Data Minimization and Avoiding the Over-Retention of Personal Information | Practical Law

Data Minimization and Avoiding the Over-Retention of Personal Information | Practical Law

An Article explaining the risks and costs of an organization needlessly retaining personally identifiable information and digital records that have outlived their utility or business value and are digital debris. This Article identifies data minimization mandates, describes the risks organizations face when over-retaining personal or useless data, and explains how they may defensibly dispose of it.

Data Minimization and Avoiding the Over-Retention of Personal Information

Practical Law Article w-037-0578 (Approx. 12 pages)

Data Minimization and Avoiding the Over-Retention of Personal Information

by Martin T. Tully and Nick B. Snavely, Redgrave LLP, with Practical Law Litigation
Published on 30 Oct 2022USA (National/Federal)
An Article explaining the risks and costs of an organization needlessly retaining personally identifiable information and digital records that have outlived their utility or business value and are digital debris. This Article identifies data minimization mandates, describes the risks organizations face when over-retaining personal or useless data, and explains how they may defensibly dispose of it.