GDPR employee data export: what the access request reveals about your product
The GDPR access request is a hidden test
When an employee asks for their data, the vendor has to collect everything concerning them. It's an exercise that reveals how rigorous the product really is.
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Common traps
The right reflex
Test the export on a demo account, count the fields, make sure no other employee's data leaks in. If it takes a day to prepare manually, that's already a signal.
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