World Privacy Day and the Madrid Privacy Declaration

January 28th, 2010 admin

Today is World Privacy Day. (I know; it’s odd to me, too.) You can celebrate by signing on to the Madrid Privacy Declaration, either as an individual or as an organization. Me, I’m celebrating — but I’m not going to tell you how….


Originally posted on Schneier

 
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