Ep.34 | How to create a data inventory (Guest: Brian Focht)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of data inventories in privacy programs with guest Brian Focht.

What is a data inventory and why is it the foundation to any privacy program?What core elements should a data inventory include? Why should every company have a data inventory, even if they don't need to comply with current privacy laws?We had guest, Brian Focht, on Privacy Lawls to discuss these question and more. 

People in this episode

Host: Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Guest: Brian Focht

Topics covered

• data inventory
• privacy program
• compliance
• data management
• business strategy

Keywords

• data inventory
• privacy program
• compliance
• core elements
• business necessity

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