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Data Privacy

January 27-31 is #DataPrivacyWeek

Annual Data Privacy Week raises awareness about the importance of protecting personal information and promoting best practices for data security.

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This week, take time to check your file-sharing permissions.

At UConn, protecting our information and maintaining a secure online environment is a shared responsibility and a top priority. Improperly managing SharePoint and/or file permissions can unintentionally expose confidential and/or protected data.


To promote the safe use of SharePoint, we’ve created step-by-step guides to help you ensure that only the appropriate people have access to your files.

Why is This Important?

We, as University officials, are responsible for safeguarding confidential and protected data under federal and state regulations, and University policy.

1. HOW TO: Check Permissions on a SharePoint Site

A SharePoint site is an online platform for storing and sharing many files.

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2. HOW TO: Check Sharing Permissions on a SharePoint Folder

A folder is a container within a SharePoint site or OneDrive used to group related files.

What is the difference between OneDrive and SharePoint?

How to check sharing permissions on a OneDrive folder

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3. HOW TO: Check Sharing Permissions on a File

 A file is an individual piece of content, like a document, spreadsheet, or photo.

This is just one way to check sharing permissions. Here is another way.

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Support For Microsoft SharePoint or OneDrive

MICROSOFT SUPPORT
UCONN IT KNOWLEDGEBASE

​​Check with Your SharePoint site owner if you have questions about permissions on your team's SharePoint. Remember that SharePoint sites are self-managed by departments/units.

UConn Privacy Resources and Policies

UCONN PRIVACY PROGRAM
PRIVACY POLICIES

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