A well-known social network exposed thousands of personal data related to the political preferences of voters. This information was used to improperly influence electors’ decisions.

Time after, this situation was publicly exposed. It was said that, although the network was aware of this information breach, it kept the incident a secret.

By not reporting this situation to the data holders in a timely manner, the company faced investigations, legal actions, and the loss of credibility of its users and stakeholders.

Learn more about this case in this link: https://youtu.be/IR6XZy1yy7o

This case teaches us that even the smallest decisions can bring huge changes within organizations, both positive and negative.

It is possible that the course of events for this social network would have been different if they had been transparent in the handling of information. This involves behaviors such as:

• Protect the company’s non-public information and refrain from disclosing it to third parties who are not authorized to know about it.
• Properly safeguard the personal databases to which we have access and use them exclusively for the legitimate purposes for which this information was collected.
• Report commercial, operational and financial data that correspond to the reality of the business.
• Refrain from altering or improperly modifying performance or production indicators.
• Reject any falsification of documents of the company and understand that this kind of behaviors constitutes fraud.
• Comply with the security controls of the information and the technologies used by the company to prevent destruction or unauthorized access to the data.

Apply these guidelines in your day to day to ensure the integrity, reliability, and transparency of the company’s information. It allows us to adopt decisions based on accurate information and safeguard the good reputation of the company.