How to Conduct a Data Privacy Audit
August 31, 2026
Most data privacy audits fail for the same reason: they audit the paperwork instead of the systems. A team reviews policies, interviews stakeholders, fills in
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Learn About Data Privacy
Data refers to any information that can be collected, processed, and used. This can include personal information like names, addresses, and online activity, as well as business data like customer records and financial transactions.
Data privacy focuses on the responsible handling and protection of personal data. It encompasses principles such as:
Individual Rights: Granting individuals control over their personal data, including the right to access, rectify, erase, and object to processing.
Data Minimization: Collecting only the data necessary for a specific purpose and avoiding excessive data collection.
Data Security: Implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, 1 or processing.
Captain Compliance provides articles, guides, and other resources to help educate users about the various topics related to Data Privacy.
Flock Cameras, Two Briefs: What a CPO Sees and What Public Safety Sees
August 29, 2026
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week that automated license-plate readers have gotten “out of control.” He supports tools that catch criminals. He does not
Former Airline Employees Concerned About Personal Data After Google’s Purchase: The Risks Nobody Priced In
August 27, 2026
Spirit Airlines stopped flying in May 2026, its second bankruptcy filing in two years finally catching up with it after roughly 17,000 employees lost their
Global Privacy Control: What is it & Why it Matters
August 27, 2026
If you’ve been online, you’ve probably seen the term GPC and wondered what it means. GPC stands for Global Privacy Control. Captain Compliance has created
IAPP 2026 Privacy Litigation Report: U.S. Privacy Lawsuits Surge
August 26, 2026
The number of privacy lawsuits being filed in the United States is accelerating, plaintiffs are finding new ways to apply decades-old statutes to modern tracking
Washington Attorney General Calls for Broader Privacy Laws, Stronger Consent and Data Broker Regulation
August 26, 2026
Washington’s first-ever Attorney General Data Privacy Report could provide a roadmap for the state’s next wave of privacy legislation, calling for stronger consent requirements, data
Variety Media CIPA Ruling: IP Addresses May Not Support Pen Register Claims
August 25, 2026
Variety Media v. Superior Court could reshape California’s wave of CIPA website-tracking lawsuits by expanding the statute to internet communications while simultaneously narrowing what plaintiffs
Tracker Finds Nearly 400 U.S. Federal Datasets Deleted or Altered Since Early 2025
August 20, 2026
At least 28 federal datasets have been deleted and another 338 data collections have been modified over the past year and a half, according to
The Data Risk Management Framework Built for the Shadow AI Era
August 18, 2026
The global average cost of a data breach just hit $4.99 million — a 12% jump and a record high, according to IBM’s newly released
OneTrust Alternatives: 11 Best Competitors Compared for 2026 (In-Depth Guide)
August 5, 2026
OneTrust is the name most privacy teams think of first. It has been in the data privacy, security, and governance market for over a decade,