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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Internet and related broadband technology |
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connect more than 1.4 billion people worldwide, and while these |
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advances provide unprecedented opportunities to share information |
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and expand knowledge, they also raise serious data privacy issues; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Many individuals are unaware of data protection and |
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privacy laws and of steps that can be taken to help protect the |
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privacy of personal information online; Data Privacy Day was first |
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organized in January 2008 to promote awareness and generate |
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discussion about data privacy practices and rights; and |
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WHEREAS, Privacy professionals, academics, legal scholars, |
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business executives, and government officials from the United |
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States, Canada, and Europe are working together again in January |
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2009 to further the discussion about data privacy and protection; |
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moreover, educators and privacy professionals are discussing data |
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privacy and protection issues with young people in high schools |
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across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The information age has brought unimagined |
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technological advances with an extraordinary capacity to collect, |
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store, and share data, and understanding data privacy is the first |
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step toward ensuring the privacy of personal information online; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 28, 2009, as Data Privacy Day |
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in Texas and encourage all Texans to learn more about data privacy |
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and to take action to protect their personal information. |