{"id":589,"date":"2020-01-28T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalpro.gr\/?p=589"},"modified":"2023-02-24T23:46:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:46:47","slug":"28i-ianouariou-evropaiki-imera-prostasias-prosopikon-dedomenon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalpro.gr\/en\/28i-ianouariou-evropaiki-imera-prostasias-prosopikon-dedomenon\/","title":{"rendered":"January 28 | European Data Protection Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2006, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has established the January 28 as European Day of Personal Data Protection<\/strong>. The celebration of this day aims to raise awareness and inform citizens on matters concerning the protection of their personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this date, governments, parliaments, national data protection authorities and other bodies carry out activities to raise awareness of personal data protection and privacy rights. These may include campaigns aimed at the general public, educational programs for teachers and students, as well as free access to data protection bodies and conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal data & sensitive personal data <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The personal data <\/strong>concern any information related to a natural person, regardless of whether the information refers to the private, professional or public life of the individual. Personal data may be a name<\/strong>, a photograph<\/strong>, an email address<\/strong>, the details of a bank account<\/strong>, information posted on social networking sites;<\/strong> (social media), information about medical history<\/strong> or the IP address<\/strong> a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensitive personal data<\/strong> is the data that has to do with the racial or national origin<\/strong>, the political opinions<\/strong>, the religious or philosophical beliefs<\/strong>, the membership in a trade union<\/strong>, the health<\/strong>, the social welfare<\/strong> and the love life<\/strong> as well as with the relevant information about criminal charges or convictions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/strong> adopted on 27 April 2016 and implemented on 25 May 2018, it protects the personal data of citizens across the European Union (EU). The decree also affects data exports from the EU. The GDPR aims to give citizens control over their personal data, it simplifies regulations on economic relations with other countries, standardizing EU processes. People and companies that do not comply with the GDPR may be subject to a heavy fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, now on all reliable websites we find sections that request our approval for the storage of cookie files<\/strong> on our devices, while giving us information about the ways in which they manage our personal data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How we disclose our personal information in our daily lives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We \"expose\" personal information every time we post something about us or something that appears to be posted by us. For example, sometimes to upload a photo<\/strong> to be liked by our \"friends\" can put us in danger. Through photography can someone find out where we live<\/strong>, where we are at that moment, where we frequent, who we hang out with and other personal information that we would certainly not trust to a stranger<\/strong>. So it is imperative that we be very careful with what information we \u201cshare\u201d online and think twice before sharing anything. In fact, when other people are depicted in the photo we intend to share, it is our obligation to ask for their consent before taking any action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completing information on social media<\/strong> also it is a very fast and simple way to publish our personal data. Many users, without paying particular attention to the security of their personal information in social media, allow themselves to be intercepted and possibly used without their consent. For this reason there is regulation of personal privacy<\/strong>, which you might want to revisit because of the day! From there you can easily control who will be able to see this personal information, thus keeping away from those unknown and often malicious \"eyes\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to protect your personal data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In general it is good to try to keep them under control as much as possible by think carefully about who will be able to access them after you disclose them<\/strong>. If someone is asking for your personal data, for example a website, see if it is reliable<\/strong>, if you trust it<\/strong> and get to find out how he will use them<\/strong>, whether it will send them to third parties, etc., as well as whether it installs cookies and if it forwards information about you to advertising companies<\/strong>. The use of your data for advertising purposes should be permitted only with your consent<\/strong> so always make sure to read the \"fine print\".
If you receive emails, SMS or messages on Facebook and other social networks, asking you for information and personal data, don't answer if you're not sure who they're from<\/strong>. Remember to log out of websites you have entered\/logged in to using passwords. Keep your computer safe by using firewall and antivirus programs and keeping them up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your rights vis-\u00e0-vis companies, organizations or websites to which you have provided your personal data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n