ARTICLE · 02 FEBRUARY 2023

You Can Have Your (Pan)Cake And Eat It Too… While Thinking About Data Privacy

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What do blueberry pancakes and data privacy have in common? While not many things may come to mind, their commonality is that they share the same day of celebration, namely January 28.

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Natalie Carrothers

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What do blueberry pancakes and data privacy have in common? While not many things may come to mind, their commonality is that they share the same day of celebration, namely January 28. More specifically, January 28 is Data Privacy Day as well as National Blueberry Pancake Day.

A day marked for honouring blueberry pancakes makes for a delicious way to spend your time; however, a day reflecting upon the importance of data privacy and the current infrastructure in place in Canada to help protect your privacy cannot be understated.

What is Data Privacy Day?

So what is Data Privacy Day? It is a day meant to commemorate the signing of Convention 108 on January 28, 1981. Convention 108 was the first legally binding international treaty with respect to the protection of privacy and data.

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You Can Have Your (Pan)Cake And Eat It Too… While Thinking About Data Privacy

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