This week, January 24 to January 28, 2022, kicks off Data Privacy Week, an expansion of Data Privacy Day by the United States National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA).
The goal of Data Privacy Week is to spread awareness about online privacy, by empowering individuals and businesses around the world to respect privacy, build trust, and safeguard data.
This year’s theme for Data Privacy Week is “Keep It Private.”
For the past several years, I’ve participated in Data Privacy Day. Which is how I learned about the list of privacy policy links to update settings in the devices and online services I use.
I’m thrilled to learn the day has been expanded to a week of activities and learning.
In the past, with so many activities focused on one day, I found myself debating which event happening at the same time I could attend, whether they were in-person events (before the pandemic) or online events last year.
Get Involved
This year’s Data Privacy Week offers a wide variety of events (online) and resources to take action and create a culture of privacy.
From helpful tips for parents to a National Privacy Test to a slew of webinars, roundtable discussions, and chats, you can learn about:
- Protecting personal information
- Staying safe online
- How your organization can implement policies and training to improve digital privacy
Here are a few of the Data Privacy Week events that caught my attention:
Respecting Privacy: Managing Data Collection in Your Business
In this one-hour CyberSecure My Business webinar, Petros Efstathopoulos, Global Head of Research at NortonLifeLock and John Chen, Vice President, Legal: Intellectual Property, Product & Privacy at TrendMicro will discuss:
- Why data privacy is important, even for small businesses
- How to conduct an assessment of your data collection practices, including information you collect, how you collect it, and what you do with it
- Securing your customer’s data from bad actors
- How to comply with state privacy laws, international privacy laws and industry-specific regulations
The free webinar is January 25, 2022 at 2:00pm Eastern Time (convert webinar event to your time zone) and requires pre-registration.
Data Privacy Chat on Twitter
Join Stay Safe Online and Norton Life Lock for their #DataPrivacyChat to share tips and resources to help individuals manage, protect and secure their online privacy.
The Twitter chat is January 27, 2022 at 2:00pm Eastern Time (convert Twitter chat to your time zone).
Why Privacy Matters: A Conversation with Author Neil Richards
Sponsored by Technically Right, Dr. Neil Richards will discuss what privacy means and what it isn’t with Jolynn Dellinger (Duke Law School; Kenan Institute for Ethics) and David Hoffman (Sanford School of Public Policy).
The event is January 28, noon to 1:00pm Eastern Time (convert book discussion event to your time zone) and requires pre-registration.
Wrapping Up
During Data Privacy Week, take time as an individual to own your online privacy. Find out what you can do to stay safe online.
As an organization, learn more about the valuable data you collect and store. Create a culture of privacy by teaching your organization’s staff and volunteers what privacy means. And the role they play in making sure privacy is maintained and protected.
Are you planning to take steps to protect online privacy during Data Privacy Week?
