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Data Privacy Day

By Jerry Tylutki

January 28, 2021

Every January 28 marks Data Privacy Day - a time to generate awareness around the importance of privacy, highlighting ways we can each protect our personal information.

• Personal information is valuable -- Value It. Protect it. Your purchase history, IP address, geolocation, birth date, address -- all of this has tremendous value to businesses. Make informed decisions about whether or not to share your data with certain businesses by considering the amount of personal information they are asking for, and weighing it against the benefits you may receive in return.
• Keep tabs on your apps. Many apps ask for access to personal information, such as your geographic location, contacts list and photo album, before you can use their services. Be thoughtful about who gets that information, and wary of apps that require access to information that is not required or relevant for the services they are offering. Delete unused apps on your internet-connect devices and keep others secure by performing updates. 
• Manage your privacy settings. Check the privacy and security settings on web services and apps and set them to your comfort level for information sharing. Each device, application or browser you use will have different features to limit how and with whom you share information. Get started with NCSA’s Manage Your Privacy Settings page:https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/managing-your-privacy/manage-privacy-settings/

Manage Your Privacy Settings -- Want to view or change your privacy/security settings, but don't know where to find them? A listing of apps and web pages can be found here with information on how to manage your privacy settings:

https://staysafeonline.org/stay-safe-online/managing-your-privacy/manage-privacy-settings/