July 2022

The concept of ‘myth-busting’ often comes in areas where there is confusion, lack of clarity or complexity. It generally seeks to break those things down and present the issue/problem in a straightforward, accessible and objective way.

Data protection often suffers from lots of misconceptions so it can be really useful to try and bust a few myths! July’s reading recommendation is written by Heidi Boghosian, an American attorney and privacy expert.

In her book, she sets out 21 myths and deals with them head-on. It is rare, and very refreshing, to see the issues tackled with such clarity and honesty. Each ‘myth’ relates to a different area and includes ‘Surveillance makes the nation safer’ and ‘metadata doesn’t reveal much about me’.

If you work in data protection and privacy, this book is full of rich illustrations of real world issues. If you are an interested/concerned citizen, it will help you understand why being interested and being concerned is so important.