European Data Protection Day, 28th January, 2014

This year we are celebrating the 8th edition of Data Protection Day. This date is chosen as a reminder of 28th January 1981, when the Council of Europe adopted Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument related to data protection.
Why?
Data protection issues, including their cross-border dimension, are always present in citizens’ lives – at work, in their relations with public authorities, in the health field, when they buy goods or services, when they travel or surf the internet.
For whom?
The aim of the Data Protection Day is to give everyone a chance to understand what personal data is collected and processed and why, and what our rights are with respect to this processing.
EDPS video message
ENISA would like to point to some of its recent work related to the area of data protection, privacy and trust:
2013

Security certification practice in the EU - Information Security Management Systems - A case study
On the security, privacy and usability of online seals. An overview   
Recommended cryptographic measures - Securing personal data
Algorithms, Key Sizes and Parameters Report. 2013 Recommendations
Securing personal data in the context of data retention. Analysis and recommendations

 
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