Global Privacy Culture Survey Results
March 13, 2026
Most Companies Think Their Employees Know How to Handle Personal Data. A Five-Year Global Study Says Otherwise. The Global Privacy Culture Survey 2025 tracked privacy
Category: Data
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.
Saudi Arabia’s Data Protection Authority Enters Active Enforcement Phase Under PDPL
March 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s data protection regulator has moved decisively from policy-building to active enforcement, signaling a new era of accountability under the Kingdom’s Personal Data Protection
How America’s biggest tech companies quietly rewrote the nation’s privacy laws
March 10, 2026
Laboratories of Capture one statehouse at a time — and what it’s costing the rest of us. On January 27, 2021, Virginia Senator David Marsden
Carpenter v. USA – ECPA Chapter 120 of Title 18
March 10, 2026
Beyond Carpenter: Why America’s 1986 Privacy Law Is Struggling in the Age of Smartphones Nearly every modern smartphone functions as a continuous location sensor. It
The Hidden Passenger in Your Car: Why Allstate’s Cellphone Tracking Lawsuit Could Reshape Telematics Privacy
March 8, 2026
Insurance companies have spent the last decade promising drivers a simple deal: install an app or enable vehicle monitoring, and in exchange you might save
Iowa Sues GM Over Driver Data: How States Are Using Privacy Law to Take on the Auto Industry
March 8, 2026
Iowa has joined a growing list of states drawing a hard line against automakers that collect and sell driver data without meaningful consent. On March
Is PII Always Confidential Information? The Answer May Surprise You
March 7, 2026
Most people use “PII” and “confidential information” interchangeably. Compliance officers, developers, and even legal teams treat them as synonyms, assuming that if data qualifies as
No More “We’ll Fix It Later”: Turning Privacy by Design into Everyday Architecture
March 6, 2026
Procrastination is the most expensive cost in privacy for our audience. Most serious privacy incidents never start with evil intent. They usually begin with a
Reddit Fined £14.47 Million for Children’s Privacy Failures
March 5, 2026
Reddit has been hit with a £14.47 million fine by UK regulator Ofcom for failing to adequately protect children’s personal data. The penalty marks one
When Does Health Data Become Sensitive? The NAI’s Five-Factor Test Has Answers
March 2, 2026
The Five-Factor Test That Could Save Your Health Advertising Program — Or Expose It There is a question sitting at the center of every health-related
