Important dates of interest for the Internet privacy and security community.

The year's most important dates for Internet privacy and security.
January 28: Data Privacy/Protection Day
January 25-29: Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
February 7: Safer Internet Day (SID)
February – March: International Open Data Day #opendataday
March 16: Freedom of Information Day
March 30: Happy Torrents Day (initiated by KickAssTorrents)
March 31: World Backup Day (also more)
May 5: Password Day
May 17: World Information Society Day
May 17: World Telecommunications Day
May 31: Web Designer Day
July 12: Save Net Neutrality Day
July (Last Friday): System Administrator Appreciation Day (more)
August 1: World Wide Web Day
August 16: Wave at the Surveillance Cameras Day
September 12 or 13 (256th day of each year): Day of the Programmer
October (whole month): Cyber Awareness Month
October 17: Digital Society Day
October 29: International Internet Day (more)
Monday before Black Friday: Cyber Monday good deals available
November (whole month): Cyber Security Month
November 27: Systems Engineer Day
November 30: International Computer Security Day
last Friday in November: Black Friday (November 23, 2018) good deals available
December: National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month
December (Second Saturday): International Shareware Day
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Did we miss anything? If so, let us know in the comments. Thanks!
Don’t forget Cyber Monday! It is always the Monday after Black Friday. In 2016, Cyber Monday will fall on Monday 28 November 2016.