7 DATA SAFETY AND SECURITY The first letters of the words in a verse of your favourite song may be a good password, because it is easy to remember but difficult to hack Safety vs. security Employers are responsible not only for the protection of their workers health, but also for the safety and security of their personal data. Data safety includes all the actions undertaken to protect data from accidental loss or manipulation; data security, on the other hand, refers to the procedures to prevent intentional theft or misuse. Similarly, workers dealing with other people s personal data must grant both its safety and security. Laws like the GDPR, policies for managing data travelling on the Internet, and security procedures like the use of passwords and PINs can help ensure data privacy. Do you know that you can delete cookies from your favourite browser? Search the Internet to find out how ONLINE RESOURCES Meta and privacy issues GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of rules enacted in 2018 which applies to all companies based or working in the EU. They aim at making data storage and processing more secure and people more aware of their rights, for example personal data deletion from companies data banks. In case of data breach, i.e. unauthorised access or misuse of private data, it is necessary to inform the national data protection authority. Cookies Cookies are short text files stored in the memory of a device when visiting websites. They are meant to help users by memorising preferences, but they can also be used to collect information about people s preferences for commercial purposes. As this can prove a threat to Internet users privacy, websites must ask for consent before installing a cookie . Rules to create a secure password The following tips may help you to create a password which will be difficult to hack: do not use personal information to create a password: these things are very easy to find out ; your password should include some capital letters, special characters, and/ or numbers. Do not use the same password everywhere; be careful to log out of websites or profiles when sharing a PC with other people. consent: consenso data breach: fuga di dati to enact: emanare to hack: violare misuse: utilizzo scorretto threat: minaccia 22 COMMON GROUND