What is ‘Personal Data’ ?

Data privacy essentially boils down to the question of whether we are dealing with ‘personal data’ or not. What seems a simple yes or no at first might spark arguments and discussions among team members and co-operation partners like vendors. ‘Personal Data’ is also referred to as ‘Personal information’ or ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) and … Read more

Applying ‘Privacy by Design’ at the beginning of it all

When it comes to personal data the key element is whether we can link data in question to the person. There are many legal, technical and logical nuances regarding to concluding if the person is identifiable or not. But the bottom line is that data privacy is about the consequences to that person. Not all … Read more