Data Privacy Day – 28 January 2024
Data Privacy Day takes place today and is celebrated to raise awareness to both organisations and individuals, of privacy and data protection, best practice, and why privacy matters to us all.
The theme this year is ‘take control of your data’ - we all have rights when it comes to data.
What is GDPR? It stands for General Data Protection Regulation
The GDPR has a chapter on the rights of data subjects (individuals) which includes the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object and the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated ...
You can submit a request relating to these rights to any organisation that holds your data.
Read more on why this day matters here: DATA PRIVACY DAY - January 28, 2024 - National Today
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