A definition here from [[Cloudflare]]: >[!quote] Data privacy is the protection of personal data from those who should not have access to it and the ability of individuals to determine who can access their personal information. - it touches on laws that govern data privacy: - [[GDPR]] - [[Data Protection Act 2018]] - there are also some industry-specific privacy _guidelines_, for example the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act]] which deals with health data in the [[US]] - these are generally based on the [[Fair Information Practices]]