dawn of the Internet, new startup companies have been developing algorithms and bots to scour the vast landscape of "data oceans" for relevant content. As public Internet tools, databases and consumer-oriented web sites were developed for even Blogs (Blogger.com) such as this one, other companies were figuring out how to capture the data content in their searchable systems.
Years later, startups developed ways to develop the API as a new product-set, so that other companies could embed and utilize a set of data or capability and have it more integrated with a new set of functionality or service mission. What is one company in this category focused on Twitter? Gnip.com:
"PowerTrack provides customers with the ability to filter a data source’s full firehose, and only receive the data that they or their customers are interested in. This is accomplished by applying Gnip’s PowerTrack filtering language to match Tweets based on a wide variety of attributes, including user attributes, geo-location, language, and many others. Using PowerTrack rules to filter a data source ensures that customers receive all of the data, and only the data they need for your app."So what?
If you are a startup company that is planning on a pledge to your customers to "Keeping your data safe from surveillance," just as the juggernaut Facebook is also currently doing, you have a tremendous amount of work and new processes/systems to get in place. You are embarking not only on the steep growth curve of adding new customers and revenue; you are simultaneously under the mandate to help achieve a higher level of "Digital Trust" with those same customers.
Developing the policy alone is only the start. Here is how Twitter is addressing it:
"To be clear: We prohibit developers using the Public APIs and Gnip data products from allowing law enforcement — or any other entity — to use Twitter data for surveillance purposes. Period. The fact that our Public APIs and Gnip data products provide information that people choose to share publicly does not change our policies in this area. And if developers violate our policies, we will take appropriate action, which can include suspension and termination of access to Twitter’s Public APIs and data products."
How Facebook and Twitter and Snapchat or LinkedIn and all of the hundreds of Social Media companies will scale up enforcement, is now the big question. Maybe they have the deep pockets and resources to build and operate their "Digital Trust" business unit. What about the new startup with only 6 or 7 figures in the bank from a seed or even "A" round of funding?
The policy implications and new federal laws being drafted in the United States and the European Union may be good indicators of where the future requirements will be defined for a new startup. In the EU this week, the G20 finance ministers are converging on the topic of "Cyber Crime" soon after a recent indictment:
"Two intelligence agents from Russia, another G20 member, with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts. The indictment was the first time U.S. authorities have criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offences including for computer fraud, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and wire fraud."How will the new startup who is focused on addressing transparency, privacy, and surveillance now "Enable Digital Trust of Global Enterprises." Here is a glimpse from the latest PwC CEO Survey:
"Yet, if forfeiting people’s trust is a sure-fire route to failure, earning their trust is the single biggest enabler of success. As an example, the progression from assisted to augmented to autonomous intelligence depends on how much consumers and regulators trust machines to operate on their own. That, in turn, depends on whether those who create the machines have the right risk and governance structures, the means to verify and validate their claims independently and the mechanisms to engage effectively with stakeholders."
"In short, trust is an opportunity, not just a risk. Many CEOs recognise as much: 64% think the way their firm manages data will be a differentiating factor in future. These CEOs know that prioritising the human experience in a virtual world entails treating customers with integrity."
Welcome to the new era of achieving Digital Trust...
