The data protection and privacy trends to watch out for in 2021
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PrivSec Report looks forward to the new year and what it could mean for the privacy and data protection worlds.
By Catherine Wycherely
Here are the key topics and trends we expect to see in 2021:
1. Privacy culture for all, as public awareness grows
2020 has been defined by the global pandemic which has affected every part of the world, every sector, every business, and every individual. But 2020 has not only ushered in an unexpected lay grounding in epidemiology, it has also seen a continued growth in consumer awareness of privacy rights, both driven by and reflected in an explosion of privacy and data protection regulation across the globe, even as Covid-19 spread.
With the publicising of issues such as location and health-related data collection and the growing need for employers to handle health-related employee data, privacy has an assured place in the spotlight through to 2021.
Some, like Camilla Winlo, Director of Consultancy at data protection and privacy consultancy DQM GRC...
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