Eric Gertler
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Eric Gertler worked at The Daily News in New York as General Counsel & VP/ Business Affairs of the newspaper prior to founding nydailynews.com. He also served as President of USNews & World Report and Fast Company, as well as CEO of a number of startups, including privista.com, a credit and identity theft protection company. He is the author of a book on privacy entitled Prying Eyes: Protect Your Privacy From People Who Sell To You, Snoop on You, Or Steal From You (published by Random House). He is currently CEO of Altruik, Inc. (www.altruik.com).

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A 21st Century Guide to Putting Digital Media and Political News in Perspective

Posted March 28, 2011 | 15:38:53 (EST)

As a former newspaper executive turned Internet entrepreneur, I always chuckle when I get emailed a humorous list called "The Easy Guide to Keeping Newspapers and Political News in Perspective".

Three times in the past week I was sent this guide (which was developed many years ago...

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The TSA's Balancing Act to Keeping Our Airports Secure

Posted November 28, 2010 | 22:37:10 (EST)

As travelers headed to airports to start their annual Thanksgiving celebrations, they braced themselves for worse than expected airport delays amid recently implemented security measures involving more stringent and invasive airport scanners and body pat-downs.

Although the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) openly communicated the new measures, the agency nonetheless became...

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Privacy Does Matter

Posted June 21, 2010 | 09:24:40 (EST)

The backlash that Facebook recently confronted from users over changes to policies that restricted the privacy of users' information and that Google faced for unwittingly collecting data over unsecured Wi-Fi networks in Europe has reignited the debate on privacy and the extent to which personal information may be collected, stored,...

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Yes, We Can ... Learn From Tiger's Digital Dalliances

Posted December 24, 2009 | 00:01:28 (EST)


As 2009 comes to a close and the stories about his "infidelities" fade, Tiger Woods is learning the hard way that extramarital affairs may be fleeting but the digital fingerprints they leave are indelible.

Tiger may be the world's greatest golfer and the decade's best athlete, but the...

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Time to Take the "News" and "Paper" Out of Newspapers

Posted April 24, 2009 | 12:28:00 (EST)

As a former newspaper boy, editor, and executive at the Daily News and the International Herald Tribune, I shed a tear every time a newspaper folds, goes bankrupt or announces more layoffs. For those still standing, ad revenues are declining and readers are migrating to online information sources. Even Dick...

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