,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#bg1 #bjad,mr4 ,rockefeller 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,udall of    
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,leahy1
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1     
,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 and ,mr4 
,nelson7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,january 
#bh1 #bjad1 as ,national ,data ,privacy 
,day4  ,whereas new and innovative      
technologies enhance our lives by       
increasing our ability to communicate1  
learn1 share1 and produce2 ,whereas     
integration of new and innovative       
technologies into our everyday lives has
 the potential to compromise the privacy
 of individuals if appropriate          
protection is not taken2 ,whereas there 
is opportunity for governments1         
corporations1 and civil society to work 
together to protect the privacy of      

individuals2 ,whereas many individuals  
and companies are not fully aware of the
 risks to the privacy of individuals    
posed by new and innovative             
technologies1 of data protection and    
privacy laws1 or of the specific steps  
they can take to protect the privacy of 
individuals2 ,whereas ,national ,data   
,privacy ,day constitutes a nationwide  
effort to educate and raise awareness   
about respecting privacy1 safeguarding  
data1 and enabling trust2 ,whereas the  
annual recognition of ,national ,data   
,privacy ,day by ,congress would        
encourage more people nationwide to be  
aware of data privacy and to take all   
necessary steps to prevent data loss and
 respect privacy2 ,whereas government   
officials and agencies1 as well as      
representatives of businesses and       
nonprofit organizations1 privacy        
professionals1 academic communities1    
legal scholars1 educators1 and others   
with an interest in data privacy are    
working together on ,january #bh1 #bjad1

 to educate and raise awareness about   
data privacy and about protecting the   
privacy of individuals2 ,whereas on     
,january #bh1 #bjad1 privacy            
professionals and educators are being   
encouraged to discuss data privacy and  
security2 and ,whereas ,january #bh1    
#bjad1 would be an appropriate day to   
designate as ,national ,data ,privacy   
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of ,january #bh1 #bjad1 as ,national    
,data ,privacy ,day2  7#b7 encourages   
,state and local governments to observe 
the day with appropriate activities and 
initiatives that raise awareness about  
data privacy and security2  7#c7        
encourages privacy professionals and    
educators to discuss data privacy and   
security2  7#d7 encourages corporations1
 governments1 and other relevant        
organizations to take steps to protect  
the privacy and security of individuals 
and to promote trust in technologies2   
7#e7 encourages individuals across the  

,united ,states to learn about data     
privacy and the specific steps they can 
take to protect the privacy of          
information they possess about          
themselves and others2 and  7#f7        
encourages everyone to respect privacy1 
safeguard data they possess1 and enable 
trust4