This privacy cartoon is about data minimization, a principle embodied in many privacy laws. Under the data minimization principle, organizations are to collect, process, or share only the minimum necessary personal data to achieve their purpose. There’s a lot of hat tipping to data minimization, but this principle is often not followed enough. Far too often, personal data is collected without any particular purpose in mind and far too much is shared than necessary.
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This post was authored by Professor Daniel J. Solove, who through TeachPrivacy develops computer-based privacy and data security training. He also posts at his blog at LinkedIn, which has more than 1 million followers. This post was originally posted on LinkedIn.
Professor Solove is the organizer, along with Paul Schwartz, of the Privacy + Security Forum (Oct. 14-16, 2019 in Washington, DC), an annual event designed for seasoned professionals.
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