data protection
Safeguarding personal information
Data protection refers to laws, policies, and practices that safeguard personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure.
The term covers both legal frameworks like GDPR and technical measures like encryption: The company updated its data protection policy after the breach.
In computing, data protection also encompasses backup and recovery systems that prevent loss of information.
- GDPREU data protection law
- right to be forgottenLegal power to delete records
- encryptionConverting data into code
- privacyFreedom from observation
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
anonymity · firewall · consent · opt out · cookie consent · confidentiality · HIPAA · CCPA · compliance · authentication · network security · access control · malware · secrecy · regulation · safe harbor · backup · cookies
- research ethicsresearch ethics, bioethics, ethics board, ethics training, fabrication
- African lawconstitutional court, indigenous law, high court, court of appeal, attorney general
- EU regulationsGDPR, RED, single market, free movement, consumer rights
- information policyFOIA, freedom of information, government transparency, public records, public access
- security policiessecurity policy, password policy, access control, privacy policy, backup policy
- internet safetyonline safety, internet safety, online privacy, privacy settings, passwords
data protectiondata breach
Unauthorized access to protected information
hacking · security breach · cyberattack · data loss · identity theft
data protectionopen access
Free public scholarly content
data sharing · public disclosure · open data · freedom of information · data transparency