Privacy and online collaboration

In an article for the FT this week, Emma Jacobs brought privacy into the spotlight. There’s a groundswell of opinion that there is now too much private data floating around in the ether, with the potential to compromise individuals out in the real world.

As businesses turn more and more to digital engagement, collaboration increasingly takes place online as the geographical spread of skills becomes too great to sustain face to face networking. How do collaborators ensure that not only their private data but their intellectual property is kept from the public domain?

Where do you go to talk privately?
There’s no such thing as a completely secure network – which is why privacy companies do so well – but taking basic precautions should be in everyone’s interests. You wouldn’t have a detailed collaboration discussion in a coffee bar – people might overhear. So why do the online equivalent? Think about where you’d prefer to talk: in a side room, or at a conference with your peers. Now take that ethos online, and find yourself a quiet corner where you can talk in private.

Peer to peer networking
Professional organisations, industry clusters and the like already have a recognisable member base, which gives businesses the chance to collaborate within a known group. The next step is to ensure that this collaboration is taking place in the right environment.

Having ownership of a networking platform like Ambix ensures that only current members have access, that data is stored in known data centres, and that the exchanges are not part of the wide sweep of social media.

Are you ready to encourage secure collaboration and networking in your organisation? Ambix can help you take that step with confidence.