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The term “personal business” refers to the tasks or activities a person or company handles on their own, such as managing finances, handling household chores, or arranging appointments. It can also mean starting and running a business based on one’s skills or interests, as an individual or sole proprietor.
While data privacy laws differ between states and countries but they generally have the same definitions of what constitutes personal information. Personal data is defined by the CCPA, Connecticut’s law, and other laws as any information that can be reasonably associated with an identifiable person, except for data that has been removed from the database or is publicly available. The CCPA also provides a category for sensitive personal information that is more secure than any other type of data.
It’s important to know how much data is kept in your organization and where it’s stored. The best way to do this is to take an inventory of all files, documents and folders as well as storage devices. This should include all desktops, file cabinets, mobile devices, laptops flash drives, disks, and digital copiers. Don’t forget to be aware of places where sensitive information might be stored outside your office, for example, the homes of employees, their work-from-home computers and other devices.
Sensitive PII should be encrypted both in the transit phase and in rest. It should only be kept as long as is necessary for business reasons. This includes biometric information medical information covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Unique identifiers like passports and Social Security numbers and employee personnel records.
