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by adrenalinelol 3362 days ago
> said Gerard Lewis, Comcast's chief privacy officer.

I didn't know Chief Privacy Officers were a thing. When did this start?
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AstroJetson 3362 days ago
When people started complaining about internet privacy.

But remember, the Chief Human Resources Officer historically isn't on the side of employees. I'm of the view point that the CPO (*) isn't on the side of consumers. But it looks good to have one.

(Sorry to all of the Chief Petty Officers)

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jeffcore 3362 days ago
It looks like it became widespread in the early 2000s, in the U.S. at least [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_privacy_officer

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