GDPR: What to do with conflicting legislation

Stuart Sumner
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An IT leader explained his data puzzle
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An IT leader explained his data puzzle

'GDPR says to delete data after a certain period, while other regulations demand we keep data forever.' An IT leader explains his conundrum

Some IT leaders are facing a tricky question over what to do with their data once the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018. However, there are some experts who...

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