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Data Protection Day

On January 28th every year, Data Protection Day takes place to remind us of the importance of protecting our data and following best practices. It was created in 2006 by the Council of Europe as an effort to increase respect for private lives and personal data, in accordance with data security standards such as the European Union’s GDPR. 

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