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Is your role at your organization expanding to include new responsibilities?

People & Leadership Team & Organizational Design

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What is your number one concern when thinking about your company's consumer privacy request (DSR/DSAR) workflow/infrastructure?

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Ability to scale with demand (e.g. incoming requests)

Incoming privacy laws and their impact

Cost (including staff resources allocated)

End user experience

Security risks

Human error

Other

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Do you agree with this prediction from Gartner? By 2026, 80% of organizations pursuing a '360-degree view of the customer' will abandon these efforts because they flout data privacy regulations, rely on obsolete data collection methods, and erode customer trust.

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Strongly Agree

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Is data privacy a national security issue?

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Yes

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Have global data privacy regulations impacted your email encryption needs?

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If your organization uses productivity monitoring tools, have employees expressed privacy concerns?

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Yes

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At your company, how do you ensure privacy requests (DSARs) are processed completely across all data systems?

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We use a data map to identify data systems with personal data, then connect these to our privacy request workflows.

We compile a list of data systems with personal data, then connect these to our privacy request workflows.

We rely on cross-functional teams to inform us when new systems are added, then connect these to our privacy request workflows.

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Which privacy KPIs does your company measure?

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Brand trust

Transparency

Regulatory compliance

DSAR volumes

None, we don't have privacy related KPIs

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At your company, how much does impact on brand trust and consumer perception influence your privacy program?

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Large influence

Moderate influence

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Companies with several brands: How do you handle privacy across your org?

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Each brand has separate teams, tools and workflows.

Each brand has separate tools and workflows, but centrally managed by one team.

All tools and workflows are centralized across all brands, and managed manually by one team.

All tools and workflows are synced and automated through a centralized vendor.

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What is the best way to enforce data privacy without impeding future innovation?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

Consider implementing a "Privacy Innovation Challenge" within your organization. Encourage employees to come up with innovative solutions to protect data privacy while fostering technological advancements. Offer incentives, ...read more

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How do you envision the role of in-house counsel or legal departments evolving in response to AI data privacy laws and the increasing use of AI technologies in the workplace?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

This is challenging. I suggest creating a committee dedicated to AI data privacy laws and ensuring that the CISO and other key leaders in the company are included. There needs to be some type of data IT officer involved. ...read more

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Would you describe the scope of the Chief Privacy Officer role as “just privacy” or a broader umbrella that might include data governance, data ethics, InfoSec, privacy public policy, etc.?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

I believe it should not be only privacy but potentially extend to ethics and other areas. CPO should own more, with the ultimate goal that the CPO becomes more like a Data Compliance Officer. In fact, privacy falls into a ...read more

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What are the top must-haves when you look at a candidate for your team (specialized legal experience vs. project management)? What advice would you give an up-and-coming privacy lawyer?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

My response is only to the first question because I'm not a privacy lawyer, so I can't provide any advice in that area.

Determining the structure and staffing of legal departments involves a completely different ...read more

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What is the top privacy or data security issue that keeps you awake at night?

Data Privacy Risk Management Data Protection & Encryption

Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

Accuracy of the data. The problem is that most of the time, for most companies, it's very declarative. You’re often asking for the type of data, why you’re collecting such data, and asking to fill out a form or use a ...read more

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In the face of the ever-changing regulatory landscape, what is your strategy for change and making sure your privacy policies and practices stay up-to-date?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

In addition to extracting from local regulations and requirements, I embed a data information principle outside of what we already have in the palace to add to our existing policies. Extract as much as possible into these ...read more

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A successful privacy program obviously includes cross-functional communication and collaboration. What players need to be present?

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Eric BedellCHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER in Finance (non-banking)a year ago

The (Chief) Privacy Officer, the Data Protection Officer (if there is one), and definitely members/representatives from Legal, IT, Compliance, HR, and Executive Leadership.

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