Data privacy is a very important topic for data scientists and company executives. Data privacy laws and regulations affect the generation and use of data in the workforce and society at large.
The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, was created by the European Union in 2016 to regulate how personal data is used. The regulation was created to make sure that we live in a world where we can trust companies with our private information.
There are many other examples of data privacy laws and regulations such as HIPAA (health information privacy), FERPA (student records) or PCI-DSS (credit card security).
In this podcast, we will explore some of the most common questions that come up around data privacy and GDPR: what is personal information? What is a company’s responsibility to its customers? How can a company make sure it has consent from the customer to use their personal information? How can startups and corporates best prepare for the new regulation that is looming on the horizon?