Personal business is the term used to refer to tasks or activities that are performed by a firm, person or an the individual on their own. Examples include managing finances, performing household chores, or making appointments. It could also refer to setting up and running a company depending on one’s abilities and interests as an individual or sole proprietor.
While privacy laws regarding data vary from nation to country and state to state, they all have similar definitions of what is considered personal information. Personal data is defined in the CCPA, Connecticut’s law and other laws as any data that can be reasonably associated with an identifiable person with the exception of data that has been de-identified or data that is available to the public. Furthermore the CCPA also includes a class of sensitive personal information that requires a greater degree of protection than other forms of data.
It is important to know how much information is stored in your business and where it’s stored. This can be done by taking a comprehensive inventory of all files, documents and storage devices. This should include desktops, file cabinets and laptops and mobile devices flash drives, disks and digital copiers. Don’t forget to also check areas where sensitive information might be stored outside of your office. This is the case for employees’ homes as well as their work-from-home computers.
Sensitive PII should be encrypted both in transport and at rest, and should be kept only as long as is necessary to fulfill business requirements. This includes biometric information medical information that is covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), unique identifiers such as passport or Social Security numbers and employee personnel records.
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