What are the 10 privacy principles?

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What are the 10 privacy principles?

The ten principles of privacy protection are: Be accountable. Identify the purpose. Obtain consent.

How can you protect yourself from privacy invasion?

Simple Ways to Protect Against Invasion of Privacy

  1. Password Protect Your Devices. Sure, it can be annoying to unlock your smartphone each and every time you want to check Instagram or Facebook.
  2. Sign-Out of Your Accounts.
  3. Change Your Facebook Settings.
  4. Clear Your Browser History.

How do I secure my digital life?

How to Take Back Control of Your Digital Life

  1. Step #1: Acceptance.
  2. Step #2: Build Better Passwords.
  3. Step #3: Use a Search Engine That Doesn’t Track You.
  4. Step #4: Buy More Secure Hardware.
  5. Step #5: Practice Data Minimization.
  6. Step #6: Secure Your Email.
  7. Step #7: Clean Up Your Texting Habits.

What are the three key components of privacy?

Privacy aspects

  • Right to be let alone.
  • Limited access.
  • Control over information.
  • States of privacy.
  • Secrecy.
  • Personhood and autonomy.
  • Self-identity and personal growth.
  • Intimacy.

What are the six privacy principles?

Six privacy principles for General Data Protection Regulation compliance

  • Lawfulness, fairness and transparency. Transparency: Tell the subject what data processing will be done.
  • Purpose limitations.
  • Data minimisation.
  • Accuracy.
  • Storage limitations.
  • Integrity and confidentiality.

What is a privacy principle?

The Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) place strict obligations on an agency1 when it collects, stores, uses and discloses personal information. However, some exemptions can apply to certain agencies when dealing with particular personal information.

What is the importance of digital privacy?

Online privacy is important for numerous reasons. You don’t want to share details of your personal life with strangers and it’s hard to be sure what personal information is gathered and by whom: information collected by one company might be shared with another.

How can I protect myself digitally?

Here are our 10 most important tips for staying safe online.

  1. Don’t open mail from strangers.
  2. Make sure your devices are up to date.
  3. Use strong passwords.
  4. Use two-factor authentication.
  5. Don’t click on strange-looking links.
  6. Avoid using unsecured public Wi-Fi.
  7. Back up your data regularly.
  8. Be smart with financial information.