Data Privacy Day is being celebrated on the 28th January.

To quote Wikipedia: "Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy education. It is currently 'celebrated' in the United States, Canada, and 27 European countries."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Privacy_Day

This prompted us to discuss the issues pertaining to personal privacy with David Taylor and Francis Cronje