The rules and safeguards applying under various laws and regulations to personal data about individuals that organizations collect, store, use and disclose. “Data protection” is the professional term used in the EU, whereas in the U.S. the concept is generally referred to as “information privacy.” Importantly, data protection is different from data security, since it extends beyond securing information to devising and implementing policies for its fair use.
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