Privacy Tinkering with DPOs

Sameer Ahirrao -

In today's data-driven world, privacy regulatory changes are constant and the list of compliance obligations are ever-growing, making it imperative for organizations to adapt with their privacy practices. Data Privacy Officers (DPOs) play the pivotal role in safeguarding sensitive information, while ensuring compliance with an ever-expanding web of rules and regulations.

On September 15th 2023, Ardent Privacy hosted a Linkedin Live event featuring our CEO, Sameer Ahirrao, along with a panel of distinguished experts in Data Privacy: Amit Kaushik, Senior Vice President (Cybersecurity & Data Privacy) & DPO at Zee Entertainment & Rahul Prasad, Vice President & DPO at HDFC Bank. Our panel provided valuaable insights into how DPOs and their organizations are presented with a unique challenge and how they are solving it with new and existing privacy practices to stay compliant, secure, and customer-focused.

In the live event, they discussed mainly on the following points:

  • Organizational compliance in accordance with multiple international regulations
  • Importance of having Data Bill of Materials
  • Pivoting existing privacy practices to comply with the DPDPA
  • Common control framework approach
  • Handling potential risks of data breaches and incident response within organizations
  • Role of Consent Managers and concept of Consent Management
  • Privacy Rights and Personal Data Rights of Children
  • Q&A regarding Significant Data Fudiciaries and Voluntary Consent