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ARTICLE · 05 AUGUST 2020

Restructuring Your Data Retention Practices: What You Should Be Thinking About

GDPR and POPIA regulation has made it imperative for companies and product developers to think about restructuring their data protection systems.

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GDPR and POPIA regulation has made it imperative for companies and product developers to think about restructuring their data protection systems.

Regulation can protect individuals and communities from harm and misuse of data, and help maintain the trust that enables innovation and change.

This is a quote from Google's Framework for Responsible Data Protection Regulation, which was published way back in 2018. Of late, it may seem fashionable for companies to restructure their data retention practices, but it has been a long time coming.

Recently, Google announced changes to its data retention practices which included new privacy improvements to some of its products. Amongst the changes is a default auto-delete function which automatically removes user data after 18 months, access to your privacy settings was made easier, and Google will now provide you with a summary of your account security settings.

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