Data Privacy Day 2021

                          Almost one month ago, precisely on 28th January, in North America and Europe was celebrated one of the most basic and important human right, the right to privacy.  All over the world they understand the importance of privacy to a dignified life, to autonomy, to security, to a life without harm, bullying, huge stress, unjustified annoying, drag and intrusive situation.   We must all fight for this right, because with its violation many others rights are also violated. If you want to have an idea about its importance, imagine your life without your privacy. All dimensions of a person's life is harmed, his relationships, his employability, his socialization, his entrepreneurship, his health, his anonymity,  there is not one aspect of the person that is not affected. And it is not only the individual that suffers, the democracy, the rule of law, and the trust in the institutions are also damaged.  One more reason we need combat the human rights violations, the violators could think that they are able to do more and more. This is why can not have impunity in so serious violations, like privacy`s violations. Everybody should understand why we all need to fight against violations of human rights. And when they happened, we all must fight for reparation to the victims. If you saw a privacy's violation, record it, and be a witness. The justice needs all of us. This post is a summary of two articles, the first was published at   https://informationsecurity.princeton.edu/DPD. The second was published at https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94458-what-to-prioritize-this-data-privacy-day

                                In celebration of International Data Privacy Day and collaboration with the Center for Digital Humanities' Privacy Initiative, Princeton University's Information Security Office will discuss several software applications that were developed with privacy in mind. In 2020, the world's citizens experienced a broad spectrum of events that disrupted people's lives, from economic turbulence, to the pandemic, to social movements, environmental disasters, and much more. While technology has raced to lead and respond to these times of change, data privacy practices are often left behind, leaving individuals to wonder just how private their data is. Data Privacy Day 2021 will look at privacy through the lens of the various changes we have faced in the past year, and will not only provide a survey of the current privacy landscape, but expert insights on where we as individuals and organizations can improve.                                                       Data Privacy Day is a global effort, taking place annually on January 28th, that generates awareness about the importance of privacy, highlight easy ways to protect personal information and reminds organizations that privacy is good for business. Data Privacy Day began in North America in January 2008 as an extension of the Data Protection Day in Europe. Individuals today feel an increasing lack of control over their personal data. In fact, according to a recent research, 79% of U.S. adults report being concerned about the way their data is being used by companies. Tim Wade, Technical Director at Vectra said, "it is not by accident that social considerations of privacy have been at the center of the pursuit of justice, equity, and freedom as it relates to civil liberties and rights. And as organic and digital existence converge, this continued frontier increasingly becomes anchored to how the data and digital footprint created by individuals are respected and protected and the awareness they bring to the importance of this matter, and by the organizations and institutions that come to steward what ultimately must still belong to its creator. Too often, discussions of personal privacy tend to inject tension between the protection of an individual against the protections of society at large. In reality, the erosion of personal privacy are also erosions against the protections of society at large; undermining the safety of individual privacy degrades the cultural and social fabrics of trust, liberty and fairness to the detriment of that society. If there is a call to action on this topic, it is that we must be open eyed about the importance of privacy and that the choices we make will directly affect our lives and our livelihood, and the social fabrics we pass to the next generation".  Dirk Schrader, Global Vice President at New Net Technologies, said, "users, consumers have far too often that notion of 'I have nothing to hide' or 'how much can they do with my data?' The inconvenient answer is 'a lot' as there are many ways of using the gender, the age, the location can influence what kind of services are marketed, how often a user sees an ad just to name some less nefarious examples. This kind of profiling might seem harmless but overall it enables businesses to select which products, which services they offer and a what price levels. That is why the call to action for individuals 'own your privacy' deserves a lot of Kudos. Mohit Tiwari, Co-Founder and CEO at Symmetry Systems, said, "You need not give up data privacy so that organizations can thrive off of personalized ad or by hosting customer data in a software app. Road safety is a great example where protocols and training sets appropriate expectations among drivers, bikes, pedestrians, etc. Similarly there is considerable research and new commercial tools for organizations to measure how costumer data is used internally and safeguard it. Joseph Carson, Chief security scientist and Advisory at Thycotic said, "data privacy will, and already is, evolving into a data rights management issue. Citizens' privacy will continue to be under the spotlight in 2021. Regulations will continue to put pressure on companies to provide adequate cyber security measures and follow the principle of least privilege to protect the data they have been entitled to process. I believe the big question, when it comes to data privacy is, 'how is citizens' data being used, collected and processed? Ultimately data rights management means rather than giving up personal data, citizens should and can get paid for allowing their personal data will be used for marketing purposes. It will become more about how the personal data will be used, and what monetization is resulting from the data. Tom Pendergast, Chief Learning Officer at MediaPRO said, "The essence of Privacy Day to me is the realization that privacy is everyone's responsibility. From the boardroom to the loading dock, everyone has a role to play. From a awareness perspective, one of the best ways to do this is to provide education that employees can use both at work and at home".