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What is Privacy?. As defined in the Generally Accepted Privacy Principles, “privacy” refers to the rights and obligations of individuals and organizations with respect to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, and destruction of personal information .
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What is Privacy? As defined in the Generally Accepted Privacy Principles, “privacy” refers to the rights and obligations of individuals and organizations with respect to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, and destruction of personal information. This pertains to the Privacy of Personal Information, which comes to mind nowadays with the prevalence of on online threats to our privacy and identity. However, in a broader context, there are four aspects to privacy, as explained by the Information Commissioner’s Office (UK): • Privacy of Personal Information --- data privacy, as explained above • Privacy of Personal Communications --- the contents one’s communications • Privacy of Personal Behavior --- the observation of what an individual does • Privacy of the Person --- the integrity of an individual’s body
Why Privacy Matters People expect their personal information to be safe with you. They trust you not to misuse it, scatter it, lose it, fail to maintain it, or take more than you need. You expect your business confidential information to be safe when you do business. Bad forces are out to steal and perform fraud --- Prepare for a breach in which privacy is jeopardized. Pay attention to the law. Unmanaged privacy risk will cost you money, hurt your reputation, and reduce consumer’s trust in you.
