| |July 20209on their own, or through a central management service, the volume of private data will exceed anything that most teams have ever managed. How will they manage this information? Access to such information must be defined and limited - it will need to be retained for a period of time, but then forgotten. Over the next year, privacy and health will be inextricably intertwined. Any discussion about test-and-trace will be accompanied by concerns about privacy and in turn expand questions about existing privacy requirements. Individuals will want to understand how much of their personal information is being collected, stored, and analyzed, and this additional scrutiny will lead some to become more vocal about privacy. Furthermore, it should be expected more people will make requests to see their data so they can understand the issue. A Framework for Success No matter who handles the data, the increase in storing of personal data, and legal teams fielding more requests, the challenge is in storing, retrieving, and eliminating personal data quickly, efficiently, and comprehensively. This could increase existing GDPR challenges by 10x. Fortunately, it also gives us a framework for dealing with the changes. Just as the pandemic has accelerated organizations' digital transformations and adoption of cloud, it will be a catalyst for streamlining GDPR management. There are few steps to achieve success. The first step is to consolidate data management. Since production applications have become increasingly distributed, which will only continue as IoT and edge computing spread, centralizing the data into one location is impossible. Even backup copies cannot come into one data center because of regional data residency regulations. Organizations can still create a common pattern across regions, consolidating data in those locations by using cloud, since it is widespread and can connect with their various data sources. The second step is to extract and enrich the metadata, information about the data. To manage rich data sources like video, which are exploding, organizations need to convert PBs of raw data into a manageable set of information. Metadata helps to scalably manage access control, search, and retrieval, while storing the data as inexpensively as possible. Automating Right of Access and Right to be Forgotten request handling is the third and final step. This process can scale and eliminate mistakes that can occur in manual efforts. Enriched metadata can help identify where the data is, and organizations can either pull the data directly from their own data sources or contact their SaaS vendors to retrieve it. The COVID-19 crisis has changed our lives forever as remote working and coming together with test-and-trace becoming the new norms. While one's own health and that of their loved ones, will always be a priority, it is important to ensure privacy is protected today and in the future. As organizations focus on the next stage of reopening their business, they should avoid being complacent about data privacy. Let the second anniversary of GDPR be the perfect reminder that this is an opportune time to build trust with their employees and customers. This trust is priceless! ONE'S OWN HEALTH AND THAT OF THEIR LOVED ONES, WILL ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE PRIVACY IS PROTECTED TODAY AND IN THE FUTUREMilind Borate
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