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With the proliferation of big data, data analytics and new technologies and laws across the globe, privacy concerns have reached new heights. This topic page provides resources, news, tools and guidance on building a career in the privacy field.


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Additional News and Resources

At-a-Glance: 2023 IAPP Privacy Professionals Salary Survey


Report: 75% of Canadian, US CISOs pondering career change


IAPP/TRU Staffing Partners Webinar: The State of Salary and Jobs in Privacy


Aspiring privacy professionals compete in moot court


Privacy pro compensation trends 2002-2022


Tech company layoffs hit privacy community, ‘spook’ job seeker marketplace


Privacy is hiring! Tips to recruit, tips to move


The evolution of a privacy legal career


Cybersecurity Supply/Demand Heat Map


Breaking Into Privacy: Tips for transitioning into privacy from other roles


Demand for privacy professionals soars in ‘dynamic,’ ‘cross-functional’ field


How To Get Started in Privacy Law


Privacy job market at ‘full-tilt hiring boogie’


Profiles in Privacy: Life had other plans for eBay’s CPO, and it brought her to privacy


Applying privacy law in 3 dimensions: How to focus on solutions and maximize value


How to get started in privacy engineering


IAPP releases Job Task Analysis Survey results


How the pandemic has altered the privacy job search and what to do about it


Report: There is a shortage of privacy professionals


Privacy pros’ salaries rise, yet pay gaps by gender persist


Five Lessons I Learned Transitioning from Security to Privacy


Understanding and Assessing Professional Credentials and Training


Looking for career advice? Take it from these former newbies


How I Got My Start in Privacy – Article Series


DPO Job Description


From Here to DPO: Building a Data Protection Officer