The street action – “Protect personal data”

Every year, on January 28, European Data Protection Day is celebrated by all Council of Europe member states, with the support of the European Commission to promote the right to privacy and the right to personal data protection.

On the occasion of this day, the National Data Protection Authorities are organizing specific activities to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. These activities include street actions aimed to raise awareness and inform the general public about the field of personal data protection.

In this context, today, January 26, a few employees of National Center for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP) distributed to passers-by, near the Cathedral Square, information materials, raising awareness among citizens about the concept of personal data, the rights of personal data subjects, security and confidentiality measures when processing data. At the same time, they were informed about the possible situations in which personal data are not processed in accordance with the provisions of national legislation in this field, providing them with practical guidance and recommendations that should be undertaken in such situations.

This year, NCPDP aims to organize more information and awareness-raising activities for the general public in order to educate, motivate and encourage Moldovan citizens to pay more attention to the protection of their personal data.