Knowra Information privacy Information privacy Information privacy is the right and practice of controlling how personal information is collected, used, stored, and shared. It concerns both individual autonomy and rules governing data handling.
Data minimization : A data-protection principle that limits personal information collection to what is necessary for a stated purpose. Collecting less personal data reduces what can be misused, exposed, or retained.
Personal data : Information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. Information privacy rules generally begin by defining which information counts as personal.
General Data Protection Regulation : A European Union regulation governing the processing of personal data and related individual rights. The GDPR gives information privacy rights legal force across a broad range of data processing.
Surveillance : The systematic observation or monitoring of people, activities, or places. Surveillance shows how persistent observation can threaten information privacy beyond individual data transactions.
Surveillance capitalism : An economic system that derives profit from collecting and analyzing personal data to predict or influence behavior. It illustrates how commercial incentives can turn personal information into a resource for behavioral influence.
Purpose limitation : A data-protection principle restricting personal information use to specified, legitimate purposes. It prevents information collected for one reason from silently serving another.
Personally identifiable information : Information that can identify a specific person, directly or when combined with other data. Direct identifiers show one especially clear route from stored information to a person's identity.
California Consumer Privacy Act : A California law granting consumers rights concerning businesses' collection and use of personal information. The CCPA illustrates a U.S. state approach centered on disclosure, access, deletion, and opting out.
Data ownership : The claim that a person or organization holds property-like rights over data. Privacy concerns control and appropriate use, which do not always follow from owning data.
Identity theft : The fraudulent use of another person's identifying information, typically for financial or other gain. Exposed personal information can enable impersonation and direct harm to individuals.
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