Personal business is a term used to describe tasks or activities that are handled by a firm, person or an an individual on their own. Examples include managing finances and household chores, or arranging appointments. It could also mean starting and running an enterprise of a small size based on your abilities, interests and experiences as a sole proprietor or an individual.
Although privacy laws for data differ from country to country and state to state However, they all have the same definitions of what constitutes personal data. The CCPA and Connecticut’s law for instance, define personal data as information that is linked or linkable to an identifiable person with the exception of de-identified data or publicly accessible information. Furthermore the CCPA also includes a class of sensitive personal information which requires greater security than other forms of data.
It’s essential to know how much information your company holds. This can be accomplished by taking a complete inventory of every document, file and storage devices. This should include file cabinets, desktops and laptops and mobile devices, flash drives, disks, and digital copiers. Be sure to check areas where sensitive information might be stored outside of your office. This includes homes of employees as well as their work-from home computers.
PII that is considered to be sensitive must be protected both during transit and at rest and only for as long as it is necessary to conduct business. This includes biometrics, medical information included in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA), unique identifiers such as passports, Social Security Numbers and employee personal records.