“Across industries, teams with expertise in real-world spaces are rushing into digital ones where they’re novices and pumping huge amounts of user data into new systems. These changes carry the risk that reams of personal data will be mismanaged and vulnerable to exposure.
Have Your Privacy Policies Kept Up with Your Digital Transformation? by Cillian Kieran in Harvard Business Review
This situation raises two major challenges for many businesses: First, they need to make quick decisions on procuring new technology: building online storefronts, implementing communications platforms that process customers’ personal data, and more. Second, they lack experience with data processing infrastructure, or even technology in general.
To make your rapid digital transformation as safe as reasonably possible in the coming months, consider implementing these privacy-focused measures.
1) Be Mindful of How Your Vendors and Partners Use Customer Data
2) When Processing Data, Perform Impact Assessments To Monitor Risk
3) Strive for Clarity in Your Privacy Policies
4) Designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
