The Importance of Having an Effective Data Destruction Policy
/Never before in the history of the world or business has this much data existed. Today’s data includes everything from basic and general information on customers to much more sensitive, personally identifiable data. This data helps businesses do their work more efficiently, but it also creates the risk that sensitive data may leak to third parties that might want to use this information for malicious purposes. In response to this threat, governments worldwide have begun tightening the rules and regulations that govern the use of data. The most prominent of these regulations is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that was introduced by the EU to protect the data of its citizens. In turn, this has created the need for businesses to invest in better practices when it comes to working with and destroying customer data.
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