Data Privacy Week – topic 1: What does data privacy even mean?

Privacy is the ability to exercise control over one’s information. This is supported through understanding how, when and why personal data is collected and used. It is a complex issue that is broader than confidentiality, and related to, but sometimes in direct conflict with, data security. Privacy includes additional principles like data minimization, data subject rights, purposeful and ethical use, consent and notification.

Privacy laws typically focus on preservation of privacy when it comes to personally identifiable information or personal identifiable information (PII). For more information about PII, check out tomorrow’s data privacy topic.

For more information about what privacy is, visit the WSU Privacy SharePoint Site. For any privacy related questions or concerns, reach out to the privacy officer at privacy@wichita.edu or via phone at 316-978-4447 (4HIP).