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Data Privacy
Data privacy refers to an individual's right to control their personal information, including how it's collected, stored, used, and shared by organizations. It also encompasses the practices and policies implemented to safeguard this information from unauthorized access or misuse.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Data privacy is the ethical and legal principle governing the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personal data, ensuring individuals' rights to control its collection, processing, storage, and sharing by entities, often enforced by regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA.
BACKGROUND
The Utah Data Center (UDC), also known as the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center, is a data storage facility for the United States Intelligence Community that is designed to store data estimated to be on the order of exabytes or larger. Its purpose is to support the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), though its precise mission is classified. The National Security Agency (NSA) leads operations at the facility as the executive agent for the Director of National Intelligence. It is located at Camp Williams near Bluffdale, Utah, between Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake and was completed in May 2014 at a cost of $1.5 billion.
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- Information Privacy
- Personal Data Protection
- Privacy Protection
- PII Protection
- Data Protection
USAGE NOTE
Data privacy is a foundational concept in compliance frameworks, dictating how organizations manage personal data to avoid legal penalties and maintain consumer trust.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Data Privacy.
OneTrust provides a privacy, security, and data governance technology platform that helps organizations comply with privacy laws and manage their privacy programs.
TrustArc offers a platform with automated privacy solutions, intelligence, and a team of privacy experts to help companies manage their data privacy programs and comply with global regulations.
IBM Security provides a comprehensive portfolio of security software and services, including solutions for data privacy, data loss prevention, encryption, and privacy management.
Microsoft Purview provides a unified data governance solution that helps organizations manage and govern their on-premises, multicloud, and SaaS data, including capabilities for data privacy, risk management, and compliance.
Thales provides advanced data security solutions, including data encryption, access management, and key management systems, crucial for protecting sensitive data in defense and critical infrastructure.
SailPoint specializes in identity governance, providing solutions that ensure only authorized users have access to sensitive data and systems, which is foundational to data privacy.
Securiti.ai offers an AI-powered platform that unifies data privacy, security, and governance, helping organizations automate compliance and protect sensitive data at scale.
Informatica provides enterprise cloud data management solutions, including capabilities for data privacy, data masking, data governance, and compliance to protect sensitive information.