In yet another made up "day" to bring our attention to something, yesterday was Data Privacy Day:
Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January 28. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy education. It is currently celebrated in the United States, Canada, and 27 European countries.[1] On January 26, 2009, the United States House of Representatives passed House Resolution HR 31 by a vote of 402-0, declaring January 28 National Data Privacy Day.[2] On January 28, 2009, the Senate passed Senate Resolution 25 also recognizing January 28, 2009 as National Data Privacy Day.
To recognize this day, Google released a fairly comprehensive post of all the privacy options and configurations which are made available. I have covered some of these options previously, but if you are looking for a nice refresher or this is news to you, then this post is a great resource.
Topics covered include:
- Opting out of ad tracking
- Encrypted search
- Google Dashboard (to see what Google knows about you)
At least we didn’t have to send a card or talk like a pirate…
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I’m surprised the day didn’t get more attention in the data-protection-privacy-sceptical country I live in!
I still prefer Talk Like a Pirate Day its at least a little bit fun .But Data Privacy Day what next The ##@@$#@?
How are we supposed to celebrate Do we encrypt ourselves . This just seems silly