Data Privacy Week
2024
Respect Privacy
Data Privacy Day is celebrated annually on January 28th to commemorate the January 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty on privacy and data protection. The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) have expanded this event to mark Data Privacy Week. This year, Data Privacy Week is celebrated January 21st through January 27th.
University of Chicago and University of Chicago Medicine are jointly celebrating Data Privacy Week to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.
Events
I Thought I Saw a Privacy Incident
Learn how to recognize a potential data privacy incident and what to do when you encounter one.
Mon, January 22, 2024 | 11:30 – noon
Wed, January 24, 2024 | 11:30 – noon
Websites and Data Protection
Our security and privacy professionals will share ways to ensure your website if compliant with privacy laws and regulations.
Tue, January 23, 2024 | 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Thu, January 25, 2024 | 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Individual Rights, Transparency and Data Use, Oh My!
Learn the core privacy principles that are the foundation of many privacy laws and regulations.
Tue, January 23, 2024 | 11:30 – noon
Wed, January 24, 2024| 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Simple Data Protection Practices for the Workplace
Join a discussion on the keys to ensuring you protect personally identifiable data when storing and sharing.
Mon, January 22, 2024 | 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Thu, January 25, 2024 | 11:30 – noon
HIPAA Training
Fri, January 26, 2024 | noon – 12:30pm
*Contact the privacy office for registration information
Learn More
Managing Your Privacy Settings
Surveillance Self-Defense (Electronic Frontier Foundation Project)
New York Times Privacy Project
Protecting Your Privacy Online (FTC)
Have I Been Pwned? (check if your email or phone is in a data breach)
Other Resources
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Protecting Student Privacy (US Department of Education)