How To Reduce Risk When Managing Data Privacy. Merry Marwig.

Merry Marwig, a privacy professional with DataGrail, discusses how to reduce risk when managing data privacy. We explore the importance of privacy in today's digital world. She shares her personal journey into the field of privacy and highlights the need for awareness and education. Merry explains the impact of privacy harms and the vast amount of personal data being collected. 

We discuss various aspects of privacy, including its role in organizations, the operationalization of privacy, data monetization, user awareness, moving beyond passwords, personal privacy, and data deletion. She also highlights the importance of authorized agents for privacy requests and the need for least privilege access in privacy tools.

Key Takeaways

• Privacy is a multidisciplinary field that requires awareness and education.
• Privacy harms, such as identity theft and stalking, can have significant emotional and financial impacts.
• The vast amount of personal data being collected by data brokers and companies raises concerns about privacy and consent.
• Consumer privacy laws, such as GDPR and state-based laws, aim to give individuals more control over their data.
• Privacy and security are separate but related issues that need to be addressed together for effective data protection. Privacy is still being figured out in organizations, with different departments often handling it in different ways.
• Operationalizing privacy requires collaboration between various teams, including GRC, risk compliance, legal, executives, and the board.

Chapters
 
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:18 How Privacy Became a Passion
05:34 Privacy Harms and the Need for Protection
07:37 The Vast Amount of Personal Data
08:30 The

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