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What is Data Privacy?
The notion of data privacy, as it regards to the web, is about what personal information is accessible over the internet. With the push for a more personalized internet, it is a common practice for many companies to gather information, through the use of tracking. While the idea of an internet that is unique to different users is exciting, the sheer about of information that is needed to achieve this is alarming.

Data privacy is all about how personal information is handled and disseminated across the web. The amount of information a person may be comfortable sharing can be dependent upon the individual. The more information an individual is willing the share, the more it opens them up to potential theft.

Current Data Privacy Issues
A current hot topic within the media is about invasion of privacy issues and companies that are collecting and potentially selling users data without their knowledge. This can be seen in the data breaches of Facebook and the use of personal information by Cambridge Analytica.

A Day for Data Privacy
With the growth of the internet more and more data is being made available, so much so that there is now a Data Privacy Day.