It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, Qatar,[3] Nigeria, Israel[4] and 47 European countries.
The international celebration offers many opportunities for collaboration among governments, industry, academia, nonprofits, privacy professionals and educators.
[6] The Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data was opened for signature by the Council of Europe on 28 January 1981.
This convention is currently in the process of being updated in order to reflect new legal challenges caused by technological development.
A few of the participating organizations for the 28 January 2016 Data Privacy and Protection day include: Anti-Phishing Working Group, Carnegie Mellon University,[8] Cyber Data-Risk Managers, EDUCAUSE, Georgetown University, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Identity Theft Council, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, New York State Attorney General Office, the UK Information Commissioner,[9][10] and Data Security Council of India.