The company launched user data scrubbing services from enterprise databases thereby mitigating the pains of unsolicited communication or worse, data breaches.
It would seem that a sophisticated cybersecurity technology would be the first, second and third line of defense against the ever-increasing breaches across the world.
Indeed it is.
However, recent attacks are indicative of a need for a safety net, even with advanced technologies standing guard at the gateways of the cybersphere.
Enter Privacy Bee, a company that enables individuals to exercise their Right to be ForgottenOpens a new window under EU’s GDPR.
The company deals with data privacyOpens a new window and management compliancesOpens a new window aspects of user data held by organizations. It essentially eliminates the need of individual users to independently undergo the process of securing or deleting their personal data, which can prove be arduous at best. Privacy Bee deletes user data from a company’s database and opts them out of their registrations, sign-ups et al.
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“It basically makes you a ghost,†said Harry Maugans, CEO at Privacy Bee “It’s the only data privacy solution that’s preventative and proactive to protect you from the next massive data breach.â€
Earlier this month, ForgeRock estimatedOpens a new window that 1.6 records were affected by data breaches in Q1 2020 alone which, along with the possibility of non-stolen records to be sold/resold makes up a majority of privacy concerns.
Some benefits of Privacy Bee’s service:
- Decrease in data exposure and thereby the risk of being hacked
- Decrease in telemarketer calls
- Reduction in spam
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