GDPR data export: what the access request reveals about your product
> TL;DR: An employee requesting their GDPR data tests your access control without knowing. Four common traps for software vendors.
How do you ensure GDPR compliance for 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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