A GDPR expert has warned against simply taking a hammer to an old computer in an attempt to clear it of data, suggesting instead that a specialist's 'shredder' would be a more appropriate approach.
Speaking on the Compliance and Training Solutions (CATS) and Astrid webinar on 26 September, Astrid managing director and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specialist Gerrard Fisher advised listeners against beating a machine with a hammer to clear it of important data. Fisher suggested, if advisers were seeking to destroy data, it would instead be better to go to specialist, where they would likely use a specialist shredder and give the adviser a certificate proving the hardware had been destroyed. "If you are going to get data destroyed, you want to get it done in a recognis...
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