January 26, 2010 2:18PM 

# Data Privacy Day’s Man About Town 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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Betcha didn’t know that January 28th is [Data Privacy Day](http://dataprivacyday2010.org/). That’s the day on which it’s customary to give gifts of cash and money to your favorite privacy advocate. No, not really. Though Hallmark hasn’t gotten a hold of it, it is a day on which some extra attention gets paid to privacy issues.

I’ll be speaking at two events coinciding with Data Privacy Day. On Wednesday, I’ll be speaking at the [2010 Internet Data Privacy Colloquium](http://www.dialogueondiversity.org/files/internet_privacy_2010_flyer.pdf) put on by a group called [Dialogue on Diversity](http://www.dialogueondiversity.org/). Register [here](http://www.dialogueondiversity.org/cgi/dodreg.cgi).

And on Thursday I’ll be speaking at an event put on by the [Future of Privacy Forum](http://www.futureofprivacy.org/) called “[Online Privacy: Your Reputation is ON the LINE](http://www.microsoft.com/privacy/dpd/event/default.aspx).” (Get it? “ON the LINE”? Online? We’re talkin’ computers, folks.) You can register for it on the [event’s page](http://www.microsoft.com/privacy/dpd/event/default.aspx).

There you have it! Data Privacy Day! The one day this year, among many, that you should lavish your favorite privacy expert with gifts and praise. And gifts.

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