OK, that was a trick question. The answer, it turns out, is all three. (Don't believe it? Look here and here). With all due respect to musicians and reptile wranglers, however, data is actually worth taking a moment to think about: the average U.S. worker cranks out 1.8 million megabytes (or about 1,750 gigabytes) of data each year, according to IDC. That's a lot of data to lose. Not concerned? In honor of Data Privacy Day, we implore you to read on:

People today are awash in passwords. In a digital world, passwords are the keys that unlock email, social networks, bank accounts and the devices that hold irreplaceable photos and work documents — in other words, the important stuff that's worth protecting at all costs. Right? Not so fast.

VMware’s acquisition this week of AirWatch is the latest example of the fuzzy distinction between mobility and the cloud. And that's not the half of it. It's harder than ever to determine where personal data ends and work data begins — or what boundary will fall next.

What’s more important to you: your data — photos, videos, that old novel you’ve been working on — or your device? If you said your data, you’re in good company. An overwhelming majority of consumers say their photos, files and digital memories are more important (and more valuable) than their device, according to a recent Google survey conducted by Acronis. Yet when it comes to backing up those personal documents and memories, many are still using out-of-date tools, if any at all.