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Data Privacy Week – plus a few best personal privacy practices

Article by Nathan Merrells, Sr. Privacy Specialist The holidaze has passed us by and we’ve rolled around yet again to January. Now is the time when we collectively reflect on our own lives and celebrate the lives of others, especially Martin Luther King, Jr. For many of us, it’s a… [ Keep reading ]

Why is Privacy Significant to the City of Seattle?

This is the second blog entry regarding the City of Seattle’s Privacy Program. You can read the first blog post, and learn more about Data Privacy Day, here. The City of Seattle values privacy. As data and digital services become increasingly necessary and expected for governments, we need to meet… [ Keep reading ]

How Data Privacy Day Came to Be: Part 1

January often has the reputation and the capability of being bleak in the Pacific Northwest, and because it is our natural inclination as humans to seek ways to remedy that — AND because we’re all about to become instantly better people because of our recent (and lasting, of course) New Year’s resolutions — what better time than the last week of January to lighten the collective mood and lean fully into fun-time festivities with a rousing… [ Keep reading ]

Data Privacy and Data Security – Which is which and who does what to protect the City’s critical data?

By Ginger Armbruster, Chief Privacy Officer Reflecting on this past year of change and turmoil, it is clear that the enormous volume of personal information involved with the increase in telework, transition to distance learning, and overall rapid switch to remote interactions with the world, has served to highlight how… [ Keep reading ]