Every year on Jan 28, we celebrate Data Privacy Day. 🥳 But why not take time every day to consider our personal data—and how protected it is?
With that goal in mind, we’ve put together a Data Privacy Day kit to help us all protect our own data—for today and the days to come.
Learn 📚
- Find out how (and when) Data Privacy Day got started in the first place. (It’s been around longer than you think!
- Check out our post “Why Collecting Less Personal Info Really Is More” (specifically when it comes to websites).
- Get a deep dive into all the U.S. privacy protection laws in Forbes’ comprehensive guide.
- Peruse through the amazing list of resources provided by the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
- Watch OneTrust’s 2-min video on Data Privacy Day and tips for celebrating.
- Prepare for the latest state privacy laws going into effect and additional privacy trends for 2026.
Attend 👀
Find 2026 in-person and virtual events to attend and meet others who care about data privacy.
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) – List of upcoming and recorded web conferences
- IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2026 (March 30-April 2, 2026)
- Data Privacy Day (Luxembourg) (Jan 28, 2026)
- Harrisburg University Data Privacy Day Summit (Jan 29, 2026)
- OneTrust Data Privacy Day webinar (Jan 28, 2026)
Act 👉
⓵ Update your devices – Take a few minutes to make sure your computer and mobile devices are running the latest versions of their operating systems and software.
⓶ Update your privacy preferences – Regularly review and update your browser’s privacy preferences, delete any cookies, and clear the cache.
⓷ Check for doxxing – Doxxing is the act of publicly providing personally identifiable information (PII) about an individual or organization, usually via the internet and without their consent to do so.
- Google your name and the word “address” and see what shows up in the page 1 search results.
- If your PII shows up, don’t fret! Google has a relatively easy process to remove doxxing information from search results. (Be sure to include links and screenshots of the offending search results.)
Image credit: Data Privacy Day. This post was updated on Jan 5, 2026. We republish this each post every year with updated Data Privacy Day intel.