Data privacy has evolved significantly over time:
- In the late 19th century, the concept of individual privacy emerged and the right to control personal information.
- The computerization age in the mid-20th century intensified privacy concerns as organizations collected and processed vast amounts of personal data without consent.
- In the 1970s, the U.S. established Fair Information Practices that emphasized principles like notice, consent, and data minimization, laying the foundation for modern privacy frameworks.