Note: This post was updated on Jan 6, 2025. We republish this each post every year with updated Data Privacy Day intel.
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. ⬇️
Read 📚
⓵ Find out how (and when) Data Privacy Day got started in the first place. (It’s been around longer than you think!
⓶ Check out our post “Why Collecting Less Personal Info Really Is More” (specifically when it comes to websites).
⓷ Get a deep dive into all the U.S. privacy protection laws in Forbes’ comprehensive guide.
⓸ Peruse through the amazing list of resources provided by the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
⓹ Prepare for the latest state privacy laws going into effect and additional privacy trends for 2025.
Attend 👀
Find 2025 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 2025 (April 22-23, 2025)
- Data Privacy Day (Luxembourg) (Jan 28, 2025)
- Harrisburg University Data Privacy Day Summit (Jan 20, 2025)
- OneTrust Data Privacy Day webinar (Jan 21, 2025)
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.)
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