January 28th is Data Privacy Day, a day that encourages everyone – businesses, individuals, governments, teachers, students – to look at how technologies affect our lives and all of the personal information we share online – who is collecting it? What’s done with it? Where is it shared? And how can we protect it?
Data Privacy Day is organized for January 28th every year in the United States, Canada, and 27 European countries. In the US and Canada it is organized by the National Cyber Security Alliance, whose website provides a wealth of information for teens, families, consumers and businesses on protecting personal information. For their advice on good online safety habits to protect your data privacy, visit their educational site, Stop Think Connect.
In addition, here are some of our top posts related to being proactive in your personal data privacy protections:
- 10 steps to protect your privacy
- Online shopping safety
- Public Wi-Fi safety
- Be location aware
- Protect yourself on Facebook
- Secure your SSN
- The importance of shredding
- Choose a strong password
- 10 ways your privacy is threatened
- Minimize your stored data
- The importance of software updates
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