Why Should We Celebrate Data Privacy Day?
Why Should We Celebrate Data Privacy Day? Are you celebrating Data Privacy Day today, January 28, 2021? No? Well, here's why you should.... I would not be at all surprised if most people have not heard of Data Privacy Day; after all, it's only been around since 2007, where it was initiated by those ever-so-much-more progressive Europeans (so says wikipedia ). And as such, it has not made much a dent in our public consciousness or social media here in the United States -- except perhaps when there's some huge data breach, and everyone rushes to search to see if their online identities have been compromised. Because I do suspect most of us know someone who's had that happen to them, right? Heck, it's even happened to me, when I was more lackadaisical in my online activities, and did not practice proper online hygiene. But when it comes to people having their credit cards stolen (virtually), they will snap to attention. And this is the connection for most people: da...