After nearly 30 years on the web, much of it championing the… – Stephane Hamel

Digital marketing & analytics shaped by data governance, privacy and ethics | Educator · Speaker · Consultant

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August 3, 2022

After nearly 30 years on the web, much of it championing the unimaginable power of data, contributing to the greater digital analytics community, and creating innovative solutions, I realized about two years ago that I'd had enough - enough as a consultant of being handed the keys to too much customer data, of seeing so many agencies and companies misuse the data they had, and of seeing my own personal data leak. The on-stage Q&A with Chris Wylie of Cambridge Analytica was also a turning point - and the time I spent talking with him backstage perhaps even more so. It was from there that I began to focus on #dataprivacy and #dataethics in a #marketing context - I see it as a natural evolution of my career. Drawing on my computer science background, strategic thinking, problem resolution, creativity and communication skills and vast experience, it's a natural progression. I'm still #opentowork in a leadership role related to #digitalmarketing, #digitalanalytics and #dataprivacy for a #martech, #privacytech, or #SaaS solution. I'm looking for a great match where I could bring my experience and expertise to envision a #marketing future built on user consent and control leading to mutual trust and benefits. #jobhunting #NoConsentNoTracking

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Interesting story for my #marketing students: "How did Tropicana lose $30 million in a packaging redesign?" In the story, notice how the eye tracking study revealed the huge impact on brand recognition of this rebranding. "Tropicana’s orange juice became generic, and customers stopped relating to it." Kudos should go to Catalina Almeida!

DID YOU KNOW? LinkedIn is spying on your browser extensions! While working on my own browser extension, I discovered that LinkedIn is actively scanning for other installed extensions. There’s code embedded in their site that loops through over 1,800 extension IDs, attempting to retrieve specific files from each extension’s package. If successful, LinkedIn knows exactly which extensions you’re using - especially those that might scrape content, automate actions, or modify their interface. This isn’t new. LinkedIn was first caught doing this over eight years ago, when they were scanning for just 38 extensions. That number has now ballooned to 1,800+! While some of these are clearly automation bots used for spam (no sympathy there), others are legitimate productivity tools. Why does this matter? This technique can be used by ANY website to detect extensions you’ve installed. It’s a powerful method for fingerprinting users - tracking them even when cookies and other identifiers are blocked. Privacy concerns. Since LinkedIn is probing elements installed on your device, doesn’t this fall under the ePrivacy Directive? There’s no mention of this practice in their privacy policy - nor any transparency about how they use this data. Is this a privacy violation? Should platforms be required to disclose this kind of tracking? Curious to hear your thoughts. #Privacy #LinkedIn #BrowserExtensions #Fingerprinting #CyberSecurity

February 17, 2025

Petite tranche de vie de prof - j'ai besoin de ventiler un peu... Est-ce que c'est moi qui vieillis... ou est-ce normal qu'à la maîtrise, je reçoive encore des questions du genre : "Combien de pages?" "Interligne simple ou double?" "Quelle police et la taille de caractères?" Comme disait l'autre, on est pas dans un cours "Rédaction 101" ou "Mise en page pour les nuls"... Je me fiche pas mal de la forme. Ce qui m'intéresse, c'est la qualité de la réflexion, la pertinence de l'analyse, et la capacité à structurer une idée complexe. Pas si le texte fait 4 ou 5 pages en Times New Roman 12 pts avec des marges de 2.54 cm. Mais bon... peut-être qu'on devrait ajouter un micro-module : "S'assumer comme étudiant et prendre des décisions de base par soi-même".

#Loi25 au #Quebec, quel est votre #CMP (Consent Management Platform) de choix ? Commentez avec ce que vous avez utilisé, aimé ou non — ou envoyez-moi un message privé si vous préférez ne pas commenter publiquement. Pour ma part : • iubenda : solution européenne que j’aime bien, simple, efficace, peu coûteuse ; • OneTrust : américain, très populaire, plus coûteux, certaines difficultés d’intégration ; • Didomi : européen, équipe locale, ils ont déjà un bon « footprint » au Québec, solution complète ; • Axeptio : français, je ne connais pas, mais ils poussent aussi pour le Québec ; • je sais qu’une petite solution toute simple a été développée au Québec — quelqu’un la connait ? • sinon, il y en a des tonnes d’autres, mais je suis plus intéressé par votre retour d’expérience concrète pour le marché québécois. #vieprivée #digitalmarketing

Je suis heureux de vous annoncer qu'après une décennie à enseigner le marketing numérique et l'analytique à la FSA ULaval, je mets de côté la consultation afin de partager ma passion et mon expérience avec la relève. À titre de Chargé d'enseignement, je vais concevoir et offrir divers cours en lien avec le marketing numérique aux étudiants de premier cycle, MBA, MBA Exécutif et les apprenants en formation continue, en plus de superviser les stages et projets d'interventions des finissants. --- I am pleased to announce that after a decade of #teaching digital marketing and analytics at FSA ULaval, I am stepping aside from consulting to share my passion and experience with the next generation. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant (aka Teaching Fellow), I will be designing and delivering various courses related to #digitalmarketing to undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA and continuing education students, as well as supervising internships and graduation projects.