The state of California has come up with a unique solution to deal with data privacy concerns of its citizens by including a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” provision in the CCPA. This lets consumers deny or withdraw consent to businesses who might otherwise use their data for profit or research purposes
In Ethyca, a Data Lifecycle Phase (DLP) is a value or set of values assigned to a particular data use case in the Ethyca application. The phases associated with a use case influence how Ethyca displays the use case on your data map.
“Consent” is a fundamental part of processing user data. It has a special place at the heart of digital privacy theory. Given the importance of consent, it shouldn’t be surprising that there’s plenty of legal wrangling over how it’s defined.
Data Minimization is a privacy concept that’s written into GDPR and is a best-practice for privacy-conscious businesses worldwide. It holds that businesses should collect and process only the bare minimum amount of data needed to accomplish a goal.
“Data Privacy” and “Data Security” are two terms that can sometimes be used interchangeably, especially by those who aren’t in the field of data protection. However, in this particular sector, they mean two very different things. Understanding the relationship between them is essential for grasping the complexity of regulatory compliance.
The Private Right of Action in CCPA can be defined as a right that allows individuals to sue organizations for data violations even in the case of a third-party breach. It is a highly debated topic in privacy law that is handled differently across the globe. The Private Right of Action is the ultimate enforcer of an organization’s commitment to keeping individual data safe, but with such a strong check comes risk.
A data breach when information is accessed without authorization. Data breaches can hurt businesses and consumers in a variety of ways, and the GDPR and the CCPA outline specific protocols that businesses must follow in the event that it occurs.
A DPIA is a risk assessment that is carried out for any activity that involves processing user data and are a key part of privacy best practice
Your Ethyca-powered Privacy Center is the key component of your business’s customer-facing privacy management operation. It’s a custom-branded webpage that serves as a portal for your users to manage their privacy in a streamlined fashion.
Put simply, a Data Use Case is a business purpose for which data is collected, transformed, processed, or stored. It is the term Ethyca uses to refer to what GDPR calls Data Processing Activities and CCPA refers to as the building blocks of Data Inventory.
