Data protection, privacy, and secuirty is about keeping data protected, private, and secure. The data, not people.
Data Protection is about People, not Bits and Bytes
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From the Blog on Data protection
Champion of the People
Some data protection officers are champions of the people – realising their job is about change, and likely inconvient.
Same Word, Different Context
Each context may use the same word, with different meaning. We need to understand both the context we work in and the definitions used.
Three Assumptions of Data Protection Impact Assessments
Data protection impact assessments are essential. However, they are not a silver bullet. They make three assumptions.
Do No Harm and Surprises
The challenge comes with negative surprises. When the data we collect gets used for all kinds of things we didn’t or couldn’t imagine.
Data Security: Who’s it for?
When we talk about data security, privacy, protection, what are we protecting? Securing? Keeping private? Who’s it for?
Humanitarian Data: 10 Things to Do
The recent events in Afghanistan are not just about Afghanistan, but rather about how we work and the ecosystem in which we work. Here are 10 things to do.
Data Protection Abuse
When you ask for more and more information about me, I get suspicious and wonder why you need this information, what you do with it.
Help, by all means, but let’s not sell the vulnerable
"Anyone have contacts in the airline industry, I'm looking to map flight details of all those infected with COVID-19." Seen on Twitter I saw this tweet a few weeks ago. It was the beginning of a deluge of tweets from well meaning people wanting to help with COVID-19....